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Kew - Plant Words

Author : Emma Wayland

Publisher : Welbeck

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 27,66 MB

Release : 2022-11-29

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1802794735

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Book Description

What is a perennial plant? What grows in herbaceous borders? Why are fungi not plants? And what would you find growing in a Wardian case? Plant Words is an eclectic collection of 250 botanical terms curated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This treasury of horticultural terminology will introduce you to terraria, tulip mania and taxonomy, making you an expert in everything from arboreta to the wood-wide web. Describing the meaning, relevance, fascinating background and usage of each term, Plant Words will give you the vocabulary to understand and talk about plants, while sharing fascinating botanical facts and stories and broadening your horticultural knowledge. The perfect gift for connoisseur and beginner botanists alike, Plant Words is beautifully illustrated with over 80 images from Kew's collection.



The Kew Plant Glossary

Author : Henk Beentje

Publisher : Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 37,65 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Gardening

ISBN :

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"Plant dictionary clearly defines over 4,250 entries .... This revised edition includes 125 new terms and more than 730 entries are illustrated with detailed line drawings"--P. [4] of cover.





Kew: Rare Plants: Forty of the World's Rarest and Most Endangered Plants

Author : Ed Ikin

Publisher : Welbeck Publishing

Page : 264 pages

File Size : 45,59 MB

Release : 2020-10

Category : Gardening

ISBN : 9780233006239

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Book Description

Explores what makes the world's rarest plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce, and tells the story of 40 rare and endangered species. Includes 40 frameable prints; encased in a collector's box.





Hortus Kewensis

Author : William Aiton

Publisher :

Page : 482 pages

File Size : 23,15 MB

Release : 1789

Category : Botanical gardens

ISBN :

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Kew - Rare Plants

Author : Ed Ikin

Publisher : Welbeck

Page : 564 pages

File Size : 26,12 MB

Release : 2023-10-12

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1802795413

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Book Description

"Some plants are inherently rare, while others become rare through our actions." Rare Plants explores what makes the world's most uncommon plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce. From highlands to jungles, many of our most extraordinary plants are vanishing at shocking rates, and this exquisitely illustrated book explores 40 of these mysterious species. Featuring stunning archive images and expert insight from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Rare Plants explores both the beauty and necessity of our endangered plant life.







Kew Answers for Everyday Gardeners

Author : Kew Royal Botanic Gardens

Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 38,18 MB

Release : 2024-06-04

Category : Gardening

ISBN : 0711288887

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Book Description

In Kew Answers for Everyday Gardeners the experts from the UK's eminent botanical gardens, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, solve all your gardening conundrums, from pest control to pruning, planting for wildlife to weather management.