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Offers fresh insight into the pioneering traveller and artist Marianne North (1830-1890).

Over 200 plant species of all types that are perfectly suited to perform in the colder months.

Maps, photographs, site descriptions and tables to present information on the botany of the region.

The most comprehensive listing of the known useful plants for Colombia.

A snapshot of the vast beauty and form that trees display around the world.

A compilation of beautifully produced sketches of Kew Gardens and surrounding architecture. The Kew Sketch Journal is a stunning celebration of Kew Gardens and the local area through the eyes of artist and designer Charles Leon. Through beautiful sketches, Charles takes the reader on an architectural and historical journey around Kew's great Victorian glasshouses, the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Davies Alpine House, Kew Palace, and the Xstrata Treetop Walkway, among others. Few places in the world feature such a range of great architecture in a small area. Along the way, Charles offers personal insights into his sketching journey around Kew and snippets of history about the buildings and the human relationships with them, making this a charming souvenir of the area.

A guide to the ways in which plants enhance our daily lives and inspire our creativity.

A comprehensive guide to understanding and improving food crops. People have been growing fruits and vegetables in domesticated spaces for centuries. In Botany of the Kitchen Garden, Hélèna Dove expertly combines horticulture and science to demonstrate that by examining the botany of plants we can understand plants' behaviors and adaptations, giving readers and growers the tools to delve further into their favorite foods. From asparagus, cabbage, lettuce, and raspberry to pineapple, tomatillo, and okra, each plant entry includes information on etymology, cultivation history, growing habits, varieties, and much more. By giving readers a closer look at the everyday crops we grow and eat, this book will help them cultivate more productive plots, develop a renewed zest for the food on our plates, and gain a deeper understanding of all the aspects of the history and science of their gardens.

An engaging and authoritative account of the fertilization of orchid flowers. Demystifying Orchid Pollination explores the fascinating history of orchids and the means by which they reproduce. Adam P. Karremans reveals orchids' hidden secrets, highlights the key role of pollinators in securing the survival of these delicate plants, and provides past and present scientific knowledge that challenges common beliefs about orchid reproduction. Demystifying Orchid Pollination celebrates biodiversity while stressing the importance of further ecological study and advocating for increased conservation efforts and thorough research and development.

A stunning scrapbook of the fascinating history of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 'Hello Kew is a compilation of words and pictures that celebrates the long history of souvenir guidebooks at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and through them recreates the experience of visiting Kew through the ages. This beautifully curated album includes fascinating cuttings, charming pictures, and intriguing stories. It allows readers to time-travel through Kew's ancient landscape, glimpsing history and discovering the Gardens. It is a keepsake from the past, a souvenir from a trip to a time before ours, a book that celebrates the glory of Kew. Packed full of fantastic archival imagery, including photographs, guidebooks, maps, postcards, ticket stubs and more, this beautiful gift book offers an in-depth view of the history of Kew.

A richly illustrated guide to the botanical biodiversity of Mexico. The geography of Mexico takes in a sprawling variety of environments--from mountains to tropical beaches, and from rainforests to deserts--so it's no surprise that the biodiversity of the nation's plant life is similarly diverse. This new title in the Kew Pocketbook series is a celebration of Mexico's impressive flora, and it includes everything from orchids, chili, and cacti, to marigolds--which are associated with Día de los Muertos celebrations--and dahlias, the national flower. Forty of Mexico's signature plants are showcased here, illustrated with color paintings from the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew--one of the most extensive collections of botanical art in the world. An introductory chapter by Kew horticulturist Bryony Langley provides a comprehensive overview, and extended captions accompany each painting.

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¿Celebration of award-winning artist Zadok Ben-David¿This new book accompanies exhibition at Kew of the same name ¿An introduction by Yael Guilat gives an insight into Ben-David's work and artistry ¿Stunning photography throughout of Ben-David's breath-taking work

An illustrated and informative guide to Iraqi herbal medicine. The flora of Iraq is particularly rich and varied, owing to the country's diverse landscapes of deserts, plains, and mountains. Accordingly, plant-based medicine has always played an important role in the daily lives of Iraqis. Edited by experts from both the University of Oxford and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew--working in collaboration with Iraqi botanists--A Herbal of Iraq describes fifty plants and their uses in traditional herbal medicine in the region. In addition to the wealth of information it contains, this dual-language English-Arabic herbal is illustrated throughout with archival and contemporary botanical art, making it an object of beauty as well as a helpful resource.

Kew Pocketbooks: Herbs and Spices offers a glimpse into this lively world with 40 stunning paintings form the Kew archives, showcasing the plant forms of our favourite herbs and spices, some more familiar than others.

From grapes and bananas to citrus, pomegranate and tomatoes, these delicious and beautiful plants from around the world are celebrated in Kew Pocketbooks: Fruit, with 40 stunning paintings form the Kew archives.

Comprehensive guide to all 693 tree genera of New Guinea; the essential companion to anyone studying or working in the region, including botanists, conservation workers, ecologists and zoologists.

Neither plants nor animals, and only showing themselves to us in nature through bodies that produce spores, fungi are weird and wonderful. These extraordinary life-forms are celebrated in this new Kew Pocketbook, with 40 paintings of mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs and more.

This second edition of Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean is the most comprehensive and up-to-date plant identification guide to the region. Encompassing an area from southern Europe to North Africa, the western Mediterranean is united by a climate of hot, dry summers and mild, damp winters.

Plants are an integral part of festivities around the world, used in religious, cultural and national celebrations. This Kew Pocketbook is packed full of 40 of these festive plants, from winter favourites such as holly, pines and mistletoe, to colourful beauties including poinsettia and amaryllis.

This is the first book to reveal artworks made using the world's brightest colour - Pure Structural Colour, recently derived from the metallic-like colours of Pollia berries, hummingbirds and butterflies.

HONG De-Yuan's three-volume monograph of the popular genus Paeonia is a comprehensive taxonomic revision, and this final volume in the series focusses on the biology, phylogeny and evolution, illustrated with over 200 photographs, line drawings and maps.

This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Kew Pocketbooks: Wildflowers lavishly showcases a meadow's worth of familiar plants in 40 botanical paintings.

In this book the author shares his detailed understanding of the wild plants of the region, from plants of the sandy Mediterranean and Atlantic beaches, to some of the highest mountains in Europe.

This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. In this pocketbook a selection of plants are showcased from Honzu Zufu, a Japanese 17th century multi-volume manual of medicinal plants with a unique botanical style.