Bees are a marvel of nature and vital to human existence. The Bee Book is a great introduction to bees and beekeepingandcelebrates the wonder of bees in nature, in our gardens and in the hive . A honey bee visits up to 1,000 flowers a day yet...

Get tastier produce from your garden with this fresh approach to growing veg, fruit and ornamental plants. Home-grown food is now a reality for many, eco-conscious gardeners everywhere should be keen to explore methods that increase yield and harvest...

These spectacular images will transport you to a garden filled with the finest miniature plants. Fabio Petroni's vivid photographs capture 30 specially chosen bonsai close up and in surprising detail as they change with each passing season. You'll...

You don't need an allotment to grow your own, Grow All You Can Eat in Three Square Feet innovative guide to maximizing even the smallest of gardening space so you can grow delicious fruit and vegetables, in abundance, at home. This must-have manual...

Does your garden lack zing? Are your borders a bore? Spice them up with a touch of the tropics! Tropical plants bring sizzle to every garden. Bananas in Maine, cannas in Canada - these plants can be grown everywhere. Whether used in containers or...

Simply everything you need to know to learn something new; a practical and inspirational course in growing fruit & veg. Ever wanted to learn how to grow fruit and veg but don't know where to begin? Take the first step with A Little Course in Growing...

Orquideas

This fifth edition of the classic textbook in plant pathology outlines how to recognize, treat, and prevent plant diseases. It provides extensice coverage of abiotic, fungal, viral, bacterial,nematode and other plant diseases and their associated...

“A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement that will make you acknowledge your own entanglement in the ancient and ever-new web of being.”—Charles Foster, author of Being a BeastAre trees social beings? In this international bestseller,...

A celebration of gorgeous flowers for your home and the ideal gift for those who love giving, receiving, and arranging flowers.Flower farmer and floral designer Rachel Siegfried celebrates, bloom by bloom, the loveliest flowers for the home, with...

In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children,...

Gardening projects absolutely anyone can do, from the experts at the RHS, If you want to start gardening or simply improve your skills, RHS How to Grow Practically Everything will show you how. The fool-proof projects for beginners and more...

L'herbier Des Quatre Saisons - Ou Le Jardin D'eichstätt

Este libro muestra cómo introducir el elemento agua en el jardín, sea cual sea su tamaño, su objetivo o su presupuesto. Facilita todos los métodos para construir un estanque, un surtidor o un salto de agua, proporcionándole instrucciones claras sobre...

The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms

The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production presents the state of knowledge on environmental factors in root growth and development and their effect on the improvement of the yield of annual crops. This book addresses the role of roots in crop...

Plants Of Colonial Days

Although plants comprise more than 90% of all visible life, and land plants and algae collectively make up the most morphologically, physiologically, and ecologically diverse group of organisms on earth, books on evolution instead tend to focus on...

In spite of international agreements at the political level not much has changed since the late 1980s in terms of reducing the speed of destruction of original tropical environments.However, since the publication of the first edition ten years ago,...

Lianas (woody vines) are iconic symbols of tropical forests around the world. These plants use the energetically expensive investment of trees in woody stems to gain relatively inexpensive access to the light-rich canopy. Lianas contribute...

Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, wall charts were a familiar classroom component, displaying scientific images at a large scale, in full color. But it's only now that they've been superseded as a teaching tool that we have begun to...

Manual of Leaf Architecture

Big Book Of Plant And Flower Illustrations

A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural worldTrees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a...

Agricultural production is one of the main keys to the development of healthy societies. It is anticipated that agricultural systems will increasingly have to contend with temperature, humidity and water stress in the near future. This makes the need...

Illustrating and describing all the native trees and shrubs that once covered most of Britain, this handbook provides guidance on planning both large and small woodlands. Advice is given on how to plant, maintain and manage a woodland with minimal...

Eucalypts are used for the production of paper products, firewood, charcoal, potential feedstocks for bioenergy and biomaterials, as ornamentals and landscape trees, and in land rehabilitation. Eucalypt breeding is at an early stage with many...

HPLC is the principal separation technique for identification of the pesticides in environmental samples and for quantitative analysis of analytes. At each stage of the HPLC procedure, the chromatographer should possess both the practical and...

RHS experts make it easy to find the perfect plant for every site. Whether your garden is stuck in shade or scorching in the sun, RHS What Plant Where Encyclopedia is the go-to guide for making the most of your garden. Solve your garden problems with...

A Wildlife Guide To Chile

Cactus & Succulents a Care Manual

Although plants comprise more than 90% of all visible life, and land plants and algae collectively make up the most morphologically, physiologically, and ecologically diverse group of organisms on earth, books on evolution instead tend to focus on...

Flora Mirabilis is a sumptuously designed showcase of superb illustrations paired with fascinating stories of botanical exploration and trade through the ages. A collaboration between National Geographic and the world-renowned Missouri Botanical...

Garden People

Phytotechnologies: Remediation of Environmental Contaminants highlights the use of natural and inherent traits of plants and associated microbes to exclude, accumulate, or metabolize a variety of contaminants, with the goal of efficiently and...

Peanut, an amphidiploid, is an important food and oil crop and has an interesting evolutionary history. This book provides a glimpse of the advances in genetic resources and genomics research of peanut made during the last decade. It contains an...

This highly illustrated guide helps you to spot Britain's varied selection of trees and shrubs. Each entry features a log section where you can record your own findings, there is key information on each species, what to look for and where to find...

Flowers, Butterflies And Insects - All 154 Engravings From Erucarum Ortus

Diseases of Edible Oilseed Crops presents an unprecedentedly thorough collection of information on the diseases of cultivated annual oilseed crops, including peanut, rapeseed-mustard, sesame, soybean, sunflower, and safflower. Written by...

Esta obra nos conduce a través de los cuatro elementos del éxito del cultivo de plantas en macetas; elegir el recipiente apropiado, seleccionar las plantas más adecuadas, identificar los emplazamientos más favorables y utilizar los mejores métodos de...

Folklore And Symbolism Of Flowers, Plants And Trees

From time immemorial, people have sought to understand the mysteries of the natural world, giving rise to a wealth of myths and legends connected to plant life. In addition to their imaginative appeal, these oral traditions offered practical advice...

On this blue planet, long before pterodactyls took to the skies and tyrannosaurs prowled the continents, tiny green organisms populated the ancient oceans. Fossil and phylogenetic evidence suggests that chlorophyll, the green pigment responsible for...

Trees Of The Eastern And Central United States And Canada