This is the first comprehensive identification guide to the rich Mediterranean flora of the Algarve region of southern Portugal, including the Cape St. Vincent Peninsula National Park, an area of immense botanical importance with numerous endemic and rare species.
Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Wildflowers
Explore the intriguing tales of approximately 300 wildflower species, revealing a stunning array of botanical beauty and diversity. This book invites readers to appreciate the lesser-known aspects of wildflowers, showcasing their unique characteristics and the stories that accompany them.
Perfectly Peculiar Plants is an exuberant celebration of the weird and wonderful world of plants, perfect for budding botanists and armchair art lovers alike, busting with colour and providing unexpected facts.
Lavishly illustrated with photographs taken throughout the seasons, this book not only provides a fascinating historical overview but also offers a practical guide to the Oxford Botanic Garden and its work today. Featuring a map and a historical timeline, it is guaranteed to enhance any visit, and is also a beautiful souvenir to take home.
Describes over 50 tropical plants, telling the stories of their origins and features - each accompanying illustration presses out of the page, transforming your book into a work of art.
This veritable marine treasure trove of a book is richly illustrated by the author, with fifty of the most beautiful, easily encountered, and sometimes astonishing marine organisms found on British coasts, from seemingly exotic seahorses and starfish, to peculiar sea-potatoes and sea lemons.
Garnished with sumptuous illustrations depicting the plants that tell the story of this complex and iconic drink, this enticing book delves into the botany of gin from root to branch. As this book's extraordinary range of featured ingredients shows, gin is a quintessentially botanical beverage with a rich history like no other.
This beautifully illustrated book follows the amazing story of plant evolution, from the first plants arriving on a dark and lifeless planet to the colourful - often weird and wonderful - world of today's varied and vibrant plant life.