
Plant Words
250 Terms for Plant Lovers
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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. This book will equip you with:
- The meaning, relevance, fascinating background and usage of each term
- The vocabulary to understand and talk about plants
- Fascinating botanical facts and stories to broaden your horticultural knowledge
- Over 80 beautifully illustrated images from Kew's collection
- The perfect gift for connoisseur and beginner botanists alike
Product Details
Publisher | Welbeck Publishing |
Publish Date | November 29, 2022 |
Pages | 208 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781802790085 |
Dimensions | 7.9 X 5.3 X 0.9 inches | 0.7 pounds |
About the Author
Founded in 1840, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are home to the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. Kew's archives store millions of specimens, botanical illustrationstrations and books. Kew's mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi, for the wellbeing of people and the future of all life on Earth.
Joe Richomme is a botanical horticulturist based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Working primarily with temperate plants, he has particular responsibility for Kew's living collections of grasses and peonies. Joe's formative training was in the Kitchen Garden, and he still maintains a keen interest in edibles and food. He lives in London.
Emma Wayland is a journalist, writer and lecturer. Her postgraduate research at Imperial College, London, and in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge, concerned how Victorian gardeners made use of new scientific ideas. As Emma Townshend she was the Independent on Sunday's gardening columnist for 10 years, and for the last 15 years she has been part of the team of volunteer tour guides at Kew, interpreting the Gardens for visitors. She lives in London.
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