How the Rose Got Its Thorns
And Other Botanical Stories
$68.50
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
Have you ever wondered why the rose has thorns and other flowers don’t; why the daffodil is the colour it is; or why some plants have shiny leaves and others matt?
How The Rose Got its Thorns reveals the inner workings of our favourite flowers and trees. Designed to help gardeners, both novice and experienced, better understand how plants grow, the book is easy to navigate - it is divided into 50 chapters, each one a story.
Accompanied by specially commissioned colour…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529430554 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529430550 |
| Author: | Dr Andrew Ormerod |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Greenfinch |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 668g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 162mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Dr Andrew Ormerod
Dr. Andrew Ormerod is a botanist with an honours degree in Agricultural Botany and a doctorate in Plant Breeding. He has held positions at Reading University and Unilever Research and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent. He worked at the Eden Project for 15 years, from its opening in 1998, where he was involved in plant procurement for the exhibits. He regularly lectures and gives tours.
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