Plants: From Roots to Riches
From Roots to Riches
$40.03
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
13 July 2015
Summary
Our peculiarly British obsession with gardens goes back a long way and Plants: From Roots to Riches takes us back to where it all began. Across 25 vivid episodes, Kathy Willis, Kew’s charismatic Head of Science, shows us how the last 250 years transformed our relationship with plants.
Behind the scenes at the Botanical Gardens all kinds of surprising things have been going on. As the British Empire painted the atlas red, explorers, adventurers and scientists brought the most …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444798258 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444798251 |
| Author: | Kathy Willis, Carolyn Fry |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 13 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 26mm |
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An aesthetic, historical and scientific journey through the flowering of botany as a science. This beautifully illustrated book, replete with botanical plates, scientific engravings and fine photographs, is nearly as much of a treat as a visit to the gardens
- New ScientistAn accessible introduction, enriched by archive images - IndependentLavished with beautiful, never-before seen photographs and illustrations, this book offers something for everyone - drama, adventure, history, science and innovation. A must-read - BBC Country FileThe fascinating history of some of the plants we take for granted - BBC WildlifeVivid, immersive and fascinating, this book takes the reader on a global voyage of discovery, travelling through time and tide to ?chart the incredible stories behind myriad plants - English GardenA fascinating portrait - Sunday TimesLively, thought-provoking and scholarly - Garden DesignAbout The Author
Kathy Willis
KATHY WILLIS is director of science at Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. She is also professor of long-term ecology and a fellow of Merton College, both at Oxford University. Winner of several awards, she has spent over 20 years researching and teaching biodiversity and conservation at Oxford and Cambridge.
CAROLYN FRY is the former editor of Geographical, the magazine of the Royal Geographic Society and has travelled the world in search of stories. She has written five successful books, including the acclaimed Plant Hunters.
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