Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Bücher

The Kew Guide to Growing Vegetables looks at some of the most common vegetables grown, and also some more unusual edibles. It gives easy to follow instructions on how to be a successful vegetable gardener, plus 12 exciting projects to try throughout the year. From sowing, to planting young plants, to hardening off and harvesting, Helena Dove, Kew's Kitchen Gardener shows what can be achieved with a few packets of seed and some fertile ground.

Featuring forty exquisite paintings, this pocketbook showcases Japan's rich plant life, including iconic flowers and trees like chrysanthemums and cherry blossoms. It draws from Kew's renowned Library, Art and Archives, highlighting both Japan's flora and Kew's extensive collection. An introductory chapter by horticulture expert Tony Hall offers insights into the Japanese archipelago's diverse vegetation, while Martyn Rix delves into the significance of the botanical artwork. Accompanied by detailed captions, this book serves as a perfect keepsake for plant enthusiasts and lovers of Japan.

Filled with more than 40 depictions of plants from all over the world to colour in, following the full colour image shown opposite the black and white outline.

Kew Gardens' beautiful, practical and contemporary guide to rose-growing for all gardeners.

The new Kew gardener's guide to growing shrubs features 12 easy and inspiring projects as well as detailed information on 50 of the most important specimens to grow, all accompanied by Kew's beautiful botanical illustrations.

Kew's Teas, Tonics and Tipples is a celebration of the huge diversity of flavour, colour and fragrance plants bring to the drinks we consume.

Exploring the diverse roles of plants in global celebrations, this book highlights their use in decorations, scents, and festive recipes. It features forty paintings from Kew's extensive botanical library, showcasing the artistic styles and cultural significance of these plants. An introduction by ethnobotanist Mark Nesbitt provides context, while detailed captions enhance the appreciation of each illustration. This compact volume serves as a delightful keepsake, celebrating the botanical elements that enrich festivities throughout the year.

Accompanying a very special 4-part BBC2 series with Raymond Blanc and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this is the story of our favourite fruit and veg.

"Presents the story of Arthur [Kilpin] Bulley (1861-1942), a Liverpool cotton broker in an era of Empire and exploration. With a nose for profit and a love of flowers, he paid intrepid plant hunters to scour the mountains of China and the Himalayas for alpines and hardy plants. The plant hunters became famous, new species were discovered and gardens were subsequently enriched. The text portrays Bulley as a colourful eccentric and visionary with a passion for new and rare alpine and hardy plants. It describes how he created Ness Gardens from fields and established a famous nursery, Bees Ltd, to show and promote new flowers."-- www.abebooks.com (viewed August 29, 2014)

Explores what makes the world's rarest plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce, and tells the story of 40 rare and endangered species. Includes 40 frameable prints; encased in a collector's box.