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Planting For Butterflies - The Grower's Guide to Creating a Flutter (Hardcover): Jane Moore Planting For Butterflies - The Grower's Guide to Creating a Flutter (Hardcover)
Jane Moore 1
R255 R204 Discovery Miles 2 040 Save R51 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Butterflies are brilliant pollinators and add vibrancy and colour to the garden. A summer's day wouldn't be the same without the gentle fluttering of delicate wings. They connect us with living and breathing nature and are an essential part of a dynamic ecosystem. However, in the past forty years, these insects, which were once a common sight in our gardens, are now in decline thanks to habit loss, climate change and the use of pesticides. But do not despair - there is a lot you can do to help improve their numbers! Planting for Butterflies will show you how you can attract these beautiful insects and help them to flourish by creating a butterfly-friendly garden. No matter how small or large your space - from a window ledge in the city to a country garden - Jane Moore offers advice on the nectar-rich blooms to grow, and when and where to plant them. This charmingly illustrated, practical guide will set your garden a flutter.

Kew - Plant Words - A book of 250 curious words for plant lovers (Hardcover): Joe Richomme, Emma Townshend, Royal Botanic... Kew - Plant Words - A book of 250 curious words for plant lovers (Hardcover)
Joe Richomme, Emma Townshend, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
R398 R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Save R74 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

What was tulipmania? Where would you find a boreal forest? And why are fungi not plants? Exploring everything from algae to the wood-wide web, this brilliantly eclectic and beautifully illustrated book delves into the roots, meaning and compelling stories of 250 botanical words. Guided by the experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant Words is a cornucopia of horticultural terms. From plants that have changed the course of history to those that talk to each other, and from trees as old as dinosaurs to gardening in outer space, this intriguing collection will cultivate your curiosity and give you the inside story on plants.

The Essential Aromatherapy Garden - Growing & Using Scented Plants (Paperback): Julia Lawless The Essential Aromatherapy Garden - Growing & Using Scented Plants (Paperback)
Julia Lawless 1
R473 R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Save R116 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Combining the popular subjects of aromatherapy and gardening, Julia Lawless promotes the aromatic garden as a means to health, well-being, and pleasure. This book details the history of the scented garden, starting with the Persian palaces 2,500 years ago, and links this with the present-day appreciation of essential oils and their healing powers. Focusing on some of the most memorable fragrant gardens, past and present, then moving on to a discussion of specific plants and their uses, The Essential Aromatherapy Garden guides you through every stage of creating your own aromatic paradise. Featured gardens, including the author's former Gloucestershire garden and the Chelsea Physic Garden, provide inspiration and examples of the benefits that aromatic gardens afford. Accessible, practical advice helps you to achieve the reality-whether it's a tiny, fragrant border, a hanging basket, or a formal rose garden. With chapters including 'An aromatherapy and Perfumery Border,' 'Herbs for Health and Cooking,' 'Planning an Aromatherapy Garden,' and 'Secrets of the Still Room,' the author offers invaluable advice on all aspects of your garden - ensuing that both the enthusiast and the aspiring gardener are catered for. Plant portraits, covering over 50 of the most essential aromatherapy plants from acasia to violet, guide you through the practicalities of cultivation, gardening, recommended varieties, and range of uses. There are plenty of ideas and tips here to transform your aromatic plants into effective recipe ingredients.

Quick & Easy Gardening - Creating a Beautiful Outdoor Space in Under an Hour a Week (Hardcover): Jackie Matthews Quick & Easy Gardening - Creating a Beautiful Outdoor Space in Under an Hour a Week (Hardcover)
Jackie Matthews
R134 R104 Discovery Miles 1 040 Save R30 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Creating a beautiful outdoor space in under an hour a week. You can create a stunning garden that is quick to establish, and can be maintained in under an hour a week. It includes practical advice on using time-saving equipment and techniques for maximum effort in minimum time. It features inspiration for five easy-care gardens to suit your taste in design. It includes a useful chart of simple-to-grow plants, showing their individual cultivation requirements. It is perfect for every weekend gardener who wants to spend time enjoying their garden rather than working on it. Sections include easy garden maintenance, easy-care gardens, low-maintenance landscaping, low-maintenance plants, ideas for special features, easy-care plants and the common names of plants. If you long for a beautiful garden but have limited time to create and care for one, here is a quick and handy guide that will show you how to create the garden of your dreams with minimum effort. The book explains how careful planning, design and planting will ensure trouble-free gardening in the future and gives lots of useful information on the best equipment and techniques. There are recommendations for easy plants that require very little aftercare, as well as inspiration for five garden styles, and shortcuts to create usually time-consuming special features. With its wealth of invaluable advice, this is the ideal sourcebook for the time-pressed garden lover.

The Earth Care Manual (Hardcover, Revised & Updated): Patrick Whitefield The Earth Care Manual (Hardcover, Revised & Updated)
Patrick Whitefield
R1,597 R1,261 Discovery Miles 12 610 Save R336 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This critically acclaimed and definitive permaculture design book was the inspiration that BBC2's Brigit Strawbridge (of Its Not Easy Being Green) needed to attend her first permaculture design course with Patrick Whitefield, setting her and her family off on a voyage of discovery which is helping to introduce and inspire others. Already hailed in the UK, Europe and America as definitive, and reprinted by popular demand, The Earth Care Manual offers an inspirational yet practical vision of a sustainable future invaluable to those new to the subject as well as to the experienced practitioner. The permaculture movement started in the 1970s as a sustainable alternative to modern industrial agriculture, taking its inspiration from natural ecosystems. It initially placed an emphasis on gardening, with proponents of permaculture since expanding on its principles; addressing all subjects vital to sustainability, from building and community design to food, energy, water, microclimate and shelter. All of these topics and more are addressed in The Earth Care Manual, demonstrating that permaculture is an interconnecting framework linking a diversity of green ideas.Its aims are a low input, high output efficient use of resources, and genuine sustainability. The Earth Care Manual gives a vision of a sustainable future and the practical steps we can take towards it, both large and small, urban and rural. Written by Patrick Whitefield, one of Europes foremost teachers and practitioners of temperate permaculture, it explains in depth how to apply permaculture to any situation, from the smallest of buildings or apartments, to houses, gardens, orchards, farms and woodlands.

Wild Tea - Grow, gather, brew & blend 40 ingredients & 30 recipes for healthful herbal teas (Hardcover): Nick Moyle, Richard... Wild Tea - Grow, gather, brew & blend 40 ingredients & 30 recipes for healthful herbal teas (Hardcover)
Nick Moyle, Richard Hood
R698 R605 Discovery Miles 6 050 Save R93 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Discover the incredible uses of 40 home-grown and foraged ingredients for making a variety of original brew-it-yourself recipes. You will learn how to grow, find, harvest, dry, and store ingredients including berries, roots, seeds, leaves, and flowers--plus the profile of each: history, health benefits, parts of the plant to use, and how to brew singly. The 30 recipes are for complex blends and specialty drinks such as detox teas, class night-time brews, Moroccan mint, Korean barley tea, bubble tea, and even dandelion coffee. Step-by-step detailed instructions are given for each recipe. There is also a "best of the rest" section with more unique ingredients that can be added to your brews, such as ginger, cinnamon, pomegranate, and orange. Enjoy the satisfaction and health benefits of brewing your own natural teas!

The Secret Life of the Georgian Garden - Beautiful Objects and Agreeable Retreats (Hardcover): Kate Felus The Secret Life of the Georgian Garden - Beautiful Objects and Agreeable Retreats (Hardcover)
Kate Felus; Foreword by Roy Strong 1
R849 Discovery Miles 8 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Georgian landscape gardens are among the most visited and enjoyed of the UK's historical treasures. The Georgian garden has also been hailed as the greatest British contribution to European Art, seen as a beautiful composition created from grass, trees and water - a landscape for contemplation. But scratch below the surface and history reveals these gardens were a lot less serene and, in places, a great deal more scandalous.Beautifully illustrated in colour and black & white, this book is about the daily life of the Georgian garden. It reveals its previously untold secrets from early morning rides through to evening amorous liaisons. It explains how by the eighteenth century there was a desire to escape the busy country house where privacy was at a premium, and how these gardens evolved aesthetically, with modestly-sized, far-flung temples and other eye-catchers, to cater for escape and solitude as well as food, drink, music and fireworks. Its publication coincides with the 2016 tercentenary of the birth of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, arguably Britain's greatest ever landscape gardener, and the book is uniquely positioned to put Brown's work into its social context.

Bring Nature Back To Your Garden (Paperback): Charles Botha, Julia Botha Bring Nature Back To Your Garden (Paperback)
Charles Botha, Julia Botha
R179 R140 Discovery Miles 1 400 Save R39 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

This book motivates gardeners to adopt a completely different mindset: instead of growing foreign plants and killing perceived pests, gardeners can benefit from planting indigenous vegetation with the object of actually attracting insects and other garden wildlife. It illustrates how easy it is to work with nature instead of against it. Not just another gardening book, it encourages gardeners to help preserve and restore our fast-disappearing natural heritage. In this way they can contribute to conservation right on their own doorsteps, while deriving great pleasure in the process. Virtually every aspect of environmentally-friendly gardening is covered, making it a complete “how to” guide and debunking some long-held myths. Winner of a University of KwaZulu-Natal book prize, the first edition was out of print for several years after all 15 000 copies had been sold. This new edition, which covers the eastern and northern parts of the country, is a greatly improved version of the much acclaimed original. Besides being expanded to 320 pages with much more information, it has nearly 100 colour pictures and almost twice as many black and white illustrations. The same lighthearted and entertaining style has been retained and technical terms have been avoided, thus making it an easy read. The book is enhanced by delightful humorous drawings that emphasise points made in the text. A must for all nature-loving gardeners, the large amount of information is almost encyclopedic and will also be more than useful to conservationists and anyone with an interest in the natural sciences.

Backyard Chickens - A Practical Handbook to Raising Chickens (Paperback): Claire Woods Backyard Chickens - A Practical Handbook to Raising Chickens (Paperback)
Claire Woods
R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hydroponic Basics (Paperback): George F Van Patten Hydroponic Basics (Paperback)
George F Van Patten 1
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This simple book is packed with information on hydroponic gardening. The graphic color and layout and design help to guide a hydroponic gardener from basic plant science and environment to purchasing a garden and appropriate supplies. Plans for making your own hydroponic garden, nutrient deficiencies, plant problems, and growing a garden beginning to end are all included in this invaluable guide.

Your Gardening Year 2023 - A Monthly Shortcut to Help You Get the Most from Your Garden (Hardcover): Dk Your Gardening Year 2023 - A Monthly Shortcut to Help You Get the Most from Your Garden (Hardcover)
Dk
R473 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R83 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An easy-to-use, beautifully illustrated book to help you know the key things to do in your garden through 2023. How soon can I sow my sweet peas? When should I prune my clematis? What can I do to add plenty of winter colour to my borders? Is there anything to do in January? Find the answers to all these questions and more with Your Gardening Year 2023 - a book that every gardener should have as they embark on a new year of planting, sowing, pruning, and growing. This easy-to-use gardening guide is packed with essential tasks and top tips for every month of the year, with sections on general garden care, growing fruit and vegetables, and getting the best out of containers. Discover which plants will look their best each month and mark the progression of the seasons with a dedicated note section so you can record your garden successes and make plans for next year. With beautiful illustrations to accompany each month, Your Gardening Year 2023 is a must-have resource for all gardeners--whether you're looking for a handy at-a-glance guide for yourself or a gift for a green-fingered loved one. Get your gardening gloves on and join the journey as you explore: - Twelve chapters, one for each month, featuring the following content - 'Around the Garden' pages offer short, easy-to-follow garden tasks for a range of subjects, including 'General Care', - 'Trees, Shrubs, and Climbers', 'Perennials, Annuals, Bulbs, and Bedding', and 'Containers', alongside a series of 'Ten-minute Tasks' to help readers make best use of their time in the garden - Dedicated pages on 'The Kitchen Garden', with 'Harvest Highlights' showcasing the very best produce that month. - Illustrated 'At Their Best' profile spreads showcase five plants with seasonal appeal. - 'Get Ahead' activities for readers wanting to make the most of their time. - A notes page for readers to record their gardening successes and observations. - At-a-glance crop planner showing when to sow, plant out, and harvest popular vegetables and fruits. - Beautiful illustrations to add a timely and inspirational reminder of the garden that month. A must-have volume for the novice gardener looking for tips and tricks as they get into the rhythm of the gardening year, and doubling up as great gift purchase for the gardening lover in your life!

Marihuana - Horticultura del Cannabis la Biblia del Cultivador Medico de Interior y Exterior (English, Spanish, Paperback):... Marihuana - Horticultura del Cannabis la Biblia del Cultivador Medico de Interior y Exterior (English, Spanish, Paperback)
Jorge Cervantes
R1,086 R889 Discovery Miles 8 890 Save R197 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the Spanish translation of "Marijuana Horticulture: the Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible," updated with new greenhouse and outdoor growing chapters.

The Little Book of Quick Fixes for the Impatient Gardener (Paperback): Gay Search The Little Book of Quick Fixes for the Impatient Gardener (Paperback)
Gay Search
R321 R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Save R133 (41%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

If you are one of those people who haven't got time to hang around waiting for your garden to mature, then this is the book for you. It offers stylish and desirable rapid results for the time-poor and is ideal for anyone starting to garden or tackling a long-neglected plot. Look inside for garden facelifts you can achieve in a couple of hours - or a weekend at most. Discover the designer tips that will win your garden first-in-show prize every time. Find speedy garden fixes for instant results as well as long-term pleasure. See how to add maximum drama with minimum effort. Find out which plants your garden needs to pack a punch. Learn the simplest ways to keep your garden looking good all year long. No matter whether your garden's cricket-pitch size or just a window box, these handy tips, quick fixes and pearls of wisdom are exactly what you need to make your plot the envy of your friends.

In My Garden - The Garden Diaries of Great Dixter (Paperback): Christopher Lloyd In My Garden - The Garden Diaries of Great Dixter (Paperback)
Christopher Lloyd
R390 R316 Discovery Miles 3 160 Save R74 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963 and, until now, this wealth of garden literature has been denied to a wider public. There are many garden writers, but few whose work can be considered to have the status of literature. There is only one who has achieved this at the same time as delivering horticultural information which enlightens even the most erudite of plantsmen, and that is Christopher Lloyd. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, and what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. In this selection from the storehouse of Christopher Lloyd's prose it will be apparent to what a high degree he has influenced gardening in our times. The book will capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd and of his garden at Great Dixter.

100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat (Paperback): Laura Erickson 100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn Your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat (Paperback)
Laura Erickson
R411 R349 Discovery Miles 3 490 Save R62 (15%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The growing group of bird enthusiasts who enjoy feeding and watching their feathered friends will learn how they can expand their activity and help address the pressing issue of habitat loss with 100 Plants to Feed the Birds. In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods. Readers will learn about plants they can add to their gardens and cultivate, such as early-season pussy willow and late-season asters, as well as wild plants to refrain from weeding out, like jewelweed and goldenrod. Others, including 29 tree species, may already be present in the landscape and readers will learn how these plants support the birds who feed and nest in them. Introductory text explains how to create a healthy year-round landscape for birds. Plant photographs and range maps provide needed visual guidance to selecting the right plants for any location in North America.

Straw Bale Gardens Complete, Updated Edition - Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding... Straw Bale Gardens Complete, Updated Edition - Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding (Paperback, Second Edition, New Edition)
Joel Karsten 1
R535 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R90 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Edible Forest Gardens, Volume II - Ecological Design And Practice for Temperate-Climate Permaculture (Hardcover): Dave Jacke,... Edible Forest Gardens, Volume II - Ecological Design And Practice for Temperate-Climate Permaculture (Hardcover)
Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier
R1,713 R1,322 Discovery Miles 13 220 Save R391 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Edible Forest Gardens" is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and explains the basic ecological principles that make it work. In Volume II, Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier move on to practical considerations: concrete ways to design, establish, and maintain your own forest garden. Along the way they present case studies and examples, as well as tables, illustrations, and a uniquely valuable "plant matrix" that lists hundreds of the best edible and useful species.Taken together, the two volumes of "Edible Forest Gardens" offer an advanced course in ecological gardening--one that will forever change the way you look at plants and your environment.

How to Garden (Paperback): Jonathan Edwards How to Garden (Paperback)
Jonathan Edwards
R161 R65 Discovery Miles 650 Save R96 (60%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Garden Practices and Their Science (Paperback): Geoff Dixon Garden Practices and Their Science (Paperback)
Geoff Dixon
R939 Discovery Miles 9 390 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Written in a clear and accessible style, Garden Practices and Their Science guides gardeners in the practical arts of plant husbandry and in their understanding of its underpinning principles. The author, Professor Geoff Dixon, is an acknowledged and internationally respected horticulturist and microbiologist; he intertwines these arts and principles carefully, expertly leading readers from one to the other. Achieving the manipulation of plant life is described in eight full-colour, well-illustrated chapters covering the growing of potatoes, bulb onions, legumes, small-seeded vegetables, soft fruit, bulbs and herbaceous ornamentals in great detail. Environmental factors controlling the successful husbandry of these crops is described in simple, non-technical language, increasing gardeners' enjoyment and competence. Gardeners are also informed of the tools and equipment they require and their safe use. Also provided are a series of simple, straightforward tests identifying the aerial and soil environments beneficial for plant growth using readily accessible domestic tools. Discussions of very straightforward techniques for vegetative propagation conclude this book. Each chapter ends with a list of the gardening knowledge that has been gained by readers. The structure of this book fulfils a longstanding need for descriptions of practical skills integrated with the corresponding biological reactions of plants. Emphasis is placed on gardeners' development of healthy soils, which encourage vigorous, active root systems capable of withstanding stresses-an aspect of gardening that rarely receives sufficient attention. Tailored for readers requiring clear and concise directions, this very practical book is an instruction manual directed at early-stage gardening learners. These include people of all ages and requirements such as new garden owners, allotment-holders, apprentices and students of basic levels in the Royal Horticultural Society's or City & Guilds qualifications, career changers, community gardeners and those needing applied biological knowledge for GCSE examinations.

Layered Garden (Hardcover): David L. Culp, Adam Levine Layered Garden (Hardcover)
David L. Culp, Adam Levine; Illustrated by Rob Cardillo
R815 R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Save R120 (15%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Brandywine Cottage is David Culp's beloved two-acre Pennsylvania garden where he mastered the design technique of layering -- interplanting many different species in the same area so that as one plant passes its peak, another takes over. The result is a nonstop parade of color that begins with a tapestry of heirloom daffodils and hellebores in spring and ends with a jewel-like blend of Asian wildflowers at the onset of winter.

"The Layered Garden" shows you how to recreate Culp's majestic display. It starts with a basic lesson in layering -- how to choose the correct plants by understanding how they grow and change throughout the seasons, how to design a layered garden, and how to maintain it. To illustrate how layering works, Culp takes you on a personal tour through each part of his celebrated garden: the woodland garden, the perennial border, the kitchen garden, the shrubbery, and the walled garden. The book culminates with a chapter dedicated to signature plants for all four seasons.

As practical as it is inspiring, "The Layered Garden" will provide you with expert information gleaned from decades of hard work and close observation. If you thought that a four-season garden was beyond your reach, this book will show you how to achieve that elusive, tantalizing goal.

Have-More Plan (Paperback): Ed Robinson, Carolyn Robinson Have-More Plan (Paperback)
Ed Robinson, Carolyn Robinson
R223 Discovery Miles 2 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This 60-year-old back-to-the-land homesteading classic introduces you to the basics of finding land; building a homestead; growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs; raising livestock, fish, and honey bees; building farm structures; harvesting your ownfirewood;and much more."

The Gardener (Hardcover): Jan Brykczynski The Gardener (Hardcover)
Jan Brykczynski
R772 R689 Discovery Miles 6 890 Save R83 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'The Gardener', is the winning project of the inaugural Syngenta Photography Award. Photographed by Jan Brykczynski, it is an extension of his previous projects in which he travelled to the outer corners of Europe to explore the lives of people in rural areas. This new work looks at how city dwellers try to connect with nature. The book documents urban gardens in Nairobi, New York, Warsaw, and Yerevan in Armenia. Jan Brykczynski approaches it as if the world were a single village, whose inhabitants seek to meet similar, and very human, needs. His focus is on low-income communities where people respond to a basic need rather than any passing fad. When they create their gardens, improvisation is all. The residents of these neighbourhoods make use of what is available - often re-using materials entirely out of context and in truly original ways. His particular interest is the way in which these spaces are arranged and in how structures for cultivation are created spontaneously. In some places these are an expression of group collaboration, in others they highlight individual imagination and the inventiveness of their creators. Yet there are surprising similarities across different continents, evidencing a collective consciousness and a common humanity.

The Home Book (Paperback): The Home Book (Paperback)
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R455 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R36 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What are the best ways to defeat rising damp, combat yellowing cotton and fix noisy water pipes? How often should you pick your herbs to keep them bushy and healthy? Full of invaluable and easy-to-follow advice for indoors and out, "The Home Book" has all the answers for you. "The Home Book" provides simple techniques for cleaning, maintaining and repairing your home. Save money using "The Home Book's" own recipes for dishwasher, window and toilet cleaners, and follow the invaluable stain removal tips - did you know you can get rid of lipstick stains with kerosene and use milk when removing ink on cotton? Other handy hints are great for the environment as well as your budget, such as replacing regular light bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent ones, and running your fridge between 3 C and 5 C to reduce electricity costs. Tips on growing herbs, container gardening, making your own straw compost and tending a worm garden will guarantee you get the best out of your outdoor space, whether it's a garden, backyard or apartment balcony. Every home, no matter how big or small, will benefit from this book that is packed with clever ideas, practical information and helpful hints, "The Home Book" is an indispensible DIY manual. Key points: includes hundreds of projects for around the home and garden to keep it clean and functioning; all clever tips that you wish you had learnt from your grandparents; covers a broad range of household tips, from cleaning, stain removal and do-it-yourself repairs to basic vehicle maintenance; and, includes all the need-to-know information on how to grow a healthy and sustainable garden, both for houses and apartments; includes environmentally-aware green options.

The Cabaret of Plants - Botany and the Imagination (Paperback, Main): Richard Mabey The Cabaret of Plants - Botany and the Imagination (Paperback, Main)
Richard Mabey 2
R411 R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Save R110 (27%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In The Cabaret of Plants, Mabey explores the plant species which have challenged our imaginations, awoken our wonder, and upturned our ideas about history, science, beauty and belief. Picked from every walk of life, they encompass crops, weeds, medicines, religious gathering-places and a water lily named after a queen. Beginning with pagan cults and creation myths, the cultural significance of plants has burst upwards, sprouting into forms as diverse as the panacea (the cure-all plant ginseng, a single root of which can cost up to $10,000), Newton's apple, the African 'vegetable elephant' or boabab - and the mystical, night-flowering Amazonian cactus, the moonflower. Ranging widely across science, art and cultural history, poetry and personal experience, Mabey puts plants centre stage, and reveals a true botanical cabaret, a world of tricksters, shape-shifters and inspired problem-solvers, as well as an enthralled audience of romantics, eccentric amateur scientists and transgressive artists. The Cabaret of Plants celebrates the idea that plants are not simply 'the furniture of the planet', but vital, inventive, individual beings worthy of respect - and that to understand this may be the best way of preserving life together on Earth.

The Cannabis Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to Cultivation & Consumption of Medical Marijuana (Hardcover): Jorge Cervantes The Cannabis Encyclopedia - The Definitive Guide to Cultivation & Consumption of Medical Marijuana (Hardcover)
Jorge Cervantes
R2,016 R1,625 Discovery Miles 16 250 Save R391 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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