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For centuries, carnivorous plants have fascinated and mystified all who encounter them. From the well-known Dionaea to obscure African Drosera, from the dramatic Sarracenia of the coastal plains of the United States to the microscopic Utricularia of Florida, they are simply remarkable. Quite naturally it is also a special thrill to grow these wonders of nature. Yet even experienced enthusiasts too often find a lovingly tended homegrown plant fading away without capturing a single insect. Help is at hand in this comprehensive guide to identifying, understanding, and successfully cultivating more than 600 species, hybrids, and cultivars from all genera of carnivorous plants. Surprises abound to delight the reader, such as a common weedy mustard that has carnivorous seeds and aquatic spiders that dive into carnivorous plants to steal their captured prey. Trapping mechanisms inspire awe, whether the snap-shut action of Dionaea and Aldrovanda, the slobbery mucus glands of Drosophyllum, or the giant pitchers of Nepenthes that can trap and dissolve rodents.
With over 400 glorious photographs, many never seen before, a broad plant directory, insights from professional carnivorous plant growers and experts, and detailed coverage that is as enjoyable to read as it is practical to use, this is the irresistible resource that hobbyists, gardeners, and naturalists alike have long awaited.
Barry A. Rice is an expert carnivorous horticulturist who has been growing these bizarre plants since 1985 (not counting the Venus flytraps he killed as a child), and has produced many noteworthy carnivorous plant cultivars. He is editor of Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, the publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society, and is also the society's Director of Conservation Programs.
Plants and gardens play a central role in life on Earth. They have
provided food, clothing, shelter, medicines, employment, leisure
and enjoyment throughout history. Both also have many symbolic uses
in art, mythology and literature, making plants and gardens the
perfect theme for the Designer Bookbinders fourth International
Competition held at the Bodleian Library in 2022. The chosen theme
also celebrates 400 years since the founding of Oxford Botanic
Garden. This beautiful catalogue features richly illustrated texts
and finely printed volumes which are bound with skill and
creativity using varied materials by binders from all over the
world. The fourth in a series following on from 'Bound for Success'
in 2009, 'Prize Volumes' in 2013 and 'Heroic Works' in 2017, 'A
Gathering of Leaves' is a celebration of the stunningly inventive
winning bindings featured alongside all the competition entries.
This book shows you how to create a garden with glorious colour in
every season, with 130 photographs. You can enjoy vibrant beds and
borders throughout the year, with practical advice and ideas for
stunning combinations. It features easy-to-follow instructions for
seasonal gardening tasks - from sowing seeds to overwintering
flowers - and details of when plants are at their best. It features
planting ideas for low-maintenance, seasonal interest using
perennials, bulbs, berries, foliage, stems, evergreen shrubs,
heathers, grasses and conifers. It includes a simple reference
chart giving planting and flowering times for many common garden
plants. As the year progresses, different types of plant come into
their own. Bulbs begin to open in spring, hardy perennials make
stunning statements in summer, foliage turns golden in the fall,
and shrubs provide interest during the winter months. Discovering
which plants are at their best at which times is the secret to
ensuring a continuous display, and this book is full of expert
instructions for providing successional colour all year long.
Season by season, the book suggests plants for colour, as well as
listing the main jobs that need to be done in the garden.
Illustrated with over 130 beautiful photographs, the book
guarantees permanent interest throughout the year.
This title shows you how and when to prune all the key plants in
your garden, with step-by-step photographs. It clearly explains the
different methods of pruning, such as deadheading, shaping,
clipping and trimming. It describes specific pruning techniques for
different types of plants, including roses, shrubs, climbers and
hedges. You can learn how to restrict the size of evergreens, trim
vines, rejuvenate conifers, train apple trees and shorten the
growth on soft fruit bushes to maximize their yield. It includes an
at-a-glance seasonal chart to remind you when to prune, and a list
of plants' common names. Most plants benefit from a prune for
healthy growth and visual appeal, but many gardeners approach the
task with trepidation. This accessible handbook provides a clear,
easy-to-follow guide through the complexities, explaining why we
prune, and giving step-by-step instructions on the different
techniques. There is also advice on selecting and using equipment,
an extensive section on pruning specific types of plants, and two
useful charts showing methods of pruning and seasonal pruning. The
book contains all the information you need to keep your plants
beautifully healthy, flowering and fruiting prolifically, and
looking just as you want them.
The flora of Armenia is one of the most diverse in the world and
includes many favourite garden plants and their relatives. Tamar
Galstyan has travelled the length and breadth of her native country
to bring us this essential companion for plant enthusiasts and
botanists that describes more than 1000 plants including bulbs,
herbaceous plants, woody plants, grasses and ferns. Spectacular
photos bring the plants vividly to life and each entry includes a
full plant description to aid identification and accompanying
distribution map. This is a wonderful way of getting to know the
plants of this fascinating country whether exploring at home or in
the field.
A hands-on guide to using flower essences in magick, spellcraft,
alchemy, and healing * Provides detailed instructions for making
single-flower essences and magickal and therapeutic essence blends
* Shares new magickal uses for flower essences, from creating
sacred space to dressing candles to preparing incense, as well as
how to use essences in meditation, potions, spells, spagyrics, and
ritual * Includes a detailed directory of 100 flower and plant
essences, complete with astrological, elemental, and magickal
correspondences In this practical guide to using flower essences in
witchcraft, alchemy, and healing, Nicholas Pearson provides
detailed instructions for making and using flower essences based on
traditional Western magick practices. He shares new uses for
essences--from creating sacred space to dressing candles to
preparing incense--and explains how to use them in meditation,
potions, spells, spagyrics, and ritual. He shares exercises for
connecting more deeply to the energies of the green world and
exploring how essences can be used in traditional sacraments of
witchcraft like the Great Rite. In the hands-on formulary, the
author provides recipes for essence combinations for the eight
sabbats and formulas based on familiar blends like traditional
flying ointments of European witchcraft. He shares his method for
creating flower essence spagyrics--alchemical preparations made
from the body, mind, and soul of the plant that offer the highest
vibrational potency for therapeutic and spiritual uses. Pearson
also provides a detailed directory of 100 flower and plant
essences, complete with astrological, elemental, and magickal
correspondences and the therapeutic indications for each essence.
Weaving together magickal herbalism, traditional plant lore, and
flower essence therapy, this guide allows you to see flower
essences not just as vibrational remedies but also as powerful
tools for transformation, magick, and spiritual practice.
A guide to hardy, easy-to-grow plants that provide interest over
more than one season. There is advice on selecting and maintaining
the right plants, and an illustrated A to Z directory of those
plants for easy reference, photographs, information, and a glossary
of terms and related Websites.
Planting for Pollinators is an easy-to-use gardening guide to help
you encourage different types of insect pollinators into your
garden. Insect pollinators not only bring joy to our gardens, they
also provide an essential service for our planet. Without bees,
flies, hoverflies, butterflies, moths and beetles, some of our
favourite foods, flowers and plants would cease to exist. Whether
you have a large garden, an urban balcony or just a window box,
planting to encourage pollinators is a fantastic and surprisingly
easy first step in creating a wildlife-friendly space. Planting for
Pollinators features a wide range of plants, with guidance on the
best ways to nurture lawns and verges, pollinator predation and
tips on watching and photographing wildlife. Beautifully
illustrated throughout with images from award-winning wildlife
photographer Heather Angel, this essential guide will show you how
plants communicate with insects, and why it's so important to
protect our pollinators. Organised by season and featuring more
than 100 plant species - including bulbs, annuals, perennials,
shrubs and climbers - this practical guide will help you to
discover the short- and long-term benefits of having a variety of
pollinators visit your garden.
A colourful, illustrated celebration of wild plants around the
world, and why we should love them not loathe them, with 50 graphic
illustrations by Paul Farrell. To call a plant a weed is doing it a
real injustice. It's simply a wild plant that is not deliberately
cultivated, growing where it is not wanted. By this definition,
virtually any plant outside a carefully tended garden is a weed.
The intolerance of weeds is a mark of how we have turned our backs
on nature and urbanized our land and lives. In this enlightening
survey, illustrator Paul Farrell uncovers the wild beauty in weeds
and explains the benefits of rewilding ourselves a little. Weeds
can be medicine, food, and an important aid for wildlife. One
person's weed is another's wild beauty. Paul's brilliant modernist
illustration style shows us dandelions, thistles and feverfew in a
whole new light. Each of the 50 weeds featured is accompanied by a
quirky history and its uses in medicine, cooking, arts and even
industry. Sample contents: US/Canada weeds: Dandelion; Daisy;
Groundsell; Chickweed; Nettle; Wild carrot; Sumac. UK/Europe weeds:
Foxglove; Deadly nightshade; Yarrow; Rosebay willowherb; Herb
Robert; Scarlet Pimpernel; Violet; Wood Sorrel; Red valerian;
Common knapweed
First published in 1931 by renowned horticulturalist Arthur
Johnson, Plant Names Simplified has become an established classic.
Presented in a glossary format, this pocket-sized reference book
gives the name, pronunciation and classification of common plants
and the meaning behind the Latin origins of the name. This enables
the reader to learn how the terms should be spelled and pronounced
correctly and provides an explanation of why plants like Helianthus
hirsutus is so called - because it is hairy! Plant Names Simplified
3rd Edition is a reliable resource for gardeners of all abilities,
park managers, botanists, ecologists, garden designers and
horticultural practitioners and students.
An exploration of how plant behavior and adaptation offer valuable
insights for human thriving. We know that plants are important.
They maintain the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and
producing oxygen. They nourish other living organisms and supply
psychological benefits to humans as well, improving our moods and
beautifying the landscape around us. But plants don't just
passively provide. They also take action. Beronda L. Montgomery
explores the vigorous, creative lives of organisms often treated as
static and predictable. In fact, plants are masters of adaptation.
They "know" what and who they are, and they use this knowledge to
make a way in the world. Plants experience a kind of sensation that
does not require eyes or ears. They distinguish kin, friend, and
foe, and they are able to respond to ecological competition despite
lacking the capacity of fight-or-flight. Plants are even capable of
transformative behaviors that allow them to maximize their chances
of survival in a dynamic and sometimes unfriendly environment.
Lessons from Plants enters into the depth of botanic experience and
shows how we might improve human society by better appreciating not
just what plants give us but also how they achieve their own
purposes. What would it mean to learn from these organisms, to
become more aware of our environments and to adapt to our own
worlds by calling on perception and awareness? Montgomery's
meditative study puts before us a question with the power to
reframe the way we live: What would a plant do?
Succulents for Beginners is the perfect introduction to this
friendly and forgiving plant family. Misa Matsuyama--the
bestselling author of The Gardener's Guide to Succulents--shows you
how to plant and maintain the most popular varieties of succulents
and cacti with reassuring advice and minimum fuss. This book has
over 200 clear, color photos and illustrations and is absolutely
packed full of all the basic information you need to keep
succulents thriving, including: A detailed month-by-month growing
guide explaining all the planting and maintenance steps--everything
from propagating and basic watering to repotting and group planting
A clear overview of the basic seasonal types and most popular
succulent families and their particular characteristics Which
plants, tools, soils, and containers to use for the best results
Answers to frequently asked questions, giving clear, concise
solutions to the most common issues encountered by beginners A
special section on how to create a healthy environment for your
plants so you can enjoy them for many years to come Inspiring and
creative ways to display your succulents in different rooms and
locations--indoors or outdoors The month-by-month format and
simple, yet thorough, instructions will have you referring to this
handy resource again and again. Gorgeous photos and helpful tips
invite you to bring more and more of these plants into your life.
Hot, parched summers, water restrictions, sprinkler bans: how can
we maintain our beloved gardens in such adverse conditions? Drought
has become a serious issue, but with a little planning, gardeners
can ease the problem and still achieve a fabulous display of color,
form, and fragrance. These tips for the water-saving garden offer a
variety of great ways to choose and use plants that thrive in an
arid environment. Filled with magnificent illustrations, it details
design ideas, soil-enhancing possibilities, and hints on watering
wisely. Find out how to have an efficient container or kitchen
garden, and which trees, shrubs, and border plants work especially
well when it's dry. A large A-to-Z of low-water plants offers all
the possibilities any gardener could want.
Join two of the world's most influential garden designers, Piet
Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen, as they describe their ideal perennials,
bulbs, grasses, ferns and small shrubs for your natural garden.
This comprehensive compendium classifies these 1200 plants
according to their behaviour, strengths and uses. An ideal plant is
one that is both beautiful and robust, performing reliably with
very little input from the gardener - and without artificial
fertilizers and pesticides. Rather than striving for big, bold
masses of colourful blooms that are vigorously pruned back as soon
as they have finished flowering, their innovative approach to
gardening involves choosing plants chiefly for their form - leaves,
flower heads and stems included - which means they retain their
natural beauty through all the seasons. Find within: 1200 beautiful
and reliable plants used by top garden designers Full descriptions
and growing instructions Unique easy-to-follow classification
according to growing behaviour and use in the garden Natural
gardening, without artificial fertilizers or pesticides More than
250 full-colour photographs With these plants and expert advice,
create a garden that will thrive with the life of the insects and
birds it welcomes.
An exquisitely illustrated, lively exploration of Latin plant names
for gardeners. More than just a dictionary, this fascinating book
explains the meanings behind hundreds of Latin plant terms, their
flowering times, leaf patterns, natural habitats and all sorts of
other useful information. Every gardener needs to know their Latin
names. They may look confusing at first, but once you understand
what certain key words mean, impenetrable-sounding and
hard-to-pronounce species names are suddenly demystified. Many
Latin names hide the secrets of where the plant is found, its
colour, flowering times, leaf pattern, natural habitat and all
sorts of other information that's extremely useful to the gardener:
if you want a plant for a shady place, choose one with a name
ending in sylvestris ('of woods'), while if your garden is dry,
look out for the suffix epigeios ('of dry places'). More than just
a dictionary of plant names, this fascinating book explains the
meaning of hundreds of Latin plant terms, grouped into handily
themed sections such as plants that are named after famous women,
plants that are named after the shape of their leaves, plants that
are named after their fragrance or the time of year that they
flower. Within these pages you'll learn that Digitalis purpurea
(the common foxglove) is purple, that the sanguineum in Geranium
sanguineum means 'bloody' (its common name is the bloody
cranesbill), and to steer clear of any plant whose Latin name ends
in infestus.
A beautiful, stylish and comprehensive handbook from the Bloom
Gardener's Guides series, covering everything you need to know to
grow plants in pots all year round. No matter how small or large
your space, Pots includes top tips on how to plan and prepare your
containers, a directory of plants to dip into and pro advice on
achieving year-round interest and structure. The guide also
includes winning combinations of flowers, foliage and bulbs, and
plenty of information on caring for your display so it lasts from
season to season. Gardening in containers is versatile, exciting
and rewarding for both you and the wildlife, so whether your plot
is a courtyard, balcony, patio or simply a window box, Pots can
inspire you to transform it with vibrant planting. This title is
from the Bloom Gardener's Guide series, complete and comprehensive
gardening handbooks. Bloom is an award-winning independent print
magazine for gardeners, plant admirers, nature lovers and outdoor
adventurers, and winner of the Garden Publication of the Year at
the Garden Media Awards 2021. Other titles in this series include
Cut Flowers and Shade.
Gardening doesn't have to be nice. At the beginning of the
twenty-first century the gardens with the most contemporary feel
revel in a crisp, clean style with harder planting and landscaping,
and a water-wise attitude. In Sharp Gardening, Christopher Holliday
looks at the role of architectural foliage, and how it can be used
to provide accents in planting schemes, and also as the main
substance of gardens. Jerry Harpur's stunning photographs show-
case both spiky plants and the gardens that incorporate them most
successfully.
Go beneath the soil with this hand-drawn guide! This book is sure
to become your go-to reference for all things bonsai. Beautifully
illustrated with details and views a camera simply can't show,
Introduction to Bonsai offers a unique and insightful look at these
mini ecosystems. This complete guide contains all the information
you need to create and maintain your own bonsai: Handy monthly
bonsai maintenance schedules detail proper watering, pruning,
wiring, transplanting and other upkeep activities throughout the
year Leaves, fruits, flowers, and processes are presented up-close
to help make growing and upkeep as successful and simple as
possible Diagrams show where, how much, and in what direction
pruning, wiring, watering and other maintenance should be performed
Clear, detailed illustrations of every part of the bonsai ensure
that you'll see everything you need to see, exactly as you need to
see it--making this a great resource for collectors and enthusiasts
at all levels Learn the specific ways to care for more than 40
types of popular bonsai trees, including: Flowering Bonsai--cherry
blossom, dogwood, azalea and lilac Fruiting Bonsai--crab apple,
persimmon, Chinese quince and burning bush Coniferous and Deciduous
Bonsai--maple, Japanese beech, black pine and salt cedar Prepared
by the editors of Japan's popular Bonsai Sekai (Bonsai World)
magazine,this handbook is designed to make care and maintenance
easy for bonsai beginners--from seeds to root systems and from
basic watering to your first transplant.
Ground covers are widely thought of as utilitarian - we turn to
them when we have a problem that needs a solution. How fast will it
fill an area? Can we put it into the tight spaces between pavers?
How much foot traffic can it withstand? Yet these plants also offer
a diverse range of beautiful and intriguing options with a variety
of colours, textures, and forms. They can unify a landscape, knit
together plantings and hardscape, and add extra layers of beauty,
dynamism, and surprise. As a replacement for lawns, they can reduce
our use of water, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, carbon-based
fuels, and transform a yard into a diverse landscape of habitat and
food for native insects, birds, and other wildlife. In this
meticulously researched reference, nurseryman Gary Lewis profiles
more than 4000 ground covers that can perform these roles with
aplomb. No matter what kinds of conditions you're facing - shade,
dry soil, heavy clay, excess moisture - there's a ground cover that
will thrive and beautify your garden. Comprehensive, practical, and
copiously illustrated, this indispensable volume belongs on the
shelf of every designer, landscape architect, and serious gardener.
Medicinal plants and plant-derived medicine are widely used in
traditional cultures all over the world and they are becoming
increasingly popular in modern society as natural alternatives to
synthetic chemicals. As more and more natural remedies are being
commercialised, there is a need for a user-friendly reference guide
to the plants and their products. The book gives the reader a
bird's eye view of more than 350 of the bestknown medicinal plants
of the world and their uses, in a compact, colourful and
scientifically accurate reference text. It provides quick answers
to the most obvious questions: Where does this plant originate?
What does it look like? In which culture is it traditionally used?
What is it used for? Which chemical compounds does it contain? How
safe is it? What is known about its pharmacological activity? What
evidence is there that it is effective? The authors also provide
short overviews of the various health conditions for which
medicinal plants are used and the active compounds (secondary
metabolites) found in the plants and their modes of actions.
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