Stay close to family and friends with this beautiful RHS stationery set to cut out and colour. Created with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK's leading gardening charity, this amazing book is packed with unicorn magic. Packed with stunning detail inspired by the gardens of the RHS, there are 26 cards and envelopes to decorate, complete with sticker seals. Plus, there are over 40 stickers for you to give your cards that extra magic touch! With easy-to-follow instructions and tear-out pages Customise each card to create a unique gift to treasure forever The perfect activty for all ages

Imagine a garden that is as beautiful as it is productive, that gives you fresh, wholesome, chemical-free food with flavours that go way beyond anything the shops can offer. In Eat What You Grow, Alys shows you how to create a rich, biodiverse garden that feeds not only you, but supports a wide range of pollinators, bees and butterflies, as well as other wildlife. From perennial vegetables that come back year after year, to easy-to-grow delights, she has selected plants that hold their own in both the garden and on the plate. And tells you how to raise these plants, guiding you through the process of feeding your soil, saving seed and taking cuttings to increase your supplies. She also teaches you simple and effective design tools that will ensure your garden looks striking and wild, brings joy to your world and feeds you day after day.

From the animal world to the forces that make things go, young minds have big questions about how the world works. The answers to these questions wait in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Unlock the world around you with STEM and Me.

Craft delicious wild cocktails from foraged and grown ingredients The art of foraged, or 'wild', cocktails is a growing phenomenon all over the world - from the pop-up bars of London to the farmers' markets and speakeasies of New York City. Botanical Cocktails is one of the very best books on the market to capture this growing mixology movement - in a beautiful hardback gift format! Full of lavish full-colour photographs, delicious recipes, and beautiful prose by cocktail expert Amy Zavatto, this inspirational guide to imbibing the great outdoors is a delightful treat for all cocktail drinkers and amateur bartenders. This gorgeous book features 40 incredible recipes divided by season, as well as tips on how best to grow and forage the tastiest ingredients, from berries to herbs, chilis to veggies, flowers to fruit, as well as seasonal suggestions and tips on preserving and storing. Botanical Cocktails is a delicious toolkit for getting the most from gardens, common spaces, and hedgerows and crafting delectable, one-of-a-kind cocktails. Previously published as Forager's Cocktails by HarperCollins.

Keine einfache Antwort kann es nach B. ULRICH (LOELF 1982) auf die Frage geben: "Lasst sich Schadigung beweisen? - Wie werden Waldoekosysteme durch Deposition und Akkumulation von Luftverunreinigungen geschadigt?" "Das Waldoekosystem besteht nicht nur aus Baumen, die groesste Artenvielfalt liegt vielmehr bei den im Boden lebenden Mikroorganismen und Tieren vor, deren Aufgabe im oekosystem die Recyclierung der von den Pflanzen gebildeten Biomasse ist. Die einzelnen Glieder eines Waldoekosystems sind so eng mitein- ander vernetzt und aufeinander angewiesen, dass man nicht eines verandern oder schadigen kann, ohne damit auch andere zu beeinflussen" (a. a. O., S. 9). "Am Anfang objektiver Erkenntnis", so fahrt ULRICH fort, "steht also nicht das Experiment, sondern die Beobachtung und der Entwurf eines ganzheitlichen Bildes, in dem alles vorhandene Wissen und alle Beobachtungen integriert sind. Die Beobachtungen mussen sich auf das gesamte oekosystem erstrecken, also nicht nur auf die oberirdischen Baumteile oder gar nur auf den Zu- wachs, sondern auch auf die Wurzeln, auf die Mikroorganismen und auf die an der Zersetzung beteiligte Tiergemeinschaft. Ein Geschehen von der Kom- plexitat der Schadigung eines Waldoekosystems kann grundsatzlich nicht be- wiesen werden, weil weder die Kausalkette im einzelnen nachvollzogen werden kann (analytischer Beweis (AEnderung durch d. Hrsg. )) noch die simpelste Voraussetzung eines experimentellen naturwissenschaftlichen Beweises ge- geben ist: die beliebige Wiederholbarkeit (statistischer Wahrscheinlich- keitsbeweis). " 2 Die Lange dieses Eingangszitates ist ungewoehnlich.

This edition of the Tree spotting series that is designed to enhance this fast-growing eco-hobby in southern Africa. The Tree-spotter can record memorable meetings with trees - be they the first for each of the 1300 species listed, thereby creating the lifer-list of the title - or be they by Habitat, Ecozone or Biome - or even by province or holiday/recreation destination. It has long been a habit of birders to gloat about 180 species in Kruger ticked off over one long weekend in summer - now Tree Spotters can compete on equal terms! Over the past decade there has been a movement in southern Africa to 'rationalise' the common names of both birds and trees. The list is easy to understand, accurate, politically sensitive in an environment of changing names and gives preference to more descriptive names, to be used by all wanting to identity and name species: Growers of indigenous trees; nurseries stocking indigenous trees; botanical gardens; departments of parks and grounds; training institutions and environmental educators; publishers of botanical listings; nature reserves; avid tree lovers.

Ripe, sensuous, irresistible: the cherry tree and its stunning blossoms conjure up many literal, metaphorical and visceral sensations. We enjoy cherry-picking, a cherry on top, and even, on occasion, to lose one's cherry. Cherries have been consumed since prehistoric times, reaching great popularity among the ancient Romans. They have come to symbolize such divergent concepts as fertility, innocence and seductiveness, inspiring Dutch still-life paintings, Freudian theory, contemporary pop artists, and one of the first food emojis. In Japan and other Asian cultures, the short-lived but beautiful cherry blossoms are important elements throughout art and literature. In this intriguing natural and cultural history, Mary Newman and Constance L. Kirker recount the origins, legends, celebrations, production and health benefits of this beloved tree.