Advolly Richmond, presenter on the popular TV series Gardener’s World, unravels the surprising histories of 60 flowers that shape our gardens.   Have you ever wondered where your favourite garden flowers came from? Where their names derived? Or why some cultivars go in and out of favour? Every flower in your herbaceous border has a story, and in this book the author takes you on a tour of the most intriguing, surprising and enriching ones.   From the agapanthus, which was brought to Britain by William of Orange, to the pansy’s connection to the underground world of 1930s drag queens – Advolly brings alive the people who discovered and cultivated some of our favourite species, and shares the juicy tales that made some flowers so well known.   With intricate artworks from botanical illustrator Sarah Jane Humphrey this is a beautiful gift for every garden lover.  

Jodie Whittaker stars in this London-set psychological thriller. Mia (Whittaker) is an emotionally fragile young nurse struggling to come to terms with her mother's recent death. When an old woman in her building commits suicide in front of her, Mia becomes intensely curious about her. Admitted into the old woman's flat by the mysterious caretaker, Max (David Warner), Mia is shocked to discover that it is filled with mementoes and belongings from Mia's own past, including pictures of her abusive former lover Ludwig (Dougray Scott). So begins a journey into her past in which Mia finally learns to accept her own mistakes and faults, including her strong affection for the partner who hurt her, even as she tries to avoid the tragic ending that fate appears to have in store for her. Emilia Fox co-stars.

Paul Ziller directs this disaster movie following the havoc wreaked by a giant root system that grows at an exponential rate and tears through everything in its path. A pair of environmentalists, Kate (Luisa D'Oliveira) and Joe (Jesse Moss), are among the first to encounter the bizarre phenomenon of the root, but so great is the damage it causes that it is soon a matter of widespread concern. Government agent Jack Taylor (Adrian Pasdar) is one of those tasked with finding a way to contain the problem and seeks out plant expert Jocelyn Snow (Stefanie von Pfetten) for her advice. There are a range of theories on what may lie behind the dangerous plant system, but Jocelyn is convinced that the seed engineering of Frame Marcos (James Morrison) is at the heart of it.

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.