Garden writing, crafting, history & illustration

Feijoa

Kate Evans

Inspired by a personal obsession with this singular exotic fruit, Feijoa is a sweeping, global tale about the dance between people and plants - how we need each other, how…

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Around the World in 80 Plants

Jonathan Drori, Lucille Clerc (illus.)

Traditional Chinese edition of Around the World in 80 Plants

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Edible Flowers

Monica Nelson, Adrianna Glaviano

A beautiful and illuminating guide to the use and cultural history of edible flowers.

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This Book is a Plant

Wellcome Collection

The way we think about plants is about to change forever: this is your handbook to a new natural world.

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A Garden Eden

H. Walter Lack

Art meets science in this beautiful catalogue of botanical illustration.

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Wreaths

Terri Chandler, Katie Smyth

Wreaths explores the art of creating wonderful floral pieces, to gift or keep, through a collection of 18 beautiful and natural designs. Learn how to play around with colour, foliage…

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Modern Ikebana

Tom Loxley, Victoria Gaiger

This book showcases a selection of this new wave of floral artists, from Tokyo to New York.

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The Complete Language of Flowers

S. Theresa Dietz

A comprehensive dictionary for over 1,001 flower species.

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The Orchid Outlaw

Ben Jacob

The fascinating story of one man's mission, risking everything to rescue Britain's rare orchids from extinction.

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A Conscious Garden

Rebecca Sullivan

Grow your sustainable gardening skills with expert tips on: making the most of your soil and space, companion planting & how to plant vegetables and herbs, must-grow medicinal and food…

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Floriography

Sally Coulthard

A modern illustrated guide that delves deep into the true the meaning of flowers.

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The Well Gardened Mind

Sue Stuart-Smith

The Well Gardened Mind investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years - working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and confidence.

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Remarkable Plants

Helen Bynum, William Bynum

A glorious celebration of the beauty, diversity, importance and sheer wonder of plants, with exquisite illustrations from the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Plants feed us, clothe us…

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The Secret Language of Flowers

DK

A beautifully illustrated gift book that explores the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers throughout history

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The Nation of Plants: The International Bestseller

Stefano Mancuso

This playful manifesto - presented for the plant nation by a leading neurobiologist - is an international bestseller.

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Bedside Companion for Gardeners

Jane McMorland Hunter

An eclectic collection of fact and fiction, fantasy and experience, this fascinating book incorporates prose, poetry and practical advice for every day of the year.

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To Stand And Stare: How to Garden While Doing Next to Nothing

Andrew Timothy O'Brien

Reconnect with nature from the ground up and nurture not only your garden but your soul.

There’s a lot of gardening advice out there. But none that invites you to…

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Grow, Cook, Dye, Wear

Bella Gonshorovitz

A fully illustrated, practical guide that explains how to follow a sustainable approach to food and fashion.

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Cut & Dry

Carolyn Dunster

Join the trend of DIY drying and create stunning bouquets that will outlast fresh cuts while still adding that soft, romantic floral touch.

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A Garden’s Purpose

Felix de Rosen

Through stories and essays, this volume invites readers to understand gardens as places where we build mutually beneficial relationships with the living world around us.

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Miss Willmott’s Ghosts

Sandra Lawrence

The beguiling story of one of Britain’s most remarkable horticulturalists.

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Life in the Garden

Penelope Lively

A memoir of the author’s life in gardens, and an exploration of gardens in literature.

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Modern Nature: Journals, 1989 - 1990

Derek Jarman

A very special book - a divine, meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman’s famous garden at Dungeness.

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Plants: Past, Present and Future (First Knowledges)

Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Lesley Head

Plants: Past, Present and Future celebrates the deep cultural significance of plants and shows how engaging with this heritage could be the key to a healthier, more sustainable future.

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The Age of Seeds

Fiona McMillan-Webster

Plants evolved seeds to hack time. Thanks to seeds they can cast their genes forward into the future, enabling species to endure across seasons, years, and occasionally millennia.

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Flowers Forever: Celebrate the Beauty of Dried Flowers with Stunning Floral Art

Bex Partridge

Stunning dried floral designs that stand the test of time.

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Botanicum

Kathy Willis

From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a feast of botanical knowledge. Written by specialist Kathy Willis, and with sumptuous illustrations by Katie Scott, you can discover the…

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The Plant Thieves

Prudence Gibson

The Plant Thieves reveals remarkable stories from the National Herbarium of New South Wales — its people, its archives and its most guarded specimens.

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Around the World in 80 Plants

Jonathan Drori

An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe.

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Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John…

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Mr Guilfoyle’s Honeymoon

Edmee Cudmore, Diana Hill

A celebration of William Guilfoyle-botanist, landscape designer, tourist and writer.

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Mindfulness in Gardening

Ark Redwood

Mindfulness in Gardening explores the activity of gardening as an exercise for both body and mind. Ark Redwood, head gardener at Chalice Well, one of Britain's most sacred gardens, guides…

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The Color of Roses

Danielle Dall'Armi Hahn

A unique photographic collection of 300 stunning roses that spans the full spectrum of the flower’s shades and hues.

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Fungipedia

Lawrence Millman

An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terrence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings.

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Garden writing, crafting, history & illustration

Feijoa

Around the World in 80 Plants

Edible Flowers

This Book is a Plant

A Garden Eden

Wreaths

Modern Ikebana

The Complete Language of Flowers

The Orchid Outlaw

A Conscious Garden

Floriography

The Well Gardened Mind

Remarkable Plants

The Secret Language of Flowers

The Nation of Plants: The International Bestseller

Bedside Companion for Gardeners

To Stand And Stare: How to Garden While Doing Next to Nothing

Grow, Cook, Dye, Wear

Cut & Dry

A Garden’s Purpose

Miss Willmott’s Ghosts

Life in the Garden

Modern Nature: Journals, 1989 - 1990

Plants: Past, Present and Future (First Knowledges)

The Age of Seeds

Flowers Forever: Celebrate the Beauty of Dried Flowers with Stunning Floral Art

Botanicum

The Plant Thieves

Around the World in 80 Plants

Braiding Sweetgrass

Mr Guilfoyle’s Honeymoon

Mindfulness in Gardening

The Color of Roses

Fungipedia