A handy, pocket-sized and unique guide, an ideal companion for use in the garden or when out and about selecting new plants.
This book includes a definition and pronunciation guide for each word, as well as a 16-page alphabetical index, so that it can still be used as a conventional dictionary of Latin names.
... as in Hardenbergia violacea vy-oh-LESS-enz Turning violet, as in Phyllostachys uiolescens virens VEER-enz Green, as in Penstemon uirens V1f€SC€nS veer-ES-enz Turning green, as in Carpobrolus uirescens Vll'gatus uir- GA-tus virgat a, ...
Full of expert instruction and practical guidance, Latin for Gardeners will allow novices and green thumbs alike to better appreciate the seemingly esoteric names behind the plants they work with, and to expertly converse with fellow ...
The Gardener's Botanical is the key to unlocking these secrets. This guide contains a breathtaking array of botanical names in alphabetical order.
This multifaceted book also includes two hundred botanical illustrations and basic diagrams that hearken to the classic roots of botany. Part handbook, part reference, Practical Botany for Gardeners is a beautifully captivating read.
Preface While most of us think of plants as belonging to one big happy family, the fact is they don't. There are hundreds of different plant families, which botanists have cleverly grouped together, using what they know of family ...
Based on William T Stearn's Botanical Latin, the classic work on the subject, Plant Names Explained is much more than an indispensable practical guide and superb reference book--it is an engrossing read.
'Clever... valuable introduction to the study of plant science.' - Gardeners Illustrated RHS Botany for Gardeners is more than just a useful reference book on the science of botany and...
Russell Page, one of the legendary gardeners and landscapers of the twentieth century, designed gardens great and small for clients throughout the world.
With beautiful botanical watercolours and practical diagrams, this is the perfect book for gardeners, horticultural students, budding naturalists and amateur botanists." --Publisher description.