A Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of Britain and Ireland

A Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of Britain and Ireland
Title A Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of Britain and Ireland PDF eBook
Author Rosemary FitzGerald
Publisher Crowood Press (UK)
Pages 0
Release 2012-01-23
Genre Endemic plants
ISBN 9781847973092

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Britain and Ireland have fascinating and beautiful wild flowers, but many gardeners are unfamiliar with this precious resource.

Collins Flower Guide

Collins Flower Guide
Title Collins Flower Guide PDF eBook
Author David Streeter
Publisher HarperCollins UK
Pages 610
Release 2010-01-07
Genre Gardening
ISBN 0007183887

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Featuring all flowering plants, including trees, grasses, and ferns, this brand-new field guide to the flowers of Britain and northern Europe is the most complete illustrated, single-volume guide ever published. Leading botanical artists have been specially commissioned to ensure accurate, detailed illustrations. Species are described and illustrated on the same page, with up-to-date authoritative text aiding identification. Plants are arranged by family, with their key features highlighted for quick and easy reference. The text offers a complete account of more than 1,900 wild flowers of Britain and Ireland, along with a summary of their European distribution.Collins Flower Guideis an indispensable guide for all those with an interest in the countryside, whether amateur or expert.

The Gardener's Botanical

The Gardener's Botanical
Title The Gardener's Botanical PDF eBook
Author Ross Bayton
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 1113
Release 2020-03-10
Genre Gardening
ISBN 0691209138

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The definitive guide to botanical Latin Unlock the secrets of botanical Latin with this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia. The Gardener's Botanical contains definitions of more than 5,000 plant names—from abbreviatus ("shortened") to zonatus ("with bands")—along with more than 350 color illustrations. Scientific plant names are an invaluable tool for those who understand them. Formed from Greek and, more commonly, from Latin root words, not only do they make it possible for gardeners and botanists to communicate, they also contain a wealth of hidden information. The Gardener's Botanical is the key to unlocking these secrets. This guide contains a breathtaking array of botanical names in alphabetical order. Each word is listed with a pronunciation guide, definition, example plant, and, where appropriate, etymology. Also included in this illuminating guide are special features on important plant genera, fact boxes, essays focusing on the history and importance of Latin names and botanical illustrations, and an index of common names with more than 2,000 popular plants, cross-referenced with their binomial name in Latin.

The Irish Garden

The Irish Garden
Title The Irish Garden PDF eBook
Author Jane Powers
Publisher Frances Lincoln
Pages 0
Release 2015-04-19
Genre Gardening
ISBN 9780711232228

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Visit over forty of Ireland's most beautiful gardens without moving from your armchair with this stunning book, ranging from the grand old demesnes of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy to the intensely personal creations of passionate plantsmen and garden makers. Visitors to Ireland are often surprised at the 'palm trees' that make so many gardens look as if they belong in a holiday postcard. How can such exotics survive on an island that is as far north as the prairies of Canada and the pine forests of Siberia? The answer lies in the tail of the Gulf Stream - the North Atlantic Drift - which wraps around this green land on the western edge of Europe. Its warm and watery embrace bestows the renowned 'soft' climate that allows those palm trees (in fact, New Zealand cordylines) to make their homes here - along with tree ferns from Australia and bananas from Japan. Plants from colder regions, including rhododendrons, primulas and all manner of alpines, are equally happy. So, with a range of plants that runs from the subtropical to the subarctic, and a landscape that varies from gently pastoral to savagely rugged, the aptly named Emerald Isle has some of the most romantic and interesting gardens in the world. The result of a lifetime visiting, considering and writing about gardens in Ireland, and several years of dedicated photography, this is a truly comprehensive exploration of a fascinating subject.

Britain's Orchids

Britain's Orchids
Title Britain's Orchids PDF eBook
Author Sean Cole
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 288
Release 2020-11-03
Genre Nature
ISBN 0691177619

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An accessible, comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide--the only one to cover all the orchids found in Britain and Ireland Covering more than fifty species as well as hybrids and variants, this is an engaging, intuitive and in-depth identification guide to all the orchids of Britain and Ireland at all stages of development, from first emergence through to setting seed. Drawing on the authors' extensive field experience and the latest scientific research, Britain's Orchids uses multiple techniques to help both beginner and more advanced orchid enthusiasts to identify even the trickiest plants. The book is beautifully illustrated with plates by talented artist Sarah Stribbling as well as more than 1,000 detailed, instructive and evocative photographs by the authors. Orchids have long fired the imagination with their beauty and rarity. This book aims to ignite or increase your passion for these special plants and for the conservation of their habitats, from remote mountaintops to urban wild spaces. The first book to cover all the species, subspecies and varieties, as well as hybrids, at all stages of development Lavishly illustrated with close to 100 stunning plates drawn to scale to show key identification features and more than 1,000 stunning photo showing orchids in their natural settings Simple, step-by-step system for identifying almost any orchid Up-to-date distribution maps and seasonal charts showing when each species can be seen in its various stages Special-feature identification keys that can be used on difficult plants

Indigenous Plants of the Sandbelt

Indigenous Plants of the Sandbelt
Title Indigenous Plants of the Sandbelt PDF eBook
Author Rob Scott
Publisher Earthcare St. Kilda
Pages 152
Release 2002
Genre Native plant gardening
ISBN 9780958100908

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This is a practical guide to using the local native plants of the area of Melbourne colloquially known as the 'Sandbelt'. Indigenous plants are those that occurred in an area prior to European settlement. This guide is also a useful starting point for revegetation and landscape projects. Local naturalists have accumulated a considerable wealth of knowledge and understanding about the flora and fauna of south-eastern Melbourne and welcomed the opportunity to create a useful reference.

The Company of Trees

The Company of Trees
Title The Company of Trees PDF eBook
Author Thomas Pakenham
Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pages 398
Release 2015-09-10
Genre Nature
ISBN 0297866257

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'The master. Puts all other modern tree-writers in the shade' John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland Thomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees. In The Company of Trees he recounts his personal quest to establish a large arboretum on the family estate, Tullynally in Ireland; his forays to other tree-filled parks and plantations; his often hazardous seed-hunting expeditions; and his efforts to preserve magnificent old trees and historic woodlands. Whether writing about the terrible storms breaking the backs of hundred-year-old trees or a fire in the peat bog on Tullynally which threatens to spread to the main commercial spruce-woods, his fear of climate change and disease, or the sturdy young saplings giving him hope for the future, his book is never less than enthralling.