Darwin and the Art of Botany: Observations on the Curious World of Plants by BOBBI ANGELL
$52.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
Uncover Darwin's most important writings about plants with this important collection featuring expert interpretations and rare illustrations. Charles Darwin is best known for his work on the evolution of animals, but in fact a large part of his contribution to the natural sciences is focused on plants. ...Show more
The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them by Peter Wohlleben
$34.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
The follow-up to the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, offering compelling insights into the lungs of our planet and the fragility of our intertwined futures. Trees can survive without humans, but we can't live without trees. Even if human-caused climate change devastates our plant, tr ...Show more
Trees: An Illustrated Celebration by Kelsey Oseid
$32.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
Discover the wonder of trees-one of the most essential life forms on the planet-in this beautifully illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide from the acclaimed author of What We See in the Stars. Trees are fascinating- They live longer than anything else on Earth and can't die of old age. More t ...Show more
A Forager's Life by Helen Lehndorf
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Category: Nature Writing
A memoir about belonging and motherhood, told through the author's lifelong passion for wild food. When Helen Lehndorf moves to the city after a childhood living off the land in rural Taranaki, she can't help but feel different from her peers and professors - peculiar, poor. She finds solace in long wal ...Show more
The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors by David George Haskell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
The acclaimed author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature's most magnificent networkers - trees.In The Songs of Trees, David George Haskell brings his acute powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. He visits a dozen trees ar ...Show more
How the Rose Got Its Thorns - And Other Botanical Stories by Andrew Ormerod
$49.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
Have you ever wondered why the rose has thorns and other flowers don't; why the daffodil is the colour it is; or why some plants have shiny leaves and others matt? How The Rose Got its Thorns reveals the inner workings of our favourite flowers and trees. Designed to help gardeners, both novice and expe ...Show more
Kew - Plant Words: A book of 250 curious words for plant lovers by Unnamed
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
A collection of 250 botanical terms, this book describes the meaning, relevance, fascinating background and usage of each. Includes illustrations from Kew's collection.
Plant Names Explained: Botanical Terms and Their Meaning by DAVID & CHARLES
$42.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
If you, like many gardeners, have a fascination for plant names and their derivations, but stop short of wanting to study botanical nomenclature in great depth, this book is for you! Precise naming is essential to be able to identify plants accurately and most gardeners have at least some knowledge ...Show more
Wisdom from the Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing | Series: David Suzuki Institute Ser.
A beautifully illustrated collection of insights from the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees. A perfect book for anyone who wants to forever remember the wisdom of the forest. This gorgeous compendium distills the essence of the beloved bestseller, The Hidden Life of Trees, and is the per ...Show more
Late Migrations - A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
$27.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
From the New York Times columnist, a portrait of a family and the cycles of joy and grief that mark the natural world: "Has the makings of an American classic." --Ann Patchett Growing up in Alabama, Margaret Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and a fiercely loved ...Show more
Thirty-Two Words for Field by Manchán Magan
$49.90 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar - a field of corn-grass Tuar - a field for cattle at night Réidhleán - a field for games or dancing Cathairín - a field with a fairy-dwelling in it The richness of a language closely tied to the natural landscape offered our ...Show more
Bedside Companion for Gardeners: An Anthology of Garden Writing for Every Night of the Year by Jane McMorland Hunter
$39.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
A mix of fact and fiction, fantasy and experience, the Bedside Companion for Gardeners is a treasure trove of green-fingered inspiration where practical advice blends seamlessly with poetry and prose from intrepid gardeners past and present. Dip in and out of this collection with an entry for every nigh ...Show more