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A beautiful field guide to flowers featuring notes, spectacular photos, and colourful illustrations of the world’s most fascinating flowers.A compact version of DK’s bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Flowers is perfect for young botanists and nature enthusiasts ages 7-9 to take on the go and find the beauty in the blooms.An Anthology of Flowers will be your child’s guide through the natural world, teaching how to easily identify different species, including a vast variety of blooms, from exotic blossoms to iconic garden favourites.This stunning flower book for kids offers:The next book in the new compact spin-off of the bestselling Children’s Anthologies series.A magnificent collection of over 100 unique flowers, from wildflowers and garden favourites to rare species.A quality gift book, with metallic foil and striking imagery on every page.An Anthology of Flowers features mesmerising images, beautiful illustrations by the artist behind DK’s bestselling Anthology series and captivating, highly informative content on how to identify, where to find, and what to know about the world’s different flowers.More in the seriesAn Anthology of Flowers is part of the beautiful, new, and compact Anthology spin-off series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore the stars in An Anthology of Stargazing, meet beautiful and delicate creatures in An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths or forage for mushrooms with An Anthology of Fungi.

A beautiful field guide to flowers featuring notes, spectacular photos, and colourful illustrations of the world’s most fascinating flowers.A compact version of DK’s bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Flowers is perfect for young botanists and nature enthusiasts ages 7-9 to take on the go and find the beauty in the blooms.An Anthology of Flowers will be your child’s guide through the natural world, teaching how to easily identify different species, including a vast variety of blooms, from exotic blossoms to iconic garden favourites.This stunning flower book for kids offers:The next book in the new compact spin-off of the bestselling Children’s Anthologies series.A magnificent collection of over 100 unique flowers, from wildflowers and garden favourites to rare species.A quality gift book, with metallic foil and striking imagery on every page.An Anthology of Flowers features mesmerising images, beautiful illustrations by the artist behind DK’s bestselling Anthology series and captivating, highly informative content on how to identify, where to find, and what to know about the world’s different flowers.More in the seriesAn Anthology of Flowers is part of the beautiful, new, and compact Anthology spin-off series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore the stars in An Anthology of Stargazing, meet beautiful and delicate creatures in An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths or forage for mushrooms with An Anthology of Fungi.

The Green Indoors is a useful guide on how to find perfect plant matches for your home environments with a sustainable and innovative approach.Focussing on working with the plants you already own, the book is divided in chapters detailing all the possible conditions: Extreme Sun/Heat, Dry Air/Central Heating, Deep Shade, High Humidity, Draughty, Cold.By matching awkward spaces in your home with environments in the natural world, this book shows you how to relocate plants to improve their growth and help them thrive.Features an extensive section with informative plant profiles that include their origin, easy-to-follow tips on feeding and watering, optimum conditions, prospective growth, and is concluded by a helpful troubleshooting chapter dealing with common problems, and what to try when all hope is lost.

The Hidden Histories of Houseplants explores 20 of the world’s most common houseplants.This book isn’t just a dry exploration of historical cultivation; the narrative explores the plants’ places in social history, science and culture, showcasing the most fascinating elements of each plant’s story, be it the exploration as to why Monstera deliciosa have holes in their leaves, whether houseplants have the ability to count, or why Calathea leaves open during the day and close up at night.Accompanied by stunning illustrations, each text takes the reader on a journey through time, history and culture, told by the most universally binding objects in our homes from London to Beijing – houseplants.

The Hidden Histories of Flowers reveals the captivating world of flowers.From the symbolism and meaning behind flowers and how these have evolved over time, to how humans interact with flowers based on cultural and geographical differences, and how flowers have been coveted for their medicinal aspects as well as for their visual merits, The Hidden Histories of Flowers showcases fascinating details of flowers and our relationship with them. If you find yourself wondering about the deeper meanings behind flowers and are keen to investigate their inner workings and place in history, The Hidden Histories of Flowers is the perfect place to begin your exploration.

The Houseplant Handbook is a useful guide on how to find perfect plant matches for your home environments with a sustainable and innovative approach.Focusing on working with the plants you already own, the book is divided in chapters detailing all the possible conditions: Extreme Sun/Heat, Dry Air/Central Heating, Deep Shade, High Humidity, Draughty, Cold.By matching awkward spaces in your home with environments in the natural world, this book shows you how to relocate plants to improve their growth and help them thrive.Features an extensive section with informative plant profiles that include their origin, easy-to-follow tips on feeding and watering, optimum conditions, prospective growth, and is concluded by a helpful troubleshooting chapter dealing with common problems, and what to try when all hope is lost.

In The Hidden Histories of Trees, Maddie Bailey explores some of the world’s favourite species, examining the more obscure tales they tell.From delving into tree adaptations to exploring stories of communication and culture, you will learn how trees have found their way into every aspect of our lives.Informative yet engaging, The Hidden Histories of Trees showcases new opportunities to appreciate the gentle giants that live among us.