Sasol First Field Guide to Mushrooms of Southern Africa has been redesigned and fully revised to include new photographs and the most recent taxonomic changes.
Pocket Guide Fynbos features over 300 of the most spectacular and commonly seen species from South Africa's renowned fl oral kingdom - all in one handy, easy-to-use guide.
This highly visual new guide introduces readers to 100 of the most memorable trees in the bushveld - the northern and eastern regions of South Africa, encompassing both the lowveld and the highveld.
Written with the non-specialist in mind, this guide is a must-have for flower lovers, hikers, tour guides and tourists - anyone interested in identifying the wild flowers that grace the Cape Peninsula.
Fully updated and expanded, this third edition of the top-selling Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa now features more than 520 of the trees and shrubs indigenous and naturalized exotics commonly found in the region.
A photographic masterpiece, this beautiful book is a fitting tribute to the baobab an extraordinary and majestic tree found principally in Madagascar, and peripherally in Africa and Australia.
A photographic masterpiece, this beautiful book is a fitting tribute to the baobab an extraordinary and majestic tree found principally in Madagascar, and peripherally in Africa and Australia.
Orchids of South Africa is the first field guide to local orchids to be published in over 30 years, and presents the more than 450 orchid species found in the region, including Lesotho and Swaziland.
Orchids of South Africa is the first field guide to local orchids to be published in over 30 years, and presents the more than 450 orchid species found in the region, including Lesotho and Swaziland.
Hierdie omvattend uitgebreide, hersiene uitgawe van die beste verkoper onder boom-veldgidse vir die streek bied veel meer as die hoogs suksesvolle eerste uitgawe.
Hierdie omvattend uitgebreide, hersiene uitgawe van die beste verkoper onder boom-veldgidse vir die streek bied veel meer as die hoogs suksesvolle eerste uitgawe.
This comprehensively updated and expanded edition of the regions best-selling field guide to trees offers much, much more than the highly successful first edition.
This comprehensively updated and expanded edition of the regions best-selling field guide to trees offers much, much more than the highly successful first edition.
A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks.
Awaken your senses and make the most out of your next walk in the woodswith Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees.
Short-listed for the 1978 Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction The 19th century spawned a unique breed of men who took pride in their woodsmen skills and rough codes of conduct.
At the time of his death in 1907, John Waldie, founder of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company, was identified as "e;the second largest lumber operator in Canada.
*; Presents the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing properties of 30 common plants and their spirits*; Explains how to intuitively, energetically, and spiritually connect with plant spirits and their healing medicine*; Shares the author's personal story of awakening to the divine powers of plant spiritsSharing her personal story of awakening to the divine powers of plant spirits, medical intuitive Laura Aversano takes you on a journey deep into sacred connection with the elemental world of nature where plants are animated intelligent beings.
Endophytes are a group of microorganisms that do not cause obvious disease symptoms to the host plants and include endophytic bacteria, endophytic fungi and endophytic actinomycetes.
The book looks at the history and existence of trees, the importance of trees to the existence of humans and animals that utilize oxygen in their respiratory systems, the habitat that they have provided for all species of life over millennia, the food that they provide to all species, their impact upon existence of the hydrological system, the preservation of soil and the prevention of desertification, human relationships with forest and trees, the solace and the many other social benefits that they provide to humans and all species given to contemplation.
In this spell binding fairytale, you will be transported in time, to a place between places, separated from reality by a crossroads, that leads to the mystical Crooked Forest, a botanical mystery as old as the earth.
If you're fed up with buying flowers to display and arrange at home, then look now further than this easy-to-follow, practical guide to growing your own cut flowers from gardening expert Sarah Raven (Gardener's World, The Daily Telegraph).
*; Explains what an essential oil is and examines the botany of how they evolved and the various roles they play, from protecting the plant to aiding its propagation *; Provides in-depth profiles for 58 common essential oils, identifying the phytochemicals that contribute to each oil's scent and healing qualities and its therapeutic applications, with an emphasis on antimicrobial and antiviral properties *; Discusses the healthiest and safest ways to use essential oils for self-care and the safe and appropriate use of essential oils for children, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems Exploring the journey of essential oils from living plant to bottle, as well as how to apply them in your own life for healing and balance, Heather Dawn Godfrey explains what an essential oil is and examines the botany of how they evolved and the various roles they play--from protecting the plant to aiding its propagation.
