Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Ed Ikin

"Some plants are inherently rare, while others become rare through our actions." Rare Plants explores what makes the world's most uncommon plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce. From highlands to jungles, many of our most extraordinary plants are vanishing at shocking rates, and this exquisitely illustrated book explores 40 of these mysterious species. Featuring stunning archive images and expert insight from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Rare Plants explores both the beauty and necessity of our endangered plant life.

The world's unusual and endangered plants

Kew - Rare Plants

A thoughtful and practical book on how to garden in harmony with nature. A leading National Trust gardener reveals the techniques that work at in grand gardens are just as applicable for all gardeners, whether you have a small yard, a veg patch or several acres.

Plants, animals and wildlife that are good for your garden

Garden Friends

Explores what makes the world's rarest plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce, and tells the story of 40 rare and endangered species. Includes 40 frameable prints; encased in a collector's box.

Kew: Rare Plants: Forty of the World's Rarest and Most Endangered Plants

A verdantly illustrated gift book for wildflower lovers. This lush pocketbook from Kew celebrates nature's uncultivated bounty, spotlighting familiar and beloved plants from our meadows, prairies, hedgerows, and woodlands--with even a few from urban settings. Forty paintings of these free-roving gems are gorgeously reproduced from Kew's Library, Art and Archives, one of the most extensive botanical libraries in the world, illustrating wildflowers' delightful variety as well as the diversity of Kew's collection. An introductory chapter by wildflower expert Ed Ikin provides a useful overview, with detailed captions accompanying each painting, making this gift book a perfect keepsake for any wildflower fanatic.

Ed Ikin

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