Pocket Guide to Rhododendron Species
Pocket Guide to Rhododendron Species

Author: John F. J. McQuire

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 712

ISBN-13:

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This handy guidebook highlights the most important morphological features relevant to the recognition and identification of virtually every currently cultivated species of rhododendron. The more than seven hundred photographs in the volume present detailed illustrations of every aspect of the plants, accompanied by succinct descriptions of such characteristics as flower color, height, and leaf characteristics--which are crucial aids to identification when rhododendrons are not in bloom. Fully up to date, Pocket Guide to Rhododendron Species is certain to become the standard field guide to these flowers.

Pocket Guide to Trees and Shrubs
Pocket Guide to Trees and Shrubs

Author: Bob Gibbons

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1472915585

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A comprehensive pocket-sized field guide, covering around 80 species of trees and large shrubs that are common in Britain and the rest of Europe. The introduction explains the basics of tree forms and their identification. Each species is illustrated by the author's remarkable photographs. The text covers information such as ID features for bark, flowers, fruit and leaves, blossoming and fruiting times, distribution, habitat, status, confusion species and interesting facts such as plant uses. This book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field, with many stunning full-page and double-page photographs to support the authoritative text. Printed on quality paper, the paperback format with flaps adds to the book's durability in the field and provides built in page-markers for quick reference. Part of the Pocket Guides series covering British and European wildlife, including garden birds, butterflies, insects, wild flowers, tracking and signs, and orchids.

Success with Rhododendrons and Azaleas
Success with Rhododendrons and Azaleas

Author: H. Edward Reiley

Publisher: Timber Press (OR)

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780881926378

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This new edition of Success with Rhododendrons and Azaleas offers in one handy volume all the information gardeners need to grow these delightful plants. Reiley advises on selecting the best rhododendron cultivars for any site based on cold hardiness and heat tolerance and shares modern methods for transplanting containerized plants. The text has been fully updated for this revised edition, and presents the latest cutting-edge research. The indispensable "good-doer" lists have been refined, and a new chapter on North American native azaleas added. Reiley has included more than 100 color photographs illustrating these lavishly blooming shrubs. This improved version of an already popular reference is an invaluable tool for azalea and rhododendron fans.--COVER.

A Pocket Guide to Plants and Gardening
A Pocket Guide to Plants and Gardening

Author: Elizabeth McCorquodale

Publisher: Black Dog Pub Limited

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 9781907317712

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A Pocket Guide to Plants & Gardening is a beautifully illustrated, informative reference book, designed to provide ready, simple answers to all the basic questions about plants. This mini encyclopedia takes an illuminating, engaging look at the science and stories behind the plants we encounter every day! Some of the topics covered include: the journey of a grain of pollen, how photosynthesis really works, the difference between grasses and all other flowering plants, and the life cycle of a plant from germination through to pollination. A Pocket Guide to Plants & Gardening also introduces us to the great names in plant discovery and science, reveals the life-changing inventions in plant science and cultivation, as well as detailing all the latest trends and fancies in the plant world. With bright illustrations, clear instructions and diagrams; as well as maps, timelines, portraits, keys and much, much more, this is the perfect interactive guide to plants for gardeners of all ages and experience!

Pocket Guide to Insects
Pocket Guide to Insects

Author: Bob Gibbons

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1472915569

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A compact guide covering everything you need to know about insects of the UK. This pocket-sized book is an essential guide to insects, helping you to identify around 240 of the most easily noticed British species selected from a range of orders and families. The introduction covers the characteristics of an insect, where to find them as well as the conservation work in demand around the world, then entries on each species are divided into simple sections covering general information followed by its flight period, habitat and similar species. As visually impressive as it is useful in the field, Pocket Guide to Insects features many stunning full-page and double-page images supporting the authoritative text. Part of the Pocket Guides series covering British and European wildlife, including garden birds, butterflies, mushrooms, wild flowers, trees and shrubs and tracks and signs.

Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britain
Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britain

Author: Olaf Booy

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-04-23

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1472911547

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This field guide will enable the identification of a range of invasive plants and animals now found in Britain. The impact of invasive organisms is second only to habitat loss as a threat to biodiversity and yet, despite increasing ecological awareness, people remain largely unaware of these plants and animals and their potentially devastating impact. Although most biological introductions fail, many prove successful and these can prove disastrous for native fauna and flora. Though these species are of particular concern to conservationists there has previously been no unified guide devoted to their recognition. This book will act both as an ID guide, appealing to the amateur naturalist, and as an important tool for ecologists and land managers attempting to tackle the problem posed by invasive species.

Guide to the Flowers of Western China
Guide to the Flowers of Western China

Author: Christopher Grey-Wilson

Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Published: 2024-01-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781842467961

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A completely revised and updated second edition of the essential field guide and reference work. Since the publication of the first edition of Guide to the Flowers of Western China in 2011, there have been great strides in knowledge of the flora of China through international collaboration. Many plants included in the first edition have been revisited in the wild, while areas hitherto inaccessible have opened up, if sometimes only temporarily. Great advances in systematic botany have occurred since the publication of the first edition, particularly with the widespread availability of rapid DNA analysis. The result of this has been an influx of new photographs and data, and the need for a second edition of Guide to the Flowers of Western China.