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Botanic Garden : The World's Greatest Botanical Sanctuaries by Ambra Edwards (2024, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherQuarto Publishing Group UK
ISBN-100711282269
ISBN-139780711282261
eBay Product ID (ePID)11059000658
Product Key Features
Book TitleBotanic Garden : the World's Greatest Botanical Sanctuaries
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Botany, Social History, General, Ecology
Publication Year2024
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science, Gardening, History
AuthorAmbra Edwards
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight26.5 Oz
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width9.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal580.73
Table Of ContentBotanic Gardens: an evolution Padua Botanical Garden Hortus Botanicus Leiden Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic Garden Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Singapore Botanic Gardens Cibodas Botanical Garden Missouri Botanical Garden Hanbury Botanical Gardens New York Botanical Garden The Huntington Desert Garden Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Weihenstephan Trials Garden Nong Nooch Tropical Garden Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Viera y Clavijo Botanical Garden National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawai'i Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Belize Botanic Gardens S.ller Botanic Garden Troms. Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden Nezahat G.kyigit Botanic Garden Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca Select bibliography Index Acknowledgements
SynopsisThe Botanic Garden takes readers from tropical forests to deserts, and from alpine mountains to English country gardens, as it tours the most magnificent botanic havens in the world., Experience the richness and variety of the world's most spectacular botanic gardens, united in their mission to safeguard biodiversity and remind us all of the beauty and wonder of plants. Discover the histories of these astonishing places, with their precious collections of the most rare and endangered life forms; explore fragile and unfamiliar landscapes from scorching deserts to Arctic snows; marvel at spectacular horticultural displays, and learn about the ground-breaking science today's botanists are employing in their bid to secure the future of the planet. The global environment has changed more rapidly in our lifetimes than at any previous period in human history, and no fewer than two in every five of the world's plants are now threatened with extinction. The gardens in this book are at the vanguard of the effort to protect the plants on which all life depends., This rich and beautiful guide from best-selling garden writer Ambra Edwards explores the most magnificent botanic havens from every continent across the world. There has never been a better time to celebrate botanic gardens. From Brooklyn and San Francisco, to Colombia and Brazil; Oxford and Kew, to Cape Town and Mauritius; Norway and Germany, to Sydney and Thailand, discover surprising diversity, superb vistas, and some of the most intriguing plants you can imagine . As centers for research, conservation, and education, these expansive collections are integral to our understanding of the true power of plants . But they also hold some of the most beautiful species on earth - including ferns, trees, cacti, orchids, and more - expertly cared for and presented as a feast for the senses , delighting thousands of visitors each year. Ambra Edwards introduces the gardens, bringing them to life on the page, and uncovers their history, collections, and scientific influence . This is a celebration of the wonder that is contained within the world's greatest botanic gardens ., The Botanic Garden takes readers from tropical forests to deserts, and from alpine mountains to English country gardens, as it tours the most magnificent botanic havens in the world. This rich and beautiful guide from bestselling garden writer Ambra Edwards explores the most magnificent botanic havens from every continent across the world. There has never been a better time to celebrate botanic gardens. From Brooklyn and San Francisco, to Colombia and Brazil; Oxford and Kew, to Cape Town and Mauritius; Norway and Germany, to Sydney and Thailand, discover surprising diversity, superb vistas and some of the most intriguing plants you can imagine. As centres for research, conservation and education, these expansive collections are integral to our understanding of the true power of plants. But they also hold some of the most beautiful species on earth - including ferns, trees, cacti, orchids and more - expertly cared for and presented as a feast for the senses, delighting thousands of visitors each year. Ambra Edwards introduces the gardens, bringing them to life on the page, and uncovers their history, collections and scientific influence. This is a celebration of the wonder that is contained within the world's greatest botanic gardens.
LC Classification NumberQK71.E3 2024
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