Around the World in 80 Plants

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Ultimately, it was informative and fun at times, but I felt it lacked the focus of Around the World in 80 Trees, which I loved. I loved the art, it makes it really easy to see what the plants actually look like with really great information about the plants.

Them being common or not, each of the 80 plants have their own astonishing, mind-blowing history and secrets to marvel at. It's fair to say that Jonathan Drori, who has spent his life involved with plants and is now a member of the Council of Ambassadors of WWF and The Woodland Trust, has a real place in his hear for the simple and overlooked. How could you possibly separate Corn and the USA, Papyrus and Egypt, Tomato and Spain, Hops and Germany, Indigo and Bangladesh, or Cacao and the Ivory Coast? Who knew that the milky sap from dandelions is similar to that of rubber trees, so much so that, in the 1930s, 260 square miles of Eastern Europe were dedicated to growing Russian dandelions successfully to produce rubber until the end of the Second World War?This goes through some sad histories and some amazing and some which has subtly been side lined in our collective histories. Ik kijk nu vol bewondering naar de ogenschijnlijk eenvoudige paardenbloem (Taraxacum officinale) die in Estland wordt gevierd met een heus paardenbloemenfestival. In this, Jonathan Drori has written another remarkable book and distilled fascinating content into each two-page exposé.

I веке Плиний Старший называл папирус «товаром, дающим бессмертие», он, вероятно, имел в виду зависимость цивилизаций от письменного слова. Everybody who has the slightest interest in plants - and people - and wonders why we need to conserve botanical biodiversity should read this book - Nigel Chaffey, Botany.

No plant, nor animals or any other living thing on earth, exist solely for our benefit, and thus we have to treat them with due respect. An exquisite follow up to his Around the World in 80 Trees, Drori is the David Attenborough of the plant world, sharing his immense fascination and love of plants with any who are lucky enough to listen. As with much of the natural world, the more one learns about the individual plant species and the stories that tell of our interactions with them-whether positive or negative-the more intriguing they become. Her work is produced through drawing and screen-printing, much of it inspired by London and the relationship between cities and nature. I'm very tempted to travel to some of these countries to find them and see if I can apply my new knowledge.

US manufacturers are investigating and apparently there are dandelion latex tires available in Europe.In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori takes another trip across the globe, bringing to life the science of plants by revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own history, culture and folklore. All of the plants in the book have a history of being useful at some point, whether that's the peacock flower of Barbosa or the Nutmeg plant.

IX и X веков, «снотворную губку» с мандрагорой, болиголовом, опиумом и другими травами держали под носом больного. From the unfurling leaves of the silver tree fern to the colours and impossible shapes of some unique and strange-looking orchids, these drawings add yet another layer of delight. Did you know that vanilla has been done dirty by becoming synonymous with "boring" when it's really one of the most truly exquisite flavors around?Structured by continent, this book guides the reader around the world, dipping into the stories of the tiny, the towering, the parasitic and the submarine. She is delighted with it and says it is both a beautiful and a very informative addition to her library of gardening books.