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Chris Thorogood

    Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean
    Chasing Plants
    Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean
    Kew Pocketbooks: Carnivorous Plants
    Curious Creatures on our Shores
    Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve
    • 2025

      Wildflowers

      Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Wildflowers

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Explore the intriguing tales of approximately 300 wildflower species, revealing a stunning array of botanical beauty and diversity. This book invites readers to appreciate the lesser-known aspects of wildflowers, showcasing their unique characteristics and the stories that accompany them.

      Wildflowers
    • 2022

      Chris Thorogood dreamed of becoming a botanist and would stop at nothing to feed his growing addiction to plants. In his wild adventures across the globe, he treads a death-defying path over cliffs, up erupting volcanoes, through typhoons, and into the very heart of the world's vast, green wilderness.

      Chasing Plants
    • 2021

      This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Kew Pocketbooks: Carnivorous Plants lavishly showcases 40 botanical paintings of these deadly beauties.

      Kew Pocketbooks: Carnivorous Plants
    • 2021

      When Plants Took Over the Planet

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      This beautifully illustrated book follows the amazing story of plant evolution, from the first plants arriving on a dark and lifeless planet to the colourful - often weird and wonderful - world of today's varied and vibrant plant life.

      When Plants Took Over the Planet
    • 2020

      Botany of Gin, The

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Garnished with sumptuous illustrations depicting the plants that tell the story of this complex and iconic drink, this enticing book delves into the botany of gin from root to branch. As this book's extraordinary range of featured ingredients shows, gin is a quintessentially botanical beverage with a rich history like no other.

      Botany of Gin, The
    • 2019

      Oxford Botanic Garden

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Lavishly illustrated with photographs taken throughout the seasons, this book not only provides a fascinating historical overview but also offers a practical guide to the Oxford Botanic Garden and its work today. Featuring a map and a historical timeline, it is guaranteed to enhance any visit, and is also a beautiful souvenir to take home.

      Oxford Botanic Garden
    • 2019

      Describes over 50 tropical plants, telling the stories of their origins and features - each accompanying illustration presses out of the page, transforming your book into a work of art.

      Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - The Tropical Hothouse
    • 2019

      Curious Creatures on our Shores

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      This veritable marine treasure trove of a book is richly illustrated by the author, with fifty of the most beautiful, easily encountered, and sometimes astonishing marine organisms found on British coasts, from seemingly exotic seahorses and starfish, to peculiar sea-potatoes and sea lemons.

      Curious Creatures on our Shores
    • 2019

      Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean is the most comprehensive and up-to-date plant identification guide to the area, which has an exceptionally high number of endemic species, and a flora quite distinct from the western Mediterranean Basin. It features over 3,000 plants.

      Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean