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    RHS The Rose
    • RHS The Rose

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The story and history of the world's favourite flower through 40 of the most popular and interesting species and hybrids.

      RHS The Rose2020
      3.8
    • Orchideen

      • 335 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Orchids were introduced to Europe from tropical regions starting in the 17th century, and by 1839, English nurseries offered 1,600 varieties. Known for their exotic beauty and diversity, orchids are considered the royal family of plants. This work details the journey of orchids from wild hunting in the 1800s to the creation of over 100,000 hybrids today. Featuring text by a leading orchid expert and stunning watercolor portraits of award-winning orchids from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in London, this book showcases the history of orchid cultivation in Western Europe since the 19th century. The RHS has commissioned these exquisite paintings annually since 1897, creating a comprehensive pictorial history of orchids. Now available in a reduced format, this book serves as an essential resource for those enchanted by the beauty and variety of these remarkable flowers. The author, Mark Griffiths, is a prominent figure in orchid literature, having edited and authored numerous works on horticulture. He previously edited The New Royal Horticulture of Gardening and received the Garden Writers' Guild Special Award for his RHS Manual on Orchids. Griffiths also contributes as a horticultural correspondent for The Times in London.

      Orchideen2002
    • Flora

      • 335 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Français, anglais, japonais, les jardins sont des œuvres d’art, et les plantes sont leurs matériaux. Ce livre, magnifiquement illustré de peintures et de gravures d’une grande finesse, raconte l'incroyable épopée au fil des siècles des plantes populaires de nos jardins, des roses de Chine aux géraniums d’Afrique du Sud, en passant par les hibiscus du Pacifique ou les orchidées d’Amérique.Un texte passionnant sur les aventures des intrépides botanistes et chasseurs de plantes qui, alors que les Européens exploraient le monde, récoltaient des graines et des spécimens de milliers de fleurs qu’ils trouvaient au cours de leurs voyages. Ces précieux échantillons venus d’ailleurs ont alors permis aux pépiniéristes et amateurs éclairés de créer les fleurs de jardin que nous connaissons aujourd’hui. Certaines ont connu quelques années de gloire avant de retomber dans l’oubli, tandis que d’autres ont leur place dans nos jardins depuis des siècles : l’horticulture, elle aussi, connaît des modes et des tendances.

      Flora2001