Kew Guide: 5th Edition - Softcover

 
9781842465042: Kew Guide: 5th Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 184246504X ISBN 13: 9781842465042
Verlag: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew boasts more than 325 acres, more than thirty thousand plant species, and more than 1.35 million visitors a year. With so many sights and more than two centuries of history, the Kew Guide is the perfect introduction for anyone wishing for a memorable visit—and a perfect keepsake for those wanting a memory to take home.

This extensive guidebook helps readers discover Kew's many greenhouses, landscapes, and exhibits while exploring both the scientific and the artistic sides of the gardens. Chapters zoom in on Kew’s glasshouses and the plants they house, the variety of gardens and plant collections in them, the trees and the wildlife of the arboretum, and the stunning contemporary and historical architecture. The book also provides an engaging overview of Kew’s history, from the time Caesar walked the land to the introduction of the Millennium Seed Bank.

With beautiful photographs that bring the grounds to life, and a bounty of garden facts, this new edition of the Kew Guide is sure to be treasured.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michelle Payne is an editor at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the author of Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter and David Nash at Kew Gardens.

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Verlag
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
184246504X
ISBN 13 
9781842465042
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
96
Herausgeber
Payne Michelle
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