This is the story of Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, who set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the world.
The Kew Gardens Cookbook is an anthology of over 60 vegetarian recipes gathered from celebrity cooks, chefs and food writers in celebration of the huge array of plants and fungi that have the potential to both broaden our palates and prevent biodiversity loss.
Kew expert Tony Hall profiles over 70 of our amazing ancient trees, avenues and forests, revealing their locations across Britain and Ireland, and their cultural and natural history, botany and folklore.
From grapes and bananas to citrus, pomegranate and tomatoes, these delicious and beautiful plants from around the world are celebrated in Kew Pocketbooks: Fruit, with 40 stunning paintings form the Kew archives.
Kew Pocketbooks: Herbs and Spices offers a glimpse into this lively world with 40 stunning paintings form the Kew archives, showcasing the plant forms of our favourite herbs and spices, some more familiar than others.
Zadok Ben-David is an award-winning artist who explores themes linked to human nature and evolution. This book celebrates his work, and features at its centre the moody floor installation Blackfield, containing over 17,000 miniatures of flowers, duplicated and hand painted from 900 different species.
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.