Books you may like to hear about

[Maggi Young]

Was so busy  looking at titles I didn't notice that ,Chris.  Have sent a message to ask about UK sale.

[jomowi]

White Beech - The  Rainforest Years by Germaine Greer ISBN 978-1-4088-4671-1

Surprisingly, the content of this book is far removed from what one might expect of Germaine Greer.  She bought a derelict dairy farm in SE Queensland with the intention of restoring it to its original sub-tropical rain forest. The destruction of habitat and its consequences is a familiar story the world over, and this was no exception. 

The author comes across as a very knowledgeable amateur botanist, and she shares with her readers the l2 year project with all its trials and tribulations.  The Cave Creek Rainforest Rehabilitation Scheme (CCRRS) is now a UK registered charitable trust.  The book is thoroughly researched, witness the 10 pages (in small print) of literature cited and a similar index running to14 pages.

I was captivated from the start.  The aboriginal name for the ‘White Beech’ of the title (neither white, nor a beech!) is ‘binna burra’. The rustic mountain lodge named Binna Burra in the nearby Lamington Plateau is where Brian and I spent the Christmas of 1965!  Neither my family who gave me the book nor I were aware of this connection and it came as a delightful surprise just a few pages into the book.

I should be interested to hear what our Australian forumists think of the book.

[jomowi]

There is a link to CCRRS on the Gondwana Rainforest website: http://gondwanarainforest.org/

[Susann]

Has anyone mentioned "Flowers of Mongolia" from 2010 yet? The book is very good with often several photos of a species that makes it easier to try to identify a plant,  but it also-unfortunally- contains a lot of mistakes.  For example the state that Pulsatilla ambigua is synonyme to P dahurica. That is like saying I am a look-alike to Queen Elisabeth. Still, I find the book being a helpful fieldbook even giving the more or less exact localities of the pictures. The introduction is in English, Mongolian and German. ISBN 978-3-9813082-0-4 editor Verlag Rûdiger Biermann. I searched for a second hand copy for months but could not find any. But if you live in Germany you can find it at the library. ( There is a new book, (I think it might be called cartography in English?) to be published any day now; with all vascular plants in Mongolia
by Margsal Urgamal)

[Karaba]

Two books have been published this year about french flora. These are the new bibles for who wants to identify plants in France :
Flore de la France méditerranéenne continentale by Jean-Marc Tison, Philippe Jauzein and Henri Michaud. 2080 pages, 200 pictures, 6000 draws, 4905 species and subspecies.


Flora gallica _ Flore de France by Jean-Marc Tison and Bruno de Foucault. 1180 pages and ~6000 species and subspecies from France and Corsica.

[Maggi Young]

Forumist  Stephenb from  Malvik, Norway - well known to us  here as a man " eating his way through the world's 15,000+ edible species" has got a book coming out shortly.

The book will be  published in about 3 weeks in the UK it is " Around The World in 80 Plants: An Edible Perennial Vegetable Adventure For Temperate Climates" by Stephen Barstow

See here for more : http://permanentpublications.co.uk/port/around-the-world-in-80-plants-an-edible-perennial-vegetable-adventure-for-temperate-climates-by-stephen-barstow/     

The cover of Stephen's book:



- wishing you all the best with the book, Stephen.

[John85]

The plant lover's guide to sedums Brent Horvath

As the genus sedum as been split  in hylotelephium,petrosedum,phedimus...this book is very helpful in finding the new names.
150 "sedums" are described
As the author is a nurseryman plenty advice is given
At less than 20£ real good value for money

[Maggi Young]

The plant lover's guide to sedums Brent Horvath

As the genus sedum as been split  in hylotelephium,petrosedum,phedimus...this book is very helpful in finding the new names.
150 "sedums" are described
As the author is a nurseryman plenty advice is given
At less than 20£ real good value for money

    Format: Hardcover
    Pages: 228 pp.
    Book dimensions: 8 x 9 in. (230 x 205 mm.)
    Images: 238 color photos
    ISBN-10: 1604693924
    ISBN-13: 9781604693928

Available from only £7.70 via Amazon.co.uk - http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=The%20Plant%20Lover%27s%20Guide%20to%20Sedums

If you buy using the Amazon link at the foot of this page, you'll earn money for the SRGC too! 
 

[Giles]

Just wondered if anyone had splashed out on the new G-W Meconopsis book, and can offer comment?

[Stephenb]

Thank you, Maggi

Forumist  Stephenb from  Malvik, Norway - well known to us  here as a man " eating his way through the world's 15,000+ edible species" has got a book coming out shortly.

The book will be  published in about 3 weeks in the UK it is " Around The World in 80 Plants: An Edible Perennial Vegetable Adventure For Temperate Climates" by Stephen Barstow

See here for more : http://permanentpublications.co.uk/port/around-the-world-in-80-plants-an-edible-perennial-vegetable-adventure-for-temperate-climates-by-stephen-barstow/     

The cover of Stephen's book:

(Attachment Link)

- wishing you all the best with the book, Stephen.

[Maggi Young]

I've heard from Stephen's publisher and I'm expecting a review copy of

" Around The World in 80 Plants: An Edible Perennial Vegetable Adventure For Temperate Climates"

 

[Paddy Tobin]

http://igpsblogs.wordpress.com/2014/11/09/the-irish-garden-jane-powers-and-jonathan-hession/

A new book on Irish Gardens.

[Maggi Young]

Many of you will be aware of the famous set of books, " Bean's Trees and Shrubs " - now it seems these are available  online  - John Grimshaw tweeted :

Bean's Trees and Shrubs now live online - a free resource for all gardeners, thanks to International Dendrology Society      http://www.beanstreesandshrubs.org/ 

[ArnoldT]

Maggi:

Thanks for the link.

It solved a problem I've seen regarding the spelling of Evodia.

http://www.beanstreesandshrubs.org/browse/euodia/

[Paddy Tobin]

Remarkable Plants that shape our world:

Just read and reviewed here:

http://igpsblogs.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/remarkable-plants-that-shape-our-world-helen-and-william-bynum/