Botanical Terms Solved

Phytography: Botanical word of the day explained is a fantastic photo-journal version of Plant Identification Terminology:  An Illustrated Glossary, by James G. Harris and Melinda Woolf Harris. The book and the site are not related, besides their ability to help

An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds

“A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible” with this welsh proverb, Jonathan Silvertown starts his natural history of seeds. A seed is a dormant embryonic plant waiting to be given the right conditions and opportunity

Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart

Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart is a cute little coffee table book that is sure to make you think twice. Amy Stewart doesn’t focus in on simply deadly individuals she branches out