Books by Magnus Edmondson
“Glasshouse Greenhouse is one of those sumptuous books that smells so good it’s worth buying for its smell alone. It’s also a visual treat, with tropical foliage sprawling luxuriantly over every page. This is one of those books you can keep on your coffee table and feel happier just for knowing it’s there.” Read more...
Chris Thorogood, Biologist
Interviews where books by Magnus Edmondson were recommended
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The Cabaret of Plants: Forty Thousand Years of Plant Life and the Human Imagination
by Richard Mabey -
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The Brief Life of Flowers
by Fiona Stafford -
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Glasshouse Greenhouse: Haarkon's world tour of amazing botanical spaces
by India Hobson & Magnus Edmondson -
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The Playground of the Far East
by Walter Weston -
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Life in the Forests of the Far East
by Spenser St. John
The best books on Botany, recommended by Chris Thorogood
The best books on Botany, recommended by Chris Thorogood
In the face of climate change and widespread extinction, there has never been a more important time to study plant science, says Chris Thorogood – author of Pathless Forest: The Quest to Save the World’s Largest Flowers. Here he recommends five of his favourite books on botany, including historical accounts of plant exploration and a beautiful photobook profiling the world’s most impressive botanical gardens.
