Botanical Treasures
This wonderfully illustrated book is a snapshot of our extensive national collection of botanical books, herbarium specimens and archival material. With more than three million preserved plant specimens and 70,000 books to choose from, the selecti...
Kew Pocketbooks: Cacti
This stunning new series of pocketbooks from Kew offer a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, beginning with the popular plant groups Pal...
Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Alpines
In this handy alpine-growing guide, Kew Gardens' alpines expert shares tips and advice on how to grow and maintain these unique plants, including 12 practical projects to try at home. Alpines are often considered tricky to grow, but given their na...
Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing House Plants
From the Kew Experts series, this book is perfect book for the house plant gardener, filled with invaluable tips, tricks and handy advice to help your plants thrive!¿ Are your house plants forlorn?¿Do they need more knowledgeable attention? With t...
Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Herbs
The new Kew guide to planting and cultivating herbs features 12 easy and inspiring projects as well as¿detailed information on 80 of the most important species to grow, all¿accompanied by Kew's beautiful botanical illustrations. Herbs¿provide flav...
The Botanical Artist: Learn to Draw and Paint Flowers in the Style of Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Capture the enchanting beauty of the natural world with this accessible guide to delightful botanical drawing, inspired by the revered art style of Pierre-Joseph Redout . Pierre-Joseph Redout was one of the world's most influential botanical artists, known as 'the Rafael of flowers'. During his lifetime he worked as the official court artist to Queen Marie-Antoinette and then to Empress Jos phine, the wife of Napol on Bonaparte. Today he remains a giant in the world of botanical illustration, his style influencing artists to this day. Artist and educator Fran ois Balsan guides you through the processes that Redout perfected, using step-by-step instructions to explain how you, too, can create beautifully realistic images of plants and flowers. Artists of all abilities will be able to follow the clear guidance and projects inside, with handy tips and tricks to help you on your way. Published in association with The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, this practical guide uses Kew's extensive
Remarkable Plants: Five-Year Journal
For anyone interested in the natural world and the extraordinary diversity and wonder of plants, this beautifully illustrated and presented range of stationery will be a delight. Products in the range are illustrated with exquisite and exotic images taken from the book Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World and all are attractively packaged.
Kew Gardens Wonderful Flowers Colour-by-Numbers
From vibrant orchids to prickly cacti, this colour-by-numbers compendium contains over 40 elegant flower designs to complete. This collection is produced in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, a world-famous centre for botanical research based in London. It holds extensive archives of botanical art, many of which first appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine. These original watercolor designs are featured inside this book, alongside the plants' Latin names. This book also includes a handy colour-key on the back-flap, meaning you can flip it out next to your page for easy colouring reference. You can then tone and shade each design with ease and enjoyment and create beautiful botanic masterpieces. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have collaborated to create a wonderful selection of botanical-themed arts, crafts and activity books, including origami, dot-to-dots and colour-by-numbers.