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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #676 on: May 01, 2016, 05:54:34 AM »
I clicked on the link got a bizarre message asking me to log into Outlook Web App. When I ticked "this is a private computer" it then came up with this: "Warning: By selecting this option, you confirm that this computer complies with your organization's security policy". Ahem. What organisation? It's a private computer! ::)
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« Reply #677 on: May 01, 2016, 06:17:39 AM »
Sorry, Anthony,
I didn't realise that I'd included a link through my work email - which is why it asked those questions!
I've amended the link,
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« Reply #678 on: May 01, 2016, 08:44:12 AM »
Sorry, Anthony,
I didn't realise that I'd included a link through my work email - which is why it asked those questions!
I've amended the link,
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No worries. Looks like a fascinating book.
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« Reply #679 on: May 01, 2016, 02:39:59 PM »
From Panayoti Kelaidis..... "I just spent a blissful half hour listening to Robin Parer--a dear friend--chat about the geranium family with Jennifer Jewell and about her new book "The Plant Lover's Guide to Hardy Geraniums" fresh out from Timber Press: http://www.timberpress.com/…/plant_love…/parer/9781604694185. Click below to hear the interview and better get the book while you're at it!"

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« Reply #680 on: May 03, 2016, 03:01:20 AM »
I've just received the Atlas of the Aegean Flora. I think i now need to replace the wooden shelves of my bookcase by concrete plate  ::). The books are heavy such as their content. What a work, all species are described with precision, size, etc.
If you're looking for a photos book go your way, you'd better buy the John Fielding one. Otherwise for those more inclined to botanic they worth every penny.

Very impressive, indeed well spent money Yann (concrete plates and all  ;)
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« Reply #681 on: May 03, 2016, 12:40:51 PM »
If it is still available, Sanders Encyclopedia of Gardening is a useful book giving cultivation details on a wide range of plants. Available via the "net."

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« Reply #682 on: May 08, 2016, 07:18:52 PM »
Has anyone else heard about this new book on Daffodils?
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/daffodils-review-helen-oneills-life-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-loved-flowers-20160408-go1uon.html
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It looks interesting, but the bit about the captions being all at the end instead of with the photos would drive me to distraction.
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« Reply #683 on: May 08, 2016, 07:24:04 PM »
It looks interesting, but the bit about the captions being all at the end instead of with the photos would drive me to distraction.
Yes, that does seem odd - and irritating...... like the books which still have the photos all in one place rather than spread through the text.
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« Reply #684 on: May 09, 2016, 02:39:00 AM »
It looks interesting, but the bit about the captions being all at the end instead of with the photos would drive me to distraction.
I'll let you know when I get my copy - if I'm not driven to distraction! If I am then you'll have to wait till I get back ;D
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« Reply #685 on: May 25, 2016, 02:49:47 PM »
The Plant Lover's Guide to Primulas / Jodie Mitchell & Lynne Lawson
I can do no better than refer you to Pam Eveleigh's review http://primulaworld.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/the-plant-lovers-guide-to-primulas.html
Signed and dedicated copies are available from Barnhaven http://www.barnhaven.com/publications-primulas-books/the-plant-lovers-guide-to-primulas-book

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« Reply #686 on: July 15, 2016, 04:11:33 PM »
 Robbie Blackhall-Miles writes about a new book on Carnivorous plants by Nigel Hewitt-Cooper  : http://www.blackhalls.co.uk/carnivorous-plants-by-nigel-hewitt-cooper/

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« Reply #687 on: September 05, 2016, 07:14:28 PM »
Learn how to  preorder and get involved in helping the printing of a new Crocus book from Janis Ruksans..... http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=14685.0

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« Reply #688 on: September 05, 2016, 07:17:00 PM »
Irish  chums, including Paddy Tobin, are involved in this  project.....

Plandaí Oidhreachta, Heritage Irish Plants
 
 The Irish Society of Botanical Artists and The Irish Garden Plant Society have joined forces in a project titled Plandaí Oidhreachta, which celebrates Irish Heritage Plants. It highlights the wealth of good Irish Garden Plants and celebrates the beauty of botanical illustration. In late 2016, the end product of the collaboration will be an exhibition of original paintings and the publication of an accompanying book.
 
 The book will feature articles on a variety of plant themes that highlight Irish Garden Plants, especially those that have come into being since the year 2000.  The latest latest snowdrops, dahlias and sweet pea will be featured along with primroses, iris and daffodils, as well as other groups of plants, including garden plants selected from the native Irish flora.
 
 As of August 2016, much of the work is complete: the paintings are finished and scanned, the sections on different plant groups have been written, and the design and layout of the book are well underway. If you’d like to find out more, including how to order a copy of the book, which will be published late this year, click here
http://irishbotanicalartists.ie/heritage-irish-plants/
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« Reply #689 on: September 10, 2016, 11:07:46 AM »
A friend of mine, bookseller retired, is selling :

3 1 copies of the Atlas of the Aegean Flora, 2 volumes, 60£ shipping included.
2 1 copies of Die Orchideen der Turkei from Kreutz, 45£ shipping included.

2 copies of Flora of the silk road from Basak, 25£  shipping included.
2 1 copies of Sarraceniaceae of North America from Mc Pherson,807p,  35£ shipping included.

The books are new.

PM me if interested
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