The Random House Book of Perfect Plants
Title | The Random House Book of Perfect Plants PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Phillips |
Publisher | Random House Incorporated |
Total Pages | 319 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780679775362 |
Provides photographs and information about how and where to grow each plant
Roses
Title | Roses PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 100 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Rose culture |
ISBN | 9780376036568 |
Random House Book Perfect Plant
Title | Random House Book Perfect Plant PDF eBook |
Author | Storey Publishing |
Publisher | Storey Books |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1997-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780676571684 |
Perfect Plants, Rh Book Of
Title | Perfect Plants, Rh Book Of PDF eBook |
Author | R. Phillips |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1998-04-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780517304303 |
The Random House Book of Scented Plants
Title | The Random House Book of Scented Plants PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Phillips |
Publisher | Random House (NY) |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Aromatic plants |
ISBN | 9780375751943 |
Featuring over 200 plants, this book is designed to give gardeners ideas for choosing and growing the best and most fragrant flowers. Color photos.
This Is Your Mind on Plants
Title | This Is Your Mind on Plants PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Pollan |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 289 |
Release | 2021-07-06 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0593296915 |
The instant New York Times bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book | One of NPR's Best Books of the Year “Expert storytelling . . . [Pollan] masterfully elevates a series of big questions about drugs, plants and humans that are likely to leave readers thinking in new ways.” —New York Times Book Review From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos. Of all the things humans rely on plants for—sustenance, beauty, medicine, fragrance, flavor, fiber—surely the most curious is our use of them to change consciousness: to stimulate or calm, fiddle with or completely alter, the qualities of our mental experience. Take coffee and tea: People around the world rely on caffeine to sharpen their minds. But we do not usually think of caffeine as a drug, or our daily use as an addiction, because it is legal and socially acceptable. So, then, what is a “drug”? And why, for example, is making tea from the leaves of a tea plant acceptable, but making tea from a seed head of an opium poppy a federal crime? In This Is Your Mind on Plants, Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs—opium, caffeine, and mescaline—and throws the fundamental strangeness, and arbitrariness, of our thinking about them into sharp relief. Exploring and participating in the cultures that have grown up around these drugs while consuming (or, in the case of caffeine, trying not to consume) them, Pollan reckons with the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants. Why do we go to such great lengths to seek these shifts in consciousness, and then why do we fence that universal desire with laws and customs and fraught feelings? In this unique blend of history, science, and memoir, as well as participatory journalism, Pollan examines and experiences these plants from several very different angles and contexts, and shines a fresh light on a subject that is all too often treated reductively—as a drug, whether licit or illicit. But that is one of the least interesting things you can say about these plants, Pollan shows, for when we take them into our bodies and let them change our minds, we are engaging with nature in one of the most profound ways we can. Based in part on an essay published almost twenty-five years ago, this groundbreaking and singular consideration of psychoactive plants, and our attraction to them through time, holds up a mirror to our fundamental human needs and aspirations, the operations of our minds, and our entanglement with the natural world.
House Planted
Title | House Planted PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa Muñoz |
Publisher | Ten Speed Press |
Total Pages | 113 |
Release | 2021-08-17 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 0399580859 |
Green up your living space with this bright, fresh, stylish introduction to choosing, caring for, and designing with houseplants. Get ready to transform your humble abode! Whether you have a funky bohemian den, a chic minimalist loft, or a closet-sized rental, indoor plants will bring a whole new level of warmth, comfort, and style into your home. In House Planted, interior plant designer Lisa Muñoz guides you step by step and room by room through picking the perfect plant for the perfect spot and incorporating plants into your indoor decor. You'll find info on plants that are hard to kill, hanging plants, succulents, air plants, and more. There are creative ideas for displaying plants, tips on caring for your new leafy friends, and primers on potting and troubleshooting. Casual and easy-going, with attainable styles and simple instructions, this short and sweet book of inspiration has everything you need, and nothing you don't, to start you off on an adventure in better--and greener--living.