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Discover 15 plants, explore their superpowers, and learn how to grow them. Learn how to grow different plants year-round, from daffodils in spring to tomatoes and lettuce in summer, pumpkins in autumn and mushrooms in winter! Meet each plant's surprising relatives (did you know the tasty tomato is a cousin of deadly nightshade?) and unearth their interesting histories (lettuce was the first vegetable to be grown in space!). Then follow step-by-step instructions to grow and care for each one, whether you have a big garden or a sunny windowsill. Written by horticulturalist Riz Reyes and fully illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is the perfect introduction to growing plants for families everywhere. Perfect for children aged 7+, this book will get you outdoors and discovering the wonder of plants. - 15 chapters are headed by 'hero' plants; discover each one's unique characteristics, intriguing histories and surprising relatives, then follow the step-by-step instruction on how to grow them yourself. - Take inspiration from the natural world as you learn about perseverance from cacti, discover the power of community from mushrooms and the historic heritage of the humble apple. - A practical guide to growing for young readers everywhere, whether you have a sunny windowsill or a big back garden - This is the handbook that will offer the practical advice to guide you as you embark on growing your own plants Words of Praise for this book: "An exceptionally good-looking volume, full of practical advice" - The Bookseller "This guide to plants and how to grow them is a thing of beauty." - i News Discover the series This book is part of the series In Our Nature, which also features an illustrated guide to the night sky, Glow.
Discover 15 plants, explore their superpowers, and learn how to grow them.
Learn how to grow different plants year-round, from daffodils in spring to tomatoes and lettuce in summer, pumpkins in autumn and mushrooms in winter!
Meet each plant's surprising relatives (did you know the tasty tomato is a cousin of deadly nightshade?) and unearth their interesting histories (lettuce was the first vegetable to be grown in space!).
Then follow step-by-step instructions to grow and care for each one, whether you have a big garden or a sunny windowsill.
Written by horticulturalist Riz Reyes and fully illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is the perfect introduction to growing plants for families everywhere.
Perfect for children aged 7+, this book will get you outdoors and discovering the wonder of plants.
- 15 chapters are headed by 'hero' plants; discover each one's unique characteristics, intriguing histories and surprising relatives, then follow the step-by-step instruction on how to grow them yourself.
- Take inspiration from the natural world as you learn about perseverance from cacti, discover the power of community from mushrooms and the historic heritage of the humble apple.
- A practical guide to growing for young readers everywhere, whether you have a sunny windowsill or a big back garden
- This is the handbook that will offer the practical advice to guide you as you embark on growing your own plants
Words of Praise for this book:
"An exceptionally good-looking volume, full of practical advice" - The Bookseller
"This guide to plants and how to grow them is a thing of beauty." - i News
Discover the series
This book is part of the series In Our Nature, which also features an illustrated guide to the night sky, Glow.