The British have always been a nation of gardeners. Our gardening history began even before the Romans, who brought Mediterranean plants which still flourish across Britain. Gardening grew in the sixt

In this beginner's guide to amateur gardening, Geoffrey Newsome-the highly acclaimed translator of Capek's witty Letters from England-has captured the grace and irony of the original Czech to produce a volume that will be treasured equally by those who love gardening as a relaxation, those who loathe it as a chore, and those who have no interest in it whatsoever. For behind the...(展开全部)

In this beginner's guide to amateur gardening, Geoffrey Newsome-the highly acclaimed translator of Capek's witty Letters from England-has captured the grace and irony of the original Czech to produce a volume that will be treasured equally by those who love gardening as a relaxation, those who loathe it as a chore, and those who have no interest in it whatsoever. For behind the...(展开全部)

麦迪逊·考克斯 美国景观园艺家，马若雷勒花园基金会主席。为许多知名人士和景区设计过花园，例如歌手斯汀、前纽约市长迈克尔·布隆伯格、意大利艺术家玛雷拉·阿涅利、纽约的格莱莫公园和伦敦的圣马丁大道。 托夫·马斯格雷夫 托夫·马斯格雷夫是研究花园历史的资深大师。他策划撰写的书涵盖范围十分广泛，并曾在电视节目中进行介绍。他受邀担任丹麦研究所花园和植物史教授讲师。

著者 罗斯·贝顿，植物分类学博士，园艺师，自由撰稿人。曾任BBC Gardeners’ World杂志编辑，有丰富的园艺图书写作和编辑经验，与他人合著有RHS Colour Companion等书。目前居住在美国华盛顿州，从事自由编辑工作，同时打理一家20,000平方米的花园。 西蒙·莫恩，英国爱丁堡大学植物学学士，英国皇家园艺学会顾问编辑，职业园艺师。有多年的园艺图书编辑和出版经验，著有多部园艺学相关图书。目前居住在英国布里斯托尔，管理一家圣诞树种植园，同时经营一家园艺公司。 译者 刘夙，中国科学院植物研究所博士，上海辰山植物园科普部高级工程师，上海市科普作家协会理事，曾获上海市科普教育创新奖“科普贡献奖（个人）”一等奖，被授予“上海市优秀科普作家”等称号，译有《植物知道生命的答案》《世界上最老最老的生命》等科普图书。其所在的多识植物团队一直从事为...(展开全部)

In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of...(展开全部)

In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of...(展开全部)

This collection of 200 posters from the archives of British Airways provides a stunning visual history of air travel from the earliest days to the present. Airline posters often evoked the glamour of

The fifth edition of British Politics is a significantly expanded work that draws on the contribution of three new political scientists and redresses the balance between the historical context of British Politics and key theoretical debates. British Politics 5/e overcomes the traditional problem of looking at Britain in isolation and the narrow, institution-based approach to p...(展开全部)

To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. "Revolution" brilliantly captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Bri...(展开全部)