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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 168 pages, height x width: 185x155 mm, Full-colour photographs
  • Izdošanas datums: 07-Sep-2019
  • Izdevniecība: Papadakis
  • ISBN-10: 190650671X
  • ISBN-13: 9781906506711
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 168 pages, height x width: 185x155 mm, Full-colour photographs
  • Izdošanas datums: 07-Sep-2019
  • Izdevniecība: Papadakis
  • ISBN-10: 190650671X
  • ISBN-13: 9781906506711
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Keywords:
•The tales of 100 plants recounted that will transform how we view and value plants



•The author Chris Beardshaw is one of the leading lights in the world of gardening



From cars made of carrot to tea-smuggling spies; Popeye's spinach to the hallucinogenic effects of lettuce, renowned garden expert Chris Beardshaw takes us on a journey though history's most fascinating plants, flowers, vegetables and herbs: the ones that changed the world, the ones that almost did, and the ones that certainly didn't! Ranging from Roman times to present day and even covering future plant-inventions, 100 Plants that (almost) changed the World is a fascinating compendium of stories about the plants and vegetables we see, nurture and consume every day. If you have ever wondered why carrots are supposed to help you see in the dark or why we hang fairy lights and decorations on our Christmas trees then this is the book for you a fun and quirky new volume that offers unique exploration of our planets most fascinating plants.
Acknowledgement 5(5)
01 Fishy Goatsbeard
10(1)
02 Tequila - A Girl's Best Friend
11(1)
03 Pepper in the Underwear
12(1)
04 Alpine Face Pack
13(1)
05 Heavy Metal War
14(1)
06 Super Berry
15(1)
07 Leafy Vegetables go with a Bang
16(2)
08 Giving Geraniums a bad name
18(2)
09 The Tomato Ketchup Fraud
20(1)
10 Misnomer Fruit
21(1)
11 Family Tree
22(1)
12 Moor Melon
23(1)
13 Palimpsest Weed
24(1)
14 A Lustrous Biofuel
25(1)
15 A Cry for Help
26(2)
16 Talking Plants
28(1)
17 Your Country needs your Coppice
29(1)
18 Smoking Gun
30(2)
19 Denim Wars
32(1)
20 Spicy Footwear
33(1)
21 Send Reinforcements
34(1)
22 Wartime Itch
35(1)
23 Camping by Candlelight
36(1)
24 Exploding Conkers
37(1)
25 The Truth about Mandrake
38(2)
26 Fight with Cakes and Jam
40(2)
27 Now Concentrate
42(1)
28 Ginger Biscuit Anyone?
43(1)
29 Pear Drop Pants
44(1)
30 Gin and Tonic
45(1)
31 Cucumber Sponge
46(1)
32 Lichen Suit
47(1)
33 Puzzling Monkeys
48(2)
34 Grasp the Nettle
50(2)
35 Lipstick Flower
52(1)
36 Under the Gooseberry Bush
53(1)
37 Mouthwash Salad
54(1)
38 Nettle Wig or Nettle Shampoo
55(1)
39 Devil of a Hangover
56(2)
40 More Garlic
58(1)
41 Mellow Yellow
59(1)
42 Binding Love
60(1)
43 Monkey Nut President
61(1)
44 Eternal Tea
62(1)
45 Vitamin C Syrup
63(1)
46 Banquet Blunder
64(2)
47 Sweet Beet
66(1)
48 Lonely in Love
67(1)
49 The Perfect Cut
68(2)
50 Foreign Language
70(1)
51 Holly Spirit
71(1)
52 Moss Saves Lives on the Battlefield
72(2)
53 A Forgotten Tree
74(2)
54 Angel's Trumpets and cavorting Victorian Ladies
76(2)
55 Avocado a `Pair' by Another Name
78(2)
56 Edison's Bulbous Encounters
80(1)
57 Butterbur - a Fridge to Cure Headaches
81(1)
58 Carrots and Future Warships
82(2)
59 Castor Oil and the KGB
84(2)
60 Crazy Apple Toothpaste
86(2)
61 Carrots and the RAF Ruse
88(1)
62 Eau de Lichen
89(1)
63 Dahlia and Chips
90(4)
64 Fighting Ageing by Invading
94(2)
65 Morris Men and the Walnut Tree
96(2)
66 Fungus and the French Revolution
98(2)
67 Genocide and the Nutmeg
100(2)
68 Immortal Decoration
102(1)
69 Lettuce - the Lovers' Drug
103(1)
70 Meadows that give Honey Bees Headaches
104(2)
71 Mistletoe Kisses and the Gods
106(2)
72 Not for all the Tea in China
108(2)
73 Pineapple and Cannibals
110(2)
74 Pond Weed Power
112(2)
75 Popeye's Poor Maths Report
114(2)
76 Potpourri-drugged Olympian
116(2)
77 Rocketing "Mother-in-Law" into Space
118(2)
78 The Roman Nettle March
120(2)
79 Roses cross Napoleonic Blockades
122(2)
80 A Panacea or Life or at least Grey Hair
124(2)
81 Salvation of the Olive
126(2)
82 Say it with Flowers
128(2)
83 The Queen's Water Lily Palace
130(2)
84 The Spirits of Christmas - Upside Down
132(2)
85 Vanilla - the Elixir for Impotence
134(2)
86 Victory Wreaths and Cyanide
136(2)
87 The Violet, the Corporal and his Martinique Lover
138(2)
88 Walnut Shells and the RAF
140(2)
89 William of Orange's Root Vegetable Encounter
142(2)
90 Witches' Broomsticks and Hedgerow Herbs
144(2)
91 The Anti-Dandruff Hitchhiker and a Fizzy Drink
146(2)
92 The Three Wise Men all made up
148(1)
93 Papal Condiments
149(1)
94 Flu and the German Snake Charmer
150(2)
95 Supermarket in a Tree
152(2)
96 Henry and the 57 Horseradish
154(2)
97 Fennel Mystery
156(2)
98 Sweet Cherries
158(2)
99 Hats off
160(1)
100 Secondhand Coffee
161(1)
Index 162(4)
Biography 166
Chris Beardshaw is one of the leading lights in the world of gardening. On screen and on air, Chris is loved by millions for his ability to communicate and share his rich vein of knowledge with warmth and enthusiasm. Off screen he is equally admired for his huge variety of work in design and education, where he is recognised as a real ambassador for the industry. Chris heads up a private design practice and has undertaken commissions for a number of high profile projects for clients such as English Heritage, The RSPB, RNLI and Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre. He is a regular columnist for The English Garden and Garden News, and is the author of three books. Chris's broadcasting experience spans 14 years - notable programmes include: Apples: British to the Core (BBC4), Wild About Your Garden (BBC1), The Flying Gardener (BBC2), Gardeners' World (BBC2), Hidden Gardens (BBC2) and many more. He is also a long-standing, regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's popular Gardeners' Question Time.