Kew Pocketbooks: Vegetables - Helena Dove
Helena Dove
- Pages · 96 pages, 40 Illustrations, color
- Publication Date · 28/05/2026
- Genre · Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables
This unique series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants and fungi. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from different groups or collections. Part of our everyday lives, full of flavour and shifting with the seasons, vegetables are a diverse and integral plant group that we depend on for nutrients and sustenance. From cabbages to sweetcorn, delicious plants from around the world are celebrated in this pocketbook with beautiful historical illustrations. The Library and Archives at Kew is one of the most extensive botanical libraries in the world, with the oldest item dating back to the 1370s. An introductory chapter by Kew expert H�l�na Dove provides an overview of this plant group, and extended captions accompany each painting. A must-have gift item printed on uncoated paper and with a cloth and foil luxury finish.
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