There are dozens of titles that focus on specific areas of the Cape, or on specific types of plants that occur there. None of the simpler publicati...

Compiled by Ruth Parker and showcasing Brita Lomba’s evocative photographs, this collection pays tribute to our oldest living companions – the maje...

"Another love letter from Wohlleben to the green world... makes the case for how we should allow forests throughout the world to regrow and in the ...

Holistic, accessible, and beautifully illustrated, this is an essential and timely guide to the world's key plant and fungus species.Written by spe...

Most trees are easy to spot if you look for suitable trees in the right places! This is the key to the bestselling, classic Sappi Tree Spotting ser...

This edition of Sappi Tree Spotting KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape has been updated and revised with the changing of Family groupings. The book wil...

The African Baobab is a revised and expanded edition of a book originally published in 2007.In this absorbing and inspired account of one of the co...

Discover the wonders at the centre of our planet's ecosystem.In ten short and accessible essays, science and nature writer Carolyn Fry takes us on ...

A beautifully illustrated guide to 75 of the most unique and fascinating mushrooms in the world, including interesting insight into their history, ...

A captivatingly informative and visually beautiful survey of the tree species - from all over the world - that human cultures have found most usefu...

We've become used to thinking of plants as things for us to use: as food, tools, resources, or just as an attractive background to our own lives. ...

Medicinal Plants of East Africa is the first photographically illustrated guide to showcase the most important healing plants of the region. The bo...

For centuries, carnivorous plants have fascinated and mystified all who encounter them. Quite naturally it is a special thrill to grow these wonder...

'My favourite book of the year' - Kate Humble, Radio Times'This is a book for literary connoisseurs, fact-lovers and environmentalists. In short, i...

A timeless treasury of more than 100 stories from the incredible kingdom of plants, told by author and nature expert Ben Hoare.Plants are found alm...

Proteas are South Africa’s wildflower celebrities: the King Protea is emblazoned on the National Coat of Arms and gives its name to the country’s c...

Ericas come in an astonishing array of sizes, shapes and colours. Some 760 species, many of them found nowhere else, occur in the Cape Floristic re...

Tucked away in the southwestern corner of the Eastern Cape lies a narrow valley, flanked by the Baviaanskloof and Kouga mountain ranges. Named afte...

This book describes and illustrates 80 of the larger, more conspicuous and charismatic tree species likely to be seen while travelling in the Kruge...

The secret world of trees is revealed in this beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants of the plant worldTrees have been a part of human history...

The really easy way to learn how to paint flowers in watercolour! Using a simple ten-step process, learn how to draw a basic outline starting wi...

With the surging interest in foraging for mushrooms, those new to the art need a reliable guide to distinguishing the safe fungi from the toxic. Bu...