{"product_id":"common-or-garden-encounters-with-britains-50-most-successful-wild-plants","title":"Common or Garden : Encounters with Britain's 50 Most Successful Wild Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Thompson, Ken \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 25\/05\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 240 pages, 60 b\/w drawings,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781800811447,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's often imagined that rarity is special. We seek out uncommon plants or birds to tick them off our lists, but most of us overlook the extraordinary splendour of the species we encounter daily in the natural world. It's these species - the most successful plants - that are truly interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new book, Ken Thompson sets out to chart Britain's fifty-two most common wild plants and to explain the secrets of their success. What are their key characteristics? How do they thrive in different habitats? Where did they come from? What do their popular names - speedwell, buttercup, dog rose - mean? Common or Garden - stunningly illustrated by the artist Sarah Abbott - will open our eyes afresh to the everyday natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43101242490924,"sku":"9781800811447","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781800811447.jpg?v=1713007489","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/common-or-garden-encounters-with-britains-50-most-successful-wild-plants","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}