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by Ed Ikin (Author), Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (Author)
- Published in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which receives nearly 2 million visitors from across the world every year.
- The threat to these beautiful, rare and endangered plants is internationally topical. Awareness is being raised by institutions like Kew and organizations such as Extinction Rebellion and documentaries like David Attenborough's The Green Planet.
- Previous collaborations between Welbeck and Kew have won awards internationally and have sold over 80,000 copies worldwide.
Author Biography
Ed Ikin is Chief Executive of outdoor education charity The Ernest Cook Trust, and was previously Director of Wakehurst, Kew's wild botanic garden, and General Manager of Morden Hall Park and Rainham Hall for the National Trust. He is the author of Thoughtful Gardening and Garden Friends.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are home to the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. Founded in 1840, Kew's archives store millions of specimens, botanical illustrations and books. Kew's mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi, for the wellbeing of people and the future of all life on Earth.
Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 1 x 11.1 x 8.6 IN
Publication Date: October 12, 2023
