Herbaceous /
Evans, Paul (Nature writer),
Herbaceous / Paul Evans ; illustrated by Kurt Jackson. - 106 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. - Little Toller monograph .
Includes bibliographical references.
Yellow -- White -- Pink -- Blue -- Brown.
"Climate change is eroding the familiar pattern of the seasons, so we turn instinctively to the life cycle of herbaceous plants to guide us through the year. The growing, flowering, seeding and dying back to earth of wild flowers, weeds, herbs and garden perennials sustain and enrich our everyday lives with food, metaphor, joy, anxiety, medicine, stories, beauty and enchantment. Above all, by enabling us to read the changing seasons, plants help us navigate our way in the world. Herbaceous is a journey which follows the colour pulse of plants throughout the year, searching for new rhythms in a changing world. It begins with yellow: the pulse of early insects and the symbol of the returning sun. It is followed by spring’s vernal whites and the hedonist, spirited pinks of summer. Gradually, the strange and melancholy blues of early autumn are replaced by the ripple of seed-setting and a return to the browns of our subterranean winter dreams."--
9781908213167 1908213167
2014451376
Plants--England.
Philosophy of nature.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
QK306 / .E93 2014
Herbaceous / Paul Evans ; illustrated by Kurt Jackson. - 106 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. - Little Toller monograph .
Includes bibliographical references.
Yellow -- White -- Pink -- Blue -- Brown.
"Climate change is eroding the familiar pattern of the seasons, so we turn instinctively to the life cycle of herbaceous plants to guide us through the year. The growing, flowering, seeding and dying back to earth of wild flowers, weeds, herbs and garden perennials sustain and enrich our everyday lives with food, metaphor, joy, anxiety, medicine, stories, beauty and enchantment. Above all, by enabling us to read the changing seasons, plants help us navigate our way in the world. Herbaceous is a journey which follows the colour pulse of plants throughout the year, searching for new rhythms in a changing world. It begins with yellow: the pulse of early insects and the symbol of the returning sun. It is followed by spring’s vernal whites and the hedonist, spirited pinks of summer. Gradually, the strange and melancholy blues of early autumn are replaced by the ripple of seed-setting and a return to the browns of our subterranean winter dreams."--
9781908213167 1908213167
2014451376
Plants--England.
Philosophy of nature.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
QK306 / .E93 2014