Despite his prominence as a crucial figure in China's struggle against deforestation, Purdom (1880-1921) has been largely overlooked by history. He lived a short, quietly heroic life, campai... read more
Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus - set out to find more of their kind when their ash tree home is destroyed. Harrison's fine debut for children recalls BB's 'Little Gre... read more
Another nice stripey anthology from Everyman: Damon Galgut, Angela Carter, Tove Jansson, Ovid, Thos. Love Peacock, Sylvia Townsend Warner, D.H. Lawrence, Daphne du Maurier, Jean Giono, et al... read more
BM is the pre-eminent photographer of trees. This sequence of 50 luscious duotone prints emerged from a pilgrimage to Madagascar and South Africa as baobabs start to die because of global wa... read more
A slim volume containing two dozen leaves: twelve are photographic studies by the great NM of dead leaves, "at the held, drawn-out stage of their metamorphosis", the moment when they curl in... read more
Seed, leaf, bark, wood, flowers, fruits, symbiosis - and we who depend on them in our fragile and entwined ecosystem. Lavishly photographed and fascinating.
Tangled, mossy, temperate rainforest still prevails in some valleys and creases of these isles - though it seems hard to imagine after these months of drought... And the author's name is of ... read more
England still has a greater concentration of ancient oaks than the rest of Europe combined. The Dutch dendrologist's explanation and historical survey is compelling.
AZ conjures lives, relationships, families, political upheavals in just a few paragraphs. This clever, tranquil novella begins with a professor telling his stepdaughter a bedtime story about... read more