Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists by Ross Bayton & Simon Maughan nature study with kids Soil Science for Gardeners will

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Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists by Ross Bayton & Simon Maughan nature study with kids Soil Science for Gardeners willMost of us lump plants together in one big family, and when pressed can only explain their grouping by what they're not not an animal, not a mineral, and so just a plant. In reality, there are hundreds of different plant families, each grouped logically by a unique family history and genealogy. This brings sense and order to the more than a quarter of a million different plant species covering a diverse spectrum that includes soaring sequoias (