The Orchid Hunter: A young botanist's search for happiness
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073DS3C72 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 583 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is also the author of Winter Trees: A Photographic Guide to Common Trees and Shrubs, published by the Field Studies Council in 2013 . Leif Bersweden graduated with a degree in Biology from Oxford and is currently a PhD student at Kew Gardens. He has loved orchids longer than he can remember
In the summer after leaving school, a young botanist sets out to fulfil a childhood dream - to find every species of orchid native to the British Isles… He has just a few months to complete his quest - no one has ever done it before - and it will require ingenuity, stamina and a large dose of luck. Like Two Owls at Eton and My Family and Other Animals, this is a charming, witty account of a precocious adolescent's obsession with the natural world.As he battles the vagaries of the British climate in his clapped-out van, feverishly chasing each emerging bloom, Leif Bersweden takes the reader on a remarkable botanical journey.This study of the 52 native species is a fantastic gateway into the compendious world of orchids - one that will open your eyes to the rare hidden delights to be found on hilltops a
He is also the author of Winter Trees: A Photographic Guide to Common Trees and Shrubs, published by the Field Studies Council in 2013 . He has loved orchids longer than he can remember. About the Author Leif Bersweden graduated with a degree in Biology from Oxford and is currently a PhD student at Kew Gardens