Weeds

by Nina Edwards

Book Overview

A wide-ranging scientific and cultural history of weeds that reveals just how interesting and useful these seemingly annoying plants can be.

We spray them, pluck them, and bury them under mulch; and we curse their resilience when they spring back into place. To most of us, weeds are a nuisance, not worth the dirt they are growing in. But the fact is weeds are a plant just like any other, and it is only we who designate them as a weed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780234279
• ISBN13: 9781780234274
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.9"