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Darklunarose
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I‘m inspired to grow a lot more flowers in the veggie garden. We try to go as organic as possible, and bringing nature into the yard really helps with all the pests out there

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1w
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Darklunarose
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We have organic vegetables in our front and back yard….maybe it‘s time to see what flowers each might enjoy the company of.

AnnCrystal 💖💖💖. 3w
DogMomIrene Love how nature makes some plants allies. 2w
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AllDebooks
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

We've had glorious weather here all week, so lots of joy
1) Blue skies and 🌞
2) Birdsong 🐦🐦‍⬛
3) Planning and working on my garden. 👩‍🌾
4) Late night fire side chats with my teens. ❤️
5) This made me guffaw, as I have this skillset. She's gonna take out Wales when that corset pings off!!

Lesliereadsalot Such a funny picture! 4w
dabbe 💚🤣💚 4w
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TheBookHippie OMG !!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 4w
Susanita 🤣🤣🤣 4w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 4w
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Vansa
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#Adventathon @bookmarktavern Reading this book for #Naturalitsy, so grateful it was picked because it's an absolute delight.This bit made me laugh out loud at the strange ways we anthropomorphise other living things that are utterly indifferent to us.

BookmarkTavern Ha! What an interesting book! 6mo
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AllDebooks
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#NaturaLitsy

This is such a beautiful book. Mabey is a prosaic nature writer who extols the complexities of the botanical world and its impact on our art, history, literature, medicine, and science.
My favourite chapters were The Cult of Celebrity, Growing Together and particularly Chiaroscoro.
5 ⭐️

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bookwyrm7
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This month's #Naturalitsy pick led me on a journey through the world of plants and how humans have interacted with these fascinating creatures throughout history. It fell short of what I was expecting but it was a pleasant and interesting read nonetheless, and the author is simply a wonderful writer.

#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha +5pts

AnnCrystal 💝🌱💝🌱💝. 6mo
bookwyrm7 @AnnCrystal 💖🌻🌺 6mo
AllDebooks Wonderful 💚 6mo
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DebinHawaii
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#ReadAway2024 #20in4 #readathon

I finished the last 40-ish pages this morning but I‘m counting it for November. Read with #Naturalitsy I really enjoyed this blend of history & science. I possess a very brown thumb but find plants fascinating & love to both look & read about them. The short Chapter 25: A Sarawakan Stinkbomb: The Titan Arum was a particular favorite as I‘m a fan of “the corpse flower” & enjoyed his focus on the bawdier side of it.

TheBookHippie 💚📗💚 I‘d totally count it in November 😂 lovely pictures! 6mo
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 6mo
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 6mo
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dabbe Is that you? Lovely pic! 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
DebinHawaii @dabbe Yes, at one of the botanical gardens here several years ago. It wasn‘t quite open but it was really crowded an hour later when it opened more (the top photo). 😆 6mo
AllDebooks Lovely pictures 💚 6mo
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bookwyrm7
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“Endemism is an ambivalent existential state. It may represent the last rites for a wild species (...) bedded down in a single vulnerable, vanishing habitat with no long-term future. Or a new stage in its evolution, as it adapts genetically to a new refuge. Endemism is still a condition through which species enter and exit the world (...)“
#Naturalitsy

#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha +5pts
#FirstSnowReadathon #HyggeHourReadathon

bookwyrm7 If our reference books during my Biology BSc were this well written I might just have enjoyed my botany classes. 6mo
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#Samphire(...) makes it's terror untenable for itself. It seemed to me to fly against every principle of evolution(...) I eventually learned that this wasn't how evolution worked outside the laboratory. Plants may be overridingly concerned w/ the survival of their own genes, but (...) none of them manipulate their habitats to ensure their own continuance over other species. That is our species' dubious perogative.“
#Naturalitsy

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AllDebooks
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#NaturaLitsy

Welcome to the discussion thread for our November #buddyread for The Cabaret of Plants by Richard Mabey.
Did you enjoy the book?
Has it renewed your sense of awe and wonder at the plant kingdom?
Did you like the literary/artistic references throughout?
Did you have a particular favourite section or chapter?

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AllDebooks FYI - There's a great essay on his website about the book, if you haven't got around to reading it yet. 😀
https://richardmabey.co.uk/the-cabaret-of-plants/
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AllDebooks Oops, I dropped my phone 😅 6mo
Cuilin My hold from the library finally came in and enjoyed the part I read, but I have to return it unfinished. I may buy it as I liked the style and I think it‘s a book you can dip in and out of. 6mo
DebinHawaii I much enjoyed this one & finished this morning. I love the blend of science & history/culture & find plant lore fascinating. My favorite chapter was # 25: A Sarawakan Stinkbomb: The Titan Arum as I have gotten to see (& smell) the “Corpse Flower” in its bloom & it was fun to read about its somewhat “bawdy” history in Victorian London. 😉 6mo
kspenmoll I am behind in reading, only on the trees chapter but I am enjoying & learning lots. I plan to keep it going even if it takes a month or two more. 6mo
bookwyrm7 I did enjoyed reading, Mabey is a beautiful writer. However I was a bit disappointed at how little he covered in terms of the influence of plants in other areas of our culture. I thought there would be more about scientific breakthroughs, engineering, folklore and other areas. He did mention these areas here and there, but focused mainly on poetry, literature, (white) culture and art. To be fair, it would probably be a lot to cover in... 1/2 6mo
bookwyrm7 ... a popular science book. I mean, the world of plants is a universe 😅 It's hard to choose a specific part or favourite chapter but maybe the chapter about orchids and my favourite bit might have been Margaret Mee's story and her quest to paint a flowering Moonflower. 2/2 6mo
bookwyrm7 I see this book more as a fun introduction to a lot of interesting facts about plants that can be further chased and explored by the reader later, if they choose to do so. I wish it had more illustrations, especially since so much of had visual descriptions but, like I said, that's stuff I can look up online or in another book. 6mo
AllDebooks @Cuilin it is a beautiful book. 6mo
AllDebooks @DebinHawaii that was a good chapter 💚 6mo
AllDebooks @kspenmoll it's certainly one to take your time with. 💚 6mo
AllDebooks @bookwyrm7 Gladyou enjoyed Mabey's writing. It is more heavy on the art and literature side of botany. 6mo
Vansa I still have a few pages to finish it because it's so lovely and thought provoking that I want to stretch it out. I hope I can still comment on this discussion in a week?! 6mo
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