Things to do with Plants - 51 ways to connect with the botanical world

A creative guide to the way plants can help us improve our lives sustainably.

Things to do with Plants offers a guide to the ways in which plants enhance our daily lives, from the essential functions of making our planet habitable, through meeting our basic needs, to inspiring our creativity. Emma Crawforth explores the variety of ways we use plants and offers different activities and insight into how we can interact with them, including using them to make perfumes or tea, reduce noise, improve office productivity, or even build a den. Crawforth ranges from the global to the community and individual level, covering a huge range of topics and activities. An engaging ecological journey into the world of plants and their often little-considered importance in our lives, Things to Do with Plants will guide the reader to sustainably connect with the botanical richness around us.