Other books

The best of the rest includes a look at arboreal art, a guide to Sri Lankan flora and an insight into the necessity of bees.

TREES IN ART by Charles Watkins Reaktion Books, £35 ISBN 978-1780239309 Filled with paintings, drawings and illustrations, this book celebrates arboreal art through the centuries from Salvador Dalí to David Hockney. WABI SABI: JAPANESE WISDOM FOR A PERFECTLY IMPERFECT LIFE by Beth Kempton Little Brown Book Group, £12.99 ISBN 978-0349421001 Get to grips with the timeless Japanese concept of wabi-sabi. CABINS by Philip Jodidio Tashen Books, £45 ISBN 978-3836550260 An exploration into the appeal and use of cabins in all their forms, from a coastal artist studio in Suffolk, to eco-home huts in India. BUZZ: THE NATURE AND NECESSITY OF BEES by Thor Hanson Icon Books, £16.99 ISBN 978-1785783746 A detailed history of our relationship with bees and why we need to celebrate and protect them. A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO THE FLOWERS OF SRI LANKA by Darshani Singhalage, Gehan de Silvia Wijeyeratne and Nadeera Weerasinghe John Beaufoy Ltd, £11.99 ISBN 978-1912081554 A thorough guide with detailed descriptions and photography.