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Root to Stem (Penguin Life, £9.99) PLANTS ARE VITAL, NOT JUST FOR OUR HEALTH BUT FOR THAT OF THE PLANET, TOO. THIS BOOK, BY MEDICAL HERBALIST ALEX LAIRD, GUIDES US THROUGH THE SEASONS WHILE EXPLORING THE NATURAL INGREDIENTS THAT HELP TREAT EVERYDAY AILMENTS.

Moss (Michael Joseph, £14.99) DAMP AND SHADE-LOVING, MOSS IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED, BUT CAST A SECOND GLANCE AND YOU WILL REALISE IT IS VIVIDLY COLOURED AND PRIMEVALLY BEAUTIFUL. IN THIS ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, ULRICA NORDSTRÖM TEACHES READERS ABOUT THE WORLD’S MOST ANCIENT PLANT.