The grasses of ireland book

Many are ideal for gravel gardens, prairie planting, wildlife gardens and are great to add to the cutting garden. In the british criminal world, police informants have been called grasses since the late 1930s, and the super prefix was coined by journalists in the early 1970s to describe those who witnessed against fellow criminals in a series of highprofile mass. Grass identification guide now available biodiversity ireland. Buy grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens of great britain and ireland 2nd by roger phillips isbn. About help blog jobs established 1985 nhbs gmbh covid19. Along the way, he searches out his familys roots, discovers that a oncepoor country has been transformed by an economic boom, and finds that the only thing tougher to escape. Books on sustainable farming dont grow on treesthey grow in the dirt. Across ireland, indeed, the extravagant sun sparked a surge of growth in a leafy legion already enjoying the longest season in europe. It is rich in photographs and diagrams and contains both a floristic guide and a vegetative key.

It comes in two forms single headed and many headed bog cotton. Like the country itself, coynes book is an affable ramble through a charmed land. An identification guide to irelands grasses was published by the data centre in late 2014. A career in broadcasting earned him fame across the united kingdom. Grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens of great britain by roger phillips and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book may have pages that are more difficult to read due to the tendency of text to show through to other pages. A guide to their structure, identification, uses and. Beautifully illustrated with full colour photographs together with comprehensive descriptions of each subject. Grass and clover recommended list varieties for ireland 2010.

Key to the vegetative and flowering phases by tony farragher teagasc 2012. A new campaign from allied irish bank aib, teagasc irelands. In 2017, aib partnered with teagasc irelands agriculture and food development authority to launch a multiyear campaign to increase grass utilisation on irish. An essay on the indigenous grasses of ireland by dr.

This attractive fieldfriendly 164 page guide simplifies grass identification. If damaged, perhaps by a grazing animal or mower, grasses are more likely to survive and continue to grow. Following a foreword by george peterken and an introduction describing the history and types of lowland grassland and the reasons for change, the main focus of grassland plants of the british and irish lowlands concerns those plants currently considered to be of greatest conservation concern, assembling in one place everything you could ever need to know about over 100 of our most threatened species, from orchids to ladysmantles, maiden pink to meadow thistle, pasqueflower to pennyroyal. Grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens of great britain and. Buy identification guide to irelands grasses 9781911172024. Medium leaved varieties are more suited to grazing, but can also be used in silage. Focusing on the color, shape, and texture of the plants, and avoiding the technicalities presented by most botanical guides, this first and only popular book on the subject provides a lively account of the history, ecology, and uses of 5 species of grasses. A guide to their structure, identification, uses and distribution.

Located on dublins southside just off the main road linking south dublin to the major motorways heading to the four corners of ireland. Identification guide to irelands grasses nhbs field guides. Cordgrass, townsends and if you want to see where references to spartina x townsendii are found, you must look under spartina alterniflora. The closest they came was 20 years after the invasion of anglesey, when agricola. Headline beautifully illustrated book on irish grasses. See more ideas about ornamental grasses, grass, grasses garden. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. For almost seventyfive years, agnes chases first book of grasses has been the classic guide to the structure of this complex group of plants.

My original purpose was to embrace in this work all the grasses of the united kingdom, but the want of recent specimens of the grasses peculiar to england and to ireland made it necessary that, for the present, i should limit my plan. There are grasses for damp or dry soil, shady as well as sunny situations. Grass, like all green plants, captures energy from the sun and converts the energy into sugars and carbohydrates. A guide to help beginners and intermediates tackle grasses. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library.

An essay on the indigenous grasses of ireland has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Clearly written and copiously illustrated with line drawings, the book is accessible to those with little or no botanical training, yet it also is respected by botanists as an authoritative introduction to agrostology. There are a lot of easier books for the common species, but many of them lack concise. Grass and clover recommended list varieties for ireland 2011. Supergrass is a british slang term for an informant who turns queens evidence, often in return for protection and immunity from prosecution. Page 253 the grass flames up on the hillsides like a spring fire, et primitus oritur herba imbribus primoribus evocata, 27 as if the earth sent forth an inward heat to greet the returning sun.

The resulting book the geology of laois and offaly feehan, 20 has been described as one of the best. All our grass seed mixtures are certified by the department of agriculture of ireland. Aib releases worlds first book literally grown from grass roots. Identification guide to irelands grasses nhbs field. Grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens of great britain and ireland. Grasses a guide to their structure identification uses and.

Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Field guide to grasses of the midatlantic by sarah. When, in the autumn of 1842, i published my volume on the grasses of scotland, i stated at one part of the preface. Chicago tribune a course called ireland explores the history of the land being traveled and pauses for tales both tall and short, as well as, in this case, for pub songs. Medium leafed varieties are more suited to grazing, but can also be used in silage mixes. Greener grass, published in 2009, is the second novel of canadian author caroline pignat.

In the early middle ages, when european scholarship was bur. Declan doogue and carsten krieger, 2010 the wild flowers of ireland. Grassland plants of the british and irish lowlands. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Mcguinness seeds name is synonymous to the highest quality grass seed available. Within 3 weeks it was selected by crafts council of ireland to be exhibited at london design festival, within 3 months its selected by the president of a ireland, micheal d. Cylindrical green or purplish flower spike, 515cm long, rough to the touch. Grasses found in ireland, timothygrass, phleum pratense. Clicking on the thumbnail image shows photographs, plant details and a link to the bsbi distribution map for that species. The wild flowers of britain and ireland also features information about grasses, which are often omitted in other, shorter books, along with. Mcguinness seeds ireland grass and lawn seed ireland.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. High grasses soaked his cracked boots and drenched his coat hems. Grasses ferns mosses and lichens of great britain by. It is a fieldfriendly 164 page guide that simplifies. The story revolves around a 14yearold girl, kit byrne, living during the great famine of 1847 in ireland. We have been supplying grass seed all over ireland for more than 50 years.

Todays modern cottage gardens look just as lovelya spill of color as edible and ornamental plants mingle and flop over the edge of a walkway. A course called ireland is the story of a walkingaverse golfer who treks his way around an entire country, spending sixteen weeks playing every seaside hole in ireland. Grasses poaceae this section shows some of the many grasses found in ireland. A unique encyclopedia of the grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found in and around the british isles. This book made entirely from grass is touring ireland to promote. Buy grassland plants of the british and irish lowlands 9780901158611. Here are 10 ideas to steal from english cottage gardens.

Grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens of great britain paperback march 1, 1980. Ornamental grasses can be used to great effect in our gardens, from providing a calming presence to more exuberant flowering plants to being the only focus of the design. An essay on the indigenous grasses of ireland book by dr. More recently, his grasses of ireland 2012, produced in collaboration with teagasc an unexpectedly lovely and. Grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens of great britain. The two plants are very similar, with white fluffy cotton seed heads and grassy leaves which are seen from june each year. Photosynthesis is the process by which leaves take in carbon dioxide from the air through tiny openings and chlorophyll in leaf captures the light energy from the sun, splits carbon dioxide. The byrne family faces imminent eviction when their landlord, lord fraser, wants to repossess their land. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Fly away with me how to attract butterflies to your garden the epitome of a lovely irish summer garden is a colourful scene full of flowers that appear to try and. A guide to their structure, identification, uses and distribution in the british isles by hubbard, j.

A judge for the booker prize, several of his nonfiction books were bestsellers in the uk, and he writes frequently for american and british publications. In this book the section on grasses grasses subject category. Book excerpts are provided by the publisher and may contain language some. There are about 160 grass species in britain and ireland. It is still under construction with more species to be added.