The Kew Gardens Beautiful Flowers and Plants Colouring Book

The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have been collecting and conserving plants for nearly 260 years. This stunning colouring book offers more than 95 images of some of the most beautiful and fascinating flora that have been discovered over the years. Selected from the archives of the world‘‘s most respected and oldest periodical of its kind, Curtis‘‘s Botanical Magazine, which is published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, each black-and-white line artwork is accompanied by the artist‘‘s original watercolour plate.You can use these to inspire your choice of colours, or use your imagination to interpret the plant in your own way. For those interested in the origins of the plants, each one is named in the List of Plates at the beginning of the book. Perfect for plant lovers, The Kew Gardens Beautiful Flowers & Plants Colouring Book will provide hours of entertainment and inspiration. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have collaborated to create a wonderful selection of botanical-themed arts, crafts and activity books, including origami, dot-to-dots and colour-by-numbers.