<B>Ever wonder if plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings of the plants you love are revealed and celebrated in this guide by botany expert Dr. Scott Zona.<BR/><BR/> *2023 American Horticultural Society Award Winner*</B><BR/><BR/><I>A Gardener’s Guide to Botany</I> is not just another book on how to grow plants. Instead, it’s <B>a lushly illustrated botanical journey into what makes plants tick</B>, delivered in layman’s terms that are <B>easily understood and appreciated by both advanced gardeners and first-timers</B>. It’s the chlorophyll-infused science behind the plants you know and love, whether you grow them indoors or out.<BR/><BR/> You’ll learn <B>how different plant parts function</B> (do you know what stomata are and why every leaf has hundreds of them?), <B>the traits that separate plants from animals</B>, and how through eons of evolution the plants we grow in our gardens and homes have developed