Grootbos Florilegium

As Professor Richard M. Cowling notes in the foreword to this covetable book, “The Cape [Floristic Region] is both a museum and a cradle of diversity.” Helping to document and conserve its incredible plant treasury is the Grootbos Florilegium Project – based at the eponymous nature reserve near Stanford – and its botanical art collection is exquisitely documented in these pages. Part botanical record, part tribute to nature’s beauty, each of these works has been painted over the last few years by one of the internationally renowned botanical artists who have been invited to stay at Grootbos while painting their works. A simply gorgeous collector’s piece that rewards repeated viewings and readings.