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	<title>Design News &#187; Grootbos</title>
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		<title>Grootbos Florilegium: A first for botanical art</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opening eyes and hearts to the beauty and value of the landscapes that sustain us all – that is the wish of conservationist Sean Privett, the author of Grootbos Florilegium, a spectacular collection of intricate botanical illustrations by 44 of the greatest botanical artists in the world. Celebrating 25 years of conservation in the Cape Floristic Kingdom, the Grootbos Florilegium is not only the first contemporary florilegium in Africa, it is also the first in the world to feature pollinators alongside plants. Containing over 120 original artworks by 44 local and international botanical artists, the volume captures the plant and insect life of the particularly diverse and charismatic Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, a narrow coastal belt on the southern tip of Africa that is home to over 900 species of fynbos. With a dream to inspire a broader public about the fynbos and all its intricacies, Michael Lutzeyer, the founder of Grootbos, was inspired to use botanical art to showcase 25 years of dedicated botanical surveying and conservation both on the reserve and across the regional Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy. Together with world-renowned botanical artist Vicki Thomas, who was instrumental in formulating the plan of a Grootbos florilegium, the Grootbos [...]]]></description>
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