The author of this book knows about gardening firsthand. He studied at the Oxford University Botanical Garden. The book tells about science, botany and two outstanding researchers - Karl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks. In the XVIII century, botany has not yet established itself in society and the minds of people like physics and mathematics. From the book you will learn about the actual formation of this science and how and why more people around the world became interested in it. The Swede Karl Linnaeus classified plants, animals and minerals, his system "survived" due to the fact that the selected signs turned out to be very visual and convenient for practice. The species naming system he created is still used all over the world. Joseph Banks described an incredible number of plants and contributed to their spread around the world - through English colonies with a similar climate. The author concludes the book with a story about the history of gardening in England and the most famous gardens of this country. The publication will be useful to everyone interested in plants, the history of geographical discoveries and gardening.