Ccffret Plantae. 3 volumes. 2025. illus 940 p. 4to. In Box.- In French.

Announced for publication towards the end of 2025. Orders will be recorded. The price is tentative until then.

An emblematic figure in naturalist photography, Paul Starosta is internationally renowned and respected for his perfectionism, the diversity of his thematic palette and his innovative know-how. Whether dealing with the plant, animal or mineral world, this portraitist of the minuscule is one of the best practitioners of macro photography. The author of some fifty books, some of which have won awards, his work has been definitively established in issue 129 of the prestigious Photo poche collection published by Actes Sud, the equivalent for photographers of the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade for writers.

Roses

Adélaïde d'Orléans, Duchesse de Montebello, Ghislaine de Féligonde or Belle de Crécy, Thalie la gentille, Cuisse de Nymphe, even Cuisse de Nymphe Émue. Names that make you dream in more ways than one... And those who bear them are not to be outdone. They deserve them. They are splendid, astonishing, generous to the core. Not to mention fragrant and ethereal. And they owe it all to their creator, the man who chiselled them like diamonds, with patience and passion: their breeder.

Old roses are veritable living monuments. Each one even has its own legend or story, sometimes part of the greater story. They need to be preserved and pampered, so as not to lose them forever.

Tillandsias

Filles de l'air... What a funny name! Poetic as can be! It has to be said that they are bizarre, with their wildly graphic shape and the way they cling to anything, even a high-voltage wire, as long as they don't touch the ground. They're also very beautiful, with their silvery armour and unmistakeably colourful blooms. And, above all, they're easy to grow, even if you're cramped for space and even if you're in the city. Because they're not afraid of pollution - on the contrary, they thrive on it!

Tillandsias really are the first choice if you want something beautiful and lively in your home... with no problems whatsoever!

Cactus

Cacti are true warriors. Sculptural, magnificently built and terribly resistant to everything: heat, lack of water, lack of soil... Resistance is their strong point, attack not at all; their weapons are defensive, but they're very effective!


For the ‘airheads’ out there, there's something to be dug out about these soldiers. Always magnificently present, never faltering, consolidating their presence over time. They are faithful companions for years and years. Admirable in every way!