This book gives a picture of field botany in all its aspects, with the aims of interesting and informing anyone drawn to the subject. In particular, it is hoped to stimulate those with an initial or passing interest to become more involved. For already confirmed botanists, it is a sharing of botanical experiences in the field. It covers a variety of approaches to discovering plants, algae and fungi in a range of settings. Detailed accounts are given of orchids, what can be seen on family holidays, botanical delights of cultural sites, organised excursions to explore botany in mountains, and New Zealand as an example of a different flora from our own. Botanical gardens are included because they support and display field botany; and photography because it is a way of recording plants and remembering field experiences. Finally, examples of the humour that can arise from this kind of activity are described. The book is the first of a series which will explore botany wherever it impinges on our lives.