Author: Pauline PearsPublisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The complete guide to natural & chemical-free gardening.
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
Author: Pauline PearsPublisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The complete guide to natural & chemical-free gardening.
Vegetables, Herbs & Fruit
Author: Matthew BiggsPublisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. Firefly Books
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
The demand for locally sourced organic foods continues to rise. This resource is a prime reference for the many who are growing or wanting to grow their own vegetables, herbs and fruits. The book features superb full-color photographs and illustrations and an easy-to-use A-Z directory. Comprehensive growing, harvesting and preserving tips and a wealth of recipes are a boon to gardeners and cooks alike. Practical aspects of gardening are explained in detail, with in-depth sections on creating a garden, pollination, soil fertility and greenhouse growing. Some of the topics covered are: Nutritional values The most useful and most recommended varieties Plant hardiness, propagation and growing guidelines Cropping, harvesting and storing Weed, pest and disease control Ornamental and wildlife value Pruning and training Companion planting Container growing. A yearly maintenance calendar, glossary, further reading section, seed sources list and detailed index round out this outstanding book.
The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture
Author: Thomas H. EverettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 3601
Book Description
Botanica
Author: Geoffrey BurniePublisher: H.F.Ullmann Publishing
ISBN: 9783848002870
Category : Flowers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is addressed to readers who want to spruce up their own gardens or deepen their botanical knowledge.
The Marshall Cavendish Encyclopaedia of Gardening
Author: Vivien BowlerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780856851469
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis
Author: Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881925081
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The popularity of clematis has risen in recent years, in part because of the extraordinary diversity of its flowers and that gardeners have been exposed to a better and wider range of cultivars. This volume is the first picture encyclopedia on the genus to encompass all the garden-worthy species and hybrids — more than 800 total.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees
Author: David MorePublisher:
ISBN: 9780691158235
Category : Botanical illustration
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Profiles nearly two thousand tree species and cultivars found in North America and Europe, with paintings of important details, and describes the native range of each species.
An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Gardening
Author: Walter Page WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Practical Encyclopedia of Garden Pests and Diseases
Author: Andrew MikolajskiPublisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781780190846
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pest identifier and problem solver, with a visual guide to the most common garden problems and how to identify and eradicate them using organic and inorganic means, with over 900 clear photographs.
Plants of the World
Author: Maarten J. M. ChristenhuszPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022652292X
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
Evolution of land plant -- Plants and human culture -- Naming plants -- Classification and the angiosperm phylogeny group