Book Description
The complete guide to natural & chemical-free gardening.
Author : Pauline Pears
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 19,94 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
The complete guide to natural & chemical-free gardening.
Author : Matthew Biggs
Publisher : Richmond Hill, Ont. Firefly Books
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 41,84 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Cooking
ISBN :
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.
Author : Walter Page Wright
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 35,84 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Author : Vivien Bowler
Publisher :
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 30,35 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780856851469
Author :
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 21,10 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881925081
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.
Author : Thomas H. Everett
Publisher :
Page : 3601 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Author : Geoffrey Burnie
Publisher : H.F.Ullmann Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Flowers
ISBN : 9783848002870
This book is addressed to readers who want to spruce up their own gardens or deepen their botanical knowledge.
Author : Christopher Brickell
Publisher :
Page : 751 pages
File Size : 50,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780751308624
The definitive practical guide to gardening bull;Features expert advice on gardening techniques, planning and maintenance, and on growing ornamental plants, fruits and vegetables bull;Draws on the expertise of 50 specialist contributors under the eminent editorship of Christopher Brickell bull;More than 3,000 specially commissioned colour photographs, including 400 step-by-step sequences bull;Comprehensively revised and expanded to include new plants and gardening styles, and the very latest horticultural developments
Author : Frances Tenenbaum
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,8 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780618226443
With descriptions of more than 1,000 species, hundreds of line drawings, and 1,200 color photos, the "Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants" will be as useful 20 years from now as it is today.
Author : Stirling Macoboy
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Hardy camellias reward the gardener with striking and profuse blooms when the rest of the garden sleeps. This encyclopedia is the definitive guide to these beautiful and varied flowering plants.