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Gardening Book Reviews:
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| Introduction to Botany |
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Introduction
to Botany's comprehensive coverage captures
readers' attention by showing them why plants
are a fascinating and essential part of their
everyday lives. The clear, concise text focuses
on four major themesÑplants and people,
conservation biology, evolution, and biotechnologyÑand
gives readers practical and relevant information
about the world of botany. Thematic boxes
throughout each chapter further highlight
the relationship between plants and readers'
lives. Nabors' clear and engaging writing
style keeps students interested in the science
without ever becoming encyclopedic. Plants
& people, conservation biology, evolution,
and biotechnology. For college instructors,
students, and anyone interested in plant biology
or botany. |
| American Horticultural Society
A to Z |
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Collecting
contributions from 100 distinguished horticulturists,
the handsome and lavishly illustrated American
Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of
Garden Plants is a truly definitive gardening
reference. With its 1,092 tiny-print pages,
this may not be the book to tuck into your
pocket as you weed and mulch, but what this
encyclopedia lacks in portability, it certainly
makes up for in scope. Hardy and tender plants,
heirloom varieties and the latest hybrids--they're
all accounted for here, with growing tips
and background information about native habitats
and ornamental features. You'll also find
a fascinating section about botany, as well
as information about basic gardening techniques
such as mulching, staking, pruning, propagating,
and protecting plants for winter. But the
encyclopedia's main attraction is the individual
plant entries--more than 15,000 of them, embellished
with 6,000 full-color photographs and illustrations.
From the visual glossary of leaves to the
map of growing regions, The American Horticultural
Society A-Z of Garden Plants provides an unsurpassed
wealth of botanical information, making it
the yardstick by which all other gardening
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| P. Allen Smith's Container
Gardens |
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Just
as stylish accessories bring a room to life,
gorgeous planted containers are the finishing
touch for every garden home. With this book,
America’s favorite gardener, P. Allen
Smith, shows how to create a beautiful container
garden in a matter of minutes, in an innovative
recipe-style format complete with ingredients
lists, step-by-step planting instructions,
and advice on how to effectively display these
colorful accents.
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| Square Foot Gardening |
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A complete garden book for both the beginner
and the expert
* A new way to garden with 80 percent less
space and work
* The companion book to the nationally acclaimed
television series
* Over 900,000 copies in print
Square Foot Gardening presents a new way
to garden in less space with less work.
* Grow a perfect garden in only 10 minutes
a day.
* Harvest the biggest tomatoes.
* Enjoy spectacular flowers every day.
* Ideal for beginners from 4 to 94.
* Simple, easy, attractive and rewarding
gardens.
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| The Ortho Problem Solver
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Diagnosing
plant problems in landscape plants requires
careful observation of the problem plants
and their environment...
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