This work represents a systematic presentation of the subject of greenhouses. Part 1 deals with aspects of successful greenhouse management: siting, heating, cooling, ventilating, the merits of different designs and of the various types of materials used in their construction. Part 2 provides an analysis of the various growing media available, followed by technical instructions for the successful cultivation of a range of greenhouse plants, from tomatoes and chrysanthemums to orchids and alpine plants.
- ISBN10 0706366530
- ISBN13 9780706366532
- Publish Date 28 April 1988 (first published 25 February 1974)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
- Edition 4th Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English