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This text is part of a series on woody plants for foliage, flowers and fragrance. "Trees and Shrubs for Fragrance" is a comprehensive directory of beautiful trees and shrubs with photographs specifically chosen for the multitude of haunting perfumes and heavenly scents available for gardens in every season. The book is easy to use and elegantly designed. Glyn Church shares his joy of plants, describing familiar plants and introducing new plants to the home gardener. The book details 98 plant gen...

Home-grown fruit has become more popular as new techniques of training make it possible even for gardeners with limited space to grow at least one fruit tree. Current anxiety about chemical sprays on commercially-produced fruit has also encouraged home growers. In this book the author has written a practical guide to all the varieties of fruit trees that the amateur gardener might wish to grow. As well as sections on traditional favourites, he also mentions more exotic fruit such as apricots, me...

The history of rhododendrons is full of swashbuckling plant collectors and visionary gardeners, colonial violence and ecological destruction, stunning botanical successes and bitter business disappointments. And it is here related with consummate skill by Jane Brown, an English garden writer clearly besotted by these "glorious and scented strangers, with their mouth-watering candy colors, their cascades of way bells or iridescent globes proffered in ruffs of green leaves."

Practical advice for garden techniques such as selecting and buying fuchsia plants, composts and feed, propagation, potting on, overwintering, pests and diseases, and a handy seasonal calendar of tasks

Based on the journals maintained at Greer Gardens, this pedigree book of some 5000 hybrids is organized by grex so that hybrids of the same parents are listed together, with cross-references from the hybrid name. The photographs are all different from those in the first edition.

Have you ever wondered how to grow your own rainforest trees? Is there a beautiful tree that you have always wanted to collect and propagate the seed from? Are you in the business of ecological restoration, rainforest propagation or environmental education? This long-awaited guide to rainforest seed propagation unlocks the secrets to growing 300 rainforest species. Providing specific information on how to sustainably collect, process and germinate seeds, this user-friendly book aims to support...

Part of a series on the flora of tropical East Africa, this work considers Proteaceae. The flora is prepared at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in close collaboration with East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University. Significant contributions are also made by specialists from elsewhere. The flora should be a useful reference for anyone concerned with the identification and utilization of plants in eastern Africa. Ea...

Learn how to create an edible forest garden - perfect for gardeners and growers at any scale! Includes over 100 cold-hardy berry bushes, fruit and nut trees, perennial vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, mushrooms and more. In The Home-Scale Forest Garden, Dani Baker shares what she learned as she became a forest gardener, providing a practical, in-depth guide to creating a beautiful, bountiful, edible landscape at any scale - from a small garden to an allotment to a larger plot of land. When...