Secrets from the Jerry Baker Test Gardens (Jerry Baker's Good Gardening)
by Jerry Baker
See 9780754834564 for the updated new hardback edition. This title shows you how to prune and train trees, shrubs, hedges, topiary, tree and soft fruit, climbers and roses. It offers expert advice and step-by-step techniques, with over 700 photographs and 270 clear illustrations. All techniques and projects are shown in close-up step-by-step photography and diagrams, making the tasks absolutely clear and easy to follow. It contains an easy-to-use plant directory, describing the timing, frequency...
An inspirational and practical guide to creating the Japanese garden style, from design options and materials to planting techniques and decorative features. A comprehensive guide to the history, styles, planning, materials, decorative features, projects, planting schemes and year-round care of Japanese gardens. Practical advice and step-by-step techniques and projects, with over 700 explanatory illustrations, garden plans and evocative colour photographs.
The Chemistry of Fertilisers and Manure - Including Information on the Chemical Constituents and Types of Fertilisers and Manures
by Various
Practical information on growing, harvesting and using medicinal trees and shrubs sustainably in a temperate climate, whether for self-sufficiency or profit. The author draws on her direct experience of creating a medicinal forest garden in the UK to provide supplies for herbal medicine in practice. She provides advice on the design of new planting projects which can meet the needs of different users from small gardens to smallholdings and agroforestry. Includes: How medicinal trees can contribu...
Garden Journal And Planner (Garden Gifts, #5)
by Lavender Lane Journals
The wet tropics are home to about half of the world's fern species, from the delicate, lacy maidenhair (Adiantum) to the dramatic staghorn (Platycerium). This well-illustrated guide, a companion to Orchid Growing in the Tropics, presents a wealth of useful cultivation information that will be of particular interest to greenhouse gardeners.
This book offers a clear picture of all that we need to know to make our small plot of land the most productive it can be. The authors present the information in a way that is cognizant to the people, plants, insects, and animals that live on the land. Thus, they do not recommend the use of pesticides or fertilizers or any other product that can be poisonous or unnatural. They choose organic seeds to maintain practices that promote, rather than destroy, the environment. This book contains, among...
The New York Times gardening columnist shares her best tips and advice, covering common garden ills and offering guidance on how to experiment with new ideas. Original.
Creating new plants from existing ones is one of the most rewarding aspects of gardening. But to many, the idea of propagating plants seems like a feat that only the most experienced gardeners can master. "The Plant Propagator's Bible" strips away the mystique and makes multiplying plants easy even for the novice. Drawing on her many years as a horticulture teacher, Miranda Smith explains the natural process and conditions in which plants grow and reproduce, and shows gardeners how to use these...
Transform your home with more than 25 innovative and inspiring ideas using succulents and terrariums to create beautiful and stylish indoor gardens. Small-space gardening expert Isabelle Palmer shows you how to use succulents and other plants to create trendy terrariums and gorgeous indoor garden designs, and how to grow under glass, with helpful advice and techniques, as well as handy tips for taking care of your new house plants. Display pretty cacti inside copper lanterns, grow amazing aquat...