GARDENING GENERAL REFERENCE

The author presents 100 garden favourites with the stories behind their names. From Abelia to Zinnia, every flower name is explained.

PUBLISHED PRICE £12.99

ISBN: 9781565121386

An exploration of the sex and science of flowers. This is a botanical journey that reveals the science behind intelligent plants. Bringing together the work of botanists around the globe, this book looks at how they evolved, how they survive and how they heal. It also shows us how flowers regulate their own temperature, attract pollinating bats and even smell like a rotting corpse. Russell also looks at flowers senses and their healing powers, and how they are being used as a main line of defence against childhood leukaemia.

isbn: 0434008486
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This reference work explains the grammar and syntax of botanical Latin, and covers the roots and origins of Latin and latinised geographical names, colour terms, symbols and abbreviations, diagnoses and descriptions, and the formation of names and epithets.

isbn: 0715316435

A bestseller since its debut in 1990, with more than 100,000 copies sold, Botany for Gardeners has now been revised, expanded and updated. This edition of Botany for Gardeners will introduce and explain fundamental botanical concepts to gardeners of all abilities, helping them understand plants from a plant's point of view. In engaging, clear language, Brian Capon explains the often mysterious life of plants; What happens inside a seed after it is planted?; How are plants structured?; How do plants adapt to their environment?; How is water transported from soil to leaves?; Why are minerals, air and light important for healthy plant growth?; How do plants reproduce?

isbn: 0881926558

In this work, the language of botany from plant structure to genetic modification defined and explained for students of plant sciences and botanical enthusiasts. The dictionary, with over 4,000 entries, covers the many subject areas that make up pure and applied botany. The areas covered include physiology of plants, cell biology, biochemistry, plant pathology, plant anatomy, genetics, evolution and plant ecology as well as important applied topics, such as horticulture, plant breeding, investigative methods, conservation practice and microbiology. To reflect their growing importance in today's world there is extended coverage of biotechnology and genetic engineering, which play such a central role in current developments in plant breeding. The comprehensive coverage of this dictionary is designed to help undergraduates and advanced school students studying biology, botany or plant sciences.It will also be an invaluable resource to naturalists, geographers, horticulturalists and anyone interested in the study and conservation of plants. Following the style of the Collins reference series, the dictionary contains short defining entries,longer explanatory entries and a selection of review entries on such key topics as chloroplasts, DNA and gene, plant groups such as Cyanobacteria or lichen, and investigative equipment, such as the electron microscope. In addition the book contains diagrams and charts throughout the text to further the understanding of entries. It also includes a selection of recommended internet sites that will help and student of botany take the subject further. The dictionary has been compiled by a team of scientists, and edited by Jill Bailey in consultation with Sir John Burnett, Chairman of the Trustees, National Biodiversity Network and Dr Andrew Lack, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Biology, Oxford Brookes University. COVER PRICE £9.99

isbn: 9780007212200

Whether you're a complete beginner or a keen gardener, there are always times when it would help to have a reliable expert at your side. In this "Complete How to be a Gardener", Alan Titchmarsh draws on his extensive knowledge and experience to give you a comprehensive guide to becoming a successful gardener. Alan starts with the fundamentals, covering the absolute essentials that every gardener needs to know, including information on how plants work and what they need to survive, as well as advice on where to begin if you're a first-time gardener. Each chapter includes practical advice and step-by-step techniques and projects, as well as a host of Alan's favourite plants to help you in your selection. With its perfect balance of down-to-earth information and inspirational ideas, this complete paperback edition of "How to be a Gardener" gets to the very heart of gardening and provides a comprehensive reference manual for any garden owner. "How to be a Gardener 1" was the fastest selling gardening book ever and, between them, books 1 and 2 have sold over 1 million copies.

ISBN: 9780563522621

This guide provides the ideas and know-how needed for creating a garden from scratch. Aimed at the novice gardener, the book takes you through every stage of the design, construction and planting process, helping to assess your needs and match them to your plot, budget and time available. Construction and planting techniques are illustrated in step-by-step projects that include building steps, planting a tree and installing a water feature. Notebook sections include grids and storyboards for designing individual features and planting schemes. A plant care troublehooters helps you to identify and treat common ailments and a calendar of essential tasks will help your garden look good all year round.

isbn: 1850299498

How did plants get to be the way they are? Why do they have pretty flowers? How different would things have been if the wrong kind of pollinators had got the upper hand? Why are Latin names so complicated, and why Latin anyway? Why is a weed-free lawn an ecological impossibility? This entertaining book gives the answers to these questions and many more. It shows how a little botanical knowledge can bring not just better results but peace of mind, and that losing sleep over such traditional gardening bogeys as weeds, pests and pruning is not necessarily the best course. In this new edition Ken Thompson grabs the opportunity to explain why any old plant will do, for companion planting - but also that it can do as much harm as good - and why planting by the moon is complete and utter nonsense.

ISBN: 9781903919200

This guide provides the ideas and know-how needed for creating a garden from scratch. Aimed at the novice gardener, the book takes you through every stage of the design, construction and planting process, helping to assess your needs and match them to your plot, budget and time available. Construction and planting techniques are illustrated in step-by-step projects that include building steps, planting a tree and installing a water feature. Notebook sections include grids and storyboards for designing individual features and planting schemes. A plant care troublehooters helps you to identify and treat common ailments and a calendar of essential tasks will help your garden look good all year round.

COVER PRICE £14.99

ISBN: 9781850299493

GQT Gardening Techniques brings together the wisdom - and wit - of four of the Gardeners' Question Time panellists, providing novice gardeners and experienced amateurs alike with advice on everything from planting to pruning, from building a pond to lining a hanging basket. With copious experience of listening to gardeners' questions, the panellists anticipate every necessity of the gardening calendar and every stage in the process of reaching your garden's full potential. Encouraging you to clear sites for ponds and raised beds, propagate from seed, grow hothouse exotica, rejuvenate plants with pruning, protect against infestation and much, much more, this store of professional tips and techniques will make you an expert in no time. Throughout the book, the voices of the authors can be clearly heard, making this not only a valuable reference, but a personal, often opinionated conversation with some of Britain's favourite gardeners. COVER PRICE £25.00

ISBN: 9781856267984

Whether you care for a rambling country garden or a modest town plot, "Garden Secrets" offers a variety of seasonal hints and practical tips to help you make the most of your outside space. For those who are inspired by the year-round beauty of the Trust's gardens, here is a chance to learn from the experts and benefit from their years of experience. This illustrated book includes advice for urban gardeners working with small plots or container planting, larger country gardens that may include lawn space and those perhaps looking to grow vegetables.

ISBN: 9781905400355

Where does botany start but with the naming and grouping of all flora? List-making is in the gardener's blood, and this collection of random facts, data, and wisdom is sure to excite the Latin-spouting garden geek.

ISBN: 9781570614859

Grow into a better gardener, whatever your level of expertise. Ever wondered why some plants favour light and others shade? Or how pollination works, or why soil is so important? From cutting and grafting to fending off bugs and pests, Chris Beardshaw, BBC TV's "Flying Gardener" and two-times Gold Medal winner at the "Chelsea Flower Show", explains how understanding nature will make you a better gardener. Discover how gardening folklore, handed down through the generations can be applied to your plot. Once you know what plants need to thrive it's easy to create a garden to be proud of.

ISBN: 9781405316675

A desirable gift book; the perfect present for gardeners of all ages, at a price that will be hard to resist. The Little Book of Gardening Tips contains a plethora of facts, hints and tips about lawns, flowers, soil, pots and everything green-fingered. Learn how to tell the difference between soil that will kill your azaleas and soil that will give life to your old-fashioned roses. Instantly check when is the right time to sow your lawn seed and when is the wrong time to prune your yew hedge. The Little Book of Gardening Tips helps you make short work of a long job and shows you how the professionals go about their business.

ISBN: 9781904573357

Botanical Latin has become a common language for the dedicated gardener. But for the less experienced the Latin names can appear confusing. However, once you understand the basic rules they are actually rather easy to use. It is quite common for people to refer to plants by either their common or vernacular names. However, the problem is that some genera have hundreds of species, and some common species may have dozens of vernacular names. This book is an ideal reference tool for gardeners regardless of experience. It contains over 6,000 Latin names along with over 2,000 Common names. Over 150 plants illustrated with detailed drawings.

ISBN: 9781903025710

This is an A-Z of places associated with plants, plant hunters from yesterday and today, and from across the world. It takes an in-depth look at the plants themselves: where they came from, who discovered them and how they came to be named as they are. It also includes stories about plant explorers and their often dangerous journeys, and is illustrated throughout with archive pictures of plants and their discoverers.

isbn: 0715324217

This is a new edition packed with trusted, practical advice for every gardener from the experts at the RHS Advisory Service. An evolving garden is always creating questions, so the experts at RHS Wisley are on-hand to provide the answers. Share their knowledge and experience as they answer 300 popular gardening questions on everything from horticultural techniques and planting ideas, to how to get rid of aphids, slugs or plant diseases. Trusted advice will make gardening a breeze whether you're an amateur gardener or a green-fingered guru. "Who better to turn to for advice than the gardeners at the RHS' flagship garden!" - "Sunday Times".

ISBN: 9781405331913

Can beer make plants grow? How about buttermilk? Or music classical or rock? Is it true about planting trees in deep holes? And how about chasing insects with hot sauce and stopping slugs with eggshells? Remedies for all garden woes are there for the taking: the challenge is to know what will work and what won't. Fearlessly conducting original experiments and harvesting wisdom from the scientific literature, horticulturist Jeff Gillman assesses new and historic advice and reveals the how and why and sometimes the why not for more than 100 common and uncommon gardening practices. The results will surprise even experienced gardeners.

ISBN: 9780881929126