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Mr. Grow recognizes that he is only a student and not an expert. Sometimes it is easier to get the information you want by sitting down and reading it at your own leisure. Here are a few books by some experts, that I recommend.
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10,000 Garden Questions Answered by 20 Experts - By: Marjorie J. Dietz
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4th Edition Hardcover, 1507 pages List: $19.99 -- Amazon.com Price: $19.99 Published by Random House Value Pub Publication date: January 1,1997 Dimensions (in inches): 9.58 x 6.57 x 2.39 |
Mr.Grow - I personally have not read this particular book, but I have looked through it breifly at the local bookstore and it looks very comprehnsive, and was the same price as above.
The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening
1 Amer Ed
Hardcover
List: $59.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $53.96 -- You Save: $5.99(10%)
Published by Dorling-Kindersley
Publication date: October 1,1993
Dimensions (in inches): 11.64 x 9.45 x 1.83
ISBN: 1564582914
Synopsis:
Aimed at amateur and professional gardeners alike, here is a practical photographic guide
to plants and the techniques that make them flourish. The focus is on garden creation and
maintenance, but there is also expert advice on tending lawns, growing fruits and
vegetables, and more. 3,000 full-color photos and illustrations.
Botany for Gardeners - An Introduction and Guide
by Brian Capon
Hardcover, 220 pages
List: $29.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $26.96 -- You Save: $2.99(10%)
Published by Timber Pr
Publication date: September 1,1994
Dimensions (in inches): 9.28 x 6.32 x .76
ISBN: 0881921637
Reviews:
Book News, Inc., 12/01/90:
Capon draws on his long experience teaching introductory botany for nonscientists, to
present a survey of the entire field in lay terms and oriented to the experiences and
needs of the gardener and horticulturist. Excellent drawings and photographs, many in
color. We eagerly await the sequel: Gardening for Botanists. Annotation copyright Book
News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The publisher, Timber Press (www.timber-press.com), 09/13/96:
A readable introduction to botany for non-scientists
How do plants grow? What exactly is photosynthesis? How did plants evolve and how do they
adapt to environmental stress? What does each part of a flower do? How do plants reproduce
and pass on their genes?
This highly readable introduction to how plants work answers all these questions and more,
always looking at botany from a gardener's point of view. Capon explains the structure and
function of plants in clear, understandable language, including and defining all the
relevant scientific terms. The book introduces readers to cell structure and function,
plant growth processes, the many ways plants adapt to protect themselves from predators
and the environment, and how plants meet their basic needs for food and water.
Photosynthesis, reproduction, and the aging process are also explained, and the
fascinating processes necessary for reproduction and transmission of genes are discussed
in detail. Excellent color photos, line drawings, and diagrams accompany the lucid text.
Botany for Gardeners never ceases to receive fan mail from grateful plant lovers who now
look at plants in a whole new way.
Attracting Birds & Butterflies (Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guides, 3)
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by Barbara Ellis Paperback List: $12.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $11.65 -- You Save: $1.30(10%) Published by Houghton Mifflin Co (Pap) Publication date: February 1,1997 Dimensions (in inches): 9.45 x 7.53 x .34 |
The Big Book of Gardening Skills
by Garden Way (Editor)
Paperback, 346 pages
List: $19.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $17.96 -- You Save: $1.99(10%)
Published by Garden Way Pub Co
Publication date: February 1,1993
Dimensions (in inches): 10.96 x 8.49 x .92
Synopsis:
Beginners and advanced gardeners alike will appreciate this comprehensive, generously
illustrated guide to growing flowers, fruits, herbs, vegetables, and lawns on a small or
large scale. The Big Book of Gardening starts with the basics of planting and takes the
reader through grafting fruit trees, managing a greenhouse, and more. 500 line drawings.
Mr.Grow: - Sounds like an excellent book for the average homeowner!
The Book of Container Gardening
by Malcolm Hillier
Hardcover, 192 pages
List: $27.50 -- Amazon.com Price: $24.75 -- You Save: $2.75(10%)
Published by Simon & Schuster
Publication date: May 1,1991
Dimensions (in inches): 11.34 x 8.79 x .82
Synopsis:
With the skill, flair, and ingenuity that so delighted readers of his previous books,
Malcolm Hillier turns his expertise to one of the few gardening topics equally suited for
the country and city--growing plants in all types and sizes of containers. Drawing on a
glorious profusion of plants for all seasons, he offers imaginative combinations of color
and eye-catching schemes in more than 200 full-color photographs, plus step-by-step
instructions on planting, watering , repotting, pruning, and more.
Mr.Grow - Those of you renting in the city, this may be for you. I have been an apartment renter for five years and I know the heartache of not have any land to cultivate. I have found container gardening can ease that ache.
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