This volume looks at over 1000 plants, providing: a history of where the plant comes from; a list of species to choose from; cultivation, propagation and harvesting details; and information on pests and diseases. It also features recipes.
This book explores the history, passion and practice of the RHS, the world- famous British gardening club, which has shaped our gardens and the way we manage them since the society began in 1804.
An informative and beautifully-presented guide to 35 botanists, plant collectors and gardening pioneers of past and present, from the creators of the bestselling RHS Botany for Gardeners.
1: Tips and techniques for growing 2: Choose your crops 3: Fruiting vegetables 1: Snake gourd 2: Turkish orange aubergine 3: Hyacinth beans 4: Chickpeas 5: Asparagus peas 4: Salad vegetables 1: Cucamelons 2: Achocha 3: Electric daisies 4: Shiso 5: Rat-tail radish 6: Red orach 7: Society garlic 5: Leafy greens 1: Ostrich ferns 2: Sushi hosta 3: Strawberry spinach 4: Chrysanthemum greens 5: Callaloo 6: Walking-stick kale 7: Huauzontle 8: Salsola 6: Roots, bulbs, and shoots 1: Yacón 2: Camas 3: Dahlia yam 4: Mashua 5: Chinese artichoke 6: Oca 7: Taro 8: Yarn bean 9: Earth chestnut 10: Skirret 11: Elephant garlic 12: Daylilies 7: Grains and seeds 1: Amaranth 2: Quinoa 3: Chia 4: Sesame 5: Strawberry popcorn 8: Herbs and spices 1: Fenugreek 2: Wood sorrel 3: Fish mint 4: Water celery 5: Turmeric 6: Wasabi 7: Japanese hardy ginger 8: Tea 9: Sweetleaf 10: Meadowsweet 9: Fruit 1: Kiwiberry 2: Finger lime 3: Chilean guava 4: Honeyberry 5: Fuchsia berry 6: Cape gooseberry 7: Goji berry 8: Chokeberry 9: Hardy passion fruit 10: Oregon grape 11: White alpine strawberry 10: Index 11: Suppliers 12: Acknowledgements
Inspiration and instruction from 40 remarkable gardeners past and present.
GQT Techniques and Tips brings together the wisdom - and wit - of four current and past Gardeners' Question Time panellists, providing novice and experienced gardeners alike with highly practical advice on everything from planting, pruning, weeding, and propagating to pond building, lining a hanging basket and laying a path.
The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit is a comprehensive guide to selecting, cultivating, harvesting and cooking your own fresh produce at home.
"Welcome to the wonderful world of plants. From wet, steamy tropical rainforests to scorching, dry deserts, from freezing mountain screes to lush underwater worlds, plants have adapted to survive almost everywhere. And they do it in incredible ways. Find out why plants look, smell, grow, and live the way they do by journeying across over 40 incredible habitats around the world. Discover the biggest, boldest, and smelliest (!) plants on our planet, from the starfish flower, whose flowers look and smell like rotten meat, to the bitter bark tree, whose seeds are dispersed in emu poop and then planted by ants! Did you know that learning about a plant's habitat is the secret to learning how to care for it at home?"--Page 4 of cover
Die Royal Horticultural Society
Dieses Buch bringt den Leser zum Herzstück der Royal Horticultural Society. Matthew Biggs führt uns hinter die Kulissen dieser wohltätigen Organisation, schildert ihre Aktivitäten und Leistungen. Vor allem aber zeigt er die Hingabe, mit der sich die RHS dem Wohl der Pflanzen widmet, wie sehr Gärtnern Menschen weltweit verbindet und welche Freude der Umgang mit der Natur bereitet. Mitglied können übrigens nicht nur Briten werden! Vorteil einer Mitgliedschaft ist der freie Eintritt in die Gärten der Royal Horticultural Society.
