Plants : their use, management, cultivation and biology:a comprehensive guide

Filled with biological information about plants as well as practical and instructional advice about how to grow and nurture them, this work covers soft plants, shrubs and woody climbers and discusses a range of both British native and exotic plants found elsewhere throughout the world. It also gives...

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Main Author: Watson, Bob , 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ramsbury : Crowood Press , 2008
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505 0 |a 1. Longevity and external features -- 2. Taxonomy: the identification, classification and nomenclature of plants -- 3. Flower structure and fruit development -- 4. Seed structure and germination -- 5. Plant growth and development -- 6. The physiological processes of plants -- 7. Plants: their use in the landscape -- 8. Site preparation, sowing and planting -- 10. Plant protection -- 11. Managing plant collections -- 12. The management and maintainance of gardens open to the public 
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