Propagating Plants

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THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
PROPAGATING
PLANTS
The unrivalled practical guide to the successful propagation of all garden plants - from trees and shrubs to culinary herbs
PLANT BY PLANT, A-Z APPROACH
More than 1,500 individual plant entries, organized in an A—Z listing within each plant group, ensures quick access to the correct techniques needed for successful propagation
MORE THAN 1,800 DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Specially commissioned photographs and colour illustrations show you every technique you will need
TRADITIONAL METHODS AND SPECIALIST TECHNIQUES
Includes general and specialist techniques as well as unique tips from expert propagators
AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCE
Companion volume to Dorling Kindersley's RHS Pruning St^Training and RHS Pests S^Diseases, building into the complete practical reference library every gardener needs to own
ISBN 0-7513-0365-8
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
PROPAGATING
PLANTS
Expert Guidance on the Propagation of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
PROPAGATING
PLANTS
The unrivalled practical guide to the successful propagation of all garden plants - from trees and shrubs to culinary herbs
PLANT BY PLANT, A-Z APPROACH
More than 1,500 individual plant entries, organized in an A—Z listing within each plant group, ensures quick access to the correct techniques needed for successful propagation
MORE THAN 1,800 DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Specially commissioned photographs and colour illustrations show you every technique you will need
TRADITIONAL METHODS AND SPECIALIST TECHNIQUES
Includes general and specialist techniques as well as unique tips from expert propagators
AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCE
Companion volume to Dorling Kindersley's RHS Pruning St^Training and RHS Pests S^Diseases, building into the complete practical reference library every gardener needs to own
ISBN 0-7513-0365-8
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
PROPAGATING
PLANTS
Expert Guidance on the Propagation of more than 1,500 plants
Whether you want to increase your plant stocks by the easiest or most reliable methods of propagation, experiment with more unusual or advanced techniques, or find out how
to propagate special plant groups, RHS Propagating Plants contains all the techniques you need in easy-to-follow, step-by-step explanations.
• Wliat is the best way to propagate a plant?
Each entry in tiie A-Z section of RHS Propagating Plants tells you, plant by plant, which method of propagation to use, when to do it, and what degree of skill each method requires.
• How can you improve germination of seeds?
RHS Propagating Plants advises which seeds need special treatment before sowing and how to provide the conditions to ensure a good rate of germination.
• How long does it take to obtain a flowering plant?
RHS Propagating Plants gives guidelines on the average success rate for each method and how long it will take to get a mature or flowering plant.
• How do you make sure cuttings won't fail?
RHS Propagating Plants tells you how to take appropriate cuttings from each type of plant, and how to ensure it roots successfully
Destined to become the standard work on the subject, RHS Propagating Plants is the practical handbook gardeners have been waiting for Vissza