The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening

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THE ROYAL HOiMGUlTOIAL SOCIETY
The most comprehensive, practical gardening guide for amateur and professional
gardeners alike. Over 3,000 specially commissioned colour photographs, including 400 step-
by-step sequences - more than any other single guide on gardening.
Under the eminent editorship of Christopher Brickell, Director General of the Royal
Horticultural Society, a team of over 35 professional gardening specialists has produced the
most authoritative, up-to-date, and easy-to-follow text - the ultimate gardening reference.
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Shows you how to plan and implement techniques with complete confidence - from
transplanting a young tree, to challenging tasks such as hybridizing a rose.
•
Systematic organization of chapters ensures easy access and swift cross-referencing on
every aspect of gardening.
•
Includes a complete common-name index for easy checking with botanical names, and a
glossary giving simple-to-understand definitions of technical and scientific terms.... Tovább

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THE ROYAL HOiMGUlTOIAL SOCIETY
The most comprehensive, practical gardening guide for amateur and professional
gardeners alike. Over 3,000 specially commissioned colour photographs, including 400 step-
by-step sequences - more than any other single guide on gardening.
Under the eminent editorship of Christopher Brickell, Director General of the Royal
Horticultural Society, a team of over 35 professional gardening specialists has produced the
most authoritative, up-to-date, and easy-to-follow text - the ultimate gardening reference.
•
Shows you how to plan and implement techniques with complete confidence - from
transplanting a young tree, to challenging tasks such as hybridizing a rose.
•
Systematic organization of chapters ensures easy access and swift cross-referencing on
every aspect of gardening.
•
Includes a complete common-name index for easy checking with botanical names, and a
glossary giving simple-to-understand definitions of technical and scientific terms.
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THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
ENCYCLOPEDIA of GARDENING
COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF GARDENS AND GARDENING
-1 The largest section of the book, Creating the Garden, opens with a detailed
chapter on garden planning and design, which invites you to explore fresh
ways of designing and making the most of your site. This is followed by
individual chapters based on the main plant groups and areas of the garden
- for example, ornamental trees, perennials, the rock garden, the fruit
i garden, the indoor garden. Within each chapter there is detailed, in-depth
i coverage of every aspect of soil preparation, planting, routine care, pruning,
_I and propagation, with step-by-step, photographic sequences j /
and artwork demonstrating all the techniques. In the second part of the book,
Maintaining the Garden, all the tools, equipment, accessories, and materials needed
for garden projects are covered. Annotated diagrams and detailed photographs make
any task easy to grasp, from how to select and equip a greenhouse, to laying paving,
putting up fencing, and building a pergola. Separate chapters show how climate and
soil combine to affect your garden, with simple instructions on cultivating and
improving the soil. A photographic gallery illustrates clearly the symptoms of
hundreds of pests and diseases for quick identification and control.
EXPERTLY ASSEMBLED FOR EASY ACCESS
Under the experienced editorship of the Director General of the RHS, Christopher
Brickell, and an internationally distinguished team of over 35 gardening
specialists, the full range of gardening skills has been exhaustively
researched, and expertly planned, and presented.
Over three years in the making, the book
shows every aspect of gardening
painstakingly photographed to help you pinpoint precisely what
you need to know about a particular gardening technique or
garden plant.
At the back of the book there is a gardener's calendar with seasonal
reminders, an extensive glossary of terms, and a fully-integrated index
that includes botanical and common plant names.
For amateur and professional gardener alike, the Royal Horticultural
Society Encyclopedia of Gardening is the one and only practical
guide you'll ever need to own. Comprehensive and authoritative
text - supported by over 3,000 specially commissioned colour
photographs - guides you expertly through the entire range of
gardening techniques. You will find all you need to know about
every facet of practical gardening.in this complete and
up-to-date gardening reference. Vissza