RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening

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A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I’ve already found my copy useful – I harvested a few rose hips from a local bush, and found out how to propagate new plants from the seeds they contain. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. Whether you're looking to brush up on your botany or groom your garden, this is a great guide to all things flora. First published in 1943, this comprehensive gardening book, containing 900 entries and 80 practical diagrams, is the result of 40 years' gardening experience on the part of the author.

The book rounds off with chapters on propagation, pests and diseases and weeds, followed by basic botany. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case. First published in 1971 and revised in 1977, Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia has sold more than 100,000 copies and become a veritable bible for the gardeners of the United States and Canada. A photographic gallery illustrates clearly the symptoms of hundreds of pests and diseases for quick identification and control.

Up-to-the-minute information on safe use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, along with a list of products that have been banned as unsafe since the publication of the last edition. Authoritative information endorsed by the RHS, the world's premier horticultural organisation and the UK's leading gardening charity.Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. The chapters include: ornamental trees and shrubs, climbers, the rose garden, perennials, annuals and biennials, the rock garden, the water garden, cacti, the herb and vegetable gardens and fruit. 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.

Condition good, corners and spine ends rubbed, some shelf-handling marks to cover, previous owner's name and address sticker to front end-paper, pages toned, more so at the outer edges, else contents are clean. Find all that you need to know about plants with advice from experts, this best-seller contains photos, facts and a plant dictionary. At the adult level, it can be as simple as helping to raise a good and edible carrot, and it can give rise to almost parental pride. Packed with unrivalled detail, you'll find guidance and step by steps that show you how to garden, covering everything you need to know from vegetable gardens and planting guides, to pruning and propagation. If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.

The newest and most popular varieties and hybrids now available, for hundreds of plants, along with their characteristics and requirements. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. You will find all you need to know about every facet of practical gardening in this complete and up-to-date gardening reference. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861.

Undated c1945 Spring Book edition hardback; good condition, lightly aged, with good unclipped edge-worn dj, now in protective sleeve; UK dealer, immediate dispatch. The Royal Horticultural Society is one of the world’s leading horticultural organizations and the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting gardening. This is a huge book, with 752 pages and weighing in at 3kg, there is a lot of information in here but it’s quite nicely condensed down into chunks and paragraphs so it’s not completely overwhelming. Gardening can be considered both as an art, concerned with arranging plants harmoniously in their surroundings, and as a science, encompassing the principles and techniques of plant cultivation. A major part of the fascination of gardening is that in problems and potential no one garden is quite like another; and it is in finding the most imaginative solutions to challenges that the gardener demonstrates artistry and finds the subtler levels of satisfaction.The Royal Horticultural Society is a well recognised household name and is the UK’s leading gardening charity. The garden is often the only place where someone without special training can exercise creative impulses as designer, artist, technician, and scientific observer. Biography: Formerly Director General of the Royal Horticultural Society, Christopher Brickell is an eminent plantsman.