Practical botany for gardeners : over 3,000 botanical terms explained and explored /
Hodge, Geoff.
Practical botany for gardeners : over 3,000 botanical terms explained and explored / Geoff Hodge. - Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2013. - 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.
The plant kingdom -- Growth, form, and function -- Inner workings -- Reproduction -- Reproduction -- The beginnings of life -- External factors -- Pruning -- Botany and the senses -- Pests, diseases, and disorders -- Botanists and botanical illustrators.
This is more than just a useful reference book on the science of botany and the language of horticulture - it is a practical , hands-on guide that will help gardeners understand how plants grow, what affects their performance, and how to get better results. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of over 3,000 botanical words and terms, and shows how these can be applied to everyday gardening practice.
9780226093932 (cloth : alk. paper) 022609393X (cloth : alk. paper)
2013025538
Botany--Popular works.
Gardening.
Popular works.
QK50 / .H63 2013
Practical botany for gardeners : over 3,000 botanical terms explained and explored / Geoff Hodge. - Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2013. - 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.
The plant kingdom -- Growth, form, and function -- Inner workings -- Reproduction -- Reproduction -- The beginnings of life -- External factors -- Pruning -- Botany and the senses -- Pests, diseases, and disorders -- Botanists and botanical illustrators.
This is more than just a useful reference book on the science of botany and the language of horticulture - it is a practical , hands-on guide that will help gardeners understand how plants grow, what affects their performance, and how to get better results. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of over 3,000 botanical words and terms, and shows how these can be applied to everyday gardening practice.
9780226093932 (cloth : alk. paper) 022609393X (cloth : alk. paper)
2013025538
Botany--Popular works.
Gardening.
Popular works.
QK50 / .H63 2013