Discoveries in the garden / James Nardi.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: ix, 280 pages : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780226531526
- 022653152X
- 9780226531663
- 022653166X
- SB450.97 .N37 2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: conversing with plants -- Seeds -- Buds and stems, stem cells and meristems: growing up, down, and out -- The underground world: bulbs, tubers, and roots -- The journey from flower to fruit and seed -- Energy from the sun and nutrients from the soil -- Movements of vines and tendrils, leaves and flowers -- Wisdom of the weeds: lessons in how plants face adversity -- Plant colors -- Plant odors and oils -- Fellow gardeners: other creatures who share our gardens -- Epilogue.