TY - BOOK AU - Hodge,Geoff TI - Practical botany for gardeners: over 3,000 botanical terms explained and explored SN - 9780226093932 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - QK50 .H63 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Chicago, IL PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Botany KW - Popular works KW - Gardening KW - fast N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -