Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed

Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape
Publisher: Timber Press | Pages: 188 | April 1, 2007 | ISBN 0881928267 | PDF | 14 MB

Rain gardens encompass all possible elements that can be used to capture, channel, divert and make the most of the rain and snow that fall on a property. Using the innovative and attractive approaches described here, it is possible to enhance outdoor spaces and minimize the damaging effects of drought, stormwater runoff, and other environmental challenges. Nigel Dunnett & Andy Clayden have created a comprehensive guide to water management techniques for the garden and built environment. Filled with practical, manageable solutions for small and large-scale implementations and utilizing authoritative research with state-of-the-art case studies from all over the world, Rain Gardens is the first book on sustainable water management schemes suitable for students and professionals.

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Cape Bulbs: Their Collection, Cultivation and Conservation

Cape Bulbs: Their Collection, Cultivation and Conservation
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated | ISBN: 0881922455 | edition 1994 | PDF | 290 pages | 3.55 mb

The Cape Province of South Africa enjoys a Mediterranean climate similar to that of much of California, but the exotic bulbs native to the region can, with proper care, be grown in harsher & wetter climates. This book describes the author's favorites, all of which he has successfully grown in his garden.

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Herb Garden Design

Faith H. Swanson "Herb Garden Design"
UPNE (1984-05-15) | ISBN 0874512972 | 165 Pages | PDF | 8 Mb

A unique and handsome book for novice and professional gardeners. The plans, with full commentary and plant lists, offer a wide range of designs easily adapted to one's own needs.

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The Worm Book: The Complete Guide to Worms in Your Garden

Loren Nancarrow, Janet Hogan Taylor, "The Worm Book: The Complete Guide to Worms in Your Garden"
Ten Speed Press | 1998-04-28 | ISBN: 0898159946 | 152 pages | DjVu | 1,2 MB

Worms are one of the latest, as well as perhaps the oldest trend in earth-friendly gardening, and this text has all the information any gardener may need to pamper the soil and reduce environmental impact in partnership with the lowly worm.

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Science and the Garden: The Scienific Basis of Horticultural Practice

Science and the Garden: The Scienific Basis of Horticultural Practice
Publisher: Wiley | Pages: 290 | 2002-09-09 | ISBN 0632053089 | PDF | 37 MB

Most conventional gardening books concentrate on how and when to carry out horticultural tasks such as pruning, seed sowing and taking cuttings. This book is unique in explaining in straightforward terms some of the science that underlies these practices. It is principally a book of 'Why' - Why are plants green? Why should one cut beneath a leaf node when taking cuttings? Why do plants need so much water? But it also goes on to deal with the 'How', providing rationale behind the practical advice. The coverage is wide-ranging and comprehensive and includes the basic structure and functioning of garden plants, nomenclature, genetics and plant breeding, environmental factors affecting growth, methods of propagation and production, pest and disease control, and post harvest management and storage. Published on behalf of the Royal Horticultural Society, this book will be a most valuable text for those sitting the RHS general examination, and horticultural students at certificate and diploma levels; it will also appeal to gardeners, growers and scientists.

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