Gardening

The first and only fully illustrated field guide to the orchids of Minnesota, this volume is both a field guide and a flora of scholarly quality. Includes a section on the biology of orchids (anatomy, physiology, ecology, and geographical distribution), a key to the orchid genera and a description of each of the 43 orchid species native to Minnesota. Each species is accompanied by a detailed line drawing, a North American range map, and a Minnesota county distribution map. more...

Price: $25.00

Over the past ten years, the orchid industry has been growing at a steady pace in South–East Asia and East Asia. In some Asian countries, orchids have become an essential export item. To maintain this progress, there is an urgent need for a book that will help the region's orchid growers in improving their cultivation and management skills, and guide new students in understanding orchid physiology. This book provides a comprehensive description of tropical orchid physiology relevant to commercial growers, research workers and graduate students. An integrated and unifying theme of tropical orchid physiology, with a clearly written factual text as well as illustrations, is presented over nine chapters. Each chapter is designed to provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on a particular aspect of orchid physiology. This book complements the existing scientific literature available for improving orchid cultivation and setting a new research agenda, especially in the tropics. more...

Price: $111.80

Principles of Horticulture is an introduction to a wide range of aspects of commercial and leisure horticulture, and has been one of the best selling book of its kind for many years. Written in a highly accessible and readable style, it has already proved invaluable to a broad selection of readers, particularly the increasing number of students on horticulture courses, and keen amateur gardeners. It also provides a handy basic reference for professionals. For this fourth edition, the content has been fully updated throughout, and a new chapter has been added. This edition also features a new colour photograph section for clearer and easier to understand illustrations. more...

Price: $34.95

How simple lawn improvements can help increase the value of a home by as much as 15 percent. Every home owner wants a beautiful lawn: thick, healthy grass, carefully manicured to reflect pride of ownership. It's appealing to the eye, and it can increase the value of a property by as much as 15 percent. Not just another home and garden coffee table book, this guide gives you solid solutions and a one-stop resource on how to plan, plant, and maintain a magnificent lawn. Written by an author with more than 15 years in the turfgrass industry and packed with checklists, illustrations, and at-a-glance information, Tips & Traps for Growing and Maintaining the Perfect Lawn covers all the essentials:. more...

Price: $16.95

Provides information on tomato plant culture and fruit production for plant scientists, commercial growers, and home gardeners. Data focuses on recent literature, and includes information on cultural characteristics, fruit production, and environmental and nutritional requirements. more...

Price: $99.95