Plants category: 1045 books

Pruning is the number one anxiety of aspiring gardeners who want to train and stimulate their plants but fear they might kill them. Pruning now joins the hugely successful Collins Practical Gardener series to give you the best tips and techniques for pruning your entire garden, from roses and fruit...

The Beginner’s Guide to Indoor and Miniature GardensUnderstanding Indoor Gardens, Moss Gardens, Miniature Gardens and Gardens in a BottleTable of ContentsIntroductionNecessary Tools for Bottle GardeningBest Plants for Bottle Gardening.Small Plant GardensPot et FleurMaking A Moss GardenKnowing...

Earth is home to a fascinating, colorful array of different types of plants. Readers of this enlightening text will learn about various plant parts that exist and how scientists divide plants into groups, whether that means into vascular and nonvascular plants or into annuals, perennials, and biennials....

Get the facts on an array of leafy organisms and discover the unexpected ways humans and plants are alike in Just Like Us! Plants. Appealing mix of photographs and cartoon illustrations. What living things wear perfume, bask in the sun, use weapons to defend themselves, and even go on ocean...

Do plants really move? Absolutely! You might be surprised by all ways plants can move. Plants might not pick up their roots and walk away, but they definitely don't sit still! Discover the many ways plants (and their seeds) move. Whether it's a sunflower, a Venus flytrap, or an exotic plant like an...

For too long, garden design has given pride of place to architecture, artifice, and arbitrary principles. The results? Soulless landscapes where plants play subordinate roles. With passion and eloquence, Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden argue that only when plants are given the respect...

With sustainability being an increasingly important issue in our modern world, it's no wonder that interest in indoor gardening is growing. There are many reasons a person may want to start a garden indoors, including weather restrictions of growing outdoors, outdoor pests such as deer that...

One of the most exciting aspects of gardening is growing your own plants from scratch. In this definitive guide, Alan Titchmarsh shows how simple it is to propagate plants by following a few basic techniques. Learn how to produce a flourishing garden filled with ornamental and edible plants, at very...

Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There’s a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select—the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates—meets this need by promoting...

Have trouble keeping house plants alive? Struggling to find your green fingers? Fear not! You can still have a beautiful plant-filled home with this stunning guide to indoor plants. Whether you are looking to cultivate an entire indoor garden, or simply wish to know more about your single cactus,...

Have you wanted to create a garden that works nicely for yourself consider perennial plants. These types of plants are something that a lot of people love to cultivate, since they come back every single year. What plants are good for this though? What are the best ones to really help you get the most...

Pretty & Practical - The Many Uses of Plants & Flowers Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Plants on Patrol Chapter 2: Great Looks and Great Taste Chapter 3: Lending a Helping Hand Chapter 4: Paying it Forward Chapter 5: Giving Your Plants the TLC they Deserve Conclusion Author...

Stocking a garden with plants can be an expensive business, so there are few things more frustrating than when the prized specimen for which you have paid a king's ransom either online or at a garden centre shrivels up and dies within a year or so of purchase. If you can prove that the plant was half-dead...

A definitive guide to the spectacular world of architectural plants, packed with practical advice on how to liven up your garden using the striking shapes and wonderful exoticism of this distinct new area of planting. Whether amateur or expert, this ebook is essential reading for any gardener looking...