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The
Backyard Orchardist : A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees
in the Home Garden by Stella Otto |
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BUDDING Out All Over! Stella Otto knows her fruit! She
should with her experience. Book is jam packed (pun intended)
with a full 260 plus pages of sweet info that all of us who are
preparing for the year 2000 and beyond, those concerned with
permaculture, simple life, and sustainable food sources should
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Essential Tips: Bonsai by Harry Tomlinson |
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A complete guide to the art of bonsai, from design to pruning,
wiring, propagating, and choosing the tree. Each entry is accompanied
by a full color photo of a superb specimen, annotated to demonstrate
key features. Includes a Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs listing
over 300 plants that can be made into bonsai. Over 400 photos..
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Japanese
Maples : Momiji and Kaede by J. D. Vertrees, et al |
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picture A complete guide to the graceful Japanese maples
This magnificent book was one of the first Timber Press published,
and it has remained popular because of its authoritative treatment
of its subject. The character, history, taxonomy, nomenclature,
culture, and propagation of these exquisite trees are thoroughly
discussed, followed by a complete... Read
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The
Garden Design Book by Cheryl Merser, Garden Design Magazine (Editor) |
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NO Better reference for landscaping! Regardless if you live in
Key West, San Diego, Seattle, International Falls or New York
City, Dirr's Manual of Woody Landscape Plants will help you select,
culture and successfully grow the correct plants for your area.
It is the single-greatest source of information on landscape
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The
Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers by George E. Brown, John
E. Bryan |
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A detailed guide to pruning hundreds of trees and shrubs Now
back in print, with an updated nomenclature and a new foreword
by John Bryan, this unique encyclopedia details the best pruning
methods for nearly 450 genera. It covers not only the "how"
of pruning, but the all important "when" of pruning,
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Dirr's
Hardy Trees and Shrubs : An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Michael
A. Dirr |
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Dirr, a horticulture professor at the University of Georgia,
has spent more than 25 years photographing trees and shrubs.
For this volume, 1,600 of his color photographs were used to
illustrate 500 species of U.S. northern trees and shrubs, suitable
for zones 3 to 8 of the U. S. Department of... Read
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The
Tree Identification Book by George Wellington Dillingham Symonds |
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A visual guide Companion to the Shrub Identification Book, a
visual method based on photos, minimal text needed. Sections
on: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Twigs, Bark (all photos refer to
master pages), and master pages by species which include all
of these characteristics, plus common and scientific names, size,
range, of species native or common to the U.S. and most of Canada....
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Palms
Throughout the World by David L. Jones, John Dransfield |
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picture Describes the distribution, biology, propagation,
cultivation, and economic importance of 800 species of palms.
Devotes more attention to the species that are most commonly
grown, whether for food, fiber, or decoration. Highly illustrated,
mostly with color photographs. Includes a glossary without...
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Conifers
: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Two Volume Set) by D. M. Van
Gelderen, et al |
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Although this set appears very accessible with its many attractive
color photographs, it is probably most useful for those with
some knowledge of the taxonomy and structure of conifers gardeners,
landscape designers, and nursery professionals. The first volume
begins with a short description of each... Read
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Shrub
Identification Book by George Symonds, A. W. Merwin (Photographer) |
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Picture The visual method for the practical identification
and recognition of shrubs (and vines and groundcovers)--and an
important supplement to existing botanical methods. All of the
3,550 photos were made specifically for use in this book and
were taken either in the field or of fresh material carefully...
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