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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 have Read
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101
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.. Read
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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) |
| 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 materials I have... Read
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The
Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers by George E. Brown, John E.
Bryan |
| 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, which is overlooked in other
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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.... Read
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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... Read
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Conifers
: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Two Volume Set) by D. M. Van
Gelderen, et al |
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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... Read
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