RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening

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Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Guy joined RHS Garden Wisley in 1990 as superintendent of plant trials, and he now runs the RHS Members' Advisory Service, which offers practical gardening advice in response to members' questions.

Wherever that level has been attained, in all parts of the world and at all periods, people have made efforts to shape their environment into an attractive display. For example, the English wild woodland style of gardening in the mid-19th century dispensed with controls after planting, and any interference, such as pruning, would have been misplaced. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. The fruit section tells you all about planning a fruit garden, propagation and grafting, but it also tells you how to grow medlars, quinces and bullaces and tropical fruits like papayas.

Marking 30 years since its first publication, this revised edition of the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening provides dependable, essential gardening advice while expanding on key topics that are important to the next generation of gardeners, such as wildlife gardening and sustainability. In the second part of the book Maintaining the Garden all the tools equipment accessories and materials needed for garden projects are covered. This is a fantastic book or gift idea for any gardening hobbyist or student that is studying horticulture. Gardeners of all levels will find something useful here, with sections covering everything from garden design and fruit tree grafting to water and container growing, cacti and succulents.

This item may ship from the US or other locations in India depending on your location and availability. fr mais l'emballage n'a pas été suffisant vu le poids du livre, le livre n'a pas été protégé sous blister et la jaquette a été abîmé. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. For amateur and professional gardeners alike the Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening is the one and only guide you'll ever need to own.When the driver eventually came back nearly a week later the box was again broken and severely damaged.

hardcover: The book is in good readable condition but there may be slight folding, tanning, marks, wear to covers etc. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case. It explains in clear language all those practical operations which contribute to success, whether of old-time or modern methods, town or country gardening, flowers or vegetables. The RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening certainly lives up to its name – it provides comprehensive information on every gardening subject I can name.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

There’s a nice chapter on cacti and succulents and even a section on how to propagate ferns from spores. Jacket Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps. Written by a team of international experts over three years, its range and depth illustrates authoritative and up-to-date practical gardening skills from simple to advanced. The print quality and imagery is excellent, but in my copy there are a few marks where it seems the ink has transferred onto some of the pages which is a little disappointing and spoils an otherwise lovely print - but your copy may vary.A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. I used it throughout my studies for an RHS certificate and turn to it often still in my work as a gardener. The bustle of 20th-century life leads more individuals to rediscover the age-old tranquillity of gardens. I’ve already found my copy useful – I harvested a few rose hips from a local bush, and found out how to propagate new plants from the seeds they contain. The artistic control in this type of garden is so firm and refined that the intrusion of a single “natural” weed would spoil the effect.