ISBN: 9780395204603 - the avant gardener: a handbook and source book of all that's new and useful in gardening (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Printing [Stated]. vii, [1], 263, [1] pages. Illustrations. Resources. The authors were expert garden writers, nurserymen, and officers of horticultural and plant societies. They sense the need for a publication that could distill the newly discovered horticultural observations and bring them to the attention of both amateur and professional growers. The published The Avant Gardener newsletter which led them to produce this impressive reference work. Among the topics covered are annuals, perennials, bulbs, roses, lawns, groundcovers, vines, trees, evergreens, shrubs, vegetables, herbs, fruits, and nuts. The work goes on to address topics such as groundwork, mulching, organic gardening, pest control, propagation, landscaping, training plants, plantscaping, greenhouses, and horticultural education. For the budding novice or the expert, The Avant Gardener offers information on new discoveries and plants that are making gardening America's fastest-growing hobby. Its 27 chapters cover every aspect of gardening. Unusual "new" flowers.rediscovered old-fashioned ones--improved trees and shrubs--interior "plant scaping"--dream greenhouses--scented lawns (and long-season grasses)--fruits and nuts--container gardening--the most useful tools, products, and new procedures. And each entry is followed the name and addresses of its sources, just where you need them, without having to thumb back and forth through the book. The Avant Gardener is a mine of useful and fascinating information, including: How to keep a garden growing despite shortages of commercial fertilizers; Which organic, homemade, or inexpensive mulches and compost materials have the highest nutritive content; Why bananas skins are good for roses and eggshells for houseplants; How to break up a clay soil without breaking your back. With The Avant Gardener by their side, the new gardener will save money and avoid disappointments by learning how to garden the modern way, as well as finding out which variety of plant will best suit their needs. The veteran gardener will be delighted with the numbers of new plants that are available to gardeners who know where to find them. Robert A. Lehman (authors photograph) (illustrator).…