RHS Propagating Plants - Alan Toogood

R.H.S. Encylopedia of Gardening

Advantages: Everything you need in one book.
Disadvantages: Very Heavy.

practical and not too technical, it had to have ideas for garden design and not only the plants but how to care for them and what kind of soil or light they prefered, a lot to be considered. Tht is how I found the R.H.S Encyclopedia Of Gardening. This is a real Reference book not the kind of book you take into the garden, you make notes from it. The loose cover is banded with black and has a close up of a plant, very nice and the writing is is Gold and White. At the bottom it states that this is the Revised and Expanded Edition. The Book is over 9 inches wide and 12 inches long, I must warn you though it weighs a ton, well a lot anyway. The book itself is split into two parts, ~~~Part 1 - Creating The Garden.~~~ 1 Garden Planning And Design. This section is great for if you have moved into a new house and are ...

Gill_J 23.01.2003 (24.01.2003) · Read full review
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RHS at it's best

Advantages: Information for every gardener on every plant
Disadvantages: Expensive unless you belong to a book club.

I have recently purchased a copy of The Royal Horticultural Society's A-Z Enclycopaedia of garden plants and so far I haven't been able to put it down. It is full of information from front to back cover, has over 15,000 entries for plants and over 6,000 photographs which are brilliantly produced. It contains descriptions of different types of flowers and leaves, the life of a plant through the seasons, hardiness, what will grow where and what needs warmer temperatures and even how to identify your type of soil. It covers pruning, garden layout, greenhouse gardening, propagation and problems with pests and diseases.Different sections refer to trees, shrubs, climbers, perennials, rock plants and of course the annuals, bi-annuals and bulbs. When it comes to listing plants anything from A-Z is included. Plants are described, most include ...

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The Money Plant - A Perfect Mothers Day Gift!

Advantages: Incredibly Easy To Grow
Disadvantages: Quite Susceptible To Bugs

With Mothers Day only a few days away I would have normally been wondering what to buy my Mother, since she seems to have everything, and no matter what I end up buying although I know that she will be grateful it will probably end up being relegated to the back of a cupboard. However this year I have planned early and this year I intend to give her a Jade Plant. I have had a Jade Plant of my own for about four years now and over this time it has grown quite large. The inspiration for the gift came from a passing comment that my Mother made when she visited me a couple of months ago. Initially I had decided to take a cutting from my own Plant and nurture it until it was large enough to give to her but then I realised that it would make an ideal gift for Mother Day for the woman who has everything. WHY THE JADE PLANT? I thought ...

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