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Bedding Plants
By Martin Fish
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This new title in the highly successful Collins Practical Gardener series tackles the fine art of cultivating flower beds from seeds and plugs to glorious carpets of colour and scent The book begins with a potted history of the subject of bedding plants. The reader is then guided through all stages of planning, planting and care how to go about designing a bedding arrangement, whether to buy in plants or propagate yourself, and how to keep your bed looking its best throughout the season. A special section shows how to care for tender perennials so that they last for several years. The main section of the book is a comprehensive directory of every conceivable bedding plant available. when to plant, length of flowering season, spread, height, moisture requirements and hardiness. In addition, quick-access care charts provide a hit list of care requirements and problems to look out for. Contents include: * Introduction and History of Bedding Plants; Assessing Your Garden; Design planting combinations; Buying or Growing; Growing Bedding Plants from Seed; Growing Bedding Plants from Plugs and Seedlings; Planting & Aftercare; Perennial Bedding Plants propagation and care; A-Z of Bedding Plants; Troubleshooting; Pests & Disease
ISBN 9780007164066
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About the Book
- Title
- Bedding Plants
- Author
- Martin Fish
- Category
- History & Politics
- Format
- Physical preloved book (shipped)
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN
- 9780007164066
Seller notes
This new title in the highly successful Collins Practical Gardener series tackles the fine art of cultivating flower beds from seeds and plugs to glorious carpets of colour and scent The book begins with a potted history of the subject of bedding plants. The reader is then guided through all stages of planning, planting and care how to go about designing a bedding arrangement, whether to buy in plants or propagate yourself, and how to keep your bed looking its best throughout the season. A special section shows how to care for tender perennials so that they last for several years. The main section of the book is a comprehensive directory of every conceivable bedding plant available. when to plant, length of flowering season, spread, height, moisture requirements and hardiness. In addition, quick-access care charts provide a hit list of care requirements and problems to look out for. Contents include: * Introduction and History of Bedding Plants; Assessing Your Garden; Design planting combinations; Buying or Growing; Growing Bedding Plants from Seed; Growing Bedding Plants from Plugs and Seedlings; Planting & Aftercare; Perennial Bedding Plants propagation and care; A-Z of Bedding Plants; Troubleshooting; Pests & Disease
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