Covering basic planting and design principles that make the most of outdoor surroundings, this guide helps gardeners establish a unique nocturnal garden. Including chapters on night-scented and night-blooming plants, gentle mood lighting, water features, enclosures, and the use of color and sound to attract wildlife, this is the perfect starting place for gardeners attracted to the ethereal nature of a moonlit landscape, whether they are working with a backyard terrace or a large plot of land. Case studies of formal gardens and detailed horticultural descriptions of night-friendly plant species and varieties—divided into Star Plants, Supporting Cast, and Backstage Beauties—round out the tools needed to transform a private space into a moonlit paradise.

The Twilight Garden: Creating a Garden That Entrances by Day and Comes Alive at Night

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Leendertz, Lia

Gardening & Landscape Design

Ball Publishing

It s nearly impossible for gardeners to resist the allure of heirloom plants. Their names alone sound inviting Flanders Purple kale, Golden Marconi sweet peppers, Moon &amp; Stars watermelons, Turk s Turban squash, Scarlet Emperor running beans, and Jefferson plums and many growers claim that their taste is unsurpassed. Beyond the classic appeal, however, lies the far more important issue of biodiversity. Unless these unique seeds are grown and saved, they will not only be forgotten, but lost forever.Based on the extensive seed catalogs of Thomas Etty, the popular heirloom seedsman, "Heirloom Plants "includes information on almost 500 exciting cultivars to be grown and harvested, along with detailed profiles and cultivation tips for each plant. In addition to edibles, the book also has chapters on antique herbs and flowers, from Cup and Saucer vines to Sweet William carnations to Empress of India nasturtiums. Trowel and book in hand, let your motto be, Growing the past, saving the future. "

Heirloom Plants: A Complete Compendium of Heritage Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs & Flowers

Etty, Thomas

Harrison, Lorraine

From the golden age in English history to today’s gardeners and designers, this volume recognizes women’s contributions to gardening in Britain and around the world spanning more than four centuries. Despite growing vegetables for their kitchens, tending herbs for their medicine cupboards, and teaching other women about the craft before agricultural schools officially existed, women have been mere footnotes in the horticultural annals for specimens collected abroad. These pioneers’ influence on the style of gardens in the present day is illustrated here in a style both accessible and scholarly. Presenting a rare bouquet, this collection shares the stories of more than 200 women who have been involved with garden design, plant collecting, flower arranging, botanical art, garden writing, and education.

Women and Their Gardens: A History from the Elizabethan Era to Today

History

Horwood, Catherine

World

An updated and expanded version of the popular Ball Culture Guide, this in-depth reference guide provides specific information for nearly 400 crops, including 97 new species, in easy-to-read reference charts. Includes expanded plug information, 288-cell production, and perennial liner information.

Ball Culture Guide: The Encyclopedia of Seed Germination

Nau, Jim

Based on real-life experiences from experienced industry professionals, including equipment and greenhouse manufacturers and growers, the presented information covers all aspects of commercial greenhouses and the equipment needed to run them-the structures themselves, benches, irrigation, heating and cooling, environmental controls, mechanisation, and automation. The most recent developments in greenhouse evolution are discussed, as are the varieties of available greenhouse structures and specialised structures, including headhouses, chemical storage facilities, and retail greenhouses. New to the 19th Edition is a section on The Cannabis Greenhouse.

Ball RedBook: Greenhouse Structures, Equipment, and Technology (1)

<div>This essential resource for professional plant growers includes techniques and advice intended for real-world greenhouse and nursery production. Information is offered on the basics of crop culture--media, nutrition, irrigation, water quality, light, temperature, crop scheduling, growth regulators, pest management, and more. In the Crops section, which is organized by botanical name, you will find details about propagation, growing on, insect and disease control, troubleshooting, and postharvest care. The plants represented in this compendium include annuals, perennials, flowering potted plants, herbs, vegetable bedding plants, and a new and detailed section on cannabis/hemp.</div>

Ball RedBook: Crop Culture and Production (2)

Westbrook, Allison

In continuous publication since 1932, the 19th Edition of the Ball RedBook leads the way in floriculture education, with updated content on the most important technologies and most profitable crops (even cannabis!). Volume 1 Greenhouse Structures, Equipment, and Technology provides the most up-to-date and useful information about greenhouse structures, equipment, technology, and management. Inside, you will find chapters devoted to structures, glazing, curtain systems, bench and floor growing systems, overhead growing, irrigation, environmental controls, mechanization, automation and robotics, pest control tools, hydroponics, cannabis/hemp cultivation facilities, retail greenhouses, managing your business, marketing your products, and more. Volume 2 Crop Culture and Production provides the most up-to-date and helpful growing techniques and cultural details required by professional growers. In Part 1 of this volume, you will find chapters devoted to water, media, nutrition, pH, temperature, light, growth regulation, propagation, disease indexing, and postharvest care. Part 2 provides cultural details for more than 215 flower, herb, and vegetable crops (a 33% increase over the previous).

Ball RedBook 2-Volume Set: Greenhouse Structures, Equipment, and Technology AND Crop Culture and Production

This second edition of the updated classic text includes updated pesticide, cultural, and environmental control information that allows growers to learn about the holistic approach to managing plant health.

Ball Pest & Disease Manual: Disease, Insect, and Mite Control on Flower and Foliage Crops

Powell PhD, Charles C.

Lindquist PhD, Richard K.

A complete reference for beginning to experienced growers, this book contains everything needed to grow plugs and transplants. Covered topics include selecting structures, production systems, understanding seed physiology, and scheduling plugs.

Plug & Transplant Production: A Grower's Guide

Roger C. Styer

David S. Koranski

Ball Redbook: Greenhouse Growing (Ball Redbook, 16th ed)

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