Do you have a passion for houseplants? A desire to grow more tomatoes? Do you want a garden bursting with colorful flowers? No matter what kind of plant fan you are, it’s easy to make more of your favorite plants—and it can be done for free! Plant Parenting is a beginner-friendly introduction to plant propagation. Leslie F. Halleck details the basic tools necessary, demystifies seed starting and saving, and shares easy-to-follow instructions for...

A stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering-and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size-this plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world. This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to offer, presenting a wide variety of popular plants to help you create striking, aesthetically...

With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, veteran horticulture teacher Miranda Smith provides a complete reference showing every step for cultivating new plants-whether from seed or cuttings or with techniques such as layering, grafting, and budding. Propagating new plants from existing ones is not only sustainable but also rewarding for gardeners of all skill levels. “The Plant Propagator's Bible” offers a solid and complete, go-to reference...

Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them is a vintage guide to gardening designed for people with restricted space for their plants and flowers. It offers the reader information on what the best plants for smallholdings are, with details on when and where to plant, propagation, hybrids, planting, cutting, and much more. This guide contains a wealth of timeless information and is perfect for the modern green-fingered enthusiasts with limited...

With an almost alchemical power, herbs can provide flavours and scents unlike any other. Growing the source of these intense flavours can now be a reality for gardeners and food enthusiasts with any size of garden, from an acre to a window box. Culinary herbs can be used as seeds, flowers or leaves; cooked and eaten themselves or used to infuse a dish or drink. They are now being used in artisan gin, ice cubes and cocktail syrups; in foraged dishes...

Gardening and cooking are two wonderful ways to express your creativity, and lifelong skills anyone can learn. So whether you are designing your perfect herb garden, looking for the best way to use a windowsill, or trying to refresh your recipes, The Essential Herb Gardening Handbook will be there every step of the way. Starting with basic principles and techniques any beginner can master, and progressing to more advanced skills like companion planting,...

Thirty years ago, in vitro propagation was a new technique for producing plants, and Lydiane Kyte's Plants from Test Tubes became the standard work on the topic. The new fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the many advances in science and technology, including the five accepted sequential stages of micropropagation. Ten new plants have been added. This in turn has greatly expanded the already extensive bibliography....

Enjoy fresh java brewed from your own coffee beans or juice from the orange tree growing in a sunny corner of your living room. Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin show you how to successfully plant, grow, and harvest 47 varieties of tropical fruiting plants - in any climate! This straightforward, easy-to-use guide brings papaya, passionfruit, pepper, pineapples, and more out of the tropics and into your home. With plenty of gorgeous foliage,...

A guide to the propagation of plants. Contents Include: Propagation by Seed; Propagation by Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers; Propagation by Division; Propagation by Runners; Propagation by Suckers; Propagation by Layers; Propagation by Cuttings; Propagation by Leaves; Propagation by Roots; Propagation by Grafting; Propagation by Budding; Propagation by Inarching. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest...

For people who love gardens, propagation-the practice of growing whatever you want, whenever you want-is gardening itself. In Making More Plants, one of America's foremost gardening authorities, presents innovative, practical techniques for expanding any plant collection, along with more than 500 photographs. Based on years of research, this is a practical manual as well as a beautiful garden book, presenting procedures Ken Druse has personally tested...