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Practical Science for Gardeners
Informative and entertaining, this book will stimulate experimentation and encourage gardeners to review and improve their current gardening practices. Once gardeners learn how plants are constructed, it is easier to envision how they'll grow and flourish. An understanding of the structure behind good, healthy soil gives clues as to how to improve one's own garden tilth. This practical guide helps readers identify what plants need to survive and how these fundamental scientific facts are at the heart of good plant care. A chapter on seeds and germination will encourage gardeners at any level to try their hand at propagation, while discussion of soil, pests, and diseases adds to the skills of all gardeners. The final sections of the book take a closer look at biodiversity, ecology, genetic engineering, and nomenclature. For the enthusiastic beginner or the master gardener, Practical Science for Gardeners unravels the mysterious inner life of plants.
Media reviews of this book:
"Pratt has a warm feeling for historical perspective and does not hesitate to admonish, philosophize, and encourage."
—Celia Cedric, Bloomsbury Review, March/April 2006
"Practical Science for Gardeners explains plant-cell structure, genetics, and other subjects that are the foundation of gardening."
—Betsy Lehndorff, Rocky Mountain News, October 15, 2005
"Anyone seeking principles for improving a garden will find this book immensely useful."
—Science News, August 6, 2005
"Packed with tips about how to apply science to achieve healthier plants and better gardens, this informative and entertaining book will encourage you to review your gardening practices in light of newfound knowledge."
—Michigan Gardener, April 2006
"This is the book you have been waiting for ... to understand the science of gardening will improve your gardening pleasure."
—George Graine, Virginia Master Gardeners Association Report, March/April 2006
Customer reviews of this book:
"Great book!"
—Ronald M. from Bridgeport, Ohio, November 10, 2007
"Totally wonderful to read and exciting to apply! My garden has improved scientifically."
—Sarah S. from Santa Barbara, California, June 18, 2007
"Very informative — I am becoming a Master Gardener and it was a wonderful reference. The terms and vocabulary were easy to understand and well-explained."
—Charissa K. from Versailles, Kentucky, October 30, 2006
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
176 pp.
Book dimensions:
6 x 9 in
(230 x 155 mm)
Illustrations:
approximately 56 b/w illustrations
ISBN-13:
9780881927184
ISBN-10:
088192718X
An excerpt from this book:
Neither 'mother nature' nor 'nature red in tooth and claw' are really appropriate epithets for the non-human world. 'Nature's arms race', in which gardeners and farmers become intimately involved, is nearer to the mark. I suppose motherly qualities come to mind because all our nutritional needs have ultimately been met from wild plants and animals. But nature is not in the least motherly to its own offspring. Out there, be it in wilderness or garden, it's 'each one for itself'. This, of course, leads to the 'red in tooth and claw' concept but, curiously, things are not as bad as they may appear ...
About Mary Pratt
Mary Pratt
Mary Pratt graduated in zoology from Oxford University and went on to gain a Master's degree in biology at Keele University. She lectured on adult education programmes and worked in nature conservation, including a stint for the Wildlife Trusts. More recently she taught biology at secondary school level before retiring to Devon with her musician husband.
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