Pruning for Flowers and Fruit (CSIRO Publishing Gardening Guides)


Pruning is all about controlling and directing plant growth. It’s easy to have the best groomed and most productive garden when you understand how plants grow and know what to prune and when to do it.

Pruning for Flowers and Fruit shows you techniques from the most basic to the most advanced of espaliers and topiary. The book covers a wide range of ornamental plants, vegetables, fruit trees and bushes with special emphasis on popular plants such as roses, hydrangeas, citrus, nuts and berries. It will show you how to choose the best plants at the nursery, maintain your secateurs like a professional, prune weather damaged plants and renovate your ornamental or fruiting trees and shrubs.

Whether you live in a cool temperate zone or the tropics this book shows you how to bring out the best in your garden.


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Wondrous Realms of the Aegean (Lost Civilizations)


Wondrous Realms of the Aegean is one of twenty-four volumes in the Time-Life books series Lost Civilizations. This series explores the worlds of the past, using the finds of archaeologists and other scientists to bring ancient peoples and their cultures vividly to life. This volume is an overview of the Bronze Age (3500 BC-1050 BC) cultures of the Aegean Sea.


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The World of Goya, 1746-1828


This wonderful book addresses Goya's life, artistic contributions and historical significance of his time and work. There are numerous color and black and white pictures. Contents: *Painter of the Spanish mind *The apprentice years *Making it in Madrid *Painter to the king *The passionate Duchess *Los Caprichos: society unmasked *Witness to a Holocaust *The serene exile
 
 

Pompeii: The Vanished City (Lost Civilizations)


Recounts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the city of Pompeii under volcanic ash, describes what daily life was like in the city, and discusses the excavation of the archaeological site.
 
 

Idiot's Guides: Psychology, 5th Edition


Authored by a clinical psychologist, Idiot's Guides: Psychology, Fifth Edition, breaks down all of the complexity of the human mind. Key concepts are explained in plain and simple language, and are supplemented with insightful infographics that help explain each concept in a visual format. Readers will learn everything from the physiology of the brain to the most popular theories of modern psychology to the most famous pioneers in the field (such as Freud and Jung). From behaviorism to social psychology to cognitive psychology, readers will learn what makes all of us tick and why we are who we are.


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Niwaki: Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way


Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques and sculpt their own garden trees to unique effect. After first discussing the principles that underpin the techniques, the author offers in-depth guidelines for shaping pines, azaleas, conifers, broadleaved evergreens, bamboos and deciduous trees. Throughout the text, step-by-step illustrations accompany the instructions, while abundant photographs and anecdotes bring the ideas surrounding niwaki vividly to life.
 
 

The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds: 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs


Learn how to collect, save, and cultivate the seeds from more than 300 vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers, trees, and shrubs. It’s easy, and it’s fun! Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough thoroughly explain every step in the seed-saving process. Descriptions of seed biology; tips on how to select plants for the best seeds; and advice on harvesting and cleaning, proper storage and care, and propagating and caring for new seedlings are all presented with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. Chapters dedicated to individual plants contain species-specific directions and detailed information. Gardeners of any experience level will find all the information they need to extend the life of their favorite plants to the next generation and beyond.
 
 
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