Plant

Plant

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Book Description
From cultivating plants that are on the international endangered list or already extinct in the wild, to avoiding invasive species, gardeners can play a vital role in conservation. A groundbreaking reference for both plant enthusiasts and gardeners, Plant is a new-generation encyclopedia designed to provide environmental and horticultural information so that gardeners can make the right decisions about what to grow in their gardens.

About the Author
Janet Marinelli is the Director of Publishing at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and editor of the BBG's internationally-respected series of gardening handbooks.
Now in its fifth decade, the World Wildlife Fund works in more than 100 countries around the globe to conserve the diversity of life on Earth.

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Book Contents:

1. Plants for Dry Climates: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy
2. Plants for Tropical Landscapes: A Gardener's Guide
3. Plants of the Metroplex : Newly Revised
4. Preserving Summer's Bounty: A Quick and Easy Guide to Freezing, Canning, and Preserving, and Drying What You Grow
5. Projects for the Birder's Garden : Over 100 Easy Things That You can Make to Turn Your Yard and Garden into a Bird-Friendly Haven
6. Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials : 10th Anniversary Revised and Expanded Edition
7. Roses for Dummies
8. Roses Love Garlic : Companion Planting and Other Secrets of Flowers
9. Small Gardens
10. Smith & Hawken: 100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden (Smith & Hawken)

Book Contents

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