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Horticulture

Horticulture has been defined as the agriculture of plants, mainly for food, materials, comfort and beauty. According to American horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey, "Horticulture is the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables, and of plants for ornament and fancy." A more precise definition can be given as "The cultivation, processing, and sale of fruits, nuts, vegetables, and ornamental plants as well as many additional services". It also includes plant conservation, landscape restoration, soil management, landscape and garden design, construction and maintenance, and arboriculture. In con ...more

Horticulture Books

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Botany for Gardeners
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
Basic Horticulture
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses
American Horticultural Society Pruning & Training
Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored
The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
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Wicked Plants by Amy StewartThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Drunken Botanist by Amy StewartRosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health by Rosemary GladstarElderberries by Alicia Bayer
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26 books — 9 voters

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Horticulture
247 books — 11 voters
CLASSIC POISONOUS PLANTS by Ghenrietta Von Bloome
Books on gardening
1 book — 1 voter

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22 books — 6 voters
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Picture Books for Little Gardeners
13 books — 1 voter


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Plants
Agriculture
Conservation
Flowers
Herbs
Horticulture
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Landscaping

Quotes Tagged “Horticulture”

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“ There is a delicate-looking plant native to North America called bleeding heart. ”
― Josh Aterovis, Bleeding Hearts
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“ Gardening is easier than it is often made out to be. ”
― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
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