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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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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
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How to Hug a Cactus by Emily S. SmithWelcome to the Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. GuibersonCactus Charlie by Angela MuseThe Cactus Who Wanted to Be a Christmas Tree by Bob WelbaumCactus Annie by Melanie Williamson
Cactus Picture Books for Kids
18 books — 1 voter
Prunella by Beth FerryMillie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy MandinA Little Shelf Love by Mara AltmanA Day At The Community Garden by Jannell JoosseMy Garden by Kevin Henkes
Picture Books for Little Gardeners
13 books — 1 voter

Gaia's Garden by Toby HemenwayThe Illustrated Herbal Handbook for Everyone by Juliette De Bairacli LevyA Field Guide to Caterpillars of Butterflies and Moths in Bri... by D.J. CarterGood Bug Bad Bug by Jessica WalliserDon't Throw It, Grow It! by Deborah Peterson
Horticulture
247 books — 11 voters
The Science of Gardening by David WhitingLet it Rot! by Stu CampbellKompost für Ihre Pflanzen by David Brian
Home Gardener Reference
3 books — 3 voters

Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettParasite Rex by Carl Zimmer
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
132 books — 5 voters
Pest Control for Organic Gardening by Amber RichardsIn Tune with the Moon 2012 by Michel GrosTiny Victory Gardens by Acadia TuckerGrowing Good Food by Acadia TuckerHow to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons
Biodynamic Agriculture & Gardening
30 books — 19 voters


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Horticulture
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“ Caring nature is the best commitments you can do for your feature!!! ”
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CZBG Sustainability Book Club Welcome to CZBG's Sustainability Book Club. We will read books based on conservation, sustainabi…more
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