ilość książek w kategorii: 10143
One Man's Garden
ISBN: 9780395957691 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the sequel to The Essential Earthman, the Washington Post columnist offers a harvest of sharp observations and humorous adventures gathered during a year in his garden, along with much down-to-earth advice on horticulture.
In the sequel to The Essential Earthman, the Washington Post columnist offers a harvest of sharp observations and humorous adventures gathered during ...
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87,53 zł |
Heritage Gardens: Care, Conservation, Management
ISBN: 9780415074742 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Heritage gardens create huge management headaches. How does one preserve a garden designed for the enjoyment of the few when the advent of the many grinds it away to nothing? The answer, as presented in this book, is a subterfuge: preserve the illusion of the created environment as originally conceived, but adjust it using more durable materials - plants and designs which require less cultivation. Of all the problems facing the heritage industry today, the management of gardens and landscape environment create some of the greatest difficulties. This book seeks to provide some of the answers.
Heritage gardens create huge management headaches. How does one preserve a garden designed for the enjoyment of the few when the advent of the many gr...
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220,73 zł |
The Roman Book of Gardening
ISBN: 9780415324496 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. John Henderson brings together Latin texts which teach and celebrate herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose, revealing the practice of Roman gardening.
John Henderson brings together Latin texts which teach and celebrate herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose, revealing the practice of Roman ...
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709,67 zł |
Soil, Fertilizer, and Plant Silicon Research in Japan
ISBN: 9780444511669 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Silicon (Si) plays a significant role in the resistance of plants to multiple stresses including biotic and abiotic stresses. Silicon is also the only element that does not damage plants when accumulated in excess. However, the contribution of Si to plant growth has been largely ignored due to its universal existence in the earth's crust. From numerous intensive studies on Si, initiated in Japan about 80 years ago, Japanese scientists realized that Si was important for the healthy growth of rice and for stability of rice production. In a worldwide first, silicon was recognized as a valuable...
Silicon (Si) plays a significant role in the resistance of plants to multiple stresses including biotic and abiotic stresses. Silicon is also the only...
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1048,38 zł |
It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump: And Other Life Lessons I Learned from Dogs
ISBN: 9780452288836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A charming and hilarious New York Times bestseller about the enduring wisdom of dogs, from the host of the enormously popular National Dog Show It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump is more than a mere celebration of man's best friend. In this lighthearted exploration of how and why dogs serve as some of our most valuable and enlightened teachers, well-known and well-loved actor/show host John O'Hurley shares lessons learned from his life with canine companions, including:
-Every 15 Minutes Is a New Day -Never Miss a Nap -When One Person Stops... A charming and hilarious New York Times bestseller about the enduring wisdom of dogs, from the host of the enormously popular National Dog S...
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105,08 zł |
Indoor Plants
ISBN: 9780471032984 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This comprehensive, one-volume source covers the identification, culture, and use of indoor foliage plants. The book's unique quality comes from the authors' blending of botanical, horticultural, and landscape architectural perspectives.
This comprehensive, one-volume source covers the identification, culture, and use of indoor foliage plants. The book's unique quality comes from the a...
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1449,50 zł |
Horticultural Reviews, Volume 20
ISBN: 9780471189060 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review articles, written by world authorities, bridge the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of horticultural scientists and teachers. Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied re... |
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1715,11 zł |
Horticultural Reviews, Volume 21
ISBN: 9780471189077 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Horticultural Reviews is an open-ended series of review articles on research in the production of commercial horticultural crops: vegetables, fruits, nuts, and ornamental plants of commercial importance. The articles collect, compare, and contrast the primary journal literature to provide an overview of the topic.
Horticultural Reviews is an open-ended series of review articles on research in the production of commercial horticultural crops: vegetables, fruits, ...
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1715,11 zł |
A Garden for Life: The Natural Approach to Designing, Planting, and Maintaining a North Temperate Garden
ISBN: 9780472030125 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The avid gardener will need no other resource than this book to plan and maintain a natural garden on the country farm or in the suburban backyard, a habitat congenial to the scarlet tanager, the monarch butterfly, and the toad. Unique to this book is author Beresford-Kroeger's concept of bioplanning, in which the gardener views the site as a biological system and the activity of gardening as an ecological task. To assist in bioplanning a garden, the author provides both plans that are adaptable to different garden sizes and shapes, as well as planting instructions emphasizing... The avid gardener will need no other resource than this book to plan and maintain a natural garden on the country farm or in the suburban backyard,... |
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109,24 zł |
Farmers of Forty Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea, and Japan
ISBN: 9780486436098 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 441 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) For more than 40,000 years, Asian farmers worked the same fields repeatedly without sapping the land's fertility and without applying artificial fertilizer How they accomplished this miraculous feat is described by author Franklin Hiram King, a former official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. King traveled to Asia in the early 1900s to learn how farmers in China, Korea, and Japan were able to achieve successful harvests century after century without exhausting the soil one of their most valuable natural resources. This book is the result of his extraordinary mission.
A fascinating... For more than 40,000 years, Asian farmers worked the same fields repeatedly without sapping the land's fertility and without applying artificial ferti...
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78,59 zł |
Native American Gardening: Buffalobird-Woman's Guide to Traditional Methods
ISBN: 9780486440217 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Early in the 20th century, anthropology student Gilbert Wilson made the first of several trips to an Indian reservation in North Dakota to examine agricultural techniques used among the Hidatsa Indians. This intriguing book is the result of his research. More than a survey of primitive agriculture, however, the work sensitively investigates the activities of a unique culture. With the help of Buffalobird-woman, a Hidatsa native, Wilson not only created a poignant biographical study and a classic anthropological document but also presented a Native American woman's interpretation of economics,...
Early in the 20th century, anthropology student Gilbert Wilson made the first of several trips to an Indian reservation in North Dakota to examine agr...
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56,70 zł |
Tiny Game Hunting: Environmentally Healthy Ways to Trap and Kill the Pests in Your House and Garden
ISBN: 9780520221079 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Every year Americans use a staggering five hundred million pounds of toxic pesticides in and around their homes, schools, parks, and roads--a growing health risk for people and the environment. But are these poisons really necessary? This book, appealing to the hunter in us all, shows how to triumph in combat with pests without losing the war to toxic chemicals. Tiny Game Hunting, written in a lively and entertaining style and illustrated with detailed drawings, gives more than two hundred tried-and-true ways to control or kill common household and garden pests without using toxic...
Every year Americans use a staggering five hundred million pounds of toxic pesticides in and around their homes, schools, parks, and roads--a growing ...
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123,90 zł |
Mediterranean Gardening: A Waterwise Approach
ISBN: 9780520236479 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Gardening in harmony with a Mediterranean climate means taking advantage of winter rain and allowing the garden to rest over hot summers. In this beautifully illustrated, practical handbook, Heidi Gildemeister provides both novice and experienced gardeners with a comprehensive guide for waterwise gardening, with over one thousand drought-tolerant Mediterranean plants chosen both for their beauty and for their easygoing ways. Well indexed with common and botanical names, "Mediterranean Gardening "will be indispensable not only for gardeners in California, the Mediterranean basin, and...
Gardening in harmony with a Mediterranean climate means taking advantage of winter rain and allowing the garden to rest over hot summers. In this beau...
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143,60 zł |
Sierra Nevada Natural History
ISBN: 9780520240964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 439 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to learn more about virtually every aspect of this spectacular mountain range--from its superb flora and fauna to its rugged topography. Comprehensive yet concise and portable, the book describes hundreds of species: trees and shrubs, flowering plants and ferns, fungi and lichens, insects and fish, amphibians and reptiles, and birds and...
The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First pub...
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189,89 zł |
City Bountiful: A Century of Community Gardening in America
ISBN: 9780520243439 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Since the 1890s, providing places for people to garden has been an inventive strategy to improve American urban conditions. There have been vacant-lot gardens, school gardens, Depression-era relief gardens, victory gardens, and community gardens--each representing a consistent impulse to return to gardening during times of social and economic change. In this critical history of community gardening in America, the most comprehensive review of the greening of urban communities to date, Laura J. Lawson documents the evolution of urban garden programs in the United States. Her vibrant narrative...
Since the 1890s, providing places for people to garden has been an inventive strategy to improve American urban conditions. There have been vacant-lot...
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220,54 zł |
The Case for Animal Rights
ISBN: 9780520243866 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 474 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. More than twenty years after its original publication, The Case for Animal Rights is an acknowledged classic of moral philosophy, and its author is recognized as the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement. In a new and fully considered preface, Regan responds to his critics and defends the book's revolutionary position.
More than twenty years after its original publication, The Case for Animal Rights is an acknowledged classic of moral philosophy, and its autho...
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166,01 zł |
Designing California Native Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens
ISBN: 9780520251106 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of California's native plants and demonstrating how they can be brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful gardens. Structured around major California plant communitiesbluffs, redwoods, the Channel Islands, coastal scrub, grasslands, deserts, oak woodlands, mixed evergreen woodlands, riparian, chaparral, mountain meadows, and wetlandsthe book's twelve chapters each include sample plans for a native garden design accompanied by original drawings,...
Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of California's native pla...
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170,54 zł |
Trees of the California Landscape: A Photographic Manual of Native and Ornamental Trees
ISBN: 9780520251243 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. From the iconic lone cypress on the Monterey coastline to the palm trees of Beverly Hills and the magnificent coastal redwoods, trees are a defining element of California's spectacular and exceptionally diverse landscape. This abundantly illustrated, beautifully produced, easy-to-use volume is a one-stop guide to California's trees. An essential resource for gardeners, homeowners, landscape design professionals, and anyone interested in the state's abundant flora, it provides a comprehensive photographic compendium of 107 native and 311 ornamental species. Trees of the California Landscape...
From the iconic lone cypress on the Monterey coastline to the palm trees of Beverly Hills and the magnificent coastal redwoods, trees are a defining e...
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304,34 zł |
The Italian Garden: Art, Design and Culture
ISBN: 9780521033923 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Italian gardens vary widely according to their historical date and geographic location. This collection approaches Italian gardens of all periods, from the middle ages to modern times, and it ranges widely throughout the peninsula, from Genoa to Sicily, the Veneto to Liguria, and Ferrara to Florence. The authors are a distinguished group of Italian, American, English and German scholars, with different backgrounds in art history, literature, architecture, planning, and cultural history. The explorations of the subject from these different perspectives illuminate not only their own...
Italian gardens vary widely according to their historical date and geographic location. This collection approaches Italian gardens of all periods, fro...
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156,26 zł |
The Production of New Potato Varieties: Technological Advances
ISBN: 9780521324588 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The potato is one of the world's most important food crops. It produces more nutritious food from less land in a shorter time than any other major crop. Therefore advances in the production of new potato varieties will greatly contribute to the world's food supply. The book outlines strategies used in the breeding and testing of potato varieties. It considers prospects for varietal improvement using both traditional and new techniques, including genetic manipulation, tissue culture and protoplast fusion. Opportunities for breeding varieties suitable for propagation from true seed, of...
The potato is one of the world's most important food crops. It produces more nutritious food from less land in a shorter time than any other major cro...
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603,92 zł |