Growing Native Hawaiian Plants: A How-to Guide for the Gardener - Brossura

Bornhorst, Heidi Leianuenue

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1573062073 ISBN 13: 9781573062077

Casa editrice: Bess Pr Inc, 2005

Riassunto

Horticulturist and gardening columnist Heidi Bornhorst provides practical advice for growing 75 plants-33 of them new to this edition. A section on basic techniques includes growing plants from cuttings or seeds, air-layering, grafting, watering, xeriscaping, transplanting, fertilizing, pruning, and water gardening. Sections on ground covers, grasses and sedges, shrubs, vines, trees, and ferns explain the care and use of individual plants and describe each plant's importance in Hawaiian culture. Photos illustrate the features of the plants and their use in the landscape.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Heidi Leianuenue Bornhorst is Landscape Director for the Hale Koa Hotel and runs a horticultural consulting business that specializes in landscaping with native Hawaiian plants and xeriphytic landscapes. She writes a gardening column for the Honolulu Advertiser, and her television feature The Morning Garden appears on the early morning news on KITV, Channel 4.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Bess Pr Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1573062073
• ISBN 13: 9781573062077
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 120
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile