9780701819323 - What Garden Pest or Disease is That? Every Garden Problem Solved by McMaugh, ... (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 312 pages. The dust jacket has a little wear. The front endpapers have a small spot. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Ray Joyce, Reg Morrison, Murray Frederick, Rodd Scott and Others (illustratore). Reprint. A heavy, oversize book - extra postage will apply.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Some books whisper politely from the shelf. This one points accusingly at your garden and says, ?It?s not thriving. Let?s discuss why.? What Garden Pest or Disease is That ? Every Garden Problem Solved (1985) by Judy McMaugh is the horticultural equivalent of a kindly but unflinching doctor: calm, methodical, and quietly certain that whatever is wrong with your roses has a name, a cause, and probably a Latin label to go with it. Published by Lansdowne Press back when gardening books still believed in facts over vibes, it sets out with admirable confidence to solve every garden problem ? a bold claim, and one it pursues with almost suspicious enthusiasm. Inside, you?ll find a parade of culprits: beetles with questionable intentions, fungi with artistic flair, and diseases that sound like minor Victorian ailments but turn out to be botanical assassins. McMaugh doesn?t panic. She simply identifies, explains, and prescribes, turning what looks like leafy tragedy into a manageable diagnosis. It?s reassuring, really ? your garden isn?t failing, it?s just being methodically sabotaged by nature, one aphid at a time. There?s a certain nostalgia here too. No apps, no forums, no frantic late-night Googling of ?why is my plant dying PLEASE HELP.? Just a solid, practical guide that assumes you?re capable of flipping pages, comparing symptoms, and taking decisive, slightly muddy action. It?s the kind of book that makes you feel briefly competent, even as your tomato plants quietly disagree. Offered in Good condition by Crappy Old Books, this copy carries the faint dignity of having survived several growing seasons ? perhaps even a few losing battles. Which feels appropriate. After all, in gardening as in life, the problems may be endless, but at least now they come neatly categorised. Buy it, and next time your garden looks suspiciously tragic, you?ll have the answer. Whether you can actually fix it is, of course, a separate volume.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. A firm straight unmarked book, 312 pages. just out of long-term storage, appears unread.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. Illustrated by Joyce, Ray (illustratore). First Edition. Jacket has mild surface wear; detailed illustrated guide to plant disease and pest attack. Index, bibliography 1.5kg weight; Color Illustrations; 4to ; 312 pages.