Table of Contents

1. Diversity in the Plant World. 2. Know your Plant: Structure and Function. 3. Reproduction: Securing the future. 4. Naming Plants. 5. Selecting and Breeding Plants. 6. Soils and Roots. 7. Soil Cultivation and Fertility. 8. The Plant's Environment: Light and Water. 9. Raising Plants from Seed. 10. Propagating Plants Vegetatively. 11. Shape and Size. 12. Colour, Scent and Sound in the Garden. 13. Climate, Weather and Seasonal Effects. 14. Gardening in the Greenhouse. 15. The Diversity of Undesirables. 16. Controlling the undesirables. 17. Maturation, Ripening and Storage. 18. Conservation and Sustainable Gardening. 19. Gardens and the Natural World. 20. Gardens for Science

About the Author

About the Editors Professor David Ingram , Formerly Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, RHS Professor of Horticulture and Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, UK Dr Daphne Vince-Prue , Formerly Reader in Botany, University of Reading, Scientific Advisor to the Agricultural Research Council and Head, Physiology and Chemistry Department, Glasshouse Crops Research Institute, UK Professor Peter Gregory , Institute Director, SCRI (Scottish Crop Research Institute), Dundee, Scotland, UK

Reviews

"A key book for those sitting their RHS examinations, but should also interest those gardeners interested in the science ... I guarantee you will learn quite a few things you never knew." ( The Professional Gardener , October 2008) "This book has wide application due to its wide scope and lack of highly technical language. Color photos, diagrams, and text boxes are very helpful, as is an extensive glossary." ( Southeastern Naturalist , Volume 7, Issue 3)