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Where Physical Geography & Env. Planning share common ground
This may be one of the best introductions to environmental planning for geography students interested in the application of physical geographic techniques. When inquiring minds ask how a Geography major like myself ended up doing septic plan review as a county Environmental Health Specialist I simply point to Marsh's chapter on waste disposal and describe the necessary physical parameters familiar to physical geographers (soil types and percolation rates, groundwater levels, slopes and topography, surface water, geohazards, mapping, etc). There is something for everybody in this book and you don't have to be a geography major to benefit. A very practical text.

Environmental Planning
I am a student in environmental planning and have found this book to be extremely useful.It address a variey of things such as watershed, storm discharge, streamflow, etc. It really gives the reader an idea of how to design with nature.

Great book
This book was a great tool for the beginning landscape architect.Many great tools for land planning including equations and tables and charts to determine various things like water runoff, erosion, sun exposure, and muchmore. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Earth Sciences - Geography    3. Environmental aspects    4. Land use    5. Landscape    6. Landscape architecture    7. Landscape protection    8. Planning    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Environmental impact analysis    12. Landscape art & architecture    13. Science / Geography   

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Excellent book to understand the physiologhy of vegetables
This book is one of the best vegetable physiology books I have ever read. First couple of chapters provide you with complete understanding of basic vegetable physiology, where as later chapters deal with major vegetable crops individually. It is a very good and valuable source of informationfor students majoring in horticulture as well as researchers. As anhorticulturist, I am planning to use this book as a textbook for my"the principles of growing vegetables" course which I will beteaching soon. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Crop Science    2. Children's All Ages - Gardening    3. Gardening    4. General    5. Physiology    6. Plant Physiology    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Vegetable Crops    9. Vegetables    10. Agriculture | Plant Physiology    11. Crop husbandry    12. Technology / Agriculture / Crop Science   

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Useful and practical
This a very valuable introduction to the topic. The writer doesn't spend a lot of time on technical stuff although he briefly outlines equipment needed ,lenses, camera formats, types of film and accessories. Then he moves quickly to the real meat of the topic - flowers, close-ups, gardens, trees, large vistas, indoor photography etc. Useful and practical
This a very valuable introduction to the topic. The writer doesn't spend a lot of time on technical stuffalthough he briefly outlines equipment needed ,lenses, camera formats, types of film and accessories. Then he moves quickly to the real meat of the topic, such as photographing flowers, trees, wide landscapes, close-ups, indoor plants etc. Flower & Garden Photography
This book has lots of infomation that is easy to understand for the none beginner photographer. Beautiful pictures, very good book I recomend it to anyone who enjoys gardening and photography. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Nature & Wildlife    3. Nature Photography    4. Photo Techniques    5. Photography    6. Photography of gardens    7. Photography of plants    8. Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals    9. Techniques    10. Techniques - General    11. JUVY-WORKBOOKS - JUV WORKBOOKS   

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great quick reference book
After being out of the superentendent side of the business for a few years this book brought me back up to speed. The text is well written and easy to understand. I recommend it highly for anyone who needs a book "just tobe sure"! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - General    2. Gardening / Horticulture    3. Landscape    4. Lawns    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Turf management    8. Turfgrass Management    9. Turfgrasses    10. Architecture / Landscape    11. Horticulture   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Landscape    3. Planning    4. Urban Architecture    5. Urban landscape architecture    6. Architecture / Planning    7. Theory of architecture    8. Urbanismus   

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Best Garden Color for Florida
It is very difficult to find a good reference gardening book for South Florida specially for the Miami area.This book along with her other book "Easy Gardens for South Florida" are a must for anyone trying to garden in South Florida. Great information on all the plants listed in the book.

Coloring a Florida garden.
This very splashy book with big type, excellent large color photos on big pages is a useful guide if you are looking to brighten up your Florida garden. Crawford provides more information about how to care for each plant than is available in most books. The format of two facing pages for each plant with the information arranged in a common format and organization makes it very easy to use.
Great book!
I've lived in Florida for five years and always wanted a lot of color in my garden. Most of my efforts failed, except for annuals which I constantly have to replace. This book introduced me to a whole new group of easy perennials that bloom a lot and last for years! And each plant description has more care information than any other book I've ever seen! This book has changed my garden from drab to gorgeous! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flowers - General    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. General    6. Regional - General   

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Sprouting for any level of gardening
Terrific!A wonderful book on sprouting for many a skill level.Getting started couldn't be easier, as she provides several methods, along with helpful charts and recipes.Sprouting is a simple way to lead a nutritious lifestyle, and this book details the process quite well.(p.s. - the section on composting is an added bonus!)

One from my "healthy books"
This book advises you how live healthier and what need to do. This type of book missing in my language and I am glad of this book.

A MISSING LINK TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH
This books gives information on something that can help to make up for the diets of most people, which are seriously lacking in life energy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery (Sprouts)    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Raw food diet    5. Reference    6. Specific Ingredients - Natural Foods    7. Specific Ingredients - Vegetables    8. Sprouts    9. Cooking / Reference    10. Gardening   

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Gorgeous and Useful Book for us TEXANS
Really shows you which plants grow well in our region.Also gives nice ideas for plantings.

Yes, but how do you. . .
If you need a book to give you an idea about a space and what to do with it, this is the book.Great photos and wonderful ideas.Unfortunately you will need additional reference material to get you from point A to point B (if you are a novice like me).This is a very good book to start with!

Great ideas, but should have expanded upon them.
This is a tale of two books. The first one explains landscaping principles to the not-so-artistically inclined, and makes landscaping attainable to us. It contains beautiful design examples that could even be copied and installed as is. You can learn how to make eye-catching corners in your yard, design and install a garden with a water element, merge your landscape into a woodland, make a shady hideaway, and much more. If you want a book that will get you over the creative hurdle, save yourself a bunch of money, and create a yard that is the talk of the town, this book is a must-have reference.
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Subjects:  1. Design    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Gardens    6. Landscape    7. Landscape gardening    8. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - Pools, Water Gardens, Ponds    9. Regional - Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)    10. Texas    11. Gardening / Landscape   

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Extremely Enlightening from Medical and Historical Standpoin
This book is very good.It offers methods to help one to observe health status by observing various bodily functions.Unfortunately, I have been able get more information in this approach to medicine.There are some very healthful and tasty receipes in this book also. Imani Christi's offers a very wholistic approach to health maintenance and way of living. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 980-1037    2. Avicenna,    3. General    4. Healing    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. History of Medicine, Medieval    8. Medicine, Arab    9. Medicine, Herbal    10. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    11. Systems Of Medicine    12. Avicenna    13. Complementary Medicine    14. Health & Fitness / Healing    15. Herbs    16. History of medicine   

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A Great How-to On Safely Composting Effluent Back To Food!
Human effluent has been the nemesis of most societies for centuries and despite all of our current technological prowess, we have yet to intelligently address one of the most basic biological functions of our existence. And our effluent is backing-up on us, big time.
Don't think it's all going to be perfect though.
We were so inspired by this book we ripped out both our flush toliets. We started a large composting operation in our back yard. Now we have lots of mice and flies - yes we follow the directions to the letter. He states with proper covering, you won't get flies. Wrong. If you mix food with the foop no mice - wrong again! Mice and flies anyway - so you might want to start small first before you go sell your old porcelain potties. We feel slightly betrayed by this book.

One Great Use for Poop
I was very excited when I discovered this book, as I had been saving my bowel products for about six months at the time with only a vague understanding that they might someday be put to better use.Unfortunately I live in a small condo, and I don't have a garden, much less a compost heap.So I guess I will have to donate my hard earned sludge to someone who can help it return to nature.I wonder if you ever grow a carrot that has a peanut stuck in it.Also, anyone know a good use for bottled yellow? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ecology    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. General    4. Life Sciences - Ecology    5. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    6. Nature    7. Nature/Ecology    8. Organic    9. Science    10. Recycling   

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Soon
Certainly one of the better books I have read on this subject.Very descriptive and scientific.One downfall to the book and to the whole idea of tissue culture is the massive costs of lab equipment and growing media.Very well written book though, and a good starter book.

It's okay but fell short of my expectations
The book was okay but fell short of my expectations.The author attempted to proceed by taking the reader from no background on microbiology, botany, or tissue culture to explaining to what cloning is all about.It fell short in several areas.The author needed to expand the discussion on plant hormones and the issue of thermal stability during sterilization procedures.The author didn't discuss at all modern methods of cold-filter sterilization methods.The author discusses the topic about making stock solutions but didn't discuss issues of shelf life of hydrated hormones.

The Best curently available
This book contains everything that you need to know to start cloneing plants.Some of the material is geared more towards comericial operations but there is a lot for the hobbiest too.I thought that it could have beenorganized a little better.The authors talk about equipment and mediabefore they go through the cloning process.Parts of it will be boringunless you are planing to actually culture plants.For example there areseveral step by step lists on how to preform transfers etc. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gardening    2. Gardening / Horticulture    3. Gardening/Plants    4. Laboratory manuals    5. Life Sciences - Botany    6. Plant micropropagation    7. Plant tissue culture    8. Reference    9. Gardening / Trees    10. House plants    11. Plant reproduction & propagation   

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A great "How To" book.
This is the second book I have from these two author/artists.I have enjoyed both immensely!They have clear instructions, wonderful pictures and terrific projects that are different. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Glass & Glassware    4. Glass Arts And Crafts    5. Glass craft    6. Glass painting and staining    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Crafts & Hobbies / Glass & Glassware    9. Garden design & planning    10. Handicrafts    11. SCI FI/FANTASY - SCI FICT TRD PB    12. Stained glass   

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Ortho's All About Greenhouses
This book was very informative.How to deal with frost and protect plants to their fullest!How to create the style and form we are looking for and do ourselves.Highly Recommended!

Great Fun and so easy -
Very nice picture book. Not much info on greenhouse growing but good info on greenhouses of ten years ago. The newer greenhouse have been left out. So much has changed in the last few years, double poly roofs, hydroponics, heating under tables, steal construction, shading, cross ventilation, all were left out of this new edition but nice color pictures and a good beginner book. If you want a up to date greenhouse book see, Secrets to a Successful Greenhouse and Business. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Construction - General    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Greenhouse gardening    6. Greenhouses    7. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    8. Gardening / Greenhouses    9. Greenhouses, conservatories, patios   

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Starting off with ultrabasics, like "how do I get my plants to live rather than die?" Read more

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An excellent reference book for the aspiring gardener.
I am sometimes asked which gardening books I would recommend.I would have to say one of the top books in my arsenal is "Gardening for Dummies".
This Book Helped Turn My Black Thumb Green
Let's say for a second that you DON'T live in one of those regions where most everything grows with little effort.If that's the case, and you'd really LIKE to have a great garden or flower bed, I highly recommend this book.I used to have the black thumb of death when it came to plants and flowers, but that has turned quite green since buying MacCaskey's book.So WHY does it help?
Just right...
I am a novice gardener who is trying to figure out how to maintain a well-landscaped property that I inherited. After the first couple of years of letting the place "rest on its laurels" (i.e., get by on its past grandeur and do nothing to maintain it except to water it every now and then, but otherwise neglecting it and letting it get weedy and rangy), I have finally tackled the project of educating myself about gardening and trying to restore some freshness and style to my garden. This book offers a very skillful overview of everything I need to know in order to take on this project. It gives an overview of pretty much every fundamental of gardening, giving enough explanation to help you understand the logic behind the "rules" of garden creation and maintenance, but without the kind of technical detail that would make it tedious or would glaze the eye of the beginner. I have found this an excellent "starter" book--gives the lay of the land, as it were, so that you can establish basic competence and understanding before you go onto more specialized knowledge. THANKS! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flowers - General    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. General    6. Home Gardening    7. Reference    8. Gardening / General   

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Good for business, more than I needed
This is an excellent book. I just recently started raising chickens and was disappointed at the information available at the local library. I purchased Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide , Day Range Poultry: Every Chicken Owner's Guide to Grazing Gardens and Improving Pastures , and Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities . Recent reading at the library about pasture raising livestock got me interested in this title. The volume they discuss is a little more than I was interested in, but that is not the fault of the book. It is well written, an easy read, and comprehensive in the amount of information it contains. The only thing I could add to Claudia Campbell's comments is that information is also included in business organization, strategies and marketing. If you go into poultry on this scale, it has to make a profit to be sustainable. I agree this book is a complete resource.
This fowl book hits a home run!
I just finished Day Range Poultry and am thoroughly impressed.They not only tell you what Day Range is, but compare it to other methods of raising birds listing the pros and cons of each.If you want to start raising birds, especially large numbers of birds, everything is here, in detail.How to set up a Day Range system for broilers, layers, and turkeys, including shelters, what worked and what didn't for them, feeds and feeding, protection from predators fencing and moving about the pasture for optimum manure spreading.
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Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Animal Husbandry    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. General    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Techniques   

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Ed is the man
I have been useing Ed's books for years. I follow his column in heads magazine and Cannabis Culture magazine. He knows what he is talking about. This book is the ultimate handbook. It tells you everything you need to know to get a garden started. I think this book is very easy to follow and is a great buy. Theinformation is priceless. I trust Ed and this book.

One of the better ones
I read 90% of this book front to back when I first recieved it. It could have been organized better, and yes it did seem to jump around a bit, but it had some quality information that are the building blocks for the best techniques available.

great handbook
This is a great starter book for any grower. I still refer to this book many times. The information is great and useful. A book for people who are starting to grow. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cannabis    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. House Plants & Indoor    6. Marijuana    7. Reference    8. Techniques    9. Popular culture   

Editorial Review

Is there any flower more sensuous and romantic than the rose? Rosesaren't just fragrant and beautiful; they're also easy to grow and come inhundreds of varieties and colors. Read more

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It's OK...
Very informative on a broad range of all things roses, but mainly on the surface-level; a good book for dummies, but not beyond.
Rapid shippment
Book was actually better condition than described.Shippemnt and devilery were very prompt.

Wonderful Book You Must Own
I am new to rose gardens and devoured this book in no time.Very interesting and helpful insights into the world of roses and how to care for them.My book has may bent over pages that I refer to over and over again.This book is a must for any beginner to roses. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Floriculture    2. Flowers - Roses    3. Gardening    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Regional - General    7. Rose culture    8. Roses    9. Flowers    10. Gardening / Flowers / Roses   

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One of few books on the subject
Perhaps this book would be best utilized by a geologist interested in learning how soils effect vines/plants. Professor White introduces the book by stating the common notions of "terroir" but concludes irregardless of the term, "the soil cannot be ignored as an integral component of wine [grape] growing." This is indeed the premise behind this study.
Soils For Fine Wines
A great book on beginning growing. To get the full understanding about what Mr white is talking about the book Science in Agriculture I feel, should be read first. Great section,along with the pros and cons, of different types of irrigation. Seems to lean a little heavy on the soils of California. For the person not growing grapes but enjoys good wine it is an excellant sorce of how the wine gets its flavor. The principles presented will aid anyone growing almost anything.

A long-needed book
In "Soils for Fine Wines" Robert White sets to provide information needed for better understanding of how soils and their properties relate to management and wine-grape production. This book is a long-needed one indeed; most other viticultural books are discussing soil as an environmental factor only in passing.
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Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Agriculture - Crop Science    3. Agriculture - Soil Science    4. Regional - General    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Soil Science    7. Soils    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Viticulture    11. Wine and wine making    12. Earth Sciences | Soil Science    13. Science / Horticulture   

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Beautiful reference
The photographic plates are indeed very beautiful but having the descriptions in another section of the book does make for an inconvenient flipping from the front of the book that has the photographs to the back of the book with the textual information.
APALMLOVERS BOOK
This book is one of the most complete books you'll find on the many types of palms.

An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms
Superb! Clear information, very well organized for all types of readers, and with many great pictures. This book is a must if you appreciate palms--even if you don't, it's lovely for your coffee table. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. Gardening    3. Gardening/Plants    4. Life Sciences - Horticulture    5. Ornamental Plants    6. Palms    7. Reference    8. Science    9. Trees    10. Gardening / Ornamental Plants    11. Gardening: plants   

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Not your average gardening book
This is not another book of pretty pictures of flowers. The book takes you from start (preparing the soil), to caring for your plants (pruning tips), to finish (dividing mature plants).

Excellent, practical advice for novices and more
I've been gardening for 4 years and I learned a few really useful things from Tracy's book; enough to keep it on my list of "most wanted" gardening books.There is a great deal of information on preparing beds, soil amendment, planting and some creative pruning ideas.I think of this book the same way I think of Jaques Pepin's "La Technique" when it comes to cooking.It's a basic, a classic, and it should be on your shelf, or better yet in front of you.

Great for the non-professional
This is a book that I give to all my new perennial clients.It is well written and easy to understand.Tracy cuts my extra
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Subjects:  1. Flowers - Perennials    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Ornamental Plants    6. Perennials    7. Techniques    8. Gardening / Flowers / Perennials    9. Gardening: plants