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The Science of Gardening
New Colorado Master Gardener Manual
The Colorado Master Gardener manual has been reformatted into a full color textbook, by David Whiting, Kendall Hunt Publishing Co. (ISBN 978-0-7575-9659-9). The book focuses on research-based gardening information in 636 pages with over 600 color photographs and line drawings. Units include the following:
- Benefits of Gardening
- How Plants Grow
- Soils, Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
- Diagnostics and Pest Management
- Trees and Shrubs: Identification, Selection, and Planting
- Pruning
- Herbaceous Plants (Flowers)
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Lawns
- Water Wise Landscape Design
- Irrigation Management
To order online, go to Kendall Hunt Publishing
