Buried treasures : finding and growing the world's choicest bulbs / Jānis Rukšāns.
Buried treasures : finding and growing the world's choicest bulbs / Jānis Rukšāns.
Buried treasures : finding and growing the world's choicest bulbs / Jānis Rukšāns.
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Publisher
Portland, Or. ; London : Timber, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
NQ580.75/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
384 p., [76] p. of plates.
Contents
Pt. I. Bulbs in the garden -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. Growing from seed -- 3. Propagation by division -- 4. Growing bulbs in greenhouses -- Other "secrets" -- 5. Fertilizing -- 6. Watering -- 7. Controlling plant health -- 8. Performing the work of the bee -- 9. The seed crop -- 10. The bulb crop -- 11....
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Publisher
Portland, Or. ; London : Timber, 2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"Take a few chapters from a John le Carre spy thriller, add a hefty dose of exotic travelogue, blend with one of the best books on bulb growing ever written, and you've got Buried Treasures. Since launching his first international mail-order catalog in 1991, Latvian nurseryman Janis Ruksans has rapidly gained a reputation as one of the world's fore...
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Buried treasures : finding and growing the world's choicest bulbs / Jānis Rukšāns.
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Finding and growing the world's choicest bulbs.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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NQ580.75/1
Record Identifier
74VKRV0y0b0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRV0y0b0y
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ISBN
9780881928181 (hbk.) :
0881928186 (hbk.) :
DDC
580.75
MMS ID
991023139979702626
