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Ortho Books, 1978-01-01. paperback. Acceptable. 8x0x10.
House plants Indoors/Outdoors by ORTHO Books, the editorial staff of
by ORTHO Books, the editorial staff of
House plants Indoors/Outdoors
by ORTHO Books, the editorial staff of
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- Paperback
San Francisco: Ortho Book Series - Ortho Book Division, Chevron Chemical Company Light Sticker Residue; Light Creasing on Rear Cover; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. Terrariums, Bottle gardens, Greenhouses, Fluorescent-light gardens. Trees, shrubs, everblooming flowers, bulbs, citrus and miniatures. SUB-TITLE: All about the mobility of container plants. BOOK NUMBER: 74166-029-2. SPECIAL CONSULTANTS: Elvin McDonald, James K. McNair, William C. Mulligan. GENERAL SUPERVISOR: Richard J. Mahoney. EXECUTIVE EDITOR, ORTHO BOOK SERIES: Richard M. Ray. PHOTOGRAPHY: William Aplin, Clyde Childress, Elvin McDonald. ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: California Redwood Association, San Francisco, California; Don Chambliss, Director, Home of Guiding Hands; Charles Marden Fitch; James K. McNair; William C. Mulligan; Joseph Parker; Redwood Domes, Aptos, California; Sequoia Nursery, Visalia, California. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Victoria Padilla, Los Angeles, California; Bill Hoffmeyer, Los Angeles, California; Horticulture Design Group, New York, New York; La Cienega Nursery, Los Angeles, California; Lord and Burnham Greenhouses, Irvington, New York; Marcaire Gardens, West Los Angeles, California; Mademoiselle, New York, New York; Dorothy Newburger, Los Angeles, California; St. Marie's Garden, West Los Angeles, California; Burlington House Awards, New York, New York. CONTENTS: Living with plants all around; The basics of container gardening; The best outdoor gardens begin indoors; How to rescue the last flowers of Summer; Little gardens anyone can grow; You don't have to be rich to have a greenhouse; Whatever happened to Winter?; King Louis will have nothing on you; Figs - one to eat, many to enjoy; Shrubs on the move; Flowers every day; Summer flowers, winter sleepers . . . and vice versa; Ferns, philodendrons, palms and other foliage plants; Try something new; Mini-encyclopedia of house plants; Department of resources; Index. EXCERPT: Many people stumble onto the rewarding pleasure of container gardening when they receive a gift plant all wrapped in foil and tied with a florist's bow. Suddenly you feel like the new parent of something alive. Don't panic! Just get rid of that foil and bow - then let's explore the fascinating world of house plants . . .. Canadian Edition; 3rd Printing. Paperback. Fine. Illus. by Joyce Bauer, Elizabeth Emanuel, Lael Logan, James K. McNair, Kenneth Myers, Kathleen Parker, Marjorie Thayer. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (CA)
- Illustrator Joyce Bauer, Elizabeth Emanuel, Lael Logan, James K. McNair, Kenneth Myers, Kathleen Parker, Marjorie Thayer
- Format/Binding Paperback
- Book Condition Used - Fine
- Edition Canadian Edition; 3rd Printing
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Ortho Book Series - Ortho Book Division, Chevron Chemical Company
- Place of Publication San Francisco
- Keywords Gardening
- Size 4to