A presentation of the major pests and diseases found in floriculture crops and how to combat them, this work provides an integrated approach to controlling these problems to produce high-quality crops through pesticide use, cultivation practices, and biological controls.

Making it easy to communicate within the floriculture industry, this dictionary annotates specific terms including those that relate to the biological, botanical, and entomological applications in the industry. It features tables that highlight translations of the most frequently used terms.

Describes more than 50 types of the best flowering shrubs and details their use in home landscaping. This guide includes details of specific species, cultivars, and varieties that lead to exceptional size, colour, flower, hardiness, and durability. It features appendix that covers lists of nurseries, web sites for further information, and more.

Identifies the best evergreens for landscaping purposes, including how they can be used to best effect as borders, hedges, living fences, privacy screens, or to block unsightly views. This guide includes detailed entries for over 80 species - from conifers and broadleaf evergreens to deciduous and semi-evergreen shrubs.

This definitive guide for those looking to start or expand their own herb business focuses entirely on fresh-cut herbs for the grower who supplies restaurants or supermarkets, vends at farmers markets, or sells from her own retail space.

Aims to help herbaceous perennial growers, IPM scouts, and experienced plant handlers correctly identify problems in greenhouses, nurseries, and landscapes and control them before major damage is caused. This work includes over 550 photos and illustrations of insect and mite pests and damage caused by pests and diseases.

Gardeners can find the information they need quickly in this guide to planting small trees and shrubs in addition to flowers. 272 entries include beautiful photographs showing the plant characteristics in a natural setting.

Provides advice for gardeners who seek to adorn landscapes in more northerly climates with delicate camellia blossoms. This guide provides a list of camellia varieties that will thrive in zones five and six, as well as appendices identifying camellia societies, nursery sources, collections, and suggested readings.

Devoted to the flowering trees recommended for home and urban landscapes, this encyclopedia discusses the basics - horticultural terms, botanic names, hardiness zones, and native versus exotic species - as well as each tree's unique characteristics, such as height, spread, flower colour and size, flowering period, fruit, and seeds.

Discusses the common insect and mite pests of ornamental crops and how to treat their infestations. This book explains insecticide and chemical classes and modes of operation, proper tank mixing procedures, application coverage and timing, and pesticide storage. It also covers phytotoxicity and the effects of pH on chemical effectiveness.

This professional horticulture reference, which has been in print continuously for 70 years, is fully revised and updated in this new edition. Based on real-life experiences from industry professionals including growers and equipment and greenhouse manufacturers, the presented information covers al

Offers a list of flowers, vegetables, trees and houseplants that are safe for children and fun to incorporate into gardens, landscapes and children projects. This book describes the habit of each plant, why it's good for children, and ways to use it in gardens and projects.

Designed for use in the greenhouse by growers, scouts, and extension agents, this illustrated guide compares and diagnoses the common greenhouse disease problems.

A guide to using more than flowers to make a beautiful garden, this book discusses the small trees and shrubs that make up much of the structure for contemporary gardens.