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PMG Bookshelf: Techniques
American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation:
The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical Techniques
Alan Toogood
DK Adult, 1999
“The American Horticultural Society's Plant Propagation is one of those stuck-on-a-desert-island books. All the information you could ever possibly want in order to propagate virtually any plant or tree or cactus or succulent that might be growing on said desert island is to be found somewhere between the covers of this marvelous, informative book. If you're tired of buying many pots of expensive perennials, tuck a copy of Plant Propagation under your arm. . .” (amazon.com)
Forcing, Etc.:The Indoor Gardener’s Guide to Bringing Bulbs, Branches and Houseplants Into Bloom
Katherine Whitside
Workman Publishing, 2003
“Written by award-winning author Katherine Whiteside, here is the complete guide to indoor gardening, filled with 125 exquisite full-color photographs. Covering pre-chilling to potting up, putting away and water-forcing, Forcing, etc combines hands-on how-to with an artist's passion for detail to show how to grow and/or force dozens of common and exotic plants.” (amazon.com)
Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation
Ken Druse
Clarkson Potter, 2000
“Based on years of personal research, Making More Plants is a practical manual as well as a beautiful garden book, presenting procedures Ken Druse has tested and adapted, as well as photographed step by step. In clear, nspirational language Ken takes the mystery out of seemingly complex practices such as seed conditioning, bulb division, leaf and stem cutting, grafting, and more. Whether focusing on techniques as easy as creating multiple plants from a single perennial using a common kitchen knife or on more complicated practices such as air layering, Ken's advice will inspire both novice and experienced gardeners to turn their homes and gardens into personal nurseries.” (amazon.com)
Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation:
Principles and Practices
Hudson T. Hartmann, Dale E. Kester
Prentice Hall, 2001
Recommended by Mark Viette of Viette's Nursery in Fishersville, VA. A hefty tome of 880 pages, covering every aspect and type of propagation technique.
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques
Tracy DiSabato-Aust
Timber Press, 2001
“This is the first, and still the most thorough, book to detail essential practices of perennial care such as deadheading, pinching, cutting back, thinning, disbudding, and deadleafing, all of which are thoroughly explained and illustrated. More than 200 new color photographs have been added to this revised edition, showing perennials in various border situations and providing images for each of the entries in the A-to-Z encyclopedia of important perennial species.” (amazon.com)
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