Entrée principale:

Jardins et jardinage. English.

Titre et auteur:

Larousse gardening and gardens.

Publication:

New York : Facts On File, ©1990.

Description:

624 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
The history of the garden. The gardens of Antiquity ; The gardens of Islam ; The Medieval garden ; The gardens of the Renaissance ; The French garden ; The king's gardens ; The English landscape garden ; The garden, an autobiography ; The European quest for plants ; The Japanese garden ; The flower garden ; Tradition and the American garden ; Gardens old and new -- Types of garden. The ornamental garden ; The flower garden ; Raised flowerbeds ; The rock garden ; Climbing plants ; Flowers for cutting ; The water garden ; The vegetable garden ; The orchard ; Hedges ; Lawns ; Ground-cover plants ; Greenhouses ; Patio and balcony gardens ; Paths and steps ; Walls and fences ; Special corners -- Gardening techniques. Growing conditions ; Pests, diseases and physiological disorders ; Planting ; Propagating plants ; Pruning -- A-Z of garden plants. Guidelines for plant hardiness -- A passion for plants. The creators ; The botanists ; Botanic gardens ; Plant hunters ; Artists and illustrators ; Writers.

Résumé:

Recounts garden history, describes the various types of gardens, gardening techniques, and garden plants, and discusses garden designers, botanists, and others whose work has been influencial.

Ressources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0816022429
9780816022427

Sujet:

Gardens.
Gardening.
Gardens Encyclopedias.
Gardening Encyclopedias.
Jardins Encyclopédies.
Jardinage Encyclopédies.
Jardins.
Jardinage.
gardening.
gardens (open spaces)

Classification/genre:

encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopédies.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque study room 75062
Cote: ID SB450.97.L37 REF; ID:92-B2402
Statut: Disponible