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A guide that introduces you to the fundamentals of horticulture, whether you are taking an RHS course, are a keen amateur or seasoned gardener. It explains the principles that underlie the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, turf and ornamental planting in the outdoors and in protected culture.

One of New Zealand's best-selling identification guides. Identify New Zealand native trees by their leaves. Find a typical leaf from a common native tree and use Andrew Crowe's unique method to accurately identify the tree itself. The book contains colour photographs of leaves, illustrations that show tree shape and height, tree distribution graphics and checklists to match leaves, flowers, fruit and trunk. Discover the known uses of each tree, from food and medicine to dyes and timber, and how to grow each tree in your o... read more