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Introductory Horticulture

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The principal feature of the full-color edition of this popular and broad-based text remains a full yet accessible exploration of basic horticulture principles and practices, conveniently organized by unit. Areas covered include: plant science, greenhouse management, using plants in the landscape, lawn and turfgrass establishment and maintenance, vegetable and fruit gardens, and holiday crafts and floral designs. Readers will find a stronger science focus, including updated research on the use of pesticides and insecticides, integrated pest management, and micropropagation. Also new to this richly illustrated Fifth Edition is a striking full-color interior plant identification chart and complete supplement package to enhance the teaching and learning experience. ALSO AVAILABLE — INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS: Agriscience Laserdisc Series Plant Science – Disk 2 (ISBN# 0-8273-7302-3), Business & Mechanical Technology – Disk 3 (ISBN# 0-8273-7303-1), Instructor’s Guide (ISBN# 0-8273-6767-8), Teacher Resource Guide (ISBN# 0-8273-6768-6) Lab Manual-Instructor’s Guide (ISBN# 0-8273-6916-6), Transparencies (ISBN# 0-8273-6911-5) Computerized Testbank (ISBN# 0-8273-7489-5), Agriscience Testmaster CD-ROM (ISBN# 0-8273-7486-0). Call Customer Support to Order.

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So You Want to Start a Nursery

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When Avent announced that he was quitting his job to build a specialty nursery, his former horticulture professor begged his student to reconsider, telling him he couldn’t possibly make a profit “without doing something illegal.” More than ten years and 20 nursery catalogs later, Avent owns a thriving national business with nearly 30 employees. He wrote So You Want to Start a Nursery to debunk myths about the ornamental-plants nursery business and what it takes to succeed, whether you’re a backyard hobbyist or a wholesale grower. (And he still has a clean arrest record.)

Assuming that the reader has some basic knowledge about how plants are grown, Avent focuses on the business and planning concerns of the nursery owner. While recounting humorous stories of his baptism by fire as a beginning nurseryman, Avent also provides a primer on the nursery industry as a whole, with discussions of the merits and disadvantages of retail, wholesale, mail-order, and liner operations, to name just a few. Readers of this book will obtain the tools they need to make a business plan of their own. This book is a must-read for horticulture students, industry insiders, and advanced gardeners who dream of turning their passion for plants into a job they love.

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Practical Horticulture (7th Edition) (Pearson AG)

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Practical Horticulture, Seventh Edition, is a classic, scientifically oriented book for basic horticulture. It presents readers with the fundamentals of horticultural science and its applications in both the commercial and home sectors. Easy-to-read, the books’s ample illustrations, chapter objectives, and chapter-ending review questions, help readers learn the concepts. Some exciting new features to this edition include:

  •  Updated with timely coverage of hot environmental topics. 
  •  The latest information on horticultural science for indoor and outdoor plants.   
  • A new chapter on careers in horticulture has been added.

This is a great resource for anyone interested in horticulture!

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