TECHNICAL HANDBOOK OF GARDENING (ENGLISH)

Establishment and maintenance of parks and gardens This Technical Handbook of Gardening is meant for students and professionals of gardening in its many forms, as well as for garden lovers interested in learning about the agronomic techniques being used more and more in an area that was previously thought to be the domain of amateurs. Nowadays, gardening is not just a hobby, but calls for a higher level of scientific foundations and for more advanced technology, sophisticated tools, and expertise than ever before. This handbook may be used as a textbook for relevant workshops and courses in gardening schools and vocational training centres. Contents: PART 1: ESTABLISHMENT OF PARKS AND GARDENS garden establishment - preparing the ground - soil amendments and fertilisers - stakeout and marking of the garden - opening planting holes - the planting: plant types - planting operations - post-planting maintenance - establishment of grass and lawns - post-establishment lawn care - garden maintenance PART 2: GARDEN MAINTENANCE maintenance of areas without vegetation cover - maintenance of areas without vegetation cover - maintenance procedures: annual mineral fertilisation and soil amendments - maintenance procedures: irrigation - maintenance techniques: pruning - maintenance techniques: trimming hedges and borders - maintenance techniques: pest and disease control - incidents caused by climatic and soil problems - tree surgery Fernando Gil-Albert Velarde holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering and has been a professor of Arboriculture and Gardening. He also served as director of the Department of Plant Production at the School of Agricultural Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid. In addition to being an emeritus professor at the aforementioned university, he promoted and directed the master?s degreeprogramme in Gardening and Landscaping. is publishing company has published several of his works on fruit growing, arboriculture, and gardening techniques.

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