Further Reading
The following sections offer further reading which directly relates to some of the chapters in the book.
Chapter 1
- RHS gardening advice (beginners guide; grow your own; plant care; plant problems; garden design; wildlife garden)
- www.rhs.org.uk/advice
- RHS science and environment (environmentally friendly gardening; pests and diseases; conservation and biodiversity)
- www.rhs.org.uk/science
- RHS gardens
- www.rhs.org.uk/gardens
- RHS plant selector app
- apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector
- Search by plant name to find plants from a 70,000 that suit your garden (light/shade and soil) along with advice from the catalogues of 80 nurseries.
- Organic growing (advice and guidance sites)
- www.gardenorganic.org.uk/
- www.soilassociation.org/groworganic
Chapter 3
- Biomes
- http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
- Gardening for wildlife (RHS)
- http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/
Chapter 5
- Seed dormancy (RHS)
- http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/
Chapter 6
- Plants and their structure
- http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/
Chapter 10
- List of drought resistant plants
- http://www.rhs.org.uk/
Chapter 12
- Determining soil texture by feel
- www.youtube.com/
- www.youtube.com/
- Soil app
- mysoil is a free app from the British Geological Survey and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Provides information about your soil properties; soil type, texture, organic matter and pH. For more information see: bgs.ac.uk/mysoil
- Further information on soil structure:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch
- http://uk.ask.com/question/what-is-soil-structure
- Soil water movement
- More information on the first two-thirds of www.youtube.com/
Chapter 13
- Composting
- Garden organics video guide Parts 1 & 2 – using a plastic bin:
- www.youtube.com/
- www.youtube.com/
- Composting (on an industrial scale)
- www.youtube.com/
- Worm composting (on an industrial scale)
- www.youtube.com/
- Green manuring
- www.rhs.org.uk/advice/
- www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/soil_growgreenmanure
Chapter 14
- Soil pH (measurement with a simple pH meter)
- www.youtube.com/
- Plant nutrient deficiency app
- Everris has launched an online app covering plant nutrient deficiency for use on smartphones, tablets and PCs designed to help growers' correct nutrient deficiencies in container nursery stock and in pot and bedding plant.
- www.everris.com/Home
- A comprehensive review of soil nutrient deficiencies including plant symptoms:
- http://5e.plantphys.net/
- A site that can be used to go to see a range of deficiency symptoms with a commentary on the role and mobility of the mineral elements:
- http://broome.soil.ncsu.edu/