{"product_id":"2940152895063","title":"The GIANT Book on Growing Trees and Bushes","description":"\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eWhich Fruit to Grow?\u003cbr\u003eFruit Production Charts\u003cbr\u003eCold Hardiness zones\u003cbr\u003eApples\u003cbr\u003eCitrus fruits\u003cbr\u003eBuying the Right Trees and Bushes\u003cbr\u003eSoil Conditions\u003cbr\u003eNitrogen Fixing Crops\u003cbr\u003ePlanning your garden\u003cbr\u003eNatural Weedkillers\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Planting\u003cbr\u003eSupporting Your Fruit Trees\u003cbr\u003eBird Protection\u003cbr\u003eFrost Protection\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Fruit Trees Against Walls\u003cbr\u003eWhat Are Espaliers?\u003cbr\u003eKeeping Your Bushes and Trees Healthy\u003cbr\u003eFertilizers and pesticides –\u003cbr\u003eCow Manure – the Best Organic Fertilizer\/Compost Base\u003cbr\u003eJohn Innes Compost\u003cbr\u003eBasic Healthy Compost Mixtures\u003cbr\u003eHow to Make Leaf Compost\u003cbr\u003eNatural Pesticides\u003cbr\u003eNeem Pesticide\u003cbr\u003ePreparing Neem seeds\u003cbr\u003eChilis\u003cbr\u003eTobacco\u003cbr\u003eBougainvillea Leaves\u003cbr\u003eFungicides for Soil\u003cbr\u003eOnion – Garlic Antifungal Solution\u003cbr\u003ePapaya Cure –\u003cbr\u003eUsing Cow Manure Ash as a Pesticide\u003cbr\u003eNutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Plants\u003cbr\u003eSpraying\u003cbr\u003eGarden Pests\u003cbr\u003ePollination\u003cbr\u003eFruit Plant Propagation\u003cbr\u003eHarvesting your fruit\u003cbr\u003eEVERGREENS AND SHRUBS\u003cbr\u003ePlanning Your Garden – Evergreens for Screens\u003cbr\u003eEvergreens – Planting Tips\u003cbr\u003eRecognizing the “Right” Evergreen\u003cbr\u003eWhy Would Not I Choose a Conifer\u003cbr\u003eTips for Planting Evergreens\u003cbr\u003eChoice of Evergreens\u003cbr\u003eArbutus – The Strawberry Tree –Arbutus menziesii\u003cbr\u003eCamellia\u003cbr\u003eHeath Plants – Erica\u003cbr\u003eGorse– Ulex\u003cbr\u003eBottlebrush – Callistemon\u003cbr\u003eMagnolias\u003cbr\u003eDaphne – the Spurge Laurel Family\u003cbr\u003eBox [Buxus]\u003cbr\u003eMimosa\u003cbr\u003eLavender – Lavandula\u003cbr\u003eHolly – [Ilex]\u003cbr\u003e“Gold” and “Silver” Hollies –\u003cbr\u003eRhododendrons\u003cbr\u003eCONIFERS\u003cbr\u003eGrowing Conifers\u003cbr\u003eTips before Choosing Your Conifers\u003cbr\u003eThe Scots Pine [Pinus species]\u003cbr\u003eGrowing a Scots Pine Successfully\u003cbr\u003eSilver [white] Firs\u003cbr\u003eThe Douglas Fir\u003cbr\u003eSpruce [Picea]\u003cbr\u003eCypress – Cupressus\u003cbr\u003eJunipers\u003cbr\u003eCedars\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Your Conifers\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mother Nature blessed the new born earth with life forms milleniums ago, the diversity of one celled creatures took up different lines of evolution due to climatic changes and mutations. That is when plant life evolved along with animal life. And that is how the surface of the earth was covered with lush fruitful vegetation, which flourished and evolved in different climates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs time went by, climatic changes also changed the nature and the appearance of these plants. From multicelled algae and fungi, they became huge multicelled giant trees, like the Sequoia, which are remnants of those glorious days of giant Green trees gone by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd soon man found out that trees were very useful to give him shelter, to give him food, and to provide him with essential fruit, leaves, and seeds to supplement his diet. That was because he was imitating the animals around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey nibbled at leaves, he did the same thing. Sometimes he ended up with a tummy ache. Sometimes the animals ended up sick while he was left hale and hearty. But down the ages, and through lots of trial and error, he found out that every single plant out there could be put into use, even those plants we consider weeds today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mythological and historical hanging Gardens of Babylon, which were supposed to have been built by Nebuchadnezzar, but in actuality were built by Sennacherib in Nineveh, Assyria, about 300 km away from Babylon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese were lush with green trees from all over the world. And historians who are not really bothered about historic authenticity and the names of kings, did not bother much about the locality or the creator of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-hand accounts of that time were not available, and when Babylon conquered Assyria, they called it the new Babylon. And so centuries later historians wrote about the wonders of marvelous trees and green vegetation, growing in Babylon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo that is the reason why since ancient times, trees, especially fruit trees have been an important part of cultured and civilized landscaping. They were and are planted in gardens for the pleasure of the general public or for your own private enjoyment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mendon Cottage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161621938416,"sku":"2940152895063","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152895063_p0.jpg?v=1764025231","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152895063","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}