"Published for the Royal Horticultural Society."
Diversity in the plant world
Know your plant : structure and function
Reproduction : securing the future
Naming plants
Selecting and breeding plants
Soils and roots
Soil cultivation and fertility
The plant's environment : light and water
Raising plants from seed
Propagating plants vegetatively
Shape and size
Colour, scent and sound in the garden
Climate, weather and seasonal effects
Gardening in the greenhouse
The diversity of undesirables
Controlling the undesirables
Maturation, ripening and storage
Conservation and sustainable gardening
Gardens and the natural world
Gardens for science.
Science and the garden : the scientific basis of horticultural practice. ISBN 9781405160636. Published by Blackwell in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.