Book
The gardener's guide to weather & climate / Michael Allaby.
Record details
- ISBN: 1604695544
- ISBN: 9781604695540
- Physical Description: 333 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (some colour).
- Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 39.95 |
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| Subject: | Gardening. Gardening > Environmental aspects. Crops and climate. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 635 All | 31681002799773 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Explains how weather works and how it affects the garden, detailing topics ranging from the effects of global warming on the planet to finding the micro-climates in backyards. - Baker & Taylor
"This book provides a clear and accessible explanation of how the weather works and how it affects the garden. It takes readers from the macro to the micro, from the effects of global warming on our planet to finding the micro-climates in their own backyards"-- - Book News
Though gardeners generally do not depend on the weather for their livelihood as farmers do, says Allaby, they can succeed better in their gardening by understanding how weather works and how they can work with it. He begins by describing the principle processes by which the action of solar radiation and Earth's rotation and orbit produce the world's climate. Then he reviews the history of climate, leading to recent climate changes, their likely implications, and a brief outline of past attempts to control the weather. Other topics are weather, microclimates, soils, plants and climate, plants and their environments, and protecting against harsh weather. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Workman Press.Anyone who cultivates plants outdoors depends on the weather, and Michael Allaby provides the information gardeners need to adapt gardens for optimize plant health.
- Workman Press.'We owe it to our plants to read this book. After all, while we just live with the weather, our plants have to survive it.' 'The Washington Post
All gardeners are at the whim of Mother Nature, and so are our plants. Whether it's coping with extreme drought or record-breaking snow fall, gardeners'and gardens'across the country are fighting against the elements. Instead of just reacting to the weather, Michael Allaby suggests that gardeners use knowledge about how the weather works to create the best growing conditions for their plants. Allaby brings big-picture atmospheric concepts to life with a comprehensive introduction to how weather works and explanations climate change, weather systems, and microclimates. The Gardener's Guide to Weather and Climate proves that instead of gardening at the mercy of the weather, knowledgeable gardeners can make the weather work for them
