Plant Science for Gardeners

Author of 4 previous gardening books including Building Natural Ponds which has sold over 4,600 copies and Soil Science for Gardeners which has sold 7,000 copies This book is the second in a micro-series of similar books which will be published by this author over the next 18 months on gardening topics Author has been gardening for 40 years and owns a 6-acre botanical garden with over 3,000 varieties of plants Author's Facebook page, Garden Fundamentals, has a large following of 9.5 thousand Author's YouTube channel has 44.4 K subscribers and will be used to promote the book with a series of videos Author's blog, Garden Myths, has over 14,000 visitors 60 virtual events in 2021 Well-known lecturer and speaker to Master Gardener groups, horticultural societies, orchid societies, and garden shows The definite science-based guide to growing plants for gardeners, market gardeners and small-scale farmers Differs from other gardening books because it uses a science-based approach to examine plant biology and relate it to common gardening techniques it improves the gardener's ability to analyse a problem situation and find the best solution it explains the science behind planting, watering, fertilizing, caring for, and harvesting plants.