A Complete Guide to Growing Flowers at Home

Author: Huang Zhongying
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Publication Date: 2001-07-01
Features: In recent years, China has introduced and cultivated many new trendy flowers, including foliage, succulent, and variegated varieties. With the improvement of people's living standards, growing and admiring flowers, as well as beautifying living spaces, has become a fashion. To meet the needs of readers, the author of this book conducted in-depth research and decided to comprehensively revise and enrich the original text. This is a popular science book on scientific flower cultivation for beautifying both home and public environments in the 21st century.
Addressing the various difficult and common problems encountered by readers, the author systematically explains the basic knowledge and practical techniques of flower cultivation. Additionally, it provides scientific and practical introductions to the characteristics, origin, habits, propagation, cultivation, and care tips of dozens of various high-quality, trendy, and popular flowers. It also briefly introduces the application methods of flowers.
This book has three distinct features of the times: First, it emphasizes the concept of "new," not only comprehensively introducing the various well-known, new, and special flowers sold in domestic flower markets in recent years but also introducing many new knowledge, techniques, and methods of care; second, it is rich in content and visually appealing, focusing on how to grow flowers well, integrating growing, admiring, and using flowers, with content that is both profound and accessible, suitable for all readers; third, it closely combines theory with practice, making it highly informative, enjoyable, and practical.
This book serves as a scientific guide for flower enthusiasts, producers, and operators to grow, cultivate, and utilize flowers effectively. It is also a valuable reference for government agencies, enterprises, and institutions to guide greening and beautification efforts. After introducing the basic knowledge of home flower cultivation, the book focuses on the cultivation methods of several common household flowers. It first explains how to identify them, then outlines the living environments required for various flowers, and provides professional knowledge on grafting reproduction and disease prevention, such as powdery mildew. It is a worthwhile book to read.