Gardens Of The Caribbean

Author : Iris Bannochie,Marilyn Light
Publisher : MacMillan Education, Limited
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Gardening
ISBN : CORNELL:31924063139681

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Gardening in the Caribbean by Iris Bannochie,Marilyn Light Pdf

The warm climate and generous rainfall of the Caribbean islands, together with rich soils, provide excellent conditions for growing a great variety of plant life. Columbus discovered that the indigenous peoples of the region were successfully growing an extensive range of plants and crops, and successive settlers of many cultures have introduced their familiar species. There are few places in the world with as great a diversity of plants as found in today`s Caribbean. This book tells the reader how to acheive the best results by learning more about the plants and how to grow them in particular situations. It covers all aspects of Caribbean and tropical gardening. It discusses climate, soils, drainage and irrigation, feeding, pruning and propagation. A chapter on landscape introduces the basics of garden design, and shows what to grow where. The section on plant competitors focuses on pest, disease and weed control in a tropical context. Iris Bannochie won the Gold Medal on three occasions at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, and was awarded the Gold Vietch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1977 for her contribution to tropical horticulture.

Author : Jill Collett,Patrick Bowe
Publisher : MacMillan Education, Limited
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Gardens
ISBN : 0333688198

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Gardens of the Caribbean by Jill Collett,Patrick Bowe Pdf

Whether read in the comfort of an armchair or while actually exploring a particular island, this beautifully illustrated work of reference is an ideal guide both for the professional horticulturist and keen amateur. Written from an historical perspective, the book also gives an up to date description of the indigenous plants peculiar to each island and examines the crucial differences in climate and soil. It also details the origins of the Botanical Garden and its importance in the protection of rare species. A wide selection of gardens is featured which provides a real feel for the diversity of plant life in the region as well as shedding new light on the complexity and beauty of the Caribbean as a whole.

Author : Robert S. Anderson,Richard H. Grove,Karis Hiebert
Publisher : MacMillan Caribbean
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UOM:39015064736211

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Islands, Forests and Gardens in the Caribbean by Robert S. Anderson,Richard H. Grove,Karis Hiebert Pdf

"The continuing struggle to preserve the ecological abundance of the eastern Caribbean is a recurrent theme in this collection of essays on the gardens (both botanical and small holdings) and the forests of such diverse islands as Martinique, St. Vincent, St. Domingue (present Haiti), and Barbados. It pays homage to the indigenous Caribbean people and imported slaves and their descendants, who fashioned gardens in remote jungles to achieve both personal dignity and independence from the slave and post-slave plantation economy. The book's pioneers include botanists and gardeners from many countries, who strove to introduce food crops and medicines to the Caribbean for an ever-growing population, and enlightened local administrators, who tried to prevent the rashes of deforestation and its consequent climate changes wherever they could. This includes, in contemporary times, Dr. Earle Kirby of Kingstown, who has studied and acted on these questions all his life, and in whose honour this book is created. The contributors' essays allow readers to understand the interplay of very local conditions and individual initiatives with larger global dynamics and structures, in order for all interested parties to build the environmental institutions needed to protect this region from growing multi-national exploitation."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Margaret Gajek,Derek Galon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Gardens
ISBN : 0981327915

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Exotic Gardens of the Eastern Caribbean by Margaret Gajek,Derek Galon Pdf

Showing a wide spectrum of West Indies gardens, from a tiny garden in an urban backyard to spectacular places designed by renowned landscapers, this book provides a fascination and passion for tropical gardening with a lively touch and detailed research. The texts are lightly translated to French, making it a bilingual book for a wider audience. The gardens on display here includes the Montreal Gardens on St. Vincent, Diamond Gardens on St. Lucia, and Hunte's Gardens on Barbados. The final chapter demonstrates ideas for flower arrangements using tropical flowers and step-by-step instructions of three flower arrangements done by fine flower designers from Grenada, with their original comments.

Author : Iris Bannochie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Gardening
ISBN : OCLC:1335924842

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Gardening in the Caribbean by Iris Bannochie Pdf

Author : Brinsley Burbidge,Peter Wyse Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Botanical gardens
ISBN : 0952027550

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Conservation Action Plan for Botanic Gardens of the Caribbean Islands by Brinsley Burbidge,Peter Wyse Jackson Pdf

Author : Ralph Trout
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0999223909

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The Caribbean Home Garden Guide by Ralph Trout Pdf

Everything needed to plant a home garden, plus every vegetable, fruit, root grown throughout the tropical latitudes, history, nutrition and homeopathic uses for these fruits and vegetables.

Author : S. A. Seddon,G. W. Lennox
Publisher : MacMillan Education, Limited
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Gardening
ISBN : MINN:31951D028270787

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Trees of the Caribbean by S. A. Seddon,G. W. Lennox Pdf

This book is invaluable to the casual visitor or tourist to the Caribbean in helping to identify the more common and interesting trees likely to be encountered during a short stay in the islands. Each species is illustrated with at least one colour photograph and detailed information is given about leaf shape, leaf size and colour, together with descriptions of the specific flowers and fruits. Should the reader wish to study particular species in more detail, the botanical family name is supplied together with the relevant scientific name.

Author : Ida May Hill Starr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018428308

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Gardens of the Caribbees by Ida May Hill Starr Pdf

Author : Ida May Hill Starr
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465586254

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Gardens of the Caribbees: Sketches of a Cruise to the West Indies and the Spanish Main (Complete) by Ida May Hill Starr Pdf

Author : Ida May Hill Starr
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:4064066382209

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Gardens of the Caribbees (Vol. 1&2) by Ida May Hill Starr Pdf

This work features the sketches written during a cruise to the West Indies and the Spanish Main in the winter and spring of 1901. The author's intention was not to write a West Indian guide-book, but rather to give preference to the human side of the picture through glimpses of the people and their ways of life and thought. With this idea it was thought best to give attention only to such of the ports visited as were full of human interest and typical of the life about the Caribbean Sea. The author believed that it might be of interest to remember as well that at no time since could this voyage have been made under the same conditions: by the publishing of this book in 1903, several ports have become dangerous because of fever and plague; proclamations in French and pronunciamientos in Spanish have adorned West Indian street corners; Haiti has reverted to its almost chronic state of riot and revolution; the Dominican republic has again chosen a President whose nomination came from a conquering army; Venezuela has been full of alarms and intrigues; while already the Germans were beginning to show their hand in the Caribbean; Martinique and St. Vincent have been desolated by volcanoes then thought to be practically extinct; and of delicious St. Pierre there remained but a sadly memory. Contents: The Voyage Port-au-Prince, Haiti Santo Domingo San Juan, Puerto Rico Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Martinique Martinique, "Le Pays des Revenants" Island of Trinidad, Port of Spain Island of Trinidad, "Iere" Island of Trinidad, La Brea The Spanish Main In Venezuela, Caracas In Venezuela, Caracas to Puerto Cabello Curaçao, City of Willemstad The Southern Cross Kingston, Jamaica "Cuando Salide La Habana" A Memory of Martinique

Author : C. Beckford,D. Campbell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137296993

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Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean by C. Beckford,D. Campbell Pdf

With the exception of Haiti, the sensationalized issues of hunger reported in certain parts of the developing world are largely unknown in the Caribbean. Despite this, there are growing concerns about the state of food security in the region, as declining domestic production and increased dependence on imported food create vulnerability. This study examines some of the contemporary issues impacting food production and food and nutrition security in the CARICOM region of the Caribbean. The authors focus on enhancing domestic food production as the most appropriate way to improve food security and discuss strategies for building capacity in local food production systems. The book is the product of over ten years of research by the authors. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Caribbean geography, cultural geography, food and agricultural geography, and food security.

Author : Olive Senior
Publisher : Insomniac Press
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781897414835

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Gardening in the Tropics by Olive Senior Pdf

Gardening in the Tropics contains a rich Caribbean world in poems offered to readers everywhere. Olive Senior's rich vein of humour can turn wry and then sharp in satire of colour-consciousness, class-consciousness and racism. But her predominant tone is the verbal equivalent of a pair of wide-open arms.

Author : Aimée Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023080670

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Caribbean Gardening by Aimée Webster Pdf

Author : Derek St. Romaine
Publisher : Miller Publishing Co. Ltd.
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : Gardens
ISBN : 9789768081124

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Barbados in bloom : [tropical gardens and plants] by Derek St. Romaine Pdf