Introductory Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Gardening

The book is primarily meant for undergraduate and postgraduate in the field of horticulture of all agricultural universities in India. The information provide in this book is considered to be of utmost value to students, horticulturist, gardeners, subject matter specialist and other persons engaged in the concerned field. It presents all the basics and advanced information in their easiest way for the readers thus, especially designed to cover all the aspects of floriculture and landscaping. The book is divided into two sections, making it user-friendly— Section I: Basics of ornamental horticulture and landscaping and Section II: Commercial flowers production. Section-I contains Basics of ornamental horticulture and landscaping i.e. Importance and scope of floriculture and landscape gardening, History of garden in India, Principle of gardening, Different feature of a garden and it covers plant species of landscaping, viz. Annuals, Tree, Climbers, Ferns and palm, Bulbous plant and Cactus and succulent, Bonsai, Style and types of garden, Flower show and arrangement, Civic aspects of ornamental horticulture and Indoor gardening. Whereas section-II contains Commercial flowers production viz. Rose, Dahlia, Tuberose, Chrysanthemum, Gladiolus, Marigold, Anthurium, Jasmine, Carnation, Orchids, Gerbera and Lily.