Desert Garden A Practical Guide

Name: Desert Garden A Practical Guide
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ISBN: 9789774160219

ISBN-10: 9774160215

ISBN-13: 9789774160219

Edition: 2006

Authors: Irina Springuel

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Despite their dry climates, Egypt's deserts sustain a rich variety of plant life, from towering doum palm trees to the tamarisk shrub and flowering acacias. With this practical guide, noted ecologist Irina Springuel explains the best techniques for cultivating gardens using species indigenous to Egypt. The Desert Garden outlines Egypt's natural vegetation and describes the habitats where its most popular plants can be found in the wild. She provides guidance on where to obtain the plant material for propagation and cultivation, drawing on her decades of experience in growing local desert plants, and offers advice on the most effective methods of watering plants, from subsurface irrigation…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Publication date: 12/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 8.30" wide x 6.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Egyptian Deserts and Oases


The Eastern Desert


The Western Desert


Siwa Oasis


Kharga Oasis


Dungul Oasis



The Nile Valley around Aswan



Ecology of Desert Plants and Adaptation to Aridity



Types of Desert Gardens


Small private gardens


Hotel gardens


Gardens at historical sites


Plants in the new desert settlements and alongside roads and streets



Gardens for Education and Research


School gardens


University gardens



Collection and Propagation of Desert Plants


Availability of propagules


Storing seeds


Pre-sowing treatment of seeds


Seed germination


Vegetative propagation


Containers and soil used


Protection of seedlings



Irrigation Techniques


Drip or trickle irrigation system


Subsurface irrigation


Buried clay pot irrigation


Vertical pipe method of irrigation



Plant Descriptions


Trees and shrubs


Shrubs


Herbs and grasses


Afterword


Notes


Bibliography


Index