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The Complete Book of Ferns Mobee Weinstein

The Complete Book of Ferns By Mobee Weinstein

The Complete Book of Ferns by Mobee Weinstein


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The Complete Book of Ferns is a comprehensive reference to this popular ancient plant class, including botanical information, indoor and outdoor growing tips, creative planting projects, and fern crafts.

The Complete Book of Ferns Summary

The Complete Book of Ferns: Indoors * Outdoors * Growing * Crafting * History & Lore by Mobee Weinstein

The Complete Book of Ferns is filled with botanical information, indoor and outdoor growing and care information, details on propagation, display ideas, and even craft projects. This gorgeous book is authored by Mobee Weinstein, the Foreman of Gardeners at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and a veteran guest on the Martha Stewart Living TV show and other media outlets.

*2021 American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner*
*As featured in The New York Times*

Houseplants in general are in ascendance, but no category is hotter than ferns. From the otherworldly Staghorns-mounted like antler trophies in homes throughout the world-to the classic Boston Ferns and newer varieties like Crispy Wave, ferns are definitely back in fashion. And to no one's surprise. After all, ferns are among the very oldest plants on the planet, with a long and storied history. There are tens of thousands of known varieties of ferns. In the Victorian Era, ferns created an absolute craze for more than 50 years. They re-emerged as integral home decor accessories in the '50s and '60s, and who didn't spend time in a Fern Bar back in the '80s? And they are back again.

This comprehensive reference starts its examination of ferns 400 million years ago, when the first species of this group of spore-reproducing plants appeared on Earth, exploring their evolution and eventual incorporation into human culture, including the powers associated with them and their practical and ornamental uses. Then, after an exploration of fern botany-its parts, how it grows, its variability in size and form, habitats, propagation, etc.-you'll learn how to green your indoor and outdoor environments with ferns. Every aspect of fern care is covered: potting/planting, watering, fertilizing, pest and disease control, and more.

With this knowledge absorbed, explore creative planting projects, like terrariums, vertical gardens (living walls), mixed tabletop gardens, and moss baskets. To make your survey of ferns complete, create pressed fern art, fabric wall hangings with chlorophyll-stained designs, cyanotypes, and hand-made fern-decorated paper.

In the end, you will understand why this ancient plant class continues to be all the rage.

The Complete Book of Ferns Reviews

Weinstein's homage to the fern is as useful as it is educational * Publishers Weekly *
The Complete Book of Ferns is a valuable resource for gardeners of all levels who are interested in venturing into the magical world of ferns.
* The Oregonian *
...a fantastic reference book for anyone who wants to learn more about ferns. -- Susan Bewley * Budget Earth *
The Complete Book of Ferns (Cool Springs Press, 2020), by Mobee Weinstein, is the only book on ferns you need to have in your library. It offers detailed information on how to grow and propagate ferns, including raising ferns from spores -- Joshua Siskin * Orange County Register *

About Mobee Weinstein

Currently, Mobee Weinstein is the Foreman of Gardeners for Outdoor Gardens at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. She has a degree in Plant Studies and has done post-graduate work in Botany. She has worked as an adjunct professor of Indoor plants at SUNY. She frequently appears and represents New York Botanical Garden on television (NBC, ABC, Martha Stewart Living, et al.) and radio (Ralph Snodsmith's The Garden Hotline program, et al.). She is a frequent lecturer to outside organizations and a Judge for Philadelphia Flower Show (Ferns and other plant classes) and NYC Community Gardens. She organizes and leads field trips for NYBG School of Professional Horticulture and has published more than a dozen articles and book chapters on various topics, including ferns and water lilies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 | History, Lore, and Uses
The Evolution of Ferns
The History of Humans and Ferns
The Many Uses of Ferns

Chapter 2 | Thee Botany of Ferns
Parts of a Fern Plant
Diversity in Ferns and Their Form, Climates, and Lifestyle
How Ferns Propagate
Botanical Names and What They Mean

Chapter 3 | Greening Your Environment: Ferns Indoors
Growing Culture
Troubleshooting
Indoor Fern Profiles

Chapter 4 | Greening Your Environment: Ferns Outdoors
What a Fern Needs
Planting Ferns
Seasonal Outdoor Fern Care
Troubleshooting Guide
Outdoor Fern Profiles

Chapter 5 | Do-it-Yourself Crafting with Ferns
8 Creative Planting Projects
3 Projects to Turn Ferns into Art

About the Author
Photo Credits
Index

Additional information

GOR011794863
9780760363942
0760363943
The Complete Book of Ferns: Indoors * Outdoors * Growing * Crafting * History & Lore by Mobee Weinstein
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
20200114
256
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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