Technical Handbook of Gardening

Establishment and maintenance of parks and gardens Technical Handbook of Gardening is Technical Handbook of Gardening is meant for students and professionals of gardening in its many forms, as well as for garden lovers interested in learning about the agronomic techniques being used more and more in an area that was previously thought to be the domain of amateurs. Nowadays, gardening is not just a hobby, but calls for a higher level of scientific foundations and for more advanced technology, sophisticated tools, and expertise than ever before. This handbook may be used as a textbook for relevant workshops and courses in gardening schools and vocational training centres. Fernando Gil-Albert Velarde holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering and has been a professor of Arboriculture and Gardening. He also served as director of the Department of Plant Production at the School of Agricultural Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid. In addition to being an emeritus professor at the aforementioned university, he promoted and directed the masters degree programme in Gardening and Landscaping. is publishing company has published several of his works on fruit growing, arboriculture, and gardening techniques."