Growing from Seed

by Royal Horticultural Society

This title in the RHS practicals series contains colour images with step-by-step instructions for growing various plants from seed. The guide is suitable for both the beginner or the busy gardener who wants to get results. Topics covered how to collect and sow seeds; promote seed germination; pricking out and growing on; how to choose a growing medium; tools and equipment; the influence of climate on propagation; and problems with seedlings and how to grow them.

Genres: Gardening, Horticulture, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published February 7, 2002

About the author

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861. The Royal Horticultural Society is one of the world’s leading horticultural organizations and the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting gardening.

Vital to the protection of plants, gardens and green spaces for future generations, the RHS helps over two million school children get into gardening and supports more than 1,700 communities to create their own gardens, encouraging people to grow their own food.

The charity also promotes horticulture through world-renowned flowers shows such as the Chelsea Flower Show, the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the Tatton Park Flower Show and the Cardiff Flower Show. These shows exhibit the best in horticulture by providing show gardens, floral marques and expert advice.

In 2004 the society celebrated its bicentenary reflecting all the achievements of the RHS to date.