Horticulture Resources

Books

Looking for books on horticulture?  Try...

 

  577   Ecology
  580   Botany
  635   Gardening & Horticulture
  635.7   Herbs
  635.968   Colour Design
  635.986   Container Gardening
  712   Landscaping

 

Nothing here that suits? Try looking for some topics in the web catalogue

Journals

Journals are really just like magazines.  There are lots of horticulture journals you can browse through online or in the LRC.  Try...


Organic gardening

Greenkeeper International

Hay and Forage Grower

 

Or try typing horticulture into the 

e-journals catalogue and see what

you get.

Information Skills

The LRC provides advice on information skills including:

 

  • * Using online databases
  • * Referencing information
  • * Evaluating web resources

 

Please refer to the information skills webpages for more details.  Alternatively ask a member of LRC staff on your next visit.

 

In addition we offer information skills workshops for students.  Ask your tutor to book you in.

Web Resources

The following good quality websites will provide you with ideas, tips and advice.

 

Good quality websites:

 

Intute - lists lots of websites on your topic 

Royal Horticultural Society

RHS Plant Finder

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

John Deere UK & Ireland

Librarian's News

Garry Whittall

Garry Whittall

I am the librarian with responsibility for your subject. Please contact me if you have any enquiries about resources for your subject or need help in finding information.  I am based at the Learning Resource Centre at High Melton.

 

My e-mail address is: garry.whittall@don.ac.uk.

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