Here is a time lapse of a Broad bean showing hypogeal germination and root growth.

Hypogeal
‘Hypogeal’ means ‘underground’. 
This is when the cotyledons of the germinating seed / bean remain below ground.
salts in the soil.

Roots and root hairs
The main functions of root are:
Absorption of water and nutrients,
Fixation of the plant to the soil,
Root bears unicellular root hairs.

Conduction of water and nutrients to aerial parts of plants

Root cap.

It is a cap-like structure at the tip of root. It cover and protects the growing point from injury as it pushes through the soil.

Filmed by Neil Bromhall www.complete-gardens.co.yk

More of my time-lapse sequences can be found on Youtube

Garden software encyclopaedia with 3,500 garden plants and 9,000 photographs please see www.complete-gardens.co.uk

I am offering my blog viewers a 25% discount of our latest multi list plant finder and pruning guide encyclopaedia CD-ROM – PC & MAC compatible.

Free post and packaging to UK and N. Ireland

Special Christmas discount to our blog viewers

The interactive plant database helps find the right plants for every month or season, aspect and soil conditions.

3,500 UK garden plants

Illustrated pruning advice accompanies each plant

Plant care and illustrated pruning advice

9,000 high quality photographs to help with plant identification and seasonal changes

Pests and diseases

Make multiple visual plant lists

Make multiple plants lists with images and names

Plant Lists of Plants I have.  Add notes to individual plants.

Plant Lists plants I want. Print and take with you to the Garden Centre

The Calendar shows you which plants you have and when and how to prune your plants

Plant Finder. Find links UK plant suppliers websites

Garden styles with plants identified

Garden styles for inspiration. The plants are identified to help give you get ideas

Claim your 25% discount for the multi list 3,500 plant advice CD-ROM for PC & MAC

RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold winning garden designer Cleve West has written a review in the Independent Newspaper.  Saturday 25th October 2008

Cleve has written a review about the Complete Garden plant advice and pruning guide encyclopaedia CD-ROM.

Being featured in a National Newspaper and written by such a respected Garden Designer will be a big boost in raising the interactive, visual plant database CD-ROM profile.

Cleve West Independent review http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st…ow-969471.html

The only information missing from his glowing review are the contact details where to buy the Complete Gardens CD-ROM and that the software is both PC & MAC compatible.

Many people will be unaware that such a product exists, so Cleve’s review will be a great help.

A CD-ROM is disc that you insert in to your computer. The CD-ROM allows the user to request information that appears within seconds by a simple a click of a button.

A CD-ROM can hold thousands of images plus data and illustrations which is easily accessable.

In addition you can add your own notes and print them with images plus make plant lists of plants you have and plant you want and the unique calendar lists reminds you which plants will be in flower and remind you which of your plants that need pruning and how.

The CD-ROM is designed to help you find plants for every area of your garden and season.

With this simple yet basic knowledge, the CD-ROM can help garden enthusiasts whatever level of experience find the right plants for the right time and place in order to create a garden with seasonal colour and interest.

How to prune your apple trees

Pruning apple trees can be confusing, but not with the Complete Garden plant advice pruning guide encyclopaedia CD-ROM.

One of the pruning apple tree illustrations from the Complete Gardens CD-ROM.

Each garden plant on the interactive CD-ROM is accompanied illustrated pruning advice and written explanation to help you.

There are over 20 pruning ilustrations for pruning apple trees alone. The CD is the what, when and how to prune resource.

Find the right plants to suit your garden conditions and your garden design needs

The interactive plant database CD-ROM is not only a pruning advice resource. The CD-ROM also helps you plan an attractive garden with seasonal colour by suggesting the right plants for your garden conditions.

 Interactive means that you can select to see plants and advice to answer your questions quickly and easily.

For example you might be looking for plants  to line your path that won’t grow too tall. Simply select a height, the month you want it to be in leaf or flower, a colour, and if the areas is in shade, partial shade or full sun. Click search and the plants to suit your requirements are displayed within seconds.

To be creative you can then find other plants to match your colour scheme and to ensure seasonal change and interest.

In-depth plant care advice accompanies each plant

Each plant is accompanied with photographs to help with identification plus in-depth planting tips, pests and diseases, and garden styles to inspire your creative ideas.

Limited Edition. Multi list 3,500 garden plant advice encyclopaedia CD-ROM. PC compatible

Complete Gardens CD-ROM Ltd have produced a British made, MAC & PC compatible multi list, interactive plant advice encyclopaedia CD-ROM.

However, the manufacturers left off the MAC compatible database and so they had to burn a new batch.

This means that we have stock of a perfectly working PC only version of our multi list 3,500 garden plant encyclopaedia CD-ROM.

BUT, we can’t sell this in shops as the cover says PC & MAC compatible.

This means we can sell this PC only version at a discount directly to customers.

Instead of the normal rrp £49.95 we can offer this Limited Edition PC version for only £30.00

We are not selling this on the www.complete-gardens.co.uk web site.

To order your copy, please contact the Director, Neil Bromhall on 01865 512561 or email neil@complete-gardens.co.uk

For information about the Complete Gardens interactive plant database CD-ROMs, please see the Garden Software section.