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Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' - Japanese Aucuba (2978 readers)
Contributed by abies 11.03 2009 on 14:18:16 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Aucuba japonica Variegata is a great choice for even the shadiest of landscapes because it is extremely shade tolerant. It also grows well in partial sun. It grows to a form of a rounded, evergreen shrub. It has large, elliptic, glossy, yellow spotted, leathery leaves. Under dense trees, its roots compete successfully with other roots. ...
Fuchsias (2026 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.02 2009 on 15:02:18 Topic: Other / Books A practical guide to cultivating fuchsias, with over 500 beautiful photographs and illustrations | This beautiful book is an essential reference for gardeners and anyone interested in these wonderful and distinctive flowering plants . It contains fascinating history, practical advice on how to grow fuchsias , as well as an illustrated directory of cultivars. ...
Natural Gardening the Traditional Way (1765 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.02 2009 on 14:58:16 Topic: Other / Books Timeless Techniques for the Ecological Gardener | Gardeners through the centuries have built up a marvellous amount of shared gardening knowledge - how best to nourish the soil, ingenious ways with irrigation, propagation and grafting, and the most effective control of pests and diseases. ...
The Roses (1740 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.02 2009 on 14:53:17 Topic: Other / Books A stunning, beautifully illustrated guide to more than 800 rose varieties with hundreds shown in glorious photographs. ...
Lilium 'First Crown' - lily (3897 readers)
Contributed by havlis 04.02 2009 on 14:44:45 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Lilies are not just beautiful cut flowers . In perennial beds same as carefully planted among shrubs or trees they will dazzle with bright colours, shapes, and sizes of their blooms. And be sure we select the grandest of the great ones only! ...
Juglans regia - common walnut (3965 readers)
Contributed by havlis 04.02 2009 on 14:33:05 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Common walnut is a native tree of the Old World. Its natural habitat lies between South-eastern Europe and Himalayas. Irrespective of its large size it is still one of the most sought-after fruit trees of our country. ...
Cedrus atlantica 'Compacta' - Atlas cedar (3585 readers)
Contributed by havlis 04.02 2009 on 14:27:01 Topic: Plants / Conifers Compacta is an Italian dwarf variety of Atlas cedar . This evergreen conifer has short, sharp, mid green needles. It grows slowly, forming a rounded shrub. To maintain a perfect shape it may be pruned beginning of spring. ...
Designer Plant Combinations (3761 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:31:33 Topic: Other / Books 105 Stunning Gardens Using Six Plants or Fewer | For every gardener who has hesitated over plant pairings or wondered if an array of favorite plants will work well together in the garden, Designer Plant Combinations inspires and delights with professionally designed combinations using just two to six plants. Here are the secrets to combining French lavender with California fuchsia ; prairie coneflower with hummingbird mint ; and tall purple moor grass with dwarf Korean lilac in a small garden be ...
Art and the Gardener (2515 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:18:47 Topic: Other / Books In Art and the Gardener, Gordon Haywards tenth book on garden design , he makes a radical departure from his earlier approaches in order to explore elements of visual language across two artistic disciplines-fine painting and garden design-in hopes that the remarkable crosscurrents will help reveal how to design or simply appreciate your garden with greater acuity. ...
The Garden Succulents Primer (2069 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:14:12 Topic: Other / Books Succulents and rock garden plants have become popular for their ease of cultivation, diversity of form, and striking colors. Their natural drought tolerance makes them especially useful for gardens in arid climates and water-conserving gardens . ...
Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts' - Dwarf Bleeding Heart (4629 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:07:32 Topic: Plants / Perennials Ivory Hearts Bleeding Heart - Dicentra Ivory Hearts Family: Fumariaceae Origin: Hybrid origin. An exceptionally long-blooming hybrid with bunches of nallow, white, heart-shaped flowers over robust, finely-cut blue-green foliage. ...
Origanum vulgar - Oregano (3192 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:56:57 Topic: Plants / Herbs and Spices Italian Oregano - Origanum vulgare So Pretty You Hate to Cut It! (but oh, the flavor!) A fine edible ornamental! Italian Oregano is a treat for the senses. The fragrance will start your mouth watering, while the red-flushed green leaves and purple-brown stems, even when not topped with clusters of lavender-pink blooms, are attractive enough to take their place in bed or border with other flowering plants . ...
Duchesnea indica - Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry (2987 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:43:14 Topic: Plants / Perennials A semi- evergreen trailing perennial , this species grows to a height of 4 in (10 cm) and multiplies rapidly by runners to an indefinite spread. It is useful as a ground cover and for bed edging , hanging baskets and pots . It has dark green leaves and bright, 1 in (25 mm) wide, yellow flowers from spring to early summer. ...
Gillenia trifoliata - Indian Physic (2394 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:34:54 Topic: Plants / Perennials Indain Physics ( Gillenia trifoliata ) Airy, bush forming plant with green lanceolate foliage. A great plant for the landsaping if multiple plants are used. Gillenia perfroms best in partial shade of rull sun in a moist well drained soil. ...
Sauromatum venosum - Voodoo Lily (3579 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:19:31 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Sauromatum venosum - India Voodoo Lily A very unusual, shade loving plant that produces a tubular shaped, purplish green flower with dark purple markings which surround a blackish purple central spike, making the spike look like it has been provided its own vase. Following the bloom of the flowers, large 2-3, finger-like, lovely green leaves emerge on 2 purple mottled and speckled stems, providing an umbrella for its roots. ...
Fences, Gates, and Bridges (2366 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.08 2008 on 12:08:10 Topic: Other / Books “The author, George A. Martin, knows his subject, not only fence building but the farm and its requirements. He knows the stock: the unconfinable pig, the dexterous cow. He knows his materials, especially wood. I count twenty-one species of tree in the text, each especially suited for a particular application. He knows the value of work well done, done to last, and he aims to give value himself, in authorship as in the building of simple necessary structures.” from the Foreword by Castle Freeman ...
The Composed Garden (2353 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.08 2008 on 12:02:58 Topic: Other / Books THE COMPOSED GARDEN is the culminating work of one of Californias most brilliant garden designers , Harland Hand. Lushly illustrated with photographs of Hands gardens, this meticulously written guide describes his distinctive design principles, as well as practical strategies for using plants, hardscaping, repetitive and irregular elements, and texture and color in the garden. Brainy, ambitious, and uncompromising, THE COMPOSED GARDEN presents a unified and detailed theory of landscaping that em ...
William Robinson (2582 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:57:58 Topic: Other / Books The Wild Gardener | Like his contemporary Gertrude Jekyll , William Robinson made enormous contributions to the world of gardening. More than any other gardener, he was responsible for sweeping out the rigid Victorian style and ushering in a more relaxed look that used native plants. Here, Richard Bisgrove explores Robinson’s design principles and his transformative role in English gardening . Robinson’s groundbreaking ideas are displayed in numerous illustrations, including photographs of Robin ...
Rosa 'Dark Red' - rose (23159 readers)
Contributed by havlis 04.08 2008 on 11:52:05 Topic: Plants / Roses Dark Red is a patio / polyantha rose (the botanists are in disagreement as far as naming the groups). It has double flowers of velvet-like deep red colour. These roses are low maintenance but still breathtaking, low, cluster-flowered shrubs. They bloom from end spring in several phases until the frosts. In mild winters they can have buds and occasional flowers yet in December. ...
Ficus carica 'Bornholm´s Diamond' - fig tree (6623 readers)
Contributed by havlis 04.08 2008 on 11:48:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Another hardy fig that can grow and even fruit in our climate (zone 6) is called Bornholm’s Diamond ( Bornholms Diamant ). Its name and characteristics were derived from a Swedish variety called Bornholm bred on on island of the same name. This one is more tolerant of damp weather which makes it suitable for continental climate. ...
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