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| | Synonym: Briza rubra, | | Other Names: great quaking grass, large quaking grass, quaking grass, blowfly grass, shelly grass, shell Grass, | | German: Großes Zittergras | Czech: třeslice větší | | Genus: Briza | Family: Poaceae, | | Mature Height: 0.30 m | Bloom in: V, VI, VII, | | Soil Preferred: humic, penetrability, | Light Required:  | | Other Attributes: grass, type of inflorescence - spike, bed plant, plant for drying, cut plant, |
Plants of Genus Briza:01) Briza maxima L. ( big quaking grass), Ger: Großes Zittergras, Czech: třeslice větší02) Briza media L. ( common quaking grass), Ger: Mittlere Zittergras, Czech: třeslice prostřední03) Briza minor L. ( little quaking grass), Ger: Kleines Zittergras, Czech: třeslice menší
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 | Making Sense of Garden Design (Lindsay Gray) (Helen Lachenicht)  Amazon / Briza / Book
Price: 0.00 $ |  | Large Quaking Grass - 50 Seeds, 1 g - Briza Maxima ORNAMENTAL GRASSES : Grasses provide structure and texture to your garden, offering many shapes, heights and colors. Most will bloom with attractive seed fronds that move with the breeze. Large Quaking (Briza Maxima) An easy-to-grow ornamental grass. Quaking Grass develops graceful amber seed heads that offer a distictive touch to any landscape. A nice addition for dried flower arrangements. Plant in naturalized areas or as a backdrop in your garden. Type: Annual Light: Sun Height: 12-24 Days to Germination: 5-10 Blooms: Summer 50 Seeds, 1 g ...
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Price: 1.69 $ |  | Easy Guide to Landscape Design for the Home Owner (Lynton Johnson) Landscape designing isnt so much about rules that guarantee creation of the perfect design every time, but rather about a series of guidelines and suggestions that will help you save time and money, as well as generally reduce the frustrations resulting from many design forms. Easy Guide to Landscape Design for the Home Owner is a book filled with such guidelines, some for the new home owner to help with the many first time garden situations and pitfalls that tend to arise, as well as some for the more experienced home owner who is being challenged with alterations, changes in garden styles or themes or simply looking at old sites in a new light. Combine this with dozens of ideas, plant and hard landscape suggestions, as well as numerous beautiful photographs, it becomes a book that will help the informed, adventurous, beginner or even laid-back home owner to create beautiful and distinctive surroundings to their homes. Beautifully and simply set out, it takes the home owner through a ...
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Price: 18.99 $ |  | Companion Planting (Margaret Roberts) Companion planting is the age-old practice of planting different plants in close proximity so that they can help one another in some way. These plants complement each other by giving off scent or chemicals that repel insects, or they may attract beneficial insects that are predators to harmful insects. Some plants return micro-nutrients to the soil that can be used by other plants. Did you know? * Nasturtiums planted with pumpkins, squash and cucumbers deter beetles, aphids and other insects that attack the plants. And whats more, they are edible! * Carrots and leeks are excellent companions. Leeks repel carrot fly and carrots repel onion fly and leek moth. The confusion of scents chases the insects away. * Asparagus prevents nematodes from attacking the roots of tomato plants. * Coriander repels insects and can be made into a natural spray to use against red spider mite. * Garlic deters aphids and is a particularly good choice to plant with roses. ...
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Price: 19.00 $ |  | Remarkable Trees of South Africa (Neels Esterhuyse) (Jutta von Breitenbach) (Hermien Söhnge) From the majestic yellowwoods of the Knysna forests to the strange halfmens of the Karoo and the delicately beautiful flowering fuchsia tree and wild gardenias, trees are one of our most valuable national treasures. Trees not only provide us with food, fodder, building material and shelter to man and beast against the extremes of the weather, they bring beauty and joy to our parks and gardens. Remarkable Trees of South Africa gives the reader a fascinating glimpse into the world of trees from the biggest to the tallest to the oldest trees in South Africa. Written in an easy, anecdotal style, the authors relate in text and photographs the historical, cultural and economical significance of South Africas trees. The book also includes the authors selection of the Big Five Trees of South Africa, accounts of the major tree families as well as an overview of trees as monuments and in botanic gardens, parks and arboreta. Anyone with an interest in history and nature and South African flora in ...
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Price: 21.95 $ |  | The Lavender Book (Margaret Roberts) Margaret Roberts awe-inspiring knowledge in the field of herbs has long been an inspiration to serious gardeners and commercial growers. The Lavender Book is a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the lavender types and varieties suitable to local conditions and is intended to get you outdoors and growing your own lavender without further ado. Using her own trials at the Herbal Centre, she offers practical instruction on propagating, planting, nurturing and harvesting lavender. Also included in this collection of lavender wisdom is a treasure trove of original recipes and craft ideas. Recipes follow a clear step-by-step format and are interwoven with useful hints and tips. The use of lavender medicinally, in aromatherapy and as an insect repellant will appeal to the growing body of concerned people who aspire to a more natural organic way of life. This is the ultimate book on lavender for the gardener, the commercial grower, the craftsman, the cook, the beauty therapist and for everyone ...
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Price: 25.95 $ |  | Creative Gardening With Indigenous Plants (Pitta Joffe) South Africa possesses the worlds largest variety of indigenous plants. In this title, the auhor brings together a collection of indigenous trees, shrubs, climbers and flowering plants to give local gardeners the opportunity to fully appreciate and utilise this treasure chest of indigenous flora. The title includes not only established favourites but also many lesser-known species that will amaze the reader with their beauty and diversity. The title covers more than 300 species of indigenous plants in detail, with descriptive text and more than full-colour photographs for easy identification. Detailed species accounts include a description of the plant, advice on how to cultivate it in the garden, information on the uses of each plant as well as the plants natural distribution and habitat. A distribution maps show the natural range of each plant, while a range of icons offers an easy overview of the plants size and shape, its cultivation requirements, uses, flower colour, flowering tim ...
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