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Forsythia suspensa (THUNB.) VAHL. (forsythia)

German: Hängende ForsythieCzech: zlatice převislá
Genus:  ForsythiaFamily:  Oleaceae,
Mature Height: 3.00 mDeciduous:  deciduous plant
Bloom in:    III, IV, Flower Colour:    yellow
Soil Preferred:  alkaline, penetrability, nutritive, Light Required:  full sun
Other Attributes:  deciduous shrub, broadly squarrose form, opposite leaves, lanceolate, ovate, trifoliate leaves, fruit - capsule, attractive flowers,
Photo: Forsythia suspensa, forsythia, Forsythia
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External links:
Michigan State University Extension: Forsythia suspensa var. sieboldii--Weeping Forsythia
NC State University: Shrubs: Forsythia suspensa var. sieboldi
USDA PLANTS: Forsythia suspensa (weeping forsythia)
WIKIPEDIA: Forsythia suspensa
Google - Define: Forsythia suspensa | Images: Forsythia suspensa | Images: forsythia

Hydrangeas for American Gardens

Michael A. Dirr,
Product Description: The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most advanced gardeners. How to choose from among the hundreds of mopheads, climbers, lacecaps, and oakleafs, to name just a few? And how to care for hydrangeas in American gardens, when nearly all the books offering advice about them come from England and Europe? Respected plantsman Michael A. Dirr comes to the rescue in this refreshingly forthright and practical guide to these distinctive shrubs and climbers.Book Description: The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most advanced gardeners. How to choose from among the hundreds of mopheads, climbers, lacecaps, and oakleafs, to name just a few? And how to care for hydrangeas in American gardens, when nearly all the books offering advice about them come from England and Europe? Respected plantsman Michael A. Dirr comes to the rescue in this refreshingly forthright and practical guide.
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated (2004-06-01)
Price: $29.95

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples (Timber Press Pocket Guides)

J. D. Vertrees, Peter Gregory,
Product Description: The Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples describes and illustrates 300 of the most widely available Japanese maples in North America and Europe. Along with basic information on cultivation and maintenance, it provides lists of trees for specific landscape uses, enabling gardeners to select the best trees for various garden conditions. Fifty newer cultivars are presented, including four outstanding trees that are expected to become very popular in the near future. The guide is a valuable complement to the 3rd edition of J. D. Vertrees' Japanese Maples (updated in 2001 by Peter Gregory). Its handy format makes it an ideal reference for taking to the nursery or garden center.
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated (2007-04-01)
Price: $19.95

How to Build Treehouses, Huts and Forts

David Stiles,
Product Description:
A treehouse is a wonderful idea, but how in the name of creation do you actually build one? In this delightfully illustrated handbook, David Stiles, the unofficial world grandmaster of the treehouse, shows how.

Not assuming anything about the treehouse builder, Stiles starts with the basics: how to nail, how to buy wood, what kind of screws and nails to use.

Then it's on to an A-frame design so simple that it can be built in a weekend out of four sheets of plywood, followed by lean-tos, a tree hut, and a Tarzan-style jungle hideaway. There are also forts of every description, including a 21-foot-tall lookout tower modeled on one George Washington built to keep an eye on the redcoats.

Stiles also adds a design for a snowball catapult, an igloo and even a Nerf-loaded cannon.

Written for children, with an adult peeking over their shoulder, Stiles's TREEHOUSES, HUTS, & FORTS is a dreamer's handbook, offering practical results.

Publisher: The Lyons Press (2003-11-01)
Price: $14.95

Lavender: The Grower's Guide

Virginia McNaughton,
Product Description: With their heady perfume and stunning visual appeal, lavenders have been prized by gardeners since ancient times. Lavender is a truly comprehensive study that enables the reader to research and identify more than 200 lavender species and varieties. With chapters on cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, and botanical history, this book is as practical as it is authoritative. More than 200 photos document recent advances in color variation that have resulted from intense breeding; plants now available range from deep purple and lilac to white, cream, pink, and red-violet. With so many hardy and dependable plants to choose from, no lavender enthusiast will want to be without this indispensable book.Book Description: More than 200 lavender species & cultivars are described in detail, enabling gardeners to decipher the intricacies of lavender identification.
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated (2000-05-01)
Price: $29.95

Complete Hydrangeas

Glyn Church,
Product Description:

"Hydrangeas have so many winning attributes, it's hard to imagine an easier group of plants to grow, or any other flowering shrubs capable of providing vibrant color for so long a season"
-from the Introduction

The large number of hydrangea cultivars developed in recent years has done much to increase their popularity across North America. Gardeners in colder regions, who could not grow these brilliant bloomers, now have many choices available. Today there are new super-hardy, dwarf and compact varieties; new colors; and new forms of these satisfying plants.

Glyn Church celebrates these developments in this comprehensive guide. Illustrated with lush color photographs on every page, Complete Hydrangeas features:

  • More than 230 recommended clones, cultivars and related plants
  • The latest developments in hybridization
  • Planting, pruning, pests and propagation
  • Choosing the best plant for the location
  • Special advice on growing red, pink and blue blooms
  • Using hydrangeas in garden design
  • Companion plantings
  • Growing in containers
  • Caring for cut blooms, and enjoying hydrangeas in the home.

The author's advice, guidance and enthusiasm will have readers enjoying these show-stopping blooms in their own gardens.

(20070508)
Publisher: Firefly Books (2007-03-20)
Price: $24.95
Translation
Ing. Hana Vymazalová
Garden Designer