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Plants: Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' - Japanese Aucuba
Posted by abies 11.03 2009 on 14:18:16 (2847 readers)
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
Posted by amazon 04.02 2009 on 15:02:18 (1911 readers)
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
Posted by amazon 04.02 2009 on 14:58:16 (1678 readers)
Timeless Techniques for the Ecological Gardener | Gardener's 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
Posted by amazon 04.02 2009 on 14:53:17 (1652 readers)
A stunning, beautifully illustrated guide to more than 800 rose varieties with hundreds shown in glorious photographs.
Plants: Lilium 'First Crown' - lily
Posted by havlis 04.02 2009 on 14:44:45 (3648 readers)
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!
Plants: Juglans regia - common walnut
Posted by havlis 04.02 2009 on 14:33:05 (3697 readers)
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.
Plants: Cedrus atlantica 'Compacta' - Atlas cedar
Posted by havlis 04.02 2009 on 14:27:01 (3417 readers)
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
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:31:33 (3652 readers)
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 bed. The dramatic effects are marvelous.
Art and the Gardener
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:18:47 (2434 readers)
In Art and the Gardener, Gordon Hayward's 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
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:14:12 (2017 readers)
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.
Plants: Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts' - Dwarf Bleeding Heart
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:07:32 (4521 readers)
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.
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.
Plants: Origanum vulgar - Oregano
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:56:57 (3122 readers)
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.
Plants: Duchesnea indica - Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:43:14 (2932 readers)
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.
Plants: Gillenia trifoliata - Indian Physic
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:34:54 (2342 readers)
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.
Plants: Sauromatum venosum - Voodoo Lily
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:19:31 (3529 readers)
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
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 12:08:10 (2331 readers)
“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
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 12:02:58 (2302 readers)
THE COMPOSED GARDEN is the culminating work of one of California's most brilliant garden designers, Harland Hand. Lushly illustrated with photographs of Hand's 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 emphasizes drama, ease of maintenance, respect for natural forms, and emotional power.
William Robinson
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:57:58 (2534 readers)
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 Robinsonian gardens at Gravetye Manor and elsewhere and engravings from his classic books.
Plants: Rosa 'Dark Red' - rose
Posted by havlis 04.08 2008 on 11:52:05 (21982 readers)
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.
Plants: Ficus carica 'Bornholm´s Diamond' - fig tree
Posted by havlis 04.08 2008 on 11:48:19 (6410 readers)
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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Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet' - yarrow
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Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' - Coral Bells
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Euphorbia lathyris - moleplant
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Pink Perfume' - English Lavender
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Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet' - yarrow
04.08. 2008
Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' - Coral Bells
04.08. 2008
Heuchera x villosa 'Citronelle' - Coral Bells
04.08. 2008
Euphorbia lathyris - moleplant
04.08. 2008
Lavandula angustifolia 'Pink Perfume' - English Lavender
17.07. 2008
New Garden Design Inspiring Private Paradises
[en] 11.03. 2009 Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' - Japanese Aucuba
[en] 04.02. 2009 Lilium 'First Crown' - lily
[en] 04.02. 2009 Juglans regia - common walnut
[en] 04.02. 2009 Cedrus atlantica 'Compacta' - Atlas cedar
[en] 16.09. 2008 Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts' - Dwarf Bleeding Heart
[en] 16.09. 2008 Origanum vulgar - Oregano
[en] 16.09. 2008 Duchesnea indica - Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
[en] 16.09. 2008 Gillenia trifoliata - Indian Physic
[en] 16.09. 2008 Sauromatum venosum - Voodoo Lily
[en] 04.08. 2008 Rosa 'Dark Red' - rose
