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Gardens of Portugal (43 readers)
Contributed by amazon 17.05 2008 on 13:54:52 Topic: Other / Books This book describes some twenty-eight Portuguese gardens, stunningly photographed by John Ferro Sims. ...
Complete Houseplants (32 readers)
Contributed by amazon 17.05 2008 on 13:51:04 Topic: Other / Books Featuring over 200 Easy-Care Favorites | Complete Houseplants provides homeowners with all the information they need to incorporate plants in the interior design of their homes. The book covers the basics of choosing the right plants for the home, selecting containers, and plant arranging. Sections on proper care and lighting will help homeowners enjoy heathy, beautiful houseplants for years. But the heart of the book are the 250 plant profiles, with 50 of those profiles new to this edition. Eac ...
A Practical Guide to Japanese Gardening (41 readers)
Contributed by amazon 17.05 2008 on 13:47:19 Topic: Other / Books An inspirational and practical guide to creating the Japanese garden style, from design options and materials ... materials, decorative features, project | Creating a Japanese garden is not just a practical exercise, but also a spiritual one. An authentic Japanese garden is full of ancient symbolism and magic, a visual feast, as well as an aural and tactile experience. ...
Orchid Grower's Handbook (30 readers)
Contributed by amazon 17.05 2008 on 13:43:17 Topic: Other / Books Orchids have evolved to become the largest family of plants in the world, and this accessible and expert book by two of the worlds leading orchid authorities provides everything you need to know to grow and display orchids successfully. ...
Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena' - Japanese wisteria (81 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:38:35 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Vioalcea Plena is a magnificent variety of Japanese wisteria. This climber bears 30-40 cm long racemes of double, deep violet, scented flowers that make this plant a fantastic show-stopper when in full bloom. In English-speaking countries it is often sold under another name: Black Dragon (and Yea Koku Riu in Japan). It is a late flowering cultivar that flowers along with leaves which is May to early June. It may take 3-5 years to start flowering. Being late in flowering it escapes late frosts. E ...
Ulmus x hollandica 'Wredei' - golden elm (59 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:34:38 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This elm is a slender shrub - a cross between ulmus minor and ulmus glabra from Germany, yet from 1875. It has been a popular small tree or rather a shrub ever since. Its size is suitable for gardens with restricted space as it seldom grows more than 1,5m wide and can be 3-5m tall. ...
Sciadopitys verticillata - Japanese umbrella pine (70 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:30:58 Topic: Plants / Conifers Japanese umbrella pine is an exquisite-looking conifer with dark green needles. They are glossy, 5-12 cm long and grow in whorls of 15-20. They are borne at the shoot-tips like the spokes of an umbrella, hence it name. ...
Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII' - flowering curran (42 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:26:34 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Flowering currant is one of the most beautiful and easy-to-grow plants with early spring flowering. The flowers are formed in short, pending racemes. Their colour is bright pinkish-red and they come out gradually for about 3 weeks as the racemes grow. Deciduous leaves are palmate, lobed, mid green and turn yellow, orange and pink in autumn. Fruits are small berries that are edible but not very tasteful. ...
Malus 'Evereste' PERPETU® - crab apple (42 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:20:36 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Malus Perpetu® is another crab apple. This variety offers snow-white flowers, very similar to those you can see on apple trees. They open from pink buds and their number is very high every year. Deciduous leaves are green, ovate, mid-sized. The best attraction is the fruit – many tiny apples of vivid golden yellow colour with orange and red highlights mature in September. ...
Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo' - Oregon grape (40 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:13:41 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs An old-fashioned plant that is so easy to grow can turn into a jewel in your garden if you give it what it needs. We are used to seeing it in country gardens where it does not look its best, often put in the silliest corner, just waiting for the autumn to be sheared like sheep for the attractive evergreen leaves. ...
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Harmony' - oakleaf hydrangea (39 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:09:09 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Oakleaf hydrangea comes from southeastern USA. It is an attractive mound-forming shrub with oak-like, deeply cut leaves of bright green colour turning purple-bronze in autumn. The flowers of Harmony variety appear at the beginning of summer. They come out in heavy panicles of pure white, double flowers that get so heavy when mature that they droop. Hydrangeas like moist (not wet), slightly acidic soil. This variety can stand in full sun if enough moisture is provided. ...
Pocket Gardens (174 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.05 2008 on 09:35:45 Topic: Other / Books Contemporary Japanese Miniature Designs | Called tsubo-niwa after a unit of measurement that is two person-sized tatami mats placed side by side, the pocket garden has been a part of the Japanese architectural canon for thousands of years. Undergoing a modernization in the last few decades in which a new generation of architects began experimenting with the concept in imaginative ways, the contemporary garden follows a distinct yet global aesthetic, whether as an urban solution to importing natu ...
Plant Protection (128 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.05 2008 on 09:31:45 Topic: Other / Books Managing Greenhouse Insect and Mite Pests | This introduction to the basics of managing insects in a greenhouse environment discusses insect and mite feeding behaviors while offering excellent descriptions and photographs of several economically significant pests, including whiteflies, thrips, and leafminers. ...
Peter Fudge Gardens (135 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.05 2008 on 09:28:28 Topic: Other / Books For anyone wanting to improve their outdoor space, whether professional landscaper or new homeowner, this guide will provide inspiration and advice on a variety of modern garden design techniques. From tiny urban courtyards to sprawling country properties, award-winning designer Peter Fudge shares his cutting-edge approach, and demonstrates how it can be applied in all garden settings—no matter what the style, size, or shape. ...
Orquideas (134 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.05 2008 on 09:25:22 Topic: Other / Books Blume jardineria | With clear explanations, concise descriptions, and photographs that augment the text, these guides are indispensable to individuals with little exposure to gardening as well as to more seasoned gardeners. After a general introduction to specific types of gardening, every section details the key characteristics and important aspects of each species and the techniques necessary for them to grow and remain healthy. ...
Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty' - European elder (404 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 09:19:05 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Aren’t the breeders krafty, I often say to myself. Take European elder, for instance. This omnipresent shrub grows anywhere, without any maintenance and the more you prune it the thicker it gets. Well, what a promising start for cultivation, someone said. And here we are! So forget this common weed of our countryside and dive in the world of SAMBUCUS, the world of colours, shapes and sizes that, with 10 different varieties, could well do for one complete garden. ...
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation' - lilac (372 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 09:15:44 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Lilacs are famous shrubs with showy flowers from May to June. Rich and dense upright panicles of tiny, fragrant flowers last for 3-4 weeks. Sensation is a variety with a perfect name. Its individual flowers are deep purple to violet with rich, white margins = an eye-catcher even for those who consider lilacs far too usual. They are strongly fragrant. ...
Malus 'Van Eseltine' - crab apple (339 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 09:11:41 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Another charming crab apple is this variety “Van Eseltine”. At the end of April / beginning of May it produces profusion of scarlet red spherical buds on long stalks which open to semi double and double pink flowers with yellow stamens. Fruits are small ornamental red-flushed yellow apples. Leaves are mid green, obovate. ...
Malus 'Royalty' - crab apple (337 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 09:07:43 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs This crab apple is a beautiful small tree with excellent flowering in the spring. The flowers are deep pink to bright purple and are followed by non-edible dark purple small fruits. The leaves are small-ish as opposed to real apple, shiny, deep purple throughout the season. ...
Malus 'Royal Beauty' - crab apple (325 readers)
Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 09:04:50 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Some crab apples can easily compete with Japanese ornamental cherries as far as the beauty and colours of their flowers. This is the case of ´Royal Beauty´. It is a small tree growing about 2.5m tall, with weeping, somewhat narrow crown. In the spring it brings a profusion of deep pink to light purple flowers. Young leaves are deep burgundy, turning to dark green throughout the season but keeping the purple shade on the underside. ...
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