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 | There are hundreds of perennials and grasses available to gardeners - how can they know whether or not they’re making the right choice? In Bloom’s Best Perennials and Grasses , Adrian Bloom distills his years of experience as a nurseryman and gardener into 250 reliable choices that are beautiful, easy to maintain, and provide year-round interest. Detailed descriptions feature information on growth, care, and design tips for use in gardens of all sizes. Bloom shows the reader how to design and pl ...
Amazon / Timber Press / Book
 Price: 472.83 $ |  | Basic gardening book with monthly tips specifically for the Utah climate. It also includes how-to information, designs for Utah landscapes, and best and worst Utah plant lists. This 4 color book covers everything from annuals to perennials to roses to vegetables to herbs to lawns to trees and shrubs. Readers will also find space to make journal entries about their own gardens. How-to section includes information about Utah watering, weeds, insects, harvesting, fertilizing and more. Included in t ...
Amazon / 3D Press / Book
Price: 208.02 $ |  | Growing instructions for 54 types of vegetables. Tips for success for each vegetable. Highlights trendy produce and tells how to grow it. Teaches how to plant and care for vegetables to ensure optimal growth and bountiful harvests. Advice on extending the gardening season. Details on growing vegetables in raised beds. ...
Amazon / Ortho / Book
Price: 159.04 $ |  | Made Wijaya, landscape designer to such high-profile gardens as those of rock icon David Bowie and the United States Ambassador in Jakarta, shares his brilliant garden designs and offers advice for both novice gardeners and professionals on creating similar results in their own backyards. Exploring Wijayas many gardens, including water gardens, Balinese gardens, paths and paving, floating pavilions, courtyards, roof gardens, and more, the designer reveals his expert techniques and practical tips ...
Amazon / Periplus Editions / Book
Price: 141.29 $ |  | The high desert region comprising New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas offers a challenge to gardeners and landscapers. But pleasing and rewarding gardens and lawns can be achieved with a proper understanding of the soil, climate, and special needs of the southern Rockies. This is the first comprehensive guide to trees, lawns, and flower and vegetable gardens keyed to this unique desert environment. As in her popular column in the Albuquerque Journal, horticulturist Lynn Doxon answers common ...
Amazon / University of New Mexico Press / Book
Price: 139.99 $ |  | Gardeners and nature-lovers alike will find The Encyclopedia of North American Trees informative and easy-to-use. Descriptions of 278 species, listed alphabetically by their botanical names outline each trees growing habits, its identifying characteristics, and its place in the environment. This meticulously researched and full color guide is essential for anyone who would like to grow native trees, and for those who want to understand and identify trees in their natural environment. The Encyclo ...
Amazon / Firefly Books / Book
Price: 120.00 $ |  | This reference book lists close to 250 types of cut flowers and foliage grown commercially around the world. Each flower type is illustrated, accompanied by a detailed description and information on when it is available, how open it should be when purchased, its expected vase life and how to take care of it. Care tips for the flower trade are also given. The chain of distribution of flowers from the grower to the consumer is described, giving an overall view of the care which flowers need at eac ...
Amazon / Trafalgar Square / Book
Price: 97.00 $ |  | Expert advice, practical shortcuts, inspiration and time-tested tips for house plant lovers everywhere--Even the recipe for Grandma Putts Homemade Plant Food! Jerry Baker has included everything the house planter needs to know including fool-proof tips on growing seeds and young plantings, 14 drinks plants prefer to tap water, the perfect light to grow by, savvy advice on container, herb, and organic gardening, and sure-fire cures for bugs and blotches. ...
Amazon / Plume / Book
Price: 77.76 $ |  | In the endlessly fascinating, diverse, and enormous orchid family, the beauties classified as miniatures are among the most intriguing. These orchids, which range from under one inch or two in height to a maximum of 12 inches, can pack just as much flower power as their larger relatives, yet their compact size allows them to fit easily on a windowsill or under fluorescent lights. In all, some 300 miniature, dwarf, and compact orchids are profiled and another 200 are listed by key characteristics ...
Amazon / Timber Press / Book
Price: 59.27 $ |  | The authors enthusiasm for her subject is infectious. She gives tips for the succesful cultivation of succulents, nd information on those suitable for gardens large and small, hot, shady and frost prone, for courtyards and balconies, on types worth growing for flowers as well as shape, and suggestions for their use in parterres and patterns. The photographs illustrate many of the plants discussed both as individual speciments and as part of overall plantings. ...
Amazon / Rosenberg Publishing / Book
Price: 54.99 $ |  | Basic gardening book with monthly tips specifically for New Mexico climate. It also includes how-to information, designs for New Mexico landscapes, and best and worst New Mexico plant lists. This 4 color book covers everything from annuals to perennials to roses to vegetables to herbs to lawns to trees and shrubs. Readers will also find space to make journal entries about their own gardens. How-to section includes information about New Mexico watering, weeds, insects, harvesting, fertilizing and ...
Amazon / Four Sisters Pub Inc / Book
Price: 47.95 $ | | | The high desert region comprising New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas offers a challenge to gardeners and landscapers. But pleasing and rewarding gardens and lawns can be achieved with a proper understanding of the soil, climate, and special needs of the southern Rockies. This is the first comprehensive guide to trees, lawns, and flower and vegetable gardens keyed to this unique desert environment. As in her popular column in the Albuquerque Journal , horticulturist Lynn Doxon answers commo ...
Amazon / University of New Mexico Press / Book
Price: 44.80 $ |  | A garden is a little piece of nature transformed by humans and integrated into their environment for their enjoyment. Gardens are also an outward extension of the home - an extra living space for leisure and recreation. These concepts are the basis for the large variety of designs and tips for outdoor spaces presented in this magnificent book. It is a visual guide filled with original ideas and tricks which enable you to let your imagination run free to create a natural space in your home. The e ...
Amazon / Loft Publications / Book
Price: 43.69 $ |
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