Dream Gardens

Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' - Russian Sage

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink' - Hardy Hibiscus

Dream Gardens (696 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.07 2007 on 10:13:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

100 Inspirational Gardens | The perfect companion to Merrells bestselling Dream Homes, Dream Gardens is a beautifully designed sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens of all styles in all parts of the world. It presents an exciting array of stunning locations and garden-design ideas, from small, sophisticated, minimalist city gardens to large, richly planted gardens in breathtaking rural locations. ...

Hatiora salicornioides - Drunkard's Dream (1700 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.07 2007 on 14:35:18 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Title and Article's text

The Drunkards Dream - Rhipsalis is an easy to grow succulent house plant. It prefers sun or very bright indirect light. Water only when dry. Also makes a great hanging basket plant. ...

Garden Structures (618 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.03 2008 on 17:36:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Add beauty and elegance to your landscape by building a beautiful garden structure that everyone can enjoy. Whether its a gazebo, pergola, or trellis, Ideas and How-To: Garden Structures by Meredith Books, provides you with inspiring examples and cut-away drawings that will show you how its done. Including exploded diagrams, charts, and graphs, this book will give you all the information and ideas you need to complete your dream retreat. ...

Antique Roses for the South (987 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.03 2007 on 11:18:39 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Belindas Dream, Katy Road Pink and Georgetown Tea, the names alone evoke images of glorious cottage gardens and arching trellises laden with perfumed blossoms. In this revised edition, rose expert Bill Welch updates the latest information and top sources for antique roses. ...

Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Maradco' - Beauty Bush (2056 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.07 2007 on 14:29:58 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

Kolkwitzia amabilis Maradco - Dream Catcher Beauty Bush Family: Caprifoliaceae (Kolkwit-zia: named for Richard Kolkwitz, 1873, a German botany professor) Everyone agrees that Beauty Bush is spectacular in bloom but goes in hiding for the rest of the year. This is no longer the case with this new specimen with golden yellow foliage. For best performance site it in filtered or partial shade; Also unique to this clone is its splendid golden-orange fall color. ...

Planting the Natural Garden (813 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:20:19 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Following on the success of Designing with Plants and Dream Plants for the Natural Garden , Piet Oudolfs landmark first book (co-authored by Henk Gerritsen), is now available in English. Thoroughly updated and revised, including several new chapters and many new photographs, it provides the definitive argument for the natural garden. This updated edition of the book that started the Dutch Wave, a movement that is now sweeping gardens from Europe to North America, shows how to plant a garden that ...

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Deluxe (1132 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.04 2007 on 12:17:15 Topic: Other / Software, DVD Match on Title and Article's text

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Deluxe provides an incredible set of tools for Home Design, Remodeling, Interior Design, Decks, Landscaping, Site Planning and Cost Estimating. Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, and cabinets, choose colors, place furniture, create decks and landscaping. Enjoy turning you Dream home into a reality! Material Painter paints with colors, textures, roofing and floorings Plan your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers and tubs] Quickly lay ...

Aruncus dioicus - Goats Beard (843 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 08:50:23 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Synonyms:Aruncus sylvester, Spiraea aruncus, Spiraea paniculata. Great drifts of lacy white for summer! 5-Foot Feathery Plumes of Airy White! Looks delicate, but has a tough, vigorous nature! The secret is out--this Goats Beard is a landscaping dream! Vigorous and bold, it is ideal for the back of the border where its large, wispy plumes of soft ivory float like clouds above the foliage. It is also great at the edge of the water, naturalized in a meadow or woodland setting, or even as a backdrop ...

Clematis viticella - Italian Clematis (1319 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 10:09:38 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Title and Article's text

Clematis viticella - Originating from native to Southern Europe Clematis viticella (Italian Clematis), have finally come up in the world. They thrive both in a hot Mediterranean climate and in the coolness of Northern Europe. Preferring sunny areas they shouldnt be planted in shade or over a north facing wall, but will settle for moderate or even poor soil. These varieties are healthier and less prone to clematis wilt, the most dangerous disease of large-flowered varieties. ...

Aruncus dioicus 'Kneiffii' - Goat's Beard (1169 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 20:26:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Kneiffii Goats Beard (Aruncus dioicus Kneiffii) Great drifts of lacy white for summer! 2-Foot Feathery Plumes of Airy White! Looks delicate, but has a tough, vigorous nature! The secret is out--this Goats Beard is a landscaping dream! Vigorous and bold, it is ideal for the back of the border where its large, wispy plumes of soft ivory float like clouds above the foliage. It is also great at the edge of the water, naturalized in a meadow or woodland setting, or even as a backdrop to shrub roses! ...

Art and the Gardener (433 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:18:47 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

In Art and the Gardener, Gordon Haywards 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. ...

Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (767 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 10:19:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Hemenway, a permaculture expert and associate editor of The Permaculture Activist, explains how gardens can function as ecosystems, describes the basic parts of an ecological garden (soil, water, plants, and animals), and shows how to create backyard ecosystems through guilds. Guilds, the author tells us, are groups of plants that function as an ecosystem to provide products for humans, create cover and food for wildlife, nourish the soil, conserve water, and repel pests. A simple example of a g ...