Garden to Vase

Plant Protection: Managing Greenhouse Insect and Mite Pests

Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials (Timber Press Pocket Guides)

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji White' - Balloon Flower (956 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.06 2007 on 10:37:41 Topic: Plants / Perennials

Great for the sunny border or for cutting! Big White Balloons on Tall, Ultra-Hardy Plants! 25- to 30-inch plants bloom in summer. Cheery white stars all summer long are gorgeous in the garden or vase! This exceptionally tall variety reaches 25 to 30 inches in the garden, with blooms on long, elegant stems. A great choice for cut flowers, it contrasts nicely with the blues of most Balloon Flowers. ...

Gypsophila paniculata - Baby's Breath (1108 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.06 2007 on 09:56:57 Topic: Plants / Perennials

Not just for bouquets--Babys Breath is stunning in the garden, too! A Cloud of Snowy White! Long-lived and easy to care for, these plants greet summer with thousands of blooms! A permanent, gloriously beautiful source of white blooms for enjoying in the garden and the vase! Each no bigger than a pencil eraser, these tiny, pure-white blooms are set in clusters all along sturdy, very well-branched stems. The effect of a plant in full bloom is tremendous--it looks like a giant, weightless cloud in ...

Garden to Vase (1025 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.04 2007 on 10:23:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title

As an accomplished gardener and professional florist, Linda Beutler offers unique insights into creating inspired floral arrangements and growing the plants that go into them. Among the topics that Beutler discusses are the philosophy of floral design; making creative use of plants youre already growing; techniques of harvesting and preparing cut flowers; bouquet basics; and creating arrangements for special occasions. ...

Liatris spicata 'Kobold' - Blazing Star (1131 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.07 2007 on 09:43:19 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Superb for garden or vase! A Colorful and Compact Bright Violet Dwarf! 18-inch bloomspikes are content in full sun or partial shade! More compact but no less colorful than its taller cousins, this dwarf Blazing Stars offers bright rosy-purple plumes on neat 18-inch stalks for the summer garden! Blooming abundantly, the plants are happy in full sun or part shade, remaining attractive long after its midsummer bloom with fresh, grasslike foliage that stays neat and colorful well into fall. A hardy ...

Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower (994 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.06 2007 on 09:28:41 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Brilliant Crimson Spikes Glow in Late Summer and Fall! Dark purple-red foliage! Brighten the part-shade garden with rich red blooms to bridge that awkward time in between summer and fall, when much of the garden is not at its best! Cardinal Flower is a hardy native U.S. plant that thrives in any moist, organically-enriched soil receiving both sun and shade. ...

Lilium 'Boogie Woogie' - Oriental-Trumpet Lily (1379 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.07 2007 on 11:52:07 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title

Yellow with a soft pink edge These new Exclusive Orient and Trumpet Lily varieties are in a class by themselves and are a hybridizers perfect cross between the exotic Orientals and regal Trumpet Lily varieties. They are sometimes referred to as Orientpets. ...

Iris 'Gypsy Romance' - Tall Bearded Iris (768 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.08 2007 on 07:47:26 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title

The rich reds of this iris will light up your late spring garden. With large flowers in glowing royal red/purple, these blooms are a knock-out in the garden or in a vase. The beard is pure purple on each red/purple fall. ...

Lilium 'Lovely Girl' - Oriental Lily (1166 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.01 2008 on 12:23:01 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title

Exceptionally fine, fragrant lily! Jaunty white petals sporting yellow stripes and maroon spots. Blooms in midsummer. The regal splendor of Oriental lilies gives the crowning touch to your summer garden. They carry your garden through the hot summer into balmy autumn with their magnificent blooms, which are at least 6 across. ...

Dryopteris marginalis - Leather Wood Fern (577 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.02 2008 on 10:45:30 Topic: Plants / Ferns Match on Title

Marginal shield fern is an evergreen fern, which grows as a non-spreading, vase-shaped clump with handsome gray-green, leathery fronds. The evergreen fronds provide good interest in the winter landscape Shade in consistantly moist soil. For the border or woodland garden. ...

Monarda didyma 'Panorama Red Shades' - Bee Balm, Beebalm (1807 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.06 2007 on 09:16:22 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Both the flowers and the foliage are fragrant! The First Separate Monarda Color. Super resistance to Powdery Mildew! At last, a single-color Bee Balm that will come true from seed! Red Shades wowed us in grower trials, both with its ultra-colorful, frizzy 1 1/4- to 1 3/4-inch blooms and its great resistance to Powdery Mildew! ...

Brodiaea laxa 'Queen Fabiola' - triplet lily, wild hyacinth (1889 readers)

Contributed by havlis 22.03 2008 on 17:05:19 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Triplet lily is a beautiful and easy cormous perennial. It flowers in end May or June for about 3 weeks. Flowers are star shaped, violet-blue, borne on 30-50 long stems, each bearing about 10 blooms. Mid green leaves are linear. Cut flowers last 2 weeks in a vase, or left uncut in the garden they bloom for 3 weeks. The flowers look very much like agapanthus. ...

Flowers A to Z: A Practical Guide to Buying, Growing, Cutting, Arranging (1012 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.03 2007 on 11:38:55 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title

Many people love the idea of a house full of fresh-cut flowers, but sadly, most have no idea how to select, care for, and arrange flowers, much less grow them. Flowers A to Z is a superb guide for anyone who enjoys flowers and wants to celebrate them in the home or garden. Author Cecelia Heffernan, a floral designer by trade, provides a wealth of information on how to cut, purchase, arrange, care for, and grow all types of flowers. ...

Anaphalis margaritacea - Pearly Everlasting (970 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:47:35 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

luffy White Color Lasts for Months! Clusters of small, airy white blooms with yellow centers are fabulous for drying! The unsung hero of many a beautiful bouquet and centerpiece, Pearly Everlasting is a miniature treasure in the garden and vase. A member of the Daisy family, its tiny, fluffy blooms of purest white (with a butter-yellow central disc) add both soft texture and clean contrasting color to any arrangement. And as an Everlasting, it may be used as is or dyed to any desired shade! Easy ...