Learn to Garden

Learn to Garden (163 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.03 2008 on 17:39:40 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

This primer provides everything the new gardener needs to know to create a garden, whether beginning with an existing garden or starting a brand new plot. With its practical and un-intimidating approach, Learn to Garden takes the bafflement out of gardening for the novice. ...

The Garden Lover's Guide to Houston (331 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.01 2008 on 08:40:20 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

W. L. Moody Jr. Natural History | The Houston area offers an abundance of resources and activities for gardeners and garden lovers, if people only know where to look: Love roses? Go to the Garden Center in Hermann Park. Want fresh vegetables? Pay in advance for a weekly supply at Central City Co-op. Cant live without daffodils? Find twenty varieties at the Bulb and Plants Mart. ...

Life on Mar's: A Four Season Garden (218 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 10:26:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Life on Mars: A Four Season Garden is a photographic essay documenting the four seasons of a Connecticut garden as seen and photographed through the eyes of Mar Jennings. This remarkable journey takes you on a private tour of his enchanting Westport, Connecticut gardens and vine-covered garden studio. Using a seasonal approach, Mar leads you on a detailed tour beginning with the emerging colors of spring. ...

Ultimate Guide to Gazebos & Other Outdoor Structures (304 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 10:43:55 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

The Ultimate Guide to Gazebos and Other Outdoor Structures is for any homeowner who wishes to enhance his or her landscape by adding a gazebo or other structure to their property. Gazebos not only make attractive focal points in a yard or garden, they also improve the functionality of a yard by providing distinctive-looking outdoor living space. ...

The Colorado Gardener's Companion (411 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:40:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

An Insiders Guide to Gardening in the Centennial State (Gardening Series) | Detailed, easy-to-understand information about the ins and outs of gardening in Colorado, from a Colorado master gardener, with advice from state gardening writers, horticulturists, and other local experts. ...

All About Roses (357 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 10:27:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Learn how to make the most of roses in your garden | Growing beautiful roses doesnt have to be difficult. All About Roses is filled with expert advice on choosing the right rose for your space, and nurturing it for years of beauty. Whether youre eyeing a hybrid tea you remember from your mothers garden, or one of the new easy-care landscaping varieties, this book makes it easy to add the unmatched beauty of roses to your garden. ...

All About Perennials (348 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 10:25:25 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Way to grow: Expert advice on choosing and growing great perennials | Finding a perennial that thrives in your garden is like giving yourself a gift that comes back year after year. Learn how with this revised, larger edition, packed with professional advice on how to choose and care for perennials for any location, from full shade to hot sun. Whether youre planting your first perennial bed or eyeing your lawn for expansion, youll find tips and information to help you grow beautiful, healthy pla ...

Cacti and Succulents (520 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.07 2007 on 14:44:36 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Complete Guide to Species, Cultivation and Care | Readers will learn about more than 50 species of cacti and more than 10 families of succulents, including their ideal locations, natural habitats, and care and feeding needs, in this complete guide to these captivating plants. Beautiful specimen plants from six garden collections the world over, from Zurich to Phoenix, are detailed in full. Complete descriptions, including color photographs, will help readers identify their plants, and detailed ...

Instant Container Gardens (398 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 10:40:12 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Instant Container Gardens covers a revolutionary, new container garden system that will completely transform your garden. The basis for the system is a unique type of container that has holes in the sides that are large enough to accommodate mature plants. Planting through these holes, along with planting the top of the basket, yield instant, fabulous results. And it is easy! Most of the containers in this book were planted by beginners! ...

The 5-Minute Gardener (416 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.07 2007 on 10:01:26 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

How to Plan, Create, and Sustain a Low-Maintenance Garden | With a little preparation and a few minutes a day, new or experienced gardeners can have a colorful flower garden and a bounty of vegetables with this fun and handy manual. Readers interested in a successful flower garden learn how to choose low-care perennials and annuals as well as develop blueprints, analyze the soil, and choose the right equipment. A productive vegetable garden can be achieved with low-care, high-yield vegetables as ...

Annuals, Perennials, & Bulbs (424 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.06 2007 on 19:54:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Stunning flower gardens that bloom through the seasons depend on the artful combination of annuals, perennials, and bulbs. In this book, Anne Halpin shows you how to grow these plants and gives foolproof design techniques for any landscape. The extensive section on using color in the garden can guide you through the tricky process of plant placement and selection. Practical techniques are emphasized too. You will learn how to care for soil, start plants from seeds, grow and care for plants in co ...

Designing California Native Gardens (428 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 10:10:38 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens | Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of Californias native plants and demonstrating how they can be brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful gardens. Structured around major California plant communities--bluffs, redwoods, the Channel Islands, coastal scrub, grasslands, deserts, oak woodlands, mixed evergreen woodlands, ripari ...

Practical Science for Gardeners (406 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.04 2007 on 10:12:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Informative and entertaining, this book will stimulate experimentation and encourage gardeners to review and improve their current gardening practices. Once gardeners learn how plants are constructed, it is easier to envision how theyll grow and flourish. An understanding of the structure behind good, healthy soil gives clues as to how to improve ones own garden tilth. ...

ABC Gardening Expo-Brisbane (1218 readers)

Contributed by HV 01.04 2007 on 19:58:11 Topic: Other / Exhibitions, Trade fairs Match on Title and Article's text

ABC Gardening Expo offers an opportunity to meet local and international suppliers, discover innovative new products, and learn new futuristic eco friendly gardening techniques. ...

Gardening at the Shore (686 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 18:51:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Creating a garden in a coastal area can be daunting, even for those who have mastered the techniques of inland gardening. Wind, sand, salt, and scorching sun all combine to create a unique set of challenges. Frances Tenenbaum, who has gardened for decades on Marthas Vineyard, knows these challenges intimately and has learned how to meet them. ...

Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden (552 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 19:48:18 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Sherri Hunter, author of the best-selling Creating with Concrete , proves once again that concrete isnt just for sidewalks anymore; its perfect for the garden too. A selection of 30 beautiful designs suggests the range of this increasingly popular material, and the illustrated instructions make the crafts fundamentals easy to learn. Because the simplest projects come first, beginners can work their way through the book progressively, building on their skills. ...

The Pruning Book (731 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.03 2007 on 11:42:17 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

It is unlikely that the basics of pruning have ever before been assembled so thoroughly or comprehensively than in Lee Reichs The Pruning Book . With clear prose and generous diagrams and photographs, he takes the angst out of pruning for the beginning or experienced gardener. Included are all the basics presented in a step-by-step, friendly way to guide the reader through the pruning of ornamental bushes, evergreens, vines, trees, houseplants, and plants of almost every conceivable variety. ...

All About Roses (Ortho's All About Gardening) (702 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.03 2007 on 11:08:24 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Learn how to make the most of roses in your garden. Growing beautiful roses doesnt have to be difficult. All About Roses is filled with expert advice on choosing the right rose for your space, and nurturing it for years of beauty. Whether youre eyeing a hybrid tea you remember from your mothers garden, or one of the new easy-care landscaping varieties, this book makes it easy to add the unmatched beauty of roses to your garden. ...

The Well-Tended Perennial Garden (1877 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.11 2006 on 20:19:44 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Planting and Pruning Techniques With more than 130,000 copies sold since its original publication, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden has proven itself to be one of the most useful tools a gardener can have. Now, in this expanded edition, theres even more to learn from and enjoy. ...

Hibiscus (2510 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.09 2006 on 09:20:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

While the flamboyant blooms of hibiscus conjure up images of the tropics, there are today many new hybrids that flourish in subtropical and even temperate climates. And indeed, in cooler climates hibiscus grown in containers will do well all summer long and then move indoors to bring sunny color and extravagance to homes surrounded by winter. Readers living in northerly climates will be thrilled to learn that they too can enjoy tropical splendor year-round. ...