Pots in the Garden

Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' - Japanese maple

Quick & Easy Container Gardening (691 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.03 2008 on 13:10:01 Topic: Other / Books

Whether your garden is large or small, traditional or modern, Quick and Easy Container Gardening is packed with ideas and inspiration. As well as all the basic techniques you need for successful planting in pots, there are 20 step-by-step project ideas that are so simple to follow. If you wish to grow your own, a chapter on Crops in Pots shows how to grow fruit, herbs, and vegetables on a small scale. ...

Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants (933 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.04 2007 on 12:07:41 Topic: Other / Books

Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants is the definitive photographic reference to the full range of plants available to the water gardener. This volume includes hundreds of water garden plants often overlooked in other books, such as marginal plants, floating plants, bog plants, and submerged plants. Of course, waterlilies and lotuses are described in detail as well. The encyclopedia offers complete information on hardiness, culture, propagation, and pests and diseases. With more than 700 beautif ...

Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates (1570 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:53:22 Topic: Other / Books

A lavish guide to planning, planting, and maintaining a Mediterranean garden, featuring an A-Z of more than 1,000 plants and 500 color photos. No image of the Mediterranean is complete without flowering climbers, colorful shrubs, or lush gardens. Now you can enjoy Mediterranean plants in your own garden. With sections on specific plants and general care, Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates will help you to choose and grow the regions most beautiful plants. This book includes: an introductio ...

Growing Orchids in Your Garden (848 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 10:23:03 Topic: Other / Books

Wherever you live in the world, you can grow orchids in your garden. From ladys slippers in boreal forests to dendrobiums hanging from tropical palms, orchids provide color and elegance unmatched by any other garden flower. Although it may sound too good to be true, many orchids are actually low-maintenance plants for various backyard habitats --- and dont need special pots or greenhouses. In this exciting book, Robert Friend shows gardeners how to introduce orchids into the garden by attaching ...

Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double Mix' - Hollyhock (1431 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:23:57 Topic: Plants / Biennials

Spectacular mix of double ruffled flowers in vivid colors. Spectacular 3-1/2in. double ruffled flowers in vivid colors. Chaters Doubles are an easy-to-grow, low maintenance addition to your garden. Excellent for the back of the border. This Hollyhock welcomes butterflies into your garden. Prefers well-drained soil. 2-1/4 pots. Ht.6. Spacing 18. Full Sun. Blooms July-Sept. Zones 3-8. ...

Pots in the Garden (803 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 10:53:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title

Expert Design and Planting. No longer a technique just for apartment dwellers or novice gardeners, the use of ornamental containers on decks, patios, terraces, and in the garden itself can save time, space, and money, while offering experienced home gardeners unique creative challenges, site flexibility, and experimental fun. ...

Primula 'Elizabeth Killelay' - Double Flowered Primrose (806 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.07 2007 on 11:59:54 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Primrose prefer cool temperatues, a rich humus soil and partial shade. Can tolerate full sun in early spring but would need part shade as the temperatures warm. Easily transplanted, even when in bloom. Ideal for pots as well as in the garden border. ...

Eccremocarpus scaber - Glory Vine (940 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.08 2007 on 11:44:58 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Title

This exotic climber hails from South America. Rare and little-known specimen is sure to spice up your garden! Tubular flowers hang in clusters of orange, yellow and red shades for a spectacular display. Effective for covering problem areas, why not replace the view of thatt old shed with a tropical sensation? For earlier results, start in pots indoors 4 to 5 weeks before last frost. Transplant after all danger of frost to a sunny location. Grows up to 10 feet tall in a season. Prefer sun. ...

Instant Container Gardens (564 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 10:40:12 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title

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! ...

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Woodside Gold' - Variegated European Columbine (1139 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.06 2007 on 10:04:36 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Its intensely golden springtime foliage gradually changes into light yellow summer garb, imparting a bright glow to darker garden corners. Gorgeous bicolored blue and rose blooms heighten the display. ...

Crinum amoenum - Crinum Lily (701 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.08 2007 on 09:49:02 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

This crinum lily makes an imposing presence in the garden. Dark green strap-like leaves may be more than 3 feet long by 4 inches wide. These are held erect and arranged in a spiral rosette to form impressive clumps up to 5 feet in height by 7 feet in width. The leaves emerge from huge bulbs that may weigh ten to twenty pounds! Flowers are shaped like tubes that flair open into a crown of narrow petals. The flowers are white and are arranged in clusters atop thick, succulent stems. ...

Hippeastrum 'La Paz' - Amaryllis (784 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 09:14:30 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title

The slender, pointed upper petals are dark coral while the lower petals are greenish-white edged in dark coral. The star-shaped flower has darker midveins and a faint green throat. Cybister Amaryllis:Another new class of amaryllis, these exotic, species-type varieties are most fanciful. They are characterized by their slender, spidery flowers. Evergreen varieties, they should be grown throughout the year in good sized pots. ...

How to Plant Hostas? (4114 readers)

Contributed by mailorderplants4me 24.11 2006 on 10:50:06 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Planting Hostas in soil: Preparation is the key to success. If you can double dig your hosta or flower bed in early autumn and leave the sods of soil intact do not walk over what you dig. Allow the frost in the winter months to break the sods down. Then in Early Spring fork over the soil and rake to the required level. At this stage I would apply an organic slow release fertiliser and rake it in. ...