The Nature of Plants

Juniperus horizontalis 'Andorra Variegata' - creeping juniper

Picea abies 'Wills Zwerg' - dwarf Norway spruce

The Nature of Plants (1207 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.04 2007 on 10:15:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Habitats, Challenges, and Adaptations | There has always been interest in how animals live their lives --- it is easy for us to identify with them. But there are many remarkable stories about plants that deserve to be told. The Nature of Plants tells how plants adapt to the challenges of their habitats. Plants may live in places that provide too little rainfall, yet they thrive, either by evading drought, like the animals that live in deserts, or by tolerating the scarcity. ...

Secrets of Companion Planting (1163 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.05 2008 on 11:10:02 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Plants That Help, Plants That Hurt | Transform a messy, tangled garden into a lush, productive retreat with this simple yet thorough handbook. The basics of companion gardening can be easily integrated into one’s gardening style using the nurturing power of Mother Nature and taking fundamental principles into account. Not merely a seasonal occupation or hobby, companion planting is a natural way to restore balance to outdoor spaces. ...

Cacti and Succulents (1363 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.07 2007 on 09:57:59 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

An Illustrated Guide to the Plants and their Cultivation (Crowood Aviation S.) | An essential guide to cacti and other succulents, featuring 420 color photos and a wealth of information on the plants and their cultivation. Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this guide is both an instructive practical manual and a rich source of reference. More than 250 different species or genera and their natural habitats are profiled and illustrated. ...

Gospel of Wild Flowers (783 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:26:25 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Offers spiritual nourishment and comfort at a time of uncertainty throughout the world Links conservation issues and the natural world to the Christian message These thought-provoking inspirational reflections on the natural world offer descriptions of plants, their practical uses and links them to aspects of Christian thought and devotion. Full of thoughtful stories and insights, this is a gentle and peaceful book, written in a direct, open way that will appeal to people with Christian beliefs ...

Classic Bonsai of Japan (1655 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:09:02 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Enter the fascinating world of bonsai, the centuries-old gardening art form of cultivating trees as potted plants. Refined to a high art in Japan, bonsai offers not only the familiar gardening delights but also, at its highest levels, a philosophical and aesthetic communion with nature. ...

Gardening with Good Bugs (801 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.04 2008 on 09:13:17 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Aiding readers in distinguishing between bugs that are beneficial to a garden’s health and those that are harmful and disruptive, this guidebook will help gardeners reduce and eliminate insects without using chemical pesticides. With expert horticulture tips—from cultivating plants that attract helpful bugs to discovering common cures that ward off destructive insects—this resource teaches how to use nature to nurture a garden. Detailed illustrations on dozens of the most common bugs provide gar ...

Gardens in France (661 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.02 2008 on 12:33:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Frances most beautiful public and private gardens open their gates to us in every season of the year: from the classical French palace gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte down to humble domestic gardens in Normandy, from stylized Zen gardens in Provence to cactus displays on the Cote dAzur. ...

Serene Gardens (799 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2008 on 21:44:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden | With their superbly shaped trees and shrubs, subtly colored foliage, and emphasis on nature in its pure state, Japanese Zen gardens are spaces of beauty and tranquility. Serene Gardens is an exquisitely illustrated introduction to the style and its traditions—and the only book that explains how to use western plants and materials to achieve the minimalist look beloved by Japanese garden designers. Gardeners will find plant lists; climat ...

Natural Swimming Pools (1962 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 19:44:08 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Natural swimming pools rely on the correct balance of plants and microorganisms to clean and purify the water. They are a safe place for children to play and birds to drink, and are a dramatic example of ecological design, combining the natural and man-made worlds while creating beauty. These pools offer enjoyment not only in the warm months, but during winter, too, when they can be used for ice skating and other activities. ...

Cattleya Angel Love 'Pinky' - Cattleya Orchid Plant (1823 readers)

Contributed by amazon 26.06 2007 on 13:00:25 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Angel Love Pinky HCC/AOS. Elegant clusters of mauve-pink with cream colored lip blushed with a darker mauve-pink. Flowers held high above the foliage on compact plants. Light fragrance. The plant is 4-6 tall and growing in a 4 pot. Cattleyas (cat-LAY-a) - Cattleyas have earned the reputation as the Queen of Orchids and are known to the public as the ultimate in floral corsages. While some naturally occurring species are offered by growers, the most popular plants are man-made hybrids derived fro ...

The Rose's Kiss (1132 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.04 2007 on 21:47:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Natural History Of Flowers | Flowers bring joy and beauty to our lives, from the smallest patch of daisies outside our window to the elaborate floral decorations on display at weddings, banquets, and funerals. As well as offering aesthetic benefits, they teach us much about how the world works-each blossom is a living factory that manufactures organs and compounds ranging from the flavonoids that make a rose red to the pollen that gives us hayfever. ...

Gardening With Kids (689 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.02 2008 on 09:02:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Children find gardening fun and fascinatingwatching a bean sprout or a pumpkin grow bigger every day can seem like a miracle, as well as a huge achievement. And gardening can help kids connect to and understand more about nature, the seasons, and the food we eat. In Gardening with Kids, Catherine Woram and Martyn Cox tell you everything you need to know, from choosing and preparing your site, and growing from seeds, bulbs, and cuttings, to choosing plants from the local garden center. ...

Angraecoid Orchids (1383 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 19:10:07 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Species from the African Region | These so-called jewels of Africa with their sparkling flowers, distinctive growth habit and floriferous nature are much prized and this account, the first to include the angraecoid orchids of both Africa and Madagascar, is long awaited. It brings together, in a single volume, descriptions of all 690 species in this intriguing group of orchids and will be the essential reference for all angraecoid orchid enthusiasts for years to come. ...

The American Woodland Garden (1348 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:33:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest | North Americas eastern half, roughly from the Midwest to the Atlantic, was once a great deciduous forest. Although centuries of human intervention have cleared much of the land, the timeless forest remains in the spirit of the place. Today, even the shortest period of human neglect allows for the resurgence of the process of forest creation. The greatest gardens — and happiest gardeners — in this area will be those that take into account the nature ...

The American Woodland Garden (1051 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 07:56:57 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Euphorbia obesa - Baseball Plant (1829 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:27:22 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Title and Article's text

Euphorbia obesa is a peculiar, almost ball shaped dwarf succulent plant that resembles a stone. It can grow to 8 in height with a diameter of 4. It is a single-stemmed, unbranched, firm-bodied plant. The stem is usually 8-angled and grooved. Younger plants have a rounded sea urchin-like shape. The rotund stem is mottled grey-green in colour with dull purple transverse bands. ...

Gardening Indoors (872 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:45:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

If you own only one book on indoor gardening with lights, this is the book. The New Revised Gardening Indoors sets the standard for indoor gardening all over the world. This bestseller has been in print since 1986 and sold thousands and thousands of copies. Indoor gardeners find everything they could possibly need to know in this book. This how-to book unlocks the door to the world of gardening indoors under fluorescent and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps. Fluorescent lamps help seedlings a ...

Waterlilies and Lotuses (1213 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.04 2007 on 12:05:32 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Species, Cultivars, and New Hybrids | In this fully updated work, Perry Slocum describes nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the waterlilies and lotuses. This book includes more than 130 of the best new hybrids introduced since the landmark Water Gardening: Water Lilies and Lotuses by Perry Slocum and Peter Robinson was published. All species and the major cultivars, including day- and night-blooming tropical and hardy waterlilies and lotuses, are described ...

Professional Planting Design (1311 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 20:07:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, Professional Planting Design covers the basics as well as the advanced concepts of planting design including: selecting plant characteristics, types of mixed bed plantings, structuring and composing mixed beds, creating mixed palettes for seasonal variation, designing in elevation and plan view, and choosing plants. Youll find coverage of design, landscape architecture, and horticulture interwoven throughout the guide, along with detailed steps f ...

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