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A Pattern Garden (1395 readers)
Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 10:56:48 Topic: Other / Books The Essential Elements of Garden Making. A Pattern Garden gives us the tools for creating our own highly satisfying garden spaces. Easton identifies 14 garden patterns that she sees as fundamental to successful design and that will turn any landscape into a memorable and rewarding retreat. This book will help you identify what pleases you, and why, and provide inspiration and direction in the planting and layout of your own garden. Discussions of essential patterns, such as the creation of paths ...
The Inward Garden (458 readers)
Contributed by amazon 03.07 2007 on 09:55:56 Topic: Other / Books Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning | Julie Moir Messervy has written a classic garden book. Deeply literate and beautifully written, The Inward Garden gives the reader a process for designing ones dream garden. Based on garden archtypes: the sea, the cave, the harbor, the promitory, the island, the mountain, and the sky, this book provides a structure for imagining and designing the garden of ones desires. It is illustrated with outstanding garden photographs by the celebrated national geogr ...
Garden Ferns (579 readers)
Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 19:42:55 Topic: Other / Books The Plantfinders Guide to Garden Ferns shows just how easily ferns can be grown in almost every garden. Martin Rickards infectious enthusiasm shines through in his lucid text and will persuade every gardener that ferns are what their garden needs most. ...
Learn to Garden (263 readers)
Contributed by amazon 22.03 2008 on 17:39:40 Topic: Other / Books 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 Well-Designed Garden (383 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 10:32:48 Topic: Other / Books With advice developed during his 40-year career as a master gardener, detailed, vivid photography, and annotated instructional sketches, John Brookes demonstrates how you can transform any garden into a Well-Designed Garden. AUTHOR BIO: One of the most widely regarded and consistently innovative voices in garden design, John Brookes has been writing best-selling garden books since 1969. Most recently, he is the author of Small Gardens . ...
Chemistry in the Garden (574 readers)
Contributed by amazon 12.12 2007 on 09:57:03 Topic: Other / Books The aim of this book is to describe some aspects of the chemistry and chemical ecology which are found in the garden. In the garden there are numerous interactions between plants, the soil and with other organisms in which chemistry plays a central mediating role. The discussion concerns several of the chemically and ecologically interesting compounds that are produced by common ornamental garden plants and vegetables and by the predators that attack them. Many chemists are amateur gardeners and ...
Great Garden Companions (706 readers)
Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 20:16:21 Topic: Other / Books A Companion-Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden: Discover the secrets of a naturally pest-proof vegetable garden with Great Garden Companions. Let master gardener Sally Jean Cunningham show you how to keep pests and diseases at bay with her unique companion-gardening system. By planting special combinations of vegetables, flowers, and herbs, you can minimize pest and disease problems and create a high-yielding, beautiful garden! ...
The Wildlife Gardener's Guide (255 readers)
Contributed by amazon 08.04 2008 on 09:08:02 Topic: Other / Books Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide) | If you can own only one book on attracting wildlife to your garden, this is it. Unlike other volumes, which offer only generalities like “reduce the size of your lawn,” this concise manual provides ten specific projects and countless tips for transforming your garden into a refuge. Inside you’ll find helpful information on the best natural bird foods and feeders, lists of plants with proven wildlife appeal in your region, easy-to-read garden plans, and ...
The Victory Garden Companion (580 readers)
Contributed by amazon 13.10 2007 on 10:46:11 Topic: Other / Books The nations oldest and most popular gardening program, The Victory Garden , is proud to present The Victory Garden Companion , an indispensable guide that offers the best in gardening expertise in a straightforward and friendly manner, inviting gardeners of all levels to dig in and get their hands in the soil. Moreover, host Michael Weishan shows budding landscapers how to garden well, providing the technical and aesthetic fundamentals essential to creating a comfortable, beautiful, and rewardin ...
The Tiny Garden (409 readers)
Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 09:40:05 Topic: Other / Books Stairs, passages, light wells, the tops of fire escapes--no site is too small for a garden, or the illusion of one. This book shows you how you can create a garden in even the tiniest and most unpromising of spaces. ...
Japanese Garden Design (891 readers)
Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 10:25:09 Topic: Other / Books The creation of a Japanese garden combines respect for nature with adherence to simple principles of aesthetics and structure. In Japanese Garden Design , landscape architect Marc Peter Keane presents the history and development of the classical metaphors that underlie all Japanese gardens. ...
The Essential Garden Maintenance (522 readers)
Contributed by amazon 09.04 2007 on 19:52:06 Topic: Other / Books The Essential Garden Maintenance Workbook takes over where Rosemary Alexanders first book leaves off. With the newly designed garden in place how do you manage the work in a garden and keep it looking good year in and year out? How do you prune, look after your soil and keep spring bulb plantings looking good? Is it possible to move a plant and how do you cope with weeds, pests, and diseases? Which plants are top performers and which are best for particular functions like internal and external b ...
Growing Orchids in Your Garden (706 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 ...
RHS New Gardening (356 readers)
Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 10:39:31 Topic: Other / Books How to Garden in a Changing Climate | Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society is the authoritative source for gardening expertise, and their new guide to contemporary gardening gives gardeners, from first-timers to professionals, a definitive resource for horticultural advice. ...
Trees for the Small Garden (743 readers)
Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:35:34 Topic: Other / Books Much more than just another tree encyclopedia, Trees for the Small Garden is a careful selection of the 100 best trees for use in small temperate gardens. Each entry includes lavish photographs and clear information about growth rate, care requirements, and seasonal interest. An extensive, illustrated tree-selector table allows readers to quickly choose that special tree that will make their garden a source of envy. This book will be an invaluable resource for every suburban gardener seeking to ...
Plant Selector Program (1177 readers)
Contributed by amazon 27.02 2007 on 17:40:40 Topic: Other / Software, DVD Your Personal Garden Designer! The Plant Selector Interactive software is a CD for self installation with Windows 95 or higher. It gives you all the information you need to landscape or garden like a professional. ...
Garden Natural History (291 readers)
Contributed by amazon 25.11 2007 on 11:51:26 Topic: Other / Books Collins New Naturalist | How does a garden differ from other habitats, both natural and semi-natural? Is it true that the modern home garden is largely a collection of hybrids between exotic species? These and other questions are answered in this guide to plant fertilizing, watering, pest and disease control, pesticide usage, greenhouses, lawn mowing, digging, pruning, hedge clipping, protecting plants from wildlife and traps. It also points out the role of the gardener as a conservator and how ...
Perennial Garden Design (686 readers)
Contributed by amazon 03.04 2007 on 10:45:26 Topic: Other / Books Perennials can form a key part of a gardens structure and are dynamic and colorful plants whose forms and textures can be used to alter moods and influence the way we respond to and use a garden. The first section of this book shows how to create garden schemes with perennials, and the second section looks at the best perennials for year-round planting and color effect. A third section considers how to use perennials in different styles of garden. The book is completed by a list of perennials fo ...
Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates (1220 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 ...
Planting the Natural Garden (661 readers)
Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:20:19 Topic: Other / Books 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 ...
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