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Contributed by amazon 15.04. 2007 12:49:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textFascinating, fact-filled reference guide provides the naturally curious as well as veteran botanists with detailed histories of trees, data about age, size and weight; suggestions for identifying trees and even a selection of poems about these majestic forms of plant life. Over 100 illus. and 21 photographs. ...
Contributed by amazon 27.03. 2008 17:41:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textOrthos All About Gardening | Establish a lawn that suits your homes needs with help from All About Lawns by Meredith Books. In this book you will learn how to save time and resources while still growing a healthy lawn. With up-to-date information and easy-to-follow instructions, this guide will help you gain the confidence you need in cultivating a lawn that looks its best. ...
Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:08:24 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textLearn 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 27.03. 2008 17:39:06 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textGrow your own citrus and subtropical fruit with help from Meredith Books All About Citrus and Subtropical Fruit . From detailed descriptions of over 70 varieties of citrus and 275 varieties of subtropical fruits, you are bound to find the best type for your garden. And dont forget the easy-to-follow care instructions that will ensure a bountiful harvest. ...
Contributed by amazon 24.09. 2007 10:27:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textLearn 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. ...
Contributed by havlis 17.05. 2008 13:26:34 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's textFlowering currant is one of the most beautiful and easy-to-grow plants with early spring flowering. The flowers are formed in short, pending racemes. Their colour is bright pinkish-red and they come out gradually for about 3 weeks as the racemes grow. Deciduous leaves are palmate, lobed, mid green and turn yellow, orange and pink in autumn. Fruits are small berries that are edible but not very tasteful. ...
Contributed by havlis 10.11. 2007 18:25:33 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's textThis pin oak has a great name, so true to what it really is = a slow growing dwarf suitable for even the smallest of gardens where it can easily be used as an attractive specimen. It has extremely deeply lobed leaves, 15-17 long, that are deep green and glossy during the season. Its main feature are the autumn colours which begin with vivid red and purple, later changing to golden yellow and orange. ...
Contributed by amazon 19.02. 2008 09:01:15 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textKona Princess series; aka Itsy Bitsy® | Hibiscus Itsy Bitsy is a profuse blooming evergreen shrub valued for its small, bright red flowers. This very showy accent is ideal for containers, against walls, along sunny walkways, accenting columns, or anywhere season long color is desired. When using in pots, add seasonal flowers for extra color. Clip to maintain topiary shape. Full sun to partial shade. Hardy to about 30°s, so move container under cover in the winter months. Shipped in its original ...
Contributed by amazon 18.06. 2007 11:33:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textLambs ears grows 6 inches tall with furry, oval leaves that look like their namesake. In spring, the plants send up furry silver stalks of pink flower spikes to about 2 feet high. ...
Contributed by havlis 22.03. 2008 17:05:19 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textTriplet 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. ...
Contributed by havlis 27.05. 2008 10:26:11 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textEskimo is a jewel among viburnums . It is an evergreen or semi-evergreen, compact shrub, growing slowly about 1m tall and wide. In mid-spring it makes almost spherical corymbs of pure white, lightly scented flowers. ...
Contributed by havlis 22.03. 2008 17:01:10 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textHow about a garden orchid? If you like unusual plants look at this princess from China. It is a hardy plant that can be planted outdoors down to USDA zone 5. Typically orchid-like flowers are magenta or lavender pink, 4-5 cm wide, borne at tips of 15-25 cm long stems. There can be 6-12 flowers on each stem. It starts flowering in June and continues for about a month. ...
Contributed by amazon 02.11. 2007 13:40:49 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textPinkish-red, striped flowers in late May. Flowers are large for a Lewisia, up to 1 in diameter. Many flowers per plant. Very showy when in bloom. This particular variety is reputed to be hardier than many other Lewisia and we have found this to be the case. They appear to do best if given some shade from afternoon sun during our zone 3 winters. Flower stems up to about 6 tall, about 6 in width. ...
Contributed by amazon 23.05. 2007 08:02:25 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's textIris pallida Variegata produces soft blue flowers with a unique variegated foliage. Bearded Irises are the single most popular class of Iris grown in gardens today. Bearded refers to the fuzzy strip on each of the drooping falls. The true petals are called standards and are upright and its leaves are quite stiff and grow in fan shaped clumps. Few flowering plants provide so much beauty with so little effort as the Bearded Iris. ...
Contributed by amazon 09.04. 2007 19:12:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textPerennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns | Christopher Lloyd knows perennials as well as anyone else alive. Now available in paperback, this book represents the fruit of Lloyds lifetime study of perennials. Genus by genus, he sets down everything he has learned, thought, seen, tried, liked, or regretted about them, individually or in combination. He is formidably knowledgeable, iconoclastic, opinionated, and always entertaining. Here, meticulously recorded, are his expert opinions about numerous variet ...
Contributed by amazon 14.06. 2007 09:05:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textLavender is a perennial evergreen shrub with narrow, silver, needlelike leaves on bushy plant up to 10 inches tall. The lavender-blue flowers appear in summer and stretch up about 6 inches higher. ...
Contributed by amazon 25.11. 2007 11:35:26 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's textGiant Amaryllis are easy and thrilling to grow indoors, and a great gift for a child or the home bound person. Unlike many other amaryllis bulbs on the market, our large hybrid bulbs will produce two 18-24 stems, each bearing 4 or 5 huge, long lasting flowers that are over 8 inches in diameter. Start one or two bulbs into growth every 7-10 days to grace your home from holiday time until spring. ...
Contributed by havlis 25.01. 2008 10:34:14 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's textMen usually get mad when women describe colours with expressions like salmon pink, peachy red etc. Well, men, get ready for another hit below the belt: we have a tree whose leaves are SHRIMP pink. Not familiar with that colour? Go to the nearest restaurant and have a prawn-cocktail to see what the fuss is all about … ...
Contributed by amazon 17.05. 2007 21:42:58 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's textVery fast growing to 50 to 75 feet or clip to shape. Wide spreading. Very tolerant of heat and wind. Likes a very consistent source of water. Would make a good lawn tree, or planted near or around rivers or streams. Hardy to about -10 to -20°sF. ...
Contributed by amazon 17.07. 2008 10:53:11 Topic: Plants / Trees and Shrubs Match on Article's textSmall, slow, narrow tree whose deeply divided leaves appear string-like. New growth is purple-red. Autumn colors are usually a good yellow. Growth habit is upright, opposed to the dome topped cultivars Red Pigmy and Villa Taranto. Exquisite and unique form of the Japanese Maple . ...
Contributed by amazon 18.10. 2007 09:14:30 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's textThe 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. ...
Contributed by kevatpuutarha 19.04. 2007 09:43:56 Topic: Other / Exhibitions, Trade fairs Match on Article's text19 - 22 April 2007 Helsinki Fair Centre | Spring Garden fair is the biggest and most popular horticultural fair in Finland. Until now it has been arranged for seven times, every second year. ...
Contributed by amazon 27.09. 2007 08:34:58 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's textHulk is easy to grow in full sun and any moist garden soil. The plant reaches 21 inches high and 14 to 16 inches wide, with good side branching (for more blooms!) and a neat, upright habit. Ideal for the cutting garden, beds, borders, the patio, and containers. ...
Contributed by amazon 28.08. 2007 12:32:10 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe second in a series of comprehensive guides to flowering plants and gardening in hot and humid climates ...
Contributed by havlis 17.03. 2008 10:43:03 Topic: Plants / Roses Match on Article's textThis rose, which is probably a Canina/Gallica hybrid, has flowers about five inches across, of the most brilliant pure rose-pink, with a large boss of stamens. It is very robust, reliable and free flowering and may even be grown as a climber. It is one of the finest single roses and one of the best shrub roses for general cultivation. ...
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