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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 ...

Tropaeolum peregrinum - Canary Bird Vine (1329 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.07 2007 on 11:30:51 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Apart from common nasturtiums, there is a group of related Tropaeolum species which all make lovely garden plants. Most popular of these is the Canary creeper, an extraordinary climber with deeply divided palm-shaped leaves and heavily fringed blooms that peep from among the foliage. It is not fully hardy, but may be grown outdoors permanently in mild gardens if mulched protectively in autumn. Elsewhere it is grown as an annual, in the same way as a climbing nasturtium. It is best left to scramb ...

Polemonium reptans 'Blue Pearl' - Creeping Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian (2503 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:29:07 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Best grown in moist, humusy, well-drained soil in part shade. Tolerates full sun in cool summer climates. Although technically rhizomatous, plants do not creep as the common name somewhat erroneously suggests. Freely self-seeds in optimum growing conditions. ...

Rehmannia elata - Chinese Foxglove (2270 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 09:35:29 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Common Name: Chinese or Beverly Hills Foxglove (The Foxglove growing on Steriods). Rehmannia is named after Joseph Rehmann (1799-1831) a physician in Petrograd, Russia. The flowers of this plant look like a foxglove on steroids. The Chinese Foxglove blooms longer than common Foxglove and it has a showier flower. It sends out underground runners to form colonies and is deer and rabbit resistant. ...

Dryopteris filix mas - Common Male Fern (2591 readers)

Contributed by abies 15.02 2008 on 10:59:06 Topic: Plants / Ferns Match on Title and Article's text

Dryopteris filix-mas (Common Male Fern or Male Fern) is one of the most common ferns of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It is deciduous or semi-evergreen and can grow to 1.2 metres in height and 1metre in diameter. ...

Ilex aquifolium - Common Holly (3808 readers)

Contributed by abies 29.10 2007 on 08:24:49 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

Common holly is a useful evergreen shrub or small tree that can be grown as a specimen tree, clipped bushes or as a hedge. If unpruned it can reach height of 15m and spread 8m. It lives on wide range of soil types - from calcerous to poor and acid but preferably dry, well-drained / light. ...

Elettaria cardamomum - Cardamom (2403 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.11 2007 on 11:26:23 Topic: Plants / Herbs and Spices Match on Article's text

Common Names: cardamom, Malabar cardamom, Ceylon cardamom | Family: Zingiberaceae (ginger family) | This popular ginger is native to India. The spicy seeds are very aromatic and used extensively for culinary purposes, It is the true Cardamom of commerce. As an ornamental plant It must be grown with constant warmth. ...

Dendrocalamus strictus - Iron Bamboo (1617 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 10:01:08 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

Iron Bamboo is the common name for the genus and species Dendrocalamus strictus. Native to India, it is unique in that it is thick-walled, often solid, and probably the strongest bamboo in the world. Max. Height: 60 feet; Max. Diameter: 5 inches; Min. Temperature: 25º F ...

All About Houseplants (900 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 10:22:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Indoor gardening made simple | Nothing brings life to your home like thriving houseplants. Learn how to choose the right plant for any location, including African violets, focuses and other houseplants that are currently in style. Includes complete care tips to help you avoid common problems and keep plants healthy. ...

Juglans regia - common walnut (3979 readers)

Contributed by havlis 04.02 2009 on 14:33:05 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Common walnut is a native tree of the Old World. Its natural habitat lies between South-eastern Europe and Himalayas. Irrespective of its large size it is still one of the most sought-after fruit trees of our country. ...

Carnegia gigantea - Saguaro (1649 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.08 2007 on 10:10:14 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

Scientific Name: Carnegia gigantea (Cereus giganteus) Common Name: Saguaro, Sahuaro The 3 inch (7.6 cm) wide flowers open in the evening and crown the main stem and arms. The edible fruits split open into red, flower-like star shapes. The columnar main stem has prominent, spiny ribs, and with age it can develop side arms. ...

Desmodium gyrans - Telegraph Plant (31550 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.07 2007 on 14:00:45 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Darwin called the plant Hedysarum; modern botanists call it either Desmodium gyrans or, more correctly these days, Codariocalyx motorius; its common name is Dancing Grass or Telegraph plant or Semaphore plant -- after the leaf movements, which resemble semaphore signals. ...

Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple' - liriope, border grass, lily-turf (14836 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.06 2007 on 09:39:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Liriope, also commonly called border grass is not actually a grass but a member of the lily family, a fact that inspires another of its common names, lilyturf. The dark green, ribbonlike foliage grows in length from 10 to 18 in (25-46 cm) and then recurves toward the ground to form rounded clumps. As the clumps mature they merge into a continuous carpet that resembles a plot of shaggy lawn grass. In summer, spikes of showy purple, flowers rise from the center of clumps. Flowers are followed by p ...

Stachys densiflora 'Hummelo' - Common Betony (1298 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.09 2007 on 07:43:55 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Family: Lamiaceae. In summer, slender stems bearing loose spikes of flwoers rise from the clumps of low-growing foliage. make wonderful additions to specialty gardens, edges or the front of borders. Green foliage, purple flowers. ...

The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (1428 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.03 2007 on 11:19:56 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

From the fresh green shoots of spring through the dramatic foliage of summer, the lush colors of autumn, and the pale, feathery maturity of winter, grasses add a special touch to the garden in every season. Native species of beautiful ornamental grasses flourish in almost every part of North America. Now these attractive, adaptable plants are making their way into yards and gardens across the continent. Ornamental grasses are easy to grow, and they provide year-round landscape interest. No wonde ...

Chemistry in the Garden (1295 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.12 2007 on 09:57:03 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

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 ...

The Garden Plants of China (1394 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.04 2007 on 09:57:00 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Gardens have long been an integral part of Chinese culture, written about by scholars and prized by emperors and priests; think of Chinese scrolls traced with plum blossoms and wood-block prints etched with pine branches or bamboo. The West has not only received a great number of fine plants from China, its also been influenced by the Chinese appreciation of plants, by their ideas on striving to have something in bloom year-round, and by their treasuring shape as well as bloom. A surprising numb ...

Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance' - Golden Grape Hyacinth (2392 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 09:01:10 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Golden Grape Hyacinth (Muscari Golden Fragrance) Unusual sulphur-yellow flowers that have taken years and years to develop. Only a limited supply is available and they have a wonderful citrus fragrance. This is a must have plant for the gardener looking for that rare and unusual plant. ...

Marijuana Garden Saver (996 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:30:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Handbook for Healthy Plants | Using over 150 full-color photos, this book provides step-by-step solutions to the common problems that the marijuana gardener faces. Written by a veteran marijuana-grower, this book provides information in a clear, concise format. The solutions in here were originally written for an Internet audience, so they are formatted to be consumed quickly. Highly visual with easy-to-follow instructions, this book is just the thing for growers who want immediate solutions to ...

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