english

Tropical and Subtropical Trees: An Encyclopedia

The Rose's Kiss: A Natural History Of Flowers

The English Roses (700 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:19:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Classic Favorites and New Selections | Beloved for their beautiful pastel colors and their appealing fragrance, often enhanced by the hotter and more reliable summers of the U.S., English roses have been garden favorites for years. When he originated English roses, David Austin sought to combine the desirable flower forms and fragrance of old roses with the wide color range and repeat flowering of modern hybrids. To the delight of gardeners across the world, he was successful. Now, in his first ...

Buddleia davidii 'Adokeep' - Adonis Blue English Butterfly Bush (2227 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.06 2007 on 10:51:08 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

Family: Loganiacead (Buddle-ia: after Adam Buddle, English botanist) Theyre fragrant, colorful and they attract butterflies. Bold, long blooming flowers. Treat them like a perennial in the north; cut them back heavily in the spring for better flowering. ...

Buxus sempervirens 'Aureovariegata' - English box (1020 readers)

Contributed by havlis 05.03 2008 on 12:56:47 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

English box is a well-known and popular evergreen shrub, used in both town and country gardens. Unless you grow it for trimming into a certain shape it is absolutely maintenance-free and a reliable feature. Leaves of Aureovariegata have creamy-yellow margins, some of them may be completely yellow, others entirely green. It is ideal to light up dark corners or highlight borders with other evergreen shrubs of only green colour. It mixes well with broadleaves as well as conifers. ...

Hedera helix 'Midas Touch' - English Ivy (1190 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.12 2007 on 09:23:52 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Title

The Midas Touch Ivy is an easy to grow houseplant. It will thrive in bright, indirect light or in a window. Just water when the soil is dry. Prune as needed and new plants can be started from the cuttings. The Midas Touch Ivy has large leaves and is brightly variegated. It is a stand out! ...

Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' - Butterfly Bush (695 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.07 2007 on 09:08:46 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

One of the most popular cultivars. The blooms are pleasing blackish-purple color. The habit is open and the plant is strong. Typical green Buddleia leaves. AWARDS: AGM ...

Floral Art Structures (237 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.01 2008 on 12:28:41 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Floral structures are the in-thing. They make a base for decoration and can be used over and over again. Gil Boyard and Muriel le Couls, both Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman of France), designed structures for tables, buffets and halls. Firstly they elaborately present the structure in situ. Afterwards they decorate them in three completely different ways, in order to demonstrate the countless possibilities for re-use. This book is brimming with creative ideas. Text in English and Fre ...

Buddleja davidii 'Bicolor' - Bicolor Butterfly Bush (639 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.07 2007 on 21:30:33 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Forsythia viridissima var. koreana 'Kumson' - Korean Forsythia (1045 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 20:58:22 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Family: Oleaceae (For-syth-ia: after William Forsyth, 1737-1800, English horticulturist) ; F. viridissima koreana) A unique new variegated forsythia that we discovered in Korea. Dark green leaves are accented with an attractive network of silver veins. Typical forsythia flowers and with an upright arching habit. ...

Iris 'English Charm' - Bearded Iris (630 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.07 2007 on 09:35:12 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Title

(B. Blyth 1990) M & RBL 34 Clean white standards are heavily veined with peach-apricot on this iris. The falls are more solid peach, but have a nice edge of white on each petal. Parentage: (Love Chant x Festive Skirt) X Cameo Wine ...

Mentha pulegium - English Pennyroyal (407 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.09 2007 on 18:47:22 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium Rare - Heirloom - Medicinal 6-12 In. Hardy Perennial Strongly aromatic with a menthol-mint aroma. A hardy ground cover used since early Greek times as an insect repellant. Tiny pale-purple flowers bloom from July to August. Zones 5-9. ...

Buddleia davidii - Peacock Butterfly Bush (1525 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.05 2007 on 09:25:50 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Finally, colorful buddleia varieties that wont crowd their neighbors! Roughly a third the size of other butterfly bush varieties, the English Butterfly SeriesTM plants are extra bushy and loaded with colorful flowers. ...

Buddleja x weyeriana 'Honeycomb' - Butterfly Bush (596 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.09 2007 on 10:50:52 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Honeycomb Butterfly Bush - Buddleia x weyeriana Family: Loganiacead (Buddle-ia: after Adam Buddle, English botanist) Theyre fragrant, colorful and they attract butterflies. Bold, long blooming flowers. Treat them like a perennial in the north; cut them back heavily in the spring for better flowering. ...

The Genus Arisaema (776 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.04 2007 on 09:50:35 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Arisaema is a large genus within the Arum family, consisting of about 200 species, subspecies, and varieties distributed widely around the globe. They are remarkable for their exotic-looking inflorescences-which inspired the common name of cobra lily-and for the fact that they can change sex from year to year. The Genus Arisaema (2002) was the first comprehensive study of the genus since 1920, and indeed the first ever in the English language. ...

Buddleia davidii 'Guinevere' - Butterfly Bush (1557 readers)

Contributed by amazon 05.09 2007 on 09:09:52 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Theyre fragrant, colorful and they attract butterflies. Bold, long blooming flowers ignite an explosion of summer sales. Treat them like a perennial in the north; cut them back heavily in the spring for better flowering. ...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady' - English Lavender (771 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.06 2007 on 09:05:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Lavender 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. ...

Flower Stories (240 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.01 2008 on 12:32:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Jouni Sepp,nen is an internationally renowned master florist. He has won the Finnish championships six times, took part in the 1995 European championships in Hamburg and in the 1997 World championships in Amsterdam. He owns a design flower shop in central Helsinki and is in charge of the floristry training at the Kempele Master School. ...

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' - English Lavender (818 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.06 2007 on 11:43:50 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title

Munstead Lavender is early blooming and fragrant. The plants are compact. Grows 12-18 inches high. Plant 18 inches apart. Hardy in zones 5-9. ...

A Journey to Nine Islands (1106 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.03 2008 on 11:24:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Accompanied by charming and accessible text, the floral centerfolds of Journey to Nine Islands invite the reader to participate in the world of the Chicago Botanic Garden—one of the nation’s most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and plant science. This remarkable volume showcases these lush and extraordinary gardens with 96 pages of beautifully reproduced full-color photography—capturing images from Chicago Botanic Garden sites as diverse as the English Oak Meadow, the ...

Satsuki Azaleas for Bonsai and Azalea Enthusiasts (773 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:04:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Bob Callaham provides us with something never before seen in English; a complete celebration of satsuki, rich with photographs, how-to instructions, fascinating facts, and an unrivaled encyclopedia of over 1,600 cultivars (this alone is worth the books price). All of this adds up to a rare treasure indeed. ...

Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena' - Japanese wisteria (477 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:38:35 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Vioalcea Plena is a magnificent variety of Japanese wisteria. This climber bears 30-40 cm long racemes of double, deep violet, scented flowers that make this plant a fantastic show-stopper when in full bloom. In English-speaking countries it is often sold under another name: Black Dragon (and Yea Koku Riu in Japan). It is a late flowering cultivar that flowers along with leaves which is May to early June. It may take 3-5 years to start flowering. Being late in flowering it escapes late frosts. E ...