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Contributed by amazon 03.07. 2007 09:55:56 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textCreating 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 22.03. 2008 17:39:40 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThis 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 01.04. 2007 10:56:48 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 20.05. 2007 19:42:55 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:32:48 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textWith 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 . ...
Contributed by amazon 31.03. 2007 20:16:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textA 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! ...
Contributed by amazon 04.08. 2008 12:02:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textTHE COMPOSED GARDEN is the culminating work of one of Californias most brilliant garden designers , Harland Hand. Lushly illustrated with photographs of Hands gardens, this meticulously written guide describes his distinctive design principles, as well as practical strategies for using plants, hardscaping, repetitive and irregular elements, and texture and color in the garden. Brainy, ambitious, and uncompromising, THE COMPOSED GARDEN presents a unified and detailed theory of landscaping that em ...
Contributed by amazon 18.10. 2007 10:25:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 09.08. 2007 09:40:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textStairs, 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 20.09. 2007 08:11:43 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textIn this revised and updated version of the classic How to Make a Wildlife Garden, professional environmentalist Chris Baines shows how you can transform your garden into a rich wildlife haven. ...
Contributed by amazon 12.12. 2007 09:57:03 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 03.04. 2007 10:45:26 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textPerennials 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 13.10. 2007 10:46:11 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 28.11. 2007 10:39:31 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textHow 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 20.04. 2007 08:53:22 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textA 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 08.03. 2008 11:24:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textAccompanied 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 01.02. 2010 14:26:10 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textAll the essential garden tasks shown step by step, with 950 color photographs and illustrations | Whether you are an experienced gardener or a complete beginner, this book contains everything that you need to know about planning , planting and maintaining your garden. ...
Contributed by amazon 06.06. 2007 09:27:32 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textRenowned garden designer Gordon Haywards newest book focuses on one major principle: creating front-yard gardens that will inspire and invite, transforming neighborhoods and encouraging people to create compelling spaces in which to relax, visit with neighbors, and enjoy a natural space. A front garden should welcome, enliven, enrich, and engage. ...
Contributed by amazon 17.05. 2008 13:47:19 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textAn inspirational and practical guide to creating the Japanese garden style, from design options and materials ... materials, decorative features, project | Creating a Japanese garden is not just a practical exercise, but also a spiritual one. An authentic Japanese garden is full of ancient symbolism and magic, a visual feast, as well as an aural and tactile experience. ...
Contributed by amazon 25.11. 2007 11:51:26 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textCollins 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 29.01. 2008 13:19:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textComplete instructions for designing and planting wildlife habitats, with over 40 practical projects, a directory of 70 wildlife species and 800 photographs | Most gardeners view themselves as nature lovers, with one of the most enjoyable aspects of creating and maintaining a garden lying in the feeling of closeness to nature. It often comes as a surprise to many, however, that their garden is an essential home. ...
Contributed by amazon 04.12. 2007 12:02:13 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textIn this book Helen Dillon encapsulates, in her inimitable witty and accessible style, her lifetime of gardening know-how, deep love of plants and assured sense of design. Here is illumination for every gardener—from the beginner wondering why nothing will grow in the garden of the new house to the sophisticate aiming at exquisitely subtle effects. Thoughtful ideas on garden style are underpinned by practical advice on looking after plants and careful instructions on the basics of digging, planti ...
Contributed by amazon 12.04. 2007 10:35:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textMuch 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 22.06. 2007 10:37:41 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textGreat for the sunny border or for cutting! Big White Balloons on Tall, Ultra-Hardy Plants! 25- to 30-inch plants bloom in summer. Cheery white stars all summer long are gorgeous in the garden or vase! This exceptionally tall variety reaches 25 to 30 inches in the garden, with blooms on long, elegant stems. A great choice for cut flowers, it contrasts nicely with the blues of most Balloon Flowers. ...
Contributed by amazon 18.07. 2007 10:00:18 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden at The Museum of Modern Art | In the Fall of 2004, The Museum of Modern Art completed a major expansion and renovation of its famous midtown Manhattan building, doubling the Museums size and introducing dynamic new galleries and public spaces. At the core of the remodeled Museum, designed by architect Yoshio Taniguchi, is the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, newly restored to its 1953 dimensions. ...
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