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Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Queen' - Violet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage

Orquideas (402 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.05 2008 on 09:25:22 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Blume jardineria | With clear explanations, concise descriptions, and photographs that augment the text, these guides are indispensable to individuals with little exposure to gardening as well as to more seasoned gardeners. After a general introduction to specific types of gardening, every section details the key characteristics and important aspects of each species and the techniques necessary for them to grow and remain healthy. ...

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - Clematis General Sikorsky (739 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 07:47:38 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Title

This profuse bloomer produces huge 6-8 in diameter, dark lavender flowers with a tint of red in the center. Blooms from June to September. Flowers primarily from the previous years stems in early summer, but there is also a second flush later in the summer on the new growth. To 8-10 tall. This winner of Englands Royal Horticultural Societys Ward of Garden Merit was introduced by Brother Stefan Franczak in 1965 and was originally known as Jadwiga Teresa. ...

Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants (946 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 19:03:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The Definitive Practical Guide | Climate change, the need to conserve water, the desire for more exotic and dramatic plants-all of these are prompting gardeners to seek out interesting new plants that thrive in subtropical or dry climates and microclimates. This book offers expert guidance and sensible advice on a wide range of plants-native to California, Florida, Australasia, South America, South Africa, Turkey, and the Mediterranean region-that can be successfully cultivated in many regions o ...

Water Features for Small Gardens (1243 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:25:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

All in color! Create the water feature of your dreams--even in the smallest gardens! Determine what suits your tastes, space, and design, and learn general methods of construction, installation, and maintenance. Color photos and step-by-step instructions cover 14 projects--formal and informal pools, moving and still water, stone and pebble features, wall fountains and waterspouts, splash fountains, and container features. Trim size: 8 x 10. ...

Chemistry in the Garden (730 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 ...

Planting Design (630 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.04 2007 on 19:55:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Home gardeners with a keen interest in design, as well as professional landscape designers, will find invaluable advice in this new approach. The book focuses on the general principles behind creating successful and beautiful plant combinations in both time and space-working with perennials in the context of trees, shrubs, and the surrounding landscape. ...

Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen' - Turkestan Onion (890 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 08:49:28 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Allium karataviense Ivory Queen - silvery white, golf ball sized flowers with broad, artistic glaucous leaves, often with red margins; good for decorative window boxes, bedding and patio planters; late spring; zones 4-8; 8-10; 1876. ...

Cacti and Succulents (741 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.07 2007 on 09:57:59 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

An Illustrated Guide to the Plants and their Cultivation (Crowood Aviation S.) | An essential guide to cacti and other succulents, featuring 420 color photos and a wealth of information on the plants and their cultivation. Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this guide is both an instructive practical manual and a rich source of reference. More than 250 different species or genera and their natural habitats are profiled and illustrated. ...

Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens (899 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.04 2007 on 11:05:41 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The popularity of native North American plants has soared in recent years, for many good reasons. Whatever draws you to native plants, youll find no better or more authoritative guide than Allan Armitage. Widely acknowledged as one of the worlds foremost horticulturists, Armitage describes more than 630 species and cultivars of perennials, biennials, and annuals that are native to the United States, bringing to each plant a wealth of practical knowledge and the full weight of his experience and ...

Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates (1560 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:53:22 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

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 ...

An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms (895 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.03 2007 on 11:31:32 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Cowritten by the author of the award-winning The Tropical Look , An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms offers a definitive account of palms that may be grown in the garden and landscape. Because palms are often underutilized as a result of their unfamiliarity - even to tropical gardeners - Robert Lee Riffle and Paul Craft have exhaustively documented every genus in the palm family. ...

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - Clematis Vine (760 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:30:53 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Title

Balcony & Container Plants (744 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 09:11:45 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Garden lovers who have limited growing space can still embellish their surroundings with attractive flowers and greenery and this book shows them how. Plants that are especially suitable for growing in tubs, boxes, and hanging planters are profiled in alphabetical order and beautifully illustrated with full-color photos. ...

Ginkgo biloba - maidenhair tree (1276 readers)

Contributed by havlis 12.03 2008 on 10:37:07 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Article's text

Maidenhair tree is probably one of the oldest species on Earth. It was here some 180 million years ago … obviously it was the time when the Dead Sea was still ill. Its extreme tolerance of various conditions made it survive to our time. One tree can live as long as 2000 years. ...

Rosa 'Complicata' - shrub rose (530 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.03 2008 on 10:43:03 Topic: Plants / Roses Match on Article's text

This 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. ...

Mammillaria camptotricha - Bird's Nest Cactus (751 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.07 2007 on 21:45:05 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

Scientific Name: Mammillaria decipiens ssp. camptotricha | Synonym: Dolichothele camptotricha, Mammillaria camptotricha, Krainzia decipiens ssp. camptotricha, Neomammillaria camptotricha, Pseudomammillaria camptotricha ...

Clivia 'Golden Dragon' - Bush Lily, Fire Lily (1935 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 08:18:01 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Clear bright yellow color. Vigorous growth. Multiple flowers per stalk. Tough plant. Representing more than ten years of breeding and selection in Japan and the US, Clivia Golden Dragon is a superior strain of Yellow Clivia. The clear yellow flowers have no orange or red markings to darken the power of their color. This clean yellow can be seen at a distance, making them ideal to brighten dark corners, or shaded indoor planters. Flower clusters are large and long lasting. Clivia are tough plants ...

Lives of Conifers (585 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.05 2007 on 08:48:17 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A comparative account of the coniferous trees indigenous to Northeastern North America | What are the lives of trees, of conifers, like?. . . How do seedlings establish and develop into saplings? How do some seedlings stay alive for decades, marking time in the deep shade of the forest? How do the distinctive forms of saplings of the different species arise?. . . When, how, and where do cones come from? What is the sex life of a conifer? Where does pollen come from? What does pollen do? - From t ...

FOR CITY 2007 (527 readers)

Contributed by zelenemesto 02.10 2007 on 11:08:27 Topic: Other / Exhibitions, Trade fairs Match on Article's text

Dear Business Partners, We would like to make you familiar with the cycle of professional exhibitions known as FOR CITY, which is to take place in Prague on 13-15 November 2007 at the Prague Exhibition Centre in Letňany. ...

Succulents (767 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.04 2007 on 18:45:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The Illustrated Dictionary | A time-tested reference, this first volume includes some of the best-known and most cultivated genera such as Agave, Haworthia, Kalanchoe, and Yucca. ...