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Contributed by amazon 08.04. 2008 09:13:17 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textAiding 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 ...
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Contributed by amazon 26.04. 2007 14:48:08 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textBeautiful, easy-to-grow cultivars. | For centuries, adventurous botanists risked their lives to gather exquisite specimens from remote, perilous locations. Fortunes were spent shipping the lilies back to royalty and collectors who treasured them. Lilies gained a reputation with gardeners for being difficult plants: fussy, sulky, prone to a lingering death. This characterization, thankfully, is coming to an end. ...
Contributed by amazon 12.04. 2007 10:26:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textGardeners, plant collectors, horticulturists, and landscape designers will find a valuable resource in this carefully selected plant directory of best performing winter-flowering shrubs. Readers will find daphnes, viburnums, witch hazels, and camellias to suit every taste and garden situation, as well as information about how to help their choice winter-flowering shrubs flourish from November to March. ...
Contributed by amazon 03.04. 2007 10:47:59 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textPlants That Flourish in Arid Gardens | Drawing upon her vast knowledge of perennials and how they perform in the arid Southwest, Mary Irish has produced the definitive guide for gardeners who want to create lush, colorful gardens while keeping artificial irrigation to a minimum. This book will help Southwest gardeners meet the challenge of growing perennials successfully by providing inspired, practical information on how to design dry-climate gardens and an A-Z guide to 156 proven plants. ...
Contributed by amazon 08.04. 2007 09:33:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textWarm-Climate Plants for Cooler Areas | Palms that grow in Canada? Bananas that overwinter in Michigan? How about southern crape myrtles that flower in Birmingham, England, instead of Birmingham, Alabama? Although the voice of authority — and nursery labels — might say, You cant grow those plants here, author Dave Francko has a different message for gardeners: Plants cant read the information on their tags. Laced with humorous anecdotes and based on years of first-hand observations and research, ...
Contributed by amazon 09.07. 2007 10:54:51 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textAimed at beginners and veteran gardeners alike, this book is designed to help Wisconsin gardeners find, plant, and maintain the best native species for their specific sites, however modest or lavish. Gardening with native plants is an ever-more popular practice—and for good reason. Naturally suited to a region’s climate and soil, native plants tend to thrive, and to reflect a true “fit” with the environment. ...
Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:42:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textAn Encyclopedia | This exhaustive, lavishly illustrated A-Z encyclopedia describes tropical and subtropical trees by their specific attributes and profiles, such as color, shape, texture, flowers, foliage, or fruit. It also includes a collection of useful quick-reference checklists that help gardeners, designers, and planners to choose appropriate species for specific uses and conditions. Useful summary boxes for every species cover details such as growth habits, light and shade requirements, to ...
Contributed by amazon 18.07. 2007 10:04:50 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA Complete Guide to Selecting, Growing and Propagating | Providing comprehensive information on care and cultivation, as well as sound advice on determining perfect plant location, this reference profiles 99 palm and 17 cycad species. Plantlovers looking to add a tropical accent to the garden or wanting to invest in a low-maintenance houseplant will find plenty of guidance in this alphabetical guide to plants suited to a variety of climates and soil types. A special section also provides help wi ...
Contributed by amazon 01.02. 2010 09:10:12 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textAn easy-to-use, A-Z pictorial catalog of over 2,500 tried and tested, commonly available garden plants and flowers , Garden Plants and Flowers Through the Year includes the seasons at which youll find each plant at its best clearly indicated, making it an invaluable tool for planning your planting. A comprehensive chapter offers down-to-earth advice on plant care , and practical tip boxes appear throughout, to guarantee success with every plant you choose. Finally, 8 at-a-glance galleries are in ...
Contributed by amazon 25.01. 2008 09:41:31 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textFive Principles for Cultivating A Sense of Place| What makes a garden authentic? For American gardeners, this question can be vexing. Because America is a comparatively young nation, it hasnt had much time to develop an indigenous garden style. Gardeners have tended to turn to other national traditions—such as Italys, Japans, or Englands—for inspiration. The unhappy result of this piecemeal stylistic borrowing has been the creation of gardens that bear no relationship to local landscapes and his ...
Contributed by amazon 12.04. 2007 10:28:56 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe Genus Cornus | Dogwood trees and shrubs are unquestionably among the superstars of the ornamental garden. Although cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) and common dogwood (C. sanguinea) have been grown in Europe since ancient times, it is only since the age of exploration in the 18th and 19th centuries that dogwoods from the New World and Asia have ascended to the high thrones of gardens, where their aristocracy remains unchallenged today. Given the huge popularity of dogwoods as garden plants, not ...
Contributed by amazon 03.04. 2007 10:55:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textPerhaps the most uncommon color among plants, blue echoes the sky and adds a welcome accent to any garden. Greatly sought after by plant breeders, blues from pale lavender to powder blue add depth and tranquility to the gardeners palette. Noting that blue flowers are more common in high-altitude meadows and stream beds, the author suggests that this may account for their popularity in the cool gardens of northern Europe. ...
Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:49:45 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA Gardeners Guide | Plants for Tropical Landscapes will help you select and group plants to create a successful tropical garden tailored to your needs and tastes. Gardeners and landscapers will find this treasury of more than 500 common plants easy to use and one of the most comprehensive guides available today. ...
Contributed by amazon 04.06. 2007 09:50:10 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textInspiring amateur gardeners and enthusiasts to undertake more in-depth projects including choosing the right grasses for planting in the shade, beautiful artistic impressions of the completed projects and a vast selection of stunning photographs provide a fascinating insight into what can be achieved by correct planting. ...
Contributed by amazon 06.07. 2011 18:57:38 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textClematis are loved for the abundance and color of their blooms but are not so well known for their versatility. Although they are typically and successfully used as climbers , they can be grown almost anywhere under most conditions. This essential guide introduces the genus in all its glory to the novice gardener and extends the knowledge of the more experienced. As well as explaining how to care for clematis , it inspires gardeners to recognize the vast range of clematis available today and th ...
Contributed by amazon 01.04. 2007 10:31:24 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textGardeners who seek an up-to-date, authoritative guide to the wealth of garden-worthy ferns available today will find none better than Sue Olsen. Drawing from four decades of experience as a fern specialist, Olsen leads the reader through every genus with horticultural merit, focusing primarily on the temperate species but also including tropical ones. The remarkably comprehensive plant directory presents succinct descriptions for nearly 1000 ferns and fern allies from Acrostichum to Woodwardia, ...
Contributed by amazon 13.04. 2007 08:27:57 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textFamed for their durability, beauty, and diversity, hydrangeas are enjoying a renaissance in todays gardens. These classic garden shrubs provide bold color — from pink to purple, blue to white — in midsummer to midautumn, when few other plants are in bloom. Many hundreds of dramatic species, hybrids, and horticultural selections are available to the enthusiast to fill every possible niche in the garden. For the first time, a thorough encyclopedia shows in full color the range of flowering treasur ...
Contributed by amazon 09.07. 2007 10:46:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA Natural History of the Backyard Restoration Garden | Elegantly organized by season, this lyrical yet practical guide to backyard restoration gardening celebrates the beauty, the challenges, and the rewards of growing native plants at home. Judith Larner Lowry, winner of the prestigious John Burroughs award, here builds on themes from her best-selling Gardening with a Wild Heart, which introduced restoration gardening as a new way of thinking about land and people. ...
Contributed by amazon 21.01. 2008 08:40:20 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textW. L. Moody Jr. Natural History | The Houston area offers an abundance of resources and activities for gardeners and garden lovers, if people only know where to look: Love roses? Go to the Garden Center in Hermann Park. Want fresh vegetables? Pay in advance for a weekly supply at Central City Co-op. Cant live without daffodils? Find twenty varieties at the Bulb and Plants Mart. ...
Contributed by amazon 02.11. 2007 13:45:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textIf you own only one book on indoor gardening with lights, this is the book. The New Revised Gardening Indoors sets the standard for indoor gardening all over the world. This bestseller has been in print since 1986 and sold thousands and thousands of copies. Indoor gardeners find everything they could possibly need to know in this book. This how-to book unlocks the door to the world of gardening indoors under fluorescent and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps. Fluorescent lamps help seedlings a ...
Contributed by amazon 08.04. 2007 09:53:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textIf, like so many other gardeners the world over, youre enamored of Dan Hinkleys Heronswood Nursery catalog, youll love the Explorers Garden . Heronswood is a wildly successful nursery in Kingston, Washington, that offers many of the most beautiful and unusual plants available anywhere. My guess is that once The Explorers Garden is read through for pleasure, it will be used over and over again as a supplement to the catalog, as it thoroughly describes the plants Hinkley offers at Heronswood, and ...
Contributed by amazon 21.01. 2008 08:36:33 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThink of Doug Welshs Texas Garden Almanac as a giant monthly calendar for the entire state--a practical, information-packed, month-by-month guide for gardeners and yardeners. This book provides everything you need to know about flowers and garden design; trees, shrubs, and vines; lawns; vegetable, herb, and fruit gardening; and soil, mulch, water, pests, and plant care. It will help you to create beautiful, productive, healthy gardens and have fun doing it. ...
Contributed by amazon 06.09. 2006 21:43:07 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textAmerican Beauty,Dublin Bay,Rocketeer,Betty Boop,High Noon,Pearly Gates with a distinctive name for each of hundreds of varieties, the array of roses that could adorn your garden is both dazzling and daunting. So which ones survive hardily on their own for weeks on end, and which ones wither and die without constant attention? How do you tell a climber from a shrub, and how does each thrive? And dont even start with pruning! ...
Contributed by amazon 15.04. 2007 19:09:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe strong horizontals of bamboo reflected in a dark circle of water; the rhythmic clap of the deer scarer; the contemplative beauty of waves created in sand: combinations of nature and art that soothe and uplift the spirit. Your vision of a Japanese garden need not be confined to Japan. Here is a fully comprehensive guiide which will enable you to capture in your home or office environment the elusive spirit of the Japanese garden-no matter where you live. ...
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