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Alpine Plants of North America: An Encyclopedia of Mountain Flowers from the Rockies to Alaska

Step-by-Step Landscaping (490 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 08:59:18 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A new edition of Better Homes and Gardens (r) best-selling landscaping book Packed with 408 pages of all-new material from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens (r) books, this complete landscaping guide has everything you need to know transform your yard. More than 700 stunning photographs and 100 complete step-by-step projects show you how to improve grading, plant successfully, build a deck, and much more. Plus an all-new plant encyclopedia with 95 plant photos! Its everything you need to k ...

Stone Landscaping (403 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.03 2008 on 11:05:13 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Add beauty to your landscape with one of natures most enduring elements - stone. Whether its a cobblestone patio or a fieldstone path, Ideas and How-To: Stone Landscaping by Meredith Books will show you how to create popular stone objects that accentuate your home. With detailed illustrations and savvy design tips, this book will give you all the information you need to complete your stone projects. ...

New Complete Guide to Landscaping: Design, Plant, Build (2084 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.09 2006 on 11:35:01 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The perfect companion to the Better Homes and Gardens New Complete Guide to Gardening. Illustrated easy-to-follow instructions for planning, designing, and building typical landscape projects. ...

Garden Structures (524 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.03 2008 on 17:36:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Add beauty and elegance to your landscape by building a beautiful garden structure that everyone can enjoy. Whether its a gazebo, pergola, or trellis, Ideas and How-To: Garden Structures by Meredith Books, provides you with inspiring examples and cut-away drawings that will show you how its done. Including exploded diagrams, charts, and graphs, this book will give you all the information and ideas you need to complete your dream retreat. ...

Outdoor Kitchens (275 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.03 2008 on 11:02:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Eating out can be done right at home! Dine outside every night with help from Ideas and How to Outdoor: Outdoor Kitchens by Meredith Books. This book will provide you with inspiration and planning ideas on how to construction your ideal outdoor kitchen and make it into a reality. Whether its a basic cooking center or a full-function kitchen, this book will complement your house, lifestyle and eating habits! ...

Deck & Patio Design Guide (422 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.03 2008 on 17:42:11 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Whether its poolside fun or outdoor entertaining, Deck and Patio Design Guide by Meredith Books, can help you create an outdoor venue that works for your lifestyle. Including over 200 photos filled with great ideas, this book will provide information on material choices, stylish furnishings and more. Plus, youll even learn some tips on the process of hiring contractors, gathering bids and developing a budget. ...

Building & Maintaining Docks (482 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:35:55 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

How to Design, Build, Install & Care for Residential Docks | Millions of homes are situated along the shores of rivers, lakes and other bodies of water, and a large number of these have (or very much need) a dock. Some docks serve as boat landings, others as fishing piers, still others as platforms for recreational swimming and sunning, and some as places for relaxed entertaining decks over water. Building & Maintaining Docks is a guide book for planning, designing, building, and maintai ...

Dream Gardens (583 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.07 2007 on 10:13:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

100 Inspirational Gardens | The perfect companion to Merrells bestselling Dream Homes, Dream Gardens is a beautifully designed sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens of all styles in all parts of the world. It presents an exciting array of stunning locations and garden-design ideas, from small, sophisticated, minimalist city gardens to large, richly planted gardens in breathtaking rural locations. ...

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Deluxe (963 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.04 2007 on 12:17:15 Topic: Other / Software, DVD Match on Title and Article's text

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Deluxe provides an incredible set of tools for Home Design, Remodeling, Interior Design, Decks, Landscaping, Site Planning and Cost Estimating. Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, and cabinets, choose colors, place furniture, create decks and landscaping. Enjoy turning you Dream home into a reality! Material Painter paints with colors, textures, roofing and floorings Plan your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers and tubs] Quickly lay ...

Tillandsia cyanea 'Pink Quill' - Air Plant (916 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.09 2007 on 08:46:34 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Lava rock from the Big Island of Hawaii is hand selected to provide a home for your Pink Quill Tillandsia plant. These exotic plants thrive on their rock homes and make excellent house, dormitory or office plants! ...

All About Lawns (502 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.03 2008 on 17:41:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Orthos All About Gardening | Establish a lawn that suits your homes needs with help from All About Lawns by Meredith Books. In this book you will learn how to save time and resources while still growing a healthy lawn. With up-to-date information and easy-to-follow instructions, this guide will help you gain the confidence you need in cultivating a lawn that looks its best. ...

Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree (1861 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.05 2007 on 09:53:25 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Article's text

Unusually shaped foliage accents gray-brown bark. Grows slowly to a mature height of 40-70 ft. with massive branches and a 25-40 ft. spread. Ginkgo Biloba withstands city pollution and is rarely bothered by pests or disease. ...

Complete Houseplants (384 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2008 on 13:51:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Featuring over 200 Easy-Care Favorites | Complete Houseplants provides homeowners with all the information they need to incorporate plants in the interior design of their homes. The book covers the basics of choosing the right plants for the home, selecting containers, and plant arranging. Sections on proper care and lighting will help homeowners enjoy heathy, beautiful houseplants for years. But the heart of the book are the 250 plant profiles, with 50 of those profiles new to this edition. Eac ...

Berkeley Rocks (425 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 10:26:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Building with Nature | The Berkeley hills offer great natural beauty and sensitive landscape design that skillfully incorporates the architecture into the natural environment. In the early 20th century, architects inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement worked to integrate the hills large outcrops of rock (known to geologists as Northbrae rhyolite) into the citys development. At once a historical architectural reference and a captivating art book, BERKELEY ROCKS documents the unique harmony bet ...

Blechnum gibbum - Silver Lady Fern (2178 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 19:26:51 Topic: Plants / Ferns Match on Article's text

Silver Lady Tree Fern (Blechnum brasiliense Silver Lady) An exotic foliage plant that brings feathery greenery to a homes interior. Simply give this easy to grow fern moderate light, even moisture and minimal fertilizer and you will have a constant green companion. Dont over pot, this will keep its roots healthy and in time a trunk will form. Give this Fiji native an east, west or north exposure so it will have either morning or afternoon sun. ...

Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide (749 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.03 2007 on 11:23:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

In just a few years, green roofs have gone from a horticultural curiosity to a booming growth industry-primarily because the environmental benefits of extensively planted roofs are now beyond dispute, whether for industrial or governmental complexes or for private homes in urban or suburban settings. Despite the high level of interest in green roofs, until now there has been no reliable reference devoted exclusively to the various species of drought-tolerant plants that are suitable for use on e ...

Outside the Not So Big House (450 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 10:13:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Creating the Landscape of Home | In this groundbreaking book, noted landscape designer and award-winning writer Julie Moir Messervy and bestselling author Sarah Susanka reveal how to bring house and garden into perfect harmony. After all, who doesnt yearn for a landscape that is as well designed as the interior of their home? In Outside the Not So Big House , Julie and Sarah teach you everything you need to know about the design concepts essential to extending your home beyond its four walls. ...

Hacienda Courtyards (1801 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.11 2007 on 09:50:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Mexican Design Books | Explore the architectural elements and water havens that will inspire your own courtyard paradise. ...

Hibiscus (728 readers)

Contributed by amazon 13.04 2007 on 08:55:49 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Hardy and Tropical Plants for the Garden | Hibiscuses have entered an era of increasing popularity as garden designers and home gardeners rediscover the fine attributes of these wonderful plants. Here is the only book that covers the species and cultivars of the genus Hibiscus completely and in detail. Barbara Perry Lawton surveys both kinds of hibiscus: the tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate plants whose pure, clean colors are such grand assets to modern gardens and homes, as well as the ...

Hibiscus (2959 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.09 2006 on 09:20:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

While the flamboyant blooms of hibiscus conjure up images of the tropics, there are today many new hybrids that flourish in subtropical and even temperate climates. And indeed, in cooler climates hibiscus grown in containers will do well all summer long and then move indoors to bring sunny color and extravagance to homes surrounded by winter. Readers living in northerly climates will be thrilled to learn that they too can enjoy tropical splendor year-round. ...