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John Deere 52 Backyard Landscaping Projects (599 readers)
Contributed by amazon 07.02 2008 on 12:36:30 Topic: Information / About us Match on Title and Article's textDesigning, Planting, and Building the Yard of Your Dreams One Weekend at a Time | The second in a series of John Deere books published by Quayside, John Deere 52 Backyard Landscaping Projects is the perfect companion and follow-up to John Deere Landscaping and Lawn Care. Once homeowners have a handle on what they need to do to their yard and when the need to do it in order to keep their lawn and landscape green and healthy, they will want to learn how to improve upon it. ...
The Well-Designed Garden (794 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 10:32:48 Topic: Other / Books Match on 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 . ...
Passion Flowers (1056 readers)
Contributed by amazon 07.05 2007 on 11:38:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textLost flower of the Andes is blooming in Britain. This headline in the Daily Telegraph celebrated the last remaining example of Passiflora lourdesae , a Venezuelan herbaceous climber that was raised from a cutting by John Vanderplank--the only successful attempt from a dozen cuttings sent to botanists around the world. The story of this dramatic recovery from extinction is just one of the delights of Passion Flowers . ...
Ferns for American Gardens (1136 readers)
Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:44:22 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textTimber Press is proud to add John Mickels classic Ferns for American Gardens to its catalog. Unusual in its specific focus on cold-hardy ferns, the volume is based on Mickels personal experience as a scientist and curator of ferns at the New York Botanical Garden as well as his years as a home gardener. The bulk of the book is an encyclopedic treatment of more than 400 kinds of ferns with 360 color photos in addition to numerous black and white images. Useful appendices, including updated source ...
Rose and the Clematis (1244 readers)
Contributed by amazon 18.04 2007 on 20:50:13 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textInspiration, Selection, and Practical Gudance | Author John Howells claims that the climbing rose and the clematis are natural planting companions; both have an urge to reach for the sky and the need for the same growing requirements (good, rich soil and a fair amount of water). The rose makes a softer, more beautiful support for the clematis vine than any trellis, and clematis offers a contrast that brings out the beauty of roses. ...
The Daylily (1128 readers)
Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:29:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA Guide for Gardeners | Few perennials are as tough and versatile as daylilies (genus Hemerocallis), and even fewer offer daylilies enormous range of color, shape, and growing characteristics. The ease of hybridizing daylilies is a major attraction for the enthusiast. Any backyard gardener can hybridize daylilies, but this blessing of easy breeding can also be something of a curse to the newcomer. Tens of thousands of new daylilies are bred each year. ...
Gardens of Portugal (1011 readers)
Contributed by amazon 17.05 2008 on 13:54:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThis book describes some twenty-eight Portuguese gardens, stunningly photographed by John Ferro Sims. ...
Gardener's Question Time (828 readers)
Contributed by amazon 08.03 2008 on 11:28:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textPlant Chooser | Shortlisted for a Guild of Garden Writers’ Award. • Showcasing 700 plants and many more varieties, placing them in the calendar when they are at their best. • This book is inspired by the popular ‘plant of the week’ feature on BBC Radio 4’s favourite gardening programme. • The authors are four of Britain’s most popular gardening broadcasters, individually contributing their specialist knowledge to produce the ultimate reference guide. ...
John Deere Landscaping & Lawn Care (936 readers)
Contributed by amazon 06.07 2007 on 09:42:07 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's textThe Complete Guide to a Beautiful Yard Year-Round | Provides practical and accessible projects that homeowners can accomplish in a weekend. Creating a comfortable, attractive, and safe outdoor living space is an essential part of home ownership. While homeowners take great responsibility for their homes exterior maintenance and pride in its curb appeal, yard work often poses the greatest challenge to new homeowners, especially those who are limited on time and resources. ...
Water in a Small Garden (1030 readers)
Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:30:16 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textAHS Practical Guides | All the latest horticultural tips and techniques to guarantee success, this series is designed to meet the requirements of todays small garden owners, who want to enjoy gardening while making the most of their time and effort. ...
Conifers for Your Gardens (992 readers)
Contributed by amazon 14.05 2007 on 09:26:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textLast re-printed and updated in 1997, this beautifully illustrated hard cover book offers terrific value for money. Used extensively as a garden centre resource and reference book, it also useful when planning a garden and is often used by landscapers to show pictures of conifers to their clients. ...
Fuchsias (2042 readers)
Contributed by amazon 04.02 2009 on 15:02:18 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA practical guide to cultivating fuchsias, with over 500 beautiful photographs and illustrations | This beautiful book is an essential reference for gardeners and anyone interested in these wonderful and distinctive flowering plants . It contains fascinating history, practical advice on how to grow fuchsias , as well as an illustrated directory of cultivars. ...
Tree Ferns (1348 readers)
Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:41:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textTree ferns in the landscape command the attention of both devoted gardeners and casual passersby. Their stately form resembles that of the palm tree and evokes a feeling of the quintessentially exotic. This volume is the source for information on the living tree ferns. It surveys families, genera, and species, including those suitable for the home garden. It offers up-to-date taxonomy and detailed descriptions as well as in-depth coverage of everything from tree fern use to conservation. In reco ...
Primula (1001 readers)
Contributed by amazon 08.04 2007 on 09:28:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThis classic text has been updated and revised by the leading primulas expert. In terms of both the number of varieties grown and its popularity, Primula is one of the greatest garden genera. It is also among the largest and most widespread with approximately 430 species. ...
Color Atlas of Turfgrass Weeds (718 readers)
Contributed by amazon 19.02 2008 on 09:33:39 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textNow in a new edition, The Color Atlas of Turfgrass Weeds, Second Edition is a critical tool for weed identification and turfgrass management. Hundreds of full-color photographs provide detailed plant features--assisting with the quick identification and control for hundreds of weeds. The book also illustrates various stages of weed development, helps pinpoint causes of weed infestation, and provides effective control strategies. ...
The Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies (2723 readers)
Contributed by amazon 15.09 2006 on 10:47:44 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA vast array of daylily hybrids has been developed from only a small group of species in Hemerocallis . Hundreds of new daylilies are introduced each year, and no other book describes and illustrates so many of the hybrids in one place. The parent species are also included, but the focus is on the amazing developments that have been achieved through hybridization. ...
How to Propagate (942 readers)
Contributed by amazon 11.07 2007 on 12:28:33 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textTechniques and Tips for Over 1000 Plants | Almost all modern home gardeners run to a nursery at the start of every new growing season and stock up on perennials, maple saplings, and shrubs—but they dont have to. Propagating one’s own plants is far from a difficult gardening feat, and it can be an exhilarating gardening accomplishment. ...
Clematis for Everyone (1120 readers)
Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 08:10:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textClematis for Everyone brings you over 40 years experience of the internationally renowned clematis expert, Raymond J. Evison. Throughout the book, he brings to life the secrets and pleasures of growing clematis. For the beginner, he takes the headache out of questions like where is the best position for my clematis? and if, when and how should it be pruned? For the adventurous, he encourages using clematis as companion plants, and explores the possibilities of growing them in containers for use ...
The Nature of Plants (1207 readers)
Contributed by amazon 06.04 2007 on 10:15:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textHabitats, Challenges, and Adaptations | There has always been interest in how animals live their lives --- it is easy for us to identify with them. But there are many remarkable stories about plants that deserve to be told. The Nature of Plants tells how plants adapt to the challenges of their habitats. Plants may live in places that provide too little rainfall, yet they thrive, either by evading drought, like the animals that live in deserts, or by tolerating the scarcity. ...
Growing Hardy Orchids (1012 readers)
Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 10:13:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThis is a book for adventurous gardeners with an appreciation for temperate orchid species and native wildflowers. A surprising number of terrestrial orchids are hardy, some able to withstand temperatures down to minus 50°F or minus 45.5°C. Though they have a reputation for being challenging to cultivate, in truth, most hardy orchids are no more so than a rose. ...
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