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Teaming with Microbes (924 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.04 2007 on 10:26:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Gardeners Guide to the Soil Food Web | Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life - not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. ...

The Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto (496 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.07 2007 on 09:39:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

From the Archives of Country Life | The gardens of the great Edwardian landscape designer, captured in all their glory in 200 color and duotone images from the archives of Country Life . Harold Peto (1854–1933) was one of the most celebrated landscape designers of the Edwardian era. A leading exponent of the ultra-romantic Italianate style so fashionable in the first two decades of the 20th century, he was also influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. ...

Life on Mar's: A Four Season Garden (363 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 10:26:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Life on Mars: A Four Season Garden is a photographic essay documenting the four seasons of a Connecticut garden as seen and photographed through the eyes of Mar Jennings. This remarkable journey takes you on a private tour of his enchanting Westport, Connecticut gardens and vine-covered garden studio. Using a seasonal approach, Mar leads you on a detailed tour beginning with the emerging colors of spring. ...

Lives of Conifers (538 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 ...

The Earth Knows My Name (457 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.07 2007 on 08:51:44 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic America | nspired by her own familys immigrant history, Patricia Klindienst traveled the country, gathering stories of urban, suburban, and rural gardens created by people rarely presented in books about American gardens: Native Americans, immigrants from across Asia and Europe, and ethnic peoples who were here long before our national boundaries were drawn. In The Earth Knows My Name, she writes about the beautiful gardens she discovere ...

The Naked Gardeners (487 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 09:38:02 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The story of the creation of an extraordinary garden that has been painstakingly and lovingly brought to life over the past ten years by the Pollards, who prefer to garden au natural. It will appeal to both experienced and aspiring gardeners everywhere. ...

How Does Your Garden Grow? (434 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:39:17 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Written in a clear accessible style and illustrated with amazing close-ups, simple artworks, and practical photographs, this is the first highly illustrated book for the amateur gardener that explains both the science and the lore of life in your garden. ...

All About Houseplants (479 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 10:22:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Indoor gardening made simple | Nothing brings life to your home like thriving houseplants. Learn how to choose the right plant for any location, including African violets, focuses and other houseplants that are currently in style. Includes complete care tips to help you avoid common problems and keep plants healthy. ...

1001 Questions Answered About Trees (680 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.04 2007 on 12:49:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Fascinating, fact-filled reference guide provides the naturally curious as well as veteran botanists with detailed histories of trees, data about age, size and weight; suggestions for identifying trees and even a selection of poems about these majestic forms of plant life. Over 100 illus. and 21 photographs. ...

Eremurus bungei - Foxtail Lily (1006 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 09:14:19 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Tall racemes of golden yellow flowers. Originally from Tibet, one of the most colorful tall flowers, long lasting as a cut flower. Flowers late May to June. Thrive in well drained sunny sites, blooming for 10-15 years without dividing. Outstanding cut flower with a long vase life. ...

Creativity with Flowers (271 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.01 2008 on 12:26:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Interior Decoration: Creativity with Flowers | In this brand new series, Tomas De Bruyne, Per Benjamin and Max van de Sluis of Life 3 share their knowledge and experience with young professionals and with everyone passionate about floral designs. Step by step they show the reader how certain techniques are done, each making seven creations around one central theme. Go backstage with these fantastic books and learn from the masters! ...

The Rose's Kiss (658 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.04 2007 on 21:47:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Natural History Of Flowers | Flowers bring joy and beauty to our lives, from the smallest patch of daisies outside our window to the elaborate floral decorations on display at weddings, banquets, and funerals. As well as offering aesthetic benefits, they teach us much about how the world works-each blossom is a living factory that manufactures organs and compounds ranging from the flavonoids that make a rose red to the pollen that gives us hayfever. ...

A Gardener's Journal (837 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.02 2008 on 12:31:48 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Life with My Garden | Gardeners Journal is a blank journal for the serious gardener whether they grow ornamental flowers or vegetables. It also includes 90 gardening tips interspersed throughout the journal pages to inspire the writer with their different journal entries. The journal is a hardback book with a concealed wire-o-binding. There are also two sewn in pockets in the front and back boards. A ribbon is also included to help the writer keep track of their current page. ...

Master Landscape and Home Design™ (430 readers)

Contributed by punch 12.10 2007 on 21:53:29 Topic: Other / Software, DVD Match on Article's text

Punch! Master Landscape and Home Design™ software package delivers 9 powerful garden and landscape design software tools, patent-pending PhotoView™ and our sortable PlantFinder™ database with over 2,000 landscape plants - easily locate what you want, using PlatFinder™ - in one easy-to-use interface! ...

The Pruning Specialist (484 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.05 2007 on 08:54:19 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The Essential Guide to Caring for Shrubs, Trees, Climbers, Hedges, Conifers, Roses and Fruit Trees (Specialist Series) | Beautifully illustrated and encyclopedic in scope, this is the only guide you’ll ever need to become a pruning expert. It includes a vast wealth of information on trimming all types of plant life, from shrubs, trees, climbers and hedges to conifers, roses and fruit-bearing vegetation. You’ll also benefit from the special sections on working with arches, tunnels and topiary. ...

Gardening with Good Bugs (379 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.04 2008 on 09:13:17 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Aiding 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 ...

Natural Florida Landscaping (553 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.08 2007 on 12:28:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

As Florida is developed the native flora is often replaced with non-native plants. Wildlife habitat is reduced, water, fertilizer and pesticide usage increases, and the appearance of Florida is altered. But you can help reduce the damage being done to our ecosystems by viewing your yard as part of the natural system. This book will help you make a plan that will work for your yard and choose the native plants that will thrive there. You will have the joy of creating an aesthetically pleasing, li ...

Flowers and Fables (509 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.07 2007 on 12:22:03 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Welsh Herbal | This unique compendium combines botanical descriptions with the medical lore that accompanies each plant to present a sourcebook on the flowers and herbs that once held an essential place in everyday life. Recognizing the revival of interest in organic and holistic lifestyles, this guide blends modern applications of herbal healing with a mixture of the religious and age-old Welsh country superstitions that once were intertwined with the healing powers of plants—from preventing ...

Eucalyptus 'Baby Blue' (1066 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:15:30 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Eucalyptus is an enormous and fascinating genus. It comprises over 700 species, and accounts for more than two-thirds of Australias vegetation. It is unfortunate that they are frequently regarded as not being reliably hardy outside of the subtropics, because it discourages people from planting them in cooler areas. There are many reasons to plant a eucalyptus--to begin with, they help to control aphids and other insects, most of them will grow rapidly, even in poor soil (12 per year is not out o ...

Intimate Garden (345 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.01 2008 on 13:11:40 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Visit ten spectacular examples of economically sized gardens in the U.S. and England that shows how any homeowner can create an oasis amidst the rush and tumble of a busy life. Brian Coleman shares inspiring examples of a wide variety of small gardens, and reveals just how relaxing a small retreat can be. ...