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Natural Swimming Pools (951 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 19:44:08 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Natural swimming pools rely on the correct balance of plants and microorganisms to clean and purify the water. They are a safe place for children to play and birds to drink, and are a dramatic example of ecological design, combining the natural and man-made worlds while creating beauty. These pools offer enjoyment not only in the warm months, but during winter, too, when they can be used for ice skating and other activities. ...

Garden Natural History (315 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.11 2007 on 11:51:26 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Collins New Naturalist | How does a garden differ from other habitats, both natural and semi-natural? Is it true that the modern home garden is largely a collection of hybrids between exotic species? These and other questions are answered in this guide to plant fertilizing, watering, pest and disease control, pesticide usage, greenhouses, lawn mowing, digging, pruning, hedge clipping, protecting plants from wildlife and traps. It also points out the role of the gardener as a conservator and how ...

Indoor Gardening the Organic Way (405 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 21:06:35 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

How to Create a Natural and Sustaining Environment for Your Houseplants | Chock full of up-to-date information on using all-natural growing principles in the specialized indoor environment, Indoor Gardening the Organic Way reveals how to grow houseplants the way nature intended. It invites the reader to join the growing ranks of gardeners reaping the benefits of creating a gentler, more natural environment by treating houseplants to a healthful, toxin-free lifestyle. ...

A Natural History of Ferns (2052 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.03 2007 on 11:27:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants, which endow each seed with the resources to help their offspring, ferns reproduce by minute spores. ...

Natural Gardening in Small Spaces (728 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.04 2007 on 09:58:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

With the growing recognition that a wisely and sensitively planted garden has a lot to offer to wildlife and the food web, more and more people are looking for ways to make their gardens environmentally friendly. However, gardeners have tended to assume that they need a lot of space to create habitats for wildlife and to evoke wild and natural places. ...

Geert Pattyn: Masterflorist (646 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.01 2008 on 12:35:39 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Geert Pattyn, one of the most renowned floral designers in Belgium, has a very natural and personal style. In this brand-new monograph, Pattyn is introduced in his natural surroundings. His own home and garden are his source of inspiration and provide a canvas for decorating. Surprising, alluring and amazing, Bart Van Leuvens photography beautifully captures Pattyns stunning creations. ...

Begonias (799 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:37:20 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Cultivation, Identification, and Natural History | Begonias have enormous horticultural appeal, are widely cultivated in the home, and increasing in variety, including hardy species for the garden and semi-hardy species for containers. It is no wonder these intriguing plants have gained such a following. Concise descriptions, keys, and elegant illustrations of more than 300 commonly grown species and their most popular cultivars, are included. Additional chapters cover their cultural history, cu ...

Gospel of Wild Flowers (337 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:26:25 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Offers spiritual nourishment and comfort at a time of uncertainty throughout the world Links conservation issues and the natural world to the Christian message These thought-provoking inspirational reflections on the natural world offer descriptions of plants, their practical uses and links them to aspects of Christian thought and devotion. Full of thoughtful stories and insights, this is a gentle and peaceful book, written in a direct, open way that will appeal to people with Christian beliefs ...

Berkeley Rocks (384 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 ...

Natural Florida Landscaping (483 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.08 2007 on 12:28:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and 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 ...

Planting the Natural Garden (688 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:20:19 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Following on the success of Designing with Plants and Dream Plants for the Natural Garden , Piet Oudolfs landmark first book (co-authored by Henk Gerritsen), is now available in English. Thoroughly updated and revised, including several new chapters and many new photographs, it provides the definitive argument for the natural garden. This updated edition of the book that started the Dutch Wave, a movement that is now sweeping gardens from Europe to North America, shows how to plant a garden that ...

The Old Country (434 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.07 2007 on 23:10:01 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Australian Landscapes, Plants and People | We are a nation of gardeners, and we take pleasure in tending our backyards. But this pleasure sits uneasily with our knowledge that the places where most of us live are running out of water. We suspect that our lawns and many of our plants from the damp climates of northern European gardens are too demanding of scarce supplies, but cant imagine our streets and gardens without them. ...

Cacti and Succulents (627 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. ...

Japanese Gardens (504 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.11 2007 on 09:55:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Nature crafted by man The Japanese garden, like all gardens, is more than mere nature; it is nature crafted by man. It needs the hands of the designer to give it meaning. The Japanese garden belongs to the realm of architecture; at its best, it is nature as art. The phases of its history document the constant redefinition of mans position within and towards nature. Its changing forms respond both to socio-economic developments and to religious and philosophical trends, and thereby reflect the sp ...

The Organic Lawn Care Manual (868 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.03 2007 on 11:27:47 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

In the modern suburban landscape, beautiful, green lawns are perhaps the most ubiquitous feature of all. It?s difficult to imagine a friendly neighborhood without broad, clean stretches of neatly shorn grass. ...

The Rose's Kiss (616 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. ...

The Landscaping Ideas of Jays (400 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.07 2007 on 10:46:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A 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. ...

The Home Orchard (415 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.09 2007 on 11:28:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Developed especially for use by backyard orchardists, rare fruit growers, and small-scale growers, The Home Orchard offers a comprehensive look at standard growing methods, as well as some innovative practices that enthusiasts have developed in recent years, some of which are uniquely suited to the small-scale grower. You will learn how trees grow, which species grow best in the different regions and soils, varieties from which to select, preparing the soil, planting, watering and fertilizing, p ...

Designing California Native Gardens (517 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 10:10:38 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens | Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of Californias native plants and demonstrating how they can be brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful gardens. Structured around major California plant communities--bluffs, redwoods, the Channel Islands, coastal scrub, grasslands, deserts, oak woodlands, mixed evergreen woodlands, ripari ...

A Gardener's Book of Handmade Gifts (914 readers)

Contributed by amazon 19.02 2008 on 09:36:00 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

In this book Stephanie Donaldson presents an entirely delightful collection of simple, natural gift ideas - beautiful and exquisite creations for gardeners and garden lovers everywhere. ...