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Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak (1000 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 22:05:42 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Native to the Eastern United States, the Northern Red Oak is the ideal tree for parks and large lawns. It has broad, spreading branches and makes a large, open shade area. The leaves, which are a rich green during growing season, will turn to rich browns and reds in the fall before they fall off. The root system of the Northern Red Oak grows deep in the ground, so any gardening you do under or around the tree will not be disturbed. ...

Alchemilla mollis - Lady's Mantle (746 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.10 2007 on 11:44:17 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Soft, scalloped, light green leaves set off straw-like chartreuse flowers that look like low-hovering clouds. Great long-lasting cut or dried flowers. ...

Isolepis cernua - Fiber Optic Grass (891 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.06 2007 on 09:26:59 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

It looks like a rush, even a lighted fiber optics lamp, but it really is a sedge. For a perpetually wet or boggy area, this sedge might do the trick. This is a great grass for mixed containers, giving them movement and interest. Fiber Optic Grass is native to Southern Europe, the British Isles, and Northern Africa. ...

Iris sibirica 'Butter and Sugar' - Siberian Iris (622 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.07 2007 on 09:26:44 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

White standards with yellow falls. One of the most easily grown Iris, originating from Northern Asia. Does well under all types of weather conditions. Best grown in a humus soil. Originally available only in deep violet purple, we are now able to offer many other colors which have the same fine naturalizing habits as the original. ...

Coastal Gardening in the Pacific Northwest (486 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:32:26 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

From Northern California to British Columbia | Although the climate of the Pacific Northwest can best be described as temperate, providing for a lengthy growing season, gardeners face the challenge of working in an environment that is dominated by salt, wind, and sand. Carla Albright discusses how to overcome these challenges and makes suggestions for garden styles and plants appropriate to the region. ...

Gardening with Light & Colour (289 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.11 2007 on 11:53:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Encouraging gardeners to reassess their favorite flowers and how they are planted, the focus here is on working with natural light to get the best out of any garden. Readers are led through the color spectrum and given advice on which plants to choose and how to handle them in northern and southern hemisphere gardens, all backed by stunning photography. ...

Clematis for Everyone (663 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 08:10:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Clematis 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 ...

Insects of the Pacific Northwest (674 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 10:03:39 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Timber Press Field Guide | The only comprehensive guide to insects of the Pacific Northwest, this handy reference is perfect for hikers, fishers, and naturalists. With coverage from southwestern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the high desert, it describes more than 450 species of common, easily visible insects and some noninsect invertebrates, including beetles, butterflies and moths, dragonflies, grasshoppers, crickets, cicadas, flies, bees, wasps, ants, spiders, mil ...

The Old Country (457 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. ...

Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest (745 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.04 2007 on 10:53:06 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Timber Press Field Guide | Featuring more than 1240 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide will remain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for years to come. It describes and illustrates 1220 commonly encountered species, both native and nonnative, including perennials, annuals, and shrubs. Encompassing the Pacific Northwest from southern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the mountains and high desert, this handy book is perfect for hikers, n ...

Native Trees for North American Landscapes (593 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 09:58:45 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Many common native trees are just as beautiful as cultivated exotics. Since they have evolved with local conditions and are well adapted to their climate, they often require less maintenance and wont escape to invade a balanced ecosystem. The authors extensive horticultural knowledge is distilled in this comprehensive cross section of trees native to North America, from the Atlantic to the Rockies and from northern Canada to the Gulf Coast. The main section of the book is divided into tree profi ...

Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid (1045 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 09:46:20 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Native almost to the tropics the range includes Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and Northern South America. The genus vanilla produces the worlds most popular spice, a climbing member of the orchid family, the vanilla orchid is both terrestial and epiphytic, it grows in soil and other plants sending out aerial roots that capture water and nutrients. ...

Ricinus communis 'Zanzibarensis' - Castor Bean (628 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 07:52:20 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

THE CASTOR BEAN is a shrub-like plant with large, long-stemmed leaves that are lobed like fingers. Its spiny, clustered seed pods contain white, bean-like seeds (Botanically speaking, it isnt a true bean, but a Spurge), which typically bear attractive markings in various colours. The plant is native to tropical Africa, but it is grown commercially in California and has become naturalized throughout the southern United States. In northern areas, it is often cultivated, in the warmer months, as an ...

Native Trees of the Southeast (1096 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.04 2007 on 10:04:31 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The diversity of woody plants in the Southeast is unparalleled in North America. Native Trees of the Southeast is a practical, compact field guide for the identification of the more than 225 trees native to the region, from the Carolinas and eastern Tennessee south through Georgia into northern Florida and west through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas into eastern Texas. ...

Irises (641 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:17:06 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Gardeners Encyclopedia | The most comprehensive and up-to-date encyclopedia of irises available. Irises are beloved by enthusiasts who garden in a wide variety of zones, including hot and dry, temperate, and even cold northern climates. Irises bloom in every imaginable color-revealed here in more than 1100 captivating photographs-from deepest purples, blues, and reds through strong pinks, yellows, and oranges to pastels in every shade. ...

The Ecopress Complete Guide to Native Conifers of the Pacific Northwest (586 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.05 2007 on 09:08:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Many hikers, bicyclists, and other travelers who love the outdoors are frustrated by heavy guide books that still dont simplify the task of identifying their favorite trees. The Ecopress Complete Guide to Native Conifers of the Pacific Northwest lightens their load both physically and mentally. This rugged laminated tri-fold card (8.5x11 inches, like a brochure) has all the information needed to identify all 33 species of conifers that inhabit the Northwest from extreme northern California to th ...

Digitalis x mertonensis - Strawberry Foxglove (1578 readers)

Contributed by amazon 19.05 2007 on 09:01:20 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

The Strawberry Foxglove--A True Perennial! Evergreen foliage! Year-round beauty! This unusual and brilliantly-colored perennial Foxglove is a delight in the garden in any season, for its bright green foliage remains evergreen! In late spring and early summer, abundant buds open to luscious blooms the color of crushed strawberries. ...

Clematis viticella - Italian Clematis (1068 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 10:09:38 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Clematis viticella - Originating from native to Southern Europe Clematis viticella (Italian Clematis), have finally come up in the world. They thrive both in a hot Mediterranean climate and in the coolness of Northern Europe. Preferring sunny areas they shouldnt be planted in shade or over a north facing wall, but will settle for moderate or even poor soil. These varieties are healthier and less prone to clematis wilt, the most dangerous disease of large-flowered varieties. ...

Panax ginseng - Asian ginseng (572 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 20:49:16 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Korean Ginseng is part of the Araliaceae family and is also known as Panax, Asian, or Chinese ginseng. It is the original ginseng, and is the one revered most by the Chinese. It is very rare in the wild, and most sold today is cultivated commercially. Peeled roots are steamed before drying, and produce Red Ginseng. White Ginseng is produced by sun-drying the roots. Most Korean Ginseng is sold as Red Ginseng. ...

Lobelia siphilitica - Great Blue Lobelia (562 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 09:41:40 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Easily grown in rich, humusy, medium wet to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Needs constant moisture. Will tolerate full sun in cool, northern climates, but otherwise appreciates part shade. Divide clumps in spring as needed. May self seed in optimum growing conditions, forming attractive colonies. Typically grows in moist to wet locations along streams, sloughs, springs, swamps, meadows and in low wooded areas. ...