|
|
Search Results
Contributed by amazon 28.11. 2007 10:39:31 Topic: Other / Books How to Garden in a Changing Climate | Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society is the authoritative source for gardening expertise, and their new guide to contemporary gardening gives gardeners, from first-timers to professionals, a definitive resource for horticultural advice. ...
Contributed by amazon 06.07. 2007 09:26:44 Topic: Plants / Bulbs 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 15.10. 2007 20:49:16 Topic: Plants / Other 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 20.04. 2007 08:45:27 Topic: Other / Books This definitive book, now completely updated, will remain a key reference for gardeners, botanists and plant professionals worldwide. ...
Contributed by amazon 31.03. 2007 20:07:23 Topic: Other / Books Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, Professional Planting Design covers the basics as well as the advanced concepts of planting design including: selecting plant characteristics, types of mixed bed plantings, structuring and composing mixed beds, creating mixed palettes for seasonal variation, designing in elevation and plan view, and choosing plants. Youll find coverage of design, landscape architecture, and horticulture interwoven throughout the guide, along with detailed steps f ...
Contributed by amazon 04.08. 2008 11:04:08 Topic: Plants / Perennials Pink Perfume - Light Pink Fragrant Flowers | Lavenders have always been popular, both for their fragrant silvery foliage and the many different shades of purple in the flowers. Useful for dry, sunny spots, hedging and pots, their versatility, range and diversity keeps interest alive in these lovely shrubs. Lavender is used in many fields in particular its reputed therapeutic qualities in aromatherapy for healing and peace of mind, spiritually as a raiser of perception and alertness, culinary, h ...
Contributed by amazon 12.04. 2007 10:31:24 Topic: Other / Books A Gardeners Guide | Beautifully illustrated with over 130 color photographs, this new, revised edition of the classic text on hydrangeas shows the enormous possibilities offered by the plants, describing 20 new cultivars not in the original edition. ...
Contributed by havlis 07.06. 2008 06:23:34 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textMonkshood is a showy perennial flowering in summer. The flowers are indigo blue, formed in erect racemes on stems that can be 1.5 tall. Individual flowers open up from July and continue as the stems grow taller until end August. Leaves are deeply lobed, almost dissected, mid green, very ornamental. A favourite cut flower. ...
  Aroids (2627 readers)
Contributed by amazon 08.04. 2007 09:49:43 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textPlants of the Arum Family | Originally published in 1988 as the first truly comprehensive review of one of the largest and most popular plant families, Aroids was enthusiastically welcomed by botanists and horticulturists alike for its attention to scientific detail and delightful writing style. Now in this completely updated second edition, we learn of discoveries made in the last decade as the family has grown from about 2500 species to nearer 3200. ...
Contributed by amazon 24.09. 2007 10:09:38 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's textClematis 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. ...
Contributed by amazon 30.05. 2007 10:10:38 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe 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 ...
Contributed by amazon 31.03. 2007 20:12:18 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textPerennial combinations are the building blocks of beautiful, successful gardens. Choosing perennials that look great and grow well together is a skill that can take years to develop, but with this book, youre guaranteed to make perfect plant choices right from the start. In Perennial Combinations, expert plantsman, C. Colston Burrell hand-selects 120 of the best perennial combinations for homeowners, then offers his expert advice on how to grow and use the combinations to create great gardens. ...
Contributed by havlis 18.11. 2007 13:06:28 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textRhododendrons are reliable, beautifully flowering, evergreen shrubs of variable origin: S.W. China, Himalayas, Northern America, and even Europe. The original species were hybridized several times for better performance so in the 1950´s there were more than 10,000 cultivars registered, and the number keeps increasing. ...
Contributed by havlis 16.02. 2008 19:06:42 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text“Dissectum Garnet” is one of the top selling Japanese maples ever. It has been popular around the world for many decades. Its filigree leaves are deeply cut = dissected, hence its name. They look like giant snowflakes cut in pieces and densely cover even young plants. The colour show begins with vibrant red in the spring, turning crimson red in early summer and deep burgundy in late summer, finishing up with vivid reddish-purple in the autumn. ...
Contributed by amazon 04.04. 2007 10:35:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textBuilding Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs | The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is a design book with a difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds (hence the mixed garden of the title), it reflects decades of professional experience and artistic innovation. As with her bestselling book The Well-Tended Perennial Garden , master designer and plantswoman Tracy DiSabato-Aust provides not only inspiration but also scrupulously organiz ...
Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:24:57 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textWe are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the international nurseries fair in Essen, Germany. ...
Contributed by havlis 02.04. 2008 14:36:43 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textRhododendrons are reliable, beautifully flowering, evergreen shrubs of variable origin: S.W. China, Himalayas, Northern America, and even Europe. The original species were hybridized several times for better performance so in the 1950´s there were more than 10,000 cultivars registered, and the number keeps increasing. ...
Contributed by havlis 20.04. 2008 21:13:06 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textCompact hybrid | Rhododendrons are reliable, beautifully flowering, evergreen shrubs of variable origin: S.W. China, Himalayas, Northern America, and even Europe. The original species were hybridized several times for better performance so in the 1950´s there were more than 10,000 cultivars registered, and the number keeps increasing. “Goledn Gate” is quite unique. It has small, funnel shaped flowers of pink and orange flower with soft reddish flare. It likes summer sun, but not in winter or spr ...
Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:50:36 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text18 Miniature Garden Projects - Western home and garden design has been increasingly influenced in recent years by ancient Eastern traditions. Feng shui masters are now routinely consulted by architects and interior designers, and bonsai gardening continues to fascinate and inspire. ...
Contributed by havlis 12.03. 2008 13:16:58 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textBrasilia is another sensational variety which has the long-desired orange shade in the flower colour. The flowers are a combination of salmon pink and light orange, with slightly frilled margins. The overall colour appearance is a nice and warm shade of orangey-pink. ...
Contributed by havlis 12.03. 2008 13:13:07 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's textBalalaika is a one of the few sensational varieties which have orange shades in the flower colour. The flower margins are salmon pink, grading through rich orange to deep yellow in the throat. The blooming shrub looks exquisitely but naturally at the same time. ...
Contributed by havlis 21.02. 2008 08:51:38 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's textThis lily magnolia is a special selection from Italy, found by Mr.Giovanni and Mr.Rolando Tesi in their nursery in late 1980´s. It has deep burgundy petals on the outside with light to rich purple red inside. It belongs to the darkest purple magnolias in the market. The cup shaped flowers are borne erect on the stems and appear late in April, rather in May, and continue blooming for as many as 4 weeks even when the shrub is in leaf. This selection opens its flowers fully more reliably compared t ...
Contributed by eurocallis 18.09. 2006 15:20:57 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textIn between the big spring tidying up and the hectic of autumn plantings there is a brief time in July when - exception granted for a few chores - the gardener has nothing to do but enjoy his flowers. No danger of cold snaps, incredible weather or other terrors. Moreover days are long and one can sit out enjoying the garden until night falls. ...
|
