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Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo' - Fan Columbine

Plant Resins (746 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.04 2007 on 10:24:06 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Chemistry, Evolution, Ecology, and Ethnobotany | Few people are aware of the great diversity of resin-producing plants or the remarkable roles resins play for plants and people. Resins evolved millions of years ago to defend plants against their enemies, as recorded by fossil resins like amber, and humans have used them since prehistory. Plant Resins tells the whole story about these fascinating plant products. ...

Natural Gardening in Small Spaces (796 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.04 2007 on 09:58:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on 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. ...

The Welcoming Garden (644 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 09:27:32 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Renowned garden designer Gordon Haywards newest book focuses on one major principle: creating front-yard gardens that will inspire and invite, transforming neighborhoods and encouraging people to create compelling spaces in which to relax, visit with neighbors, and enjoy a natural space. A front garden should welcome, enliven, enrich, and engage. ...

Wild Plants of Barbados (430 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 12:35:37 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

First published over ten years ago, this fully revised and updated edition now includes several plant species previously unrecorded for Barbados. This book aims to enable the reader to identify the flowering plants found in the wild in Barbadosplants many people would regard as just bush. Over five hundred entries are included, all with colour photographs and clear, precise, and easy-to-follow descriptions for accurate identification. ...

How to Make a Garden (462 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.08 2007 on 10:29:12 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

From Canada’s leading garden expert comes a unique and practical step-by-step guide to creating the garden of your dreams. With her inimitable charm and boundless knowledge, noted gardener and author Marjorie Harris establishes the template for creating the garden that is right for your tiny urban plot, barren suburban tract, overgrown meadow, condo roof or balcony. Packed with practical advice, helpful sidebars and attractive photographs, How to Make a Garden takes you through Marjorie’s seven ...

Gospel of Wild Flowers (387 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 ...

Clematis 'Ramona' - Clematis (1239 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 21:10:59 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Large, clear-blue flowers accent this climbing vine. Blooms July through September. It is hardy in zones 4-9. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. Many people simply plant a ground cover like ivy, myrtle, or pachysandra around the plant to shade the base. ...

Grassroots Gardening (426 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.07 2007 on 08:44:00 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Rituals for Sustaining Activism | In 2003, Minister Donna Schaper wrote an op-ed for The New York Times detailing her rejection from the Coral Gables Garden Club. It seems that the ladies of the club thought shed bring inappropriate people into the club (meaning gays and blacks). Because of this piece, Minister Schaper was invited to join other clubs around the country. Minister Schaper argues that gardening is a way to sustain activism. Its a ritual for radicals urbans, nomads, and for anyb ...

Clematis tangutica - Golden Clematis, Old Man's Beard (732 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:46:19 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Masses of buttercup yellow lantern-shaped flowers adorn this late summer bloomer. It is excellent for trellis or naturalizing. This is a very easy to grow and hardy clematis. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. ...

Eucalyptus 'Baby Blue' (1092 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 ...

Plant Exploration for Longwood Gardens (982 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.04 2007 on 11:11:29 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Longwood Gardens of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, enjoys a long and distinguished tradition of plant exploration and introduction, dating back to the foundation of its arboretum in 1798. Since the 1950s, 50 such plant-hunting expeditions have taken place on six continents and in some 50 countries. These quests are the subject of Plant Exploration for Longwood Gardens, which tells the stories of the people who participated in what were often arduous but always stimulating adventures and the plant ...

Clematis 'Ernest Markham' - Clematis Earnest Markham (1268 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 08:00:24 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

A very popular cultivar of Clematis in America and abroad. Ernest Markham has cheery magenta flowers from midsummer to mid autumn. Best grown and shown in full sun except in warmest climates. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. Many people simply plant a ground cover like ivy, myrtle, or pachysandra around the plant to shade th ...

A Natural History of Ferns (2219 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.03 2007 on 11:27:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on 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. ...

The Old Country (461 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. ...

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel' - Clematis Dr.Ruppel (751 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 07:52:55 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Clematis is most often seen in softer shades, but Dr. Ruppel offers fans a showier choice. This is a bi-color repeat bloomer: in May and June, it displays 8-in. rose-carmine blooms with white anthers; in September, the flowers come in again, but the colors are toned down a bit. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. Many people si ...

Clematis 'Jackmanii' - Jackman Clematis (2069 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 21:05:57 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Large flowered climber blooming in mid and late summer bears abundant single, velvety dark purple flowers 3-4inch across with greenish brown anthers. Height 10 ft spread 3 ft. This is the most popular Clematis vine in the world and one of the easiest to grow. There is an old saying with Clematis; Tops in the sun and feet in the shade. In other words the vine blooms best in the sun and benefits from a cluster of small plants, planted around the base of the plant. ...

A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (3638 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.11 2006 on 09:26:20 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The most comprehensive, detailed, and lavishly illustrated guide to garden plants ever published, first published in 1997, has now been completely revised to include nearly 250 new plants and photos. The AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is an essential reference for all gardeners, from novices to experts. ...

Eucalyptus gunnii - Cider Gum (834 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:10:16 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - Clematis General Sikorsky (692 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.06 2007 on 07:47:38 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

This profuse bloomer produces huge 6-8 in diameter, dark lavender flowers with a tint of red in the center. Blooms from June to September. Flowers primarily from the previous years stems in early summer, but there is also a second flush later in the summer on the new growth. To 8-10 tall. This winner of Englands Royal Horticultural Societys Ward of Garden Merit was introduced by Brother Stefan Franczak in 1965 and was originally known as Jadwiga Teresa. ...

Clematis 'General Sikorsky' - Clematis Vine (704 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:30:53 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text