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Rock Garden Design and Construction (937 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:22:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Few gardens can transport visitors to wild and rugged landscapes as well as rock gardens. Eye-catching rock gardens are among the most challenging — and satisfying — expressions of the gardeners craft. A true rock garden is a specialized habitat that allows the gardener to grow plants that do not flourish anywhere else. This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of building rock gardens in all parts of North America. Topics covered include rock placement, materials, and planting and main ...

Rock Garden Plants (791 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:16:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Color Encyclopedia | Baldassare Mineo is owner of Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery in Medford, Oregon, one of the worlds great sources of plants for rock gardens. Mineos own photographs are supplemented with many by the renowned horticulturist Fritz Kummert. This authoritative includes rare and unusual plants as well as proven, readily available garden performers. ...

Tulips (757 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.04 2007 on 11:02:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Species and Hybrids for the Gardener | Species tulips are becoming more widely available as gardeners wake up to their elegant shapes, vibrant-colored flowers, and suitability for growing in containers, raised beds, and rock gardens. Unlike garden hybrids, species tulips will flower each year without being replaced and will even colonize under the right conditions. ...

Tillandsia cyanea 'Pink Quill' - Air Plant (1009 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.09 2007 on 08:46:34 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Article's text

Lava rock from the Big Island of Hawaii is hand selected to provide a home for your Pink Quill Tillandsia plant. These exotic plants thrive on their rock homes and make excellent house, dormitory or office plants! ...

Potentilla nepalensis 'Emilie' - Cinquefoil (790 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.07 2007 on 09:29:03 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Double mahogany red with yellow blotches. Large leaves. Performs best in full sun and well-drained soil. Does not like extremes of heat or cold. Very useful in the rock garden or for ground cover in the perennial border. ...

Festuca glauca - Blue Fescue Grass (2478 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.06 2007 on 09:20:44 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

Fescue develops deeper foliage color when grown in full sun, but it can tolerate partial shade, and should be grown in part shade in areas with hot summers It is drought tolerant, and grows best in poor, sandy, well drained soils. It cannot tolerate heavy, wet soils or constant high humidity. Blue fescue usually is grown as a border or edging plant. Its fine texture and neat, compact shape make it well suited to line a path or mark the front of a perennial border. ...

Pleiospilos bolusii - Living Rock Cactus (1167 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.01 2008 on 12:00:25 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Title and Article's text

The genus Pleiospilos is comprised of four species and four subspecies. The genus name is derived from the greek words pleios (full) and spilos (dots), which refers to the many dots on the plants. The plants are also known as kwaggavy (Quagga mesemb), lewerplant (liver plant), lewervygie (liver mesemb), klipplant (stone plant) and split rock. ...

Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria Rose' - Forget-Me-Not (717 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.07 2007 on 08:28:55 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Forget-Me-Not Victoria Rose - Tiny, rose-pink flowers on compact bushy plant. Use for borders and edging. Reseeds. Great for shady rock gardens, beds or borders. ...

Sedum (761 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:12:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Cultivated Stonecrops | Sedums are sun-loving, drought-resistant, and mostly hardy. They are prized by rock gardeners and succulent enthusiasts for their color and interesting shapes. This definitive study by one of the worlds authorities provides cultural information for more than 400 stonecrop species and varieties, many of them photographed in their native habitats. ...

Festuca cinerea - Blue Fescue (1010 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.06 2007 on 08:16:29 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

Striking ornamental forms grassy, tuft-like clumps 8 across, 8-12 high. Powder Blue Festucas foliage accents paths, rock gardens, beds and needs watering only during drought. Attractive white plumes appear in midsummer. Hardy plants multiply rapidly. Plant 8 apart. Shipped in 3 pot. Deer tend to avoid. ...

Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant' - Showy Stonecrop (757 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.07 2007 on 08:53:20 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Prefers sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. For rock gardens and taller varieties in borders. Brilliant Rose flowers with grayish-green leaves. AGM WINNER. ...

Iris 'Autumn Echo' - Tall Bearded Iris (740 readers)

Contributed by amazon 23.05 2007 on 08:12:11 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Slightly ruffled orange, brown, and golden-yellow flower glows like an autumn harvest moon in borders and rock gardens. 34-36 tall. So remarkable, so sophisticated, so elegant! This bicolor beauty is definitely the upper crust of reblooming irises. #1 field-grown rhizomes. Deer tend to avoid. Iris germanica ...

Gypsophila repens 'Rosea' - Creeping Baby's Breath (940 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.06 2007 on 09:34:38 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

A delightful plant for cascading down rock gardens, walls and dry banks, its greyish leaves are covered by a froth of small pink flowers in summer. It is happy in sandy or stony soils, but does best in deep well-drained soil. Plant in full sun, 12 inches apart. Grows only 6 tall. A very hardy perennial! Hardy in zones: 4-9 ...

Indigofera pseudotinctoria 'Rose Carpet' - Dwarf False Indigo (1318 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.07 2007 on 07:44:56 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

A prostrate rug that blooms from late June until frost. This is much lower and dense than the species that we saw growing wild in Korea. Rich rose-pink spikes, 1-2 long cover this little shrub. Great for edging beds, walkways, or try in the rock garden. ...

Chionodoxa forbesii - Glory of the Snow (721 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.08 2007 on 08:42:06 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Gentian blue flowers with white centers. A super naturalizer. Small starry flowers in a spray per stem; great naturalizers in rock and woodland gardens or in lawns. ...

Muscari comosum - Grape Hyacinths (649 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.09 2007 on 10:03:08 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Clusters of chubby little deep cobalt blue bells grow on sturdy stems. Hardy and carefree, these fragrant charmers easily spread into thick masses. Plant them anywhere--in sun or shade--for a striking effect reminiscent of Hollands best growing fields. Blooms: Mid Spring Ideal for borders, rock gardens, naturalizing. Unusual flower spikes of rich blue-purple with delicate soft blue tops. Hardy in zones: 3-9. ...

Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' - Coral Bells (610 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:33:49 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Rock-Geranium Dales Strain ( Heuchera americana Dales Strain ) Silvery, mottled evergreen foliage. tough and reliable. Greenish-white flowers. Use for shady borders and ground cover. Plant in partial or full shade. Plant 12-15 inches apart. Grows 14 tall. Hardy in zones 3-9. Hardiness Zone: 4 ...

Cutting Edge Gardening in the Intermountain West (459 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.07 2007 on 10:37:49 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The first complete gardening book to cover the hot, dry, desert and plains areas of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming, Idaho, Montana. Topics include: extensive plant lists for all areas, hardscape ideas using rock and wood, where to find garden art and how to use it to create your own regional aesthetic, as well as hundreds of practical suggestions to overcome the challenges of gardening in the Intermountain West. ...

Euphorbia polychroma 'Lacey' - Cushion Spurge (1428 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 09:31:10 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Lacey Flowering Spurge - Euphorbia polychroma Lacey Family: Euphorbiaceae Plant in a sunny place with well-drained poor to medium fertile soil. Use in border and rock gardens. Good ground cover. Random white and green variegation throughout the foliage. Yellow bracts from May to June. ...

Narcissus bulbocodium var. conspicuus 'Golden Bells' - Miniature Daffodil (865 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 08:05:37 Topic: Plants / Bulbs Match on Article's text

Commonly known as the Yellow Hoop Petticoat. Up to 15 stems per bulb! Groups of 5 or 10 bulbs form a carpet of dainty, upward facing, bright golden bells. Grass like, dark green foliage. Tolerates warm spring climates and is very hardy. Excellent for rock gardens. ...