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Gardening for All Seasons (395 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.01 2008 on 10:06:24 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Gardening for All Seasons shows both the novice and the experienced gardener how to design, grow, and maintain beautiful gardens throughout the year. The basics are all here, including garden design, color selection, working the soil, and growing houseplants. But Gardening for all Seasons also shows gardeners how to put their gardens in tune with the seasons of the year. ...

Late Summer Flowers (1070 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.04 2007 on 10:35:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

While gardeners may be happy enough with their gardens in spring and early summer, few feel so confident about prolonging the display. Thankfully, Late Summer Flowers shows how to extend the blooming season. By choosing plants that have a late flowering season, or offer such bonuses as attractive foliage, seedheads, or berries, it is possible to get the best from the garden in late summer and autumn. ...

Jerry Baker's Green Grass Magic (737 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.07 2007 on 12:31:01 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Anyone can have a lawn even greener than their neighbors’ envy with this definitive guide to improving the attractiveness of grass from seed to sod, in all seasons. Jerry Baker’s proven tips, tricks, and tonics cover problems from mowing and mole damage to drought or downpour. Regular cabinet items are repurposed—Epsom salts to cure yellow grass and mouthwash to banish bugs—and homeowners learn what they can do to conserve water, avoid sun damage, and boost the green of their turf using sensible ...

Life on Mar's: A Four Season Garden (407 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 10:26:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Life on Mars: A Four Season Garden is a photographic essay documenting the four seasons of a Connecticut garden as seen and photographed through the eyes of Mar Jennings. This remarkable journey takes you on a private tour of his enchanting Westport, Connecticut gardens and vine-covered garden studio. Using a seasonal approach, Mar leads you on a detailed tour beginning with the emerging colors of spring. ...

Annuals & Perennials (628 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.06 2007 on 19:52:06 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Botanicas Pocket (Botanicas Pocket Series) | With over 1000 colour photographs and more than 2000 plants listed, Botanicas Pocket Annuals & Perennials is sure to find an important place in your gardening library. This outstanding guide will help you find new and exciting ways to bring colour to your garden. It features a wealth of information,including: ...

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management (500 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.07 2007 on 10:59:36 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The essential book on turfgrass management, now revised and updated. Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Third Edition introduces the principles of turfgrass management, covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, turfgrass diseases, career paths, and much more. ...

400 Best Garden Plants (659 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 08:07:16 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Practical Encyclopedia of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, Trees and Shrubs | This fully comprehensive guide to the outstanding garden plants of every season should be on the book shelves of both novice gardeners and green-fingered experts. More than 425 full-color photographs illustrate detailed listings for specific varieties of annuals, perennials, bulbs, and trees. ...

Viburnums (422 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 12:43:12 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Flowering Shrubs for Every Season | With their abundance of flower, handsome foliage, robust constitution, and frequently stunning fruits, viburnums are among the most beautiful and versatile hardy shrubs available to gardeners. Yet despite these outstanding qualities, there has never been an entire volume devoted to them—until now. In this definitive, comprehensive, generously illustarted guide, internationally renowned woody plant expert Michael Dirr provides a wealth of information about ever ...

Pelargonium citrosum - Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant (1775 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:14:07 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Article's text

The Mosquito Plant is a genetically engineered geranium hybrid with a unique characteristic: it repels mosquitoes! It is easily grown as a potted patio plant, and easily enjoyed for its attractive foliage and sweet lemony scent, as well as for its mosquito repelling powers. It produces a leafy, attractive, foot-tall plant during its first season. ...

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey' - Golden Oakleaf Hydrangea (1621 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:32:05 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's text

Little Honey Oakleaf Hydrangea ; Hydrangea is a fascinating genus of plants with remarkable diversity. It includes vines, shrubs, trees and semi-herbaceous plants, many with outstanding ornamental features. The Showiest Oakleaf Yet! Golden spring leaves, white blooms, scarlet fall foliage, and even bright red stems -- what DOESNT Little Honey have? The most beautiful and distinctive Oakleaf Hydrangea Ive ever had the pleasure of seeing, Little Honey adds a whole new look to this family of multi- ...

How to Grow Shrubs and Climbers (725 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.10 2007 on 10:10:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A comprehensive manual covering all aspects of the creative use of shrubs and climbers in the garden, from multi-season interest, to special effects, working with scent, and choosing colour schemes. ...

Stephanotis floribunda - Madagascar Jasmine (1055 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 11:59:13 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

The Madagascar Jasmine (Bridal Wreath) thrives with bright but indirect lighting. A bright North or East window is perfect,or any indirect light window. Also, try to provide some humidity as this plant will do better then although this is not critical for the plants survival. The Madagascar jasmine is a vine with twining growth habit so you need to provide a support for it. One important point to remember is to not move the plant when in bloom, not even twist it around in the window as then the ...

Dasylirion wheeleri - Desert Spoon (786 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.09 2007 on 07:36:58 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

Dasylirion wheeleri - Sotol or Huge Desert Spoon Ribbon-like leaves to 3 ft. edged with hooked thorns. Creamy white flowers in May & June on a spike that can grow to 12 ft. & looks wonderful all season. Pulling off leaves at the base gives you the desert spoon. ...

Syringa reticulata - Japanese Tree Lilac (1319 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:01:58 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

The Japanese tree lilac has cherrylike bark and grows 25 to 30 feet in height. It extends the lilac season by flowering in mid June, after the shrub lilacs. Its blossoms are initially rose-colored, then quickly turn creamy white, emitting a soft, sweet aroma like that of privet. Hardy in zones 3-7. ...

The Gardener's Guide to Planting and Growing Trees (352 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.11 2007 on 12:03:01 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Choosing, planting and caring for trees, conifers and palms for every season and situation with over 800 colour photographs | A comprehensive guide to planting trees successfully in any size of garden, whether as single decorative specimens, in small groups and woodland plantings, in beds and borders, in containers or under glass. ...

Prunus incisa 'Kojou No Mai' - Fuji Cherry (1604 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 20:32:54 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's text

Kojou is a dainty little shrub with attractive zigzagged stems and pale pink bell-like flowers that grace bare stems in early spring. The leaves turn to glorious shades of red and orange in autumn giving season long appeal. Often used for Bonsai. ...

Musa basjoo 'Sakhaline' - Japanese banana (1121 readers)

Contributed by havlis 02.05 2008 on 08:48:12 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Another striking feature of exotic-like gardens in our climate (zone 6) are leaves of banana trees. This selection “Sakhaline” is fully hardy and was named by the largest Russian island in the North Pacific, where its origin is. Though this island is in the same climatic zone as for example China, it is rather mountainous and in some areas temperature swings from -40°C in winter to 30°C in summer. In other parts, however, it seldom drops below -12°C and reaches no more than 16°C in summer. So yo ...

Landscaping With Tropical Plants (734 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.05 2007 on 11:52:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Sunset Series | Imagine the lush possibilities. In one volume with over 200 photographs, readers will discover how to grow an entire spectrum of exciting new plants in their home gardens. This book reveals the types of tropical plants that are right for your site, no matter what your climate. In addition, it will tell how to get various plants through the winter and into the next growing season. Just the thing for the gardener who wants to incorporate the exotic into the usual landscape. ...

Coastal Gardening in the Pacific Northwest (520 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. ...

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' - Longspur Epimedium (1198 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 12:56:34 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Lilafee Bishops Cap - Epimedium grandiflorum Lilafee; Family: Berberidaceae | Great clump forming groundcover that produces a wealth of lavender flowers early in the season. Good drainage, fertile soil and shade to part shade. Shade to partial shade in any soil. Tolerates dry shade. Excellent groundcover for shaded borders and rockgardens. ...