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Gardening for All Seasons (448 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. ...

Gardening By the Seasons (516 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.11 2007 on 12:37:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Gardening by the Seasons.A Collection of Articles by Rhonda Ferree provides a simple perspective on various gardening topics. Organized by the seasons, the articles give practical hints on many aspects of gardening. Rhondas style is fun and easy to read. Share her gardening experiences through columns originally written for the Canton Daily Ledger in Fulton County, Illinois. ...

Success with Clematis (2299 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.11 2006 on 18:55:44 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Clematis rates among the most beautiful of climbing vines, but in the past its popularity suffered because it was considered hard to grow. Not any more. ...

Secrets Of Tennessee Gardening (567 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.07 2007 on 10:50:19 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Secrets of Tennessee Gardening is a practical, monthly journal providing easy-to-follow advice for Tennessee gardeners. Karen Angelucci gives helpful tips and advice for four seasons of landscaping, as well as entertaining her readers with nutty, wacky folklore passed down from garden enthusiasts thoughout history. Karens photography insprires the readers to get their hands dirty and grow beauty for themselves. ...

A Celebration of Clematis (1846 readers)

Contributed by amazon 18.05 2007 on 21:46:17 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

From the Gardens of Chalk Hill Nursery | Clematis, a type of flowering vine, is a favorite with flower-lovers due to its bright blues, purples, and magentas as well as its huge variety of shapes, hues, and blooming seasons. Chalk Hill Farms in Healdsburg, CA, grows over 80 varieties of premium clematis in open fields, and photos of the farm make a gorgeous backdrop for useful information on how to grow, cut, arrange, and care for this well-loved woody climber. Award-winning floral designer Ron M ...

Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak (1103 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 22:05:42 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on 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. ...

Jerry Baker's Green Grass Magic (796 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 (466 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 10:26:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on 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. ...

Custom LandDesigner 3D Design (1978 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.04 2007 on 12:28:37 Topic: Other / Software, DVD Match on Article's text

Custom LandDesigner is a collection of five products to help you visualize and create your ideal landscape and garden: LandDesigner 3D, Photo Garden Designer, Garden Encyclopedia, Landscape Design Guide, and Designer Garden Library. ...

Gardening in Eden (651 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.08 2007 on 10:23:59 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Seasons in a Suburban Garden | Though an old man, Thomas Jefferson wrote at Monticello, I am but a young gardener. Every gardener is. In Gardening in Eden, we enter Arthur Vanderbilts small enchanted world of the garden, where the old wooden trestle tables of a roadside nursery are covered in crazy quilts of spring color, where a catbird comes to eat raisins from ones hand, and a chipmunk demands a daily ration of salted cocktail nuts. We feel the oppressiveness of endless winter days, the magi ...

A Journey to Nine Islands (1479 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.03 2008 on 11:24:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Accompanied by charming and accessible text, the floral centerfolds of Journey to Nine Islands invite the reader to participate in the world of the Chicago Botanic Garden—one of the nation’s most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and plant science. This remarkable volume showcases these lush and extraordinary gardens with 96 pages of beautifully reproduced full-color photography—capturing images from Chicago Botanic Garden sites as diverse as the English Oak Meadow, the ...

Tending Your Garden (621 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.09 2007 on 05:13:56 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Year-Round Guide to Garden Maintenance | How to keep any garden looking its best, through the seasons and through the years. Gardening is the primary recreational activity of Americans. Since the 1980s, when gardening caught fire as a national passion, we have spent billions of dollars on what we grow for our own pleasure; and in all that time, not one book has been published on the broad subject of garden maintenance. ...

Pelargonium citrosum - Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant (2113 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. ...

The Education Of A Gardener (816 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.10 2007 on 08:03:43 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Russell Page, one of the legendary gardeners and landscapers of the twentieth century, designed gardens great and small for clients throughout the world. His memoirs, born of a lifetime of sketching, designing, and working on site, are a mixture of engaging personal reminiscence, keen critical intelligence, and practical know-how. They are not only essential reading for today’s gardeners, but a master’s compelling reflection on the deep sources and informing principles of his art. ...

Natural Swimming Pools (1238 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 19:44:08 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Natural swimming pools rely on the correct balance of plants and microorganisms to clean and purify the water. They are a safe place for children to play and birds to drink, and are a dramatic example of ecological design, combining the natural and man-made worlds while creating beauty. These pools offer enjoyment not only in the warm months, but during winter, too, when they can be used for ice skating and other activities. ...

Gardening With Kids (424 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.02 2008 on 09:02:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Children find gardening fun and fascinatingwatching a bean sprout or a pumpkin grow bigger every day can seem like a miracle, as well as a huge achievement. And gardening can help kids connect to and understand more about nature, the seasons, and the food we eat. In Gardening with Kids, Catherine Woram and Martyn Cox tell you everything you need to know, from choosing and preparing your site, and growing from seeds, bulbs, and cuttings, to choosing plants from the local garden center. ...

McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container (623 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.05 2007 on 11:04:03 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers | With few exceptions-such as corn and pumpkins-everything edible thats grown in a traditional garden can be raised in a container. And with only one exception-watering-container gardening is a whole lot easier. Beginning with the down-to-earth basics of soil, sun and water, fertilizer, seeds and propagation, The Bountiful Container is an extraordinarily complete, plant-by-plant guide. ...

Annuals, Perennials, & Bulbs (635 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.06 2007 on 19:54:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Stunning flower gardens that bloom through the seasons depend on the artful combination of annuals, perennials, and bulbs. In this book, Anne Halpin shows you how to grow these plants and gives foolproof design techniques for any landscape. The extensive section on using color in the garden can guide you through the tricky process of plant placement and selection. Practical techniques are emphasized too. You will learn how to care for soil, start plants from seeds, grow and care for plants in co ...

Carex comans 'Bronze' - New Zealand Hair Sedge (2539 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 18:58:28 Topic: Plants / Grass, Grasses Match on Article's text

Rich Honey Tones All Year! Coppery with pink tints in spring, then golden-amber till frost! Now heres a nice change of pace for your edging, containers, and border accents! Bronze Carex is just what its name promises -- an ornamental grass (easy and carefree!) that keeps its honey-toned leaves right through the summer heat and into fall! The only time it changes in when the new foliage emerges in spring -- its as coppery-bright as a new penny, with pink highlights!This Carex quickly forms a neat ...

The Way We Garden Now (565 readers)

Contributed by amazon 27.09 2007 on 09:03:10 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Energizing, Inspiring, Edible, and Exciting: That’s what bestselling author Katherine Whiteside says gardening ought to be. Whether you have a half acre of land in the country or a tiny patch of grass in the city, whether you’re an experienced digger or you’ve never held a trowel, Whiteside offers forty-one versatile projects that will make anyone into a proud gardener. ...