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Aquilegia vulgaris 'Woodside Gold' - Variegated European Columbine

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Tricyrtis hirta 'Blue Wonder' - Toad Lily

Landscaping with Stone (1115 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 19:54:28 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Stonescaping is one of todays most popular outdoor landscaping design trends. Now homeowners can find a landscape design and project book combined in one with Landscaping with Stone. ...

Stone Landscaping (433 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.03 2008 on 11:05:13 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Add beauty to your landscape with one of natures most enduring elements - stone. Whether its a cobblestone patio or a fieldstone path, Ideas and How-To: Stone Landscaping by Meredith Books will show you how to create popular stone objects that accentuate your home. With detailed illustrations and savvy design tips, this book will give you all the information you need to complete your stone projects. ...

Stone Primer (702 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.10 2007 on 07:59:42 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Stone brings a timeless elegance to interior and exterior design. Stone is both stylish and classic. It brings solid tradition to contemporary settings and adds a flair of minimalism to traditional surroundings. An elemental substance that brings beauty and permanence wherever it is used, stone is at home everywhere. ...

The Art and Craft of Stonescaping (525 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.09 2007 on 10:28:13 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Setting and Stacking Stone | All you need is a shovel, a hammer, small stones, a few feet of land, and this book: master stonemason David Reed guides motivated homeowners through every step of dry-laid stonework. Have a sloped garden? Build a beautiful retaining wall with built-in benches and flowers growing out through the stone joints. Crave the soothing sound of water? Try the dramatic waterfall project constructed with two stone-lined pools. A wealth of color photography offers plenty of ins ...

In the Company of Stone (530 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 21:03:09 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

“Finding stone, choosing it, and letting go of it are the three things a waller does. I’d miss any one of them too much if I asked someone else to do them for me. I may work by myself, but I’m not alone. I’m in the company of stone.” ...

Black & Decker Complete Guide to Patios (653 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:33:25 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Plan, Build and Maintain | Outdoor living made elegant Patios have been featured in landscapes for thousands of years, but never have they been more popular than now, as homeowners discover the elegance, long life, and easy maintenance of stone and decorative concrete surfaces. Todays homeowners can build with mosaic tiles just like the ancient Persians, or natural stone like the Greeks, but they also build amazing patios with colored, interlocking concrete pavers cast in geometric shapes, or th ...

Hacienda Courtyards (2009 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.11 2007 on 09:50:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Mexican Design Books | Explore the architectural elements and water havens that will inspire your own courtyard paradise. ...

Painted Garden Art Anyone Can Do (719 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.07 2007 on 09:44:30 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Turn ordinary rocks as well as manufactured stepping stones and borders, into colorful and attractive artwork for any yard or garden. Lin Wellford makes it easy with step by step instructions, color photographs and full size patterns. Eleven projects in all, including a Faux Fish Pond, Flower and Butterfly stepping stones, Stone Planters, Blooming Borders, and much more! ...

Water Features for Small Gardens (1233 readers)

Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:25:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

All in color! Create the water feature of your dreams--even in the smallest gardens! Determine what suits your tastes, space, and design, and learn general methods of construction, installation, and maintenance. Color photos and step-by-step instructions cover 14 projects--formal and informal pools, moving and still water, stone and pebble features, wall fountains and waterspouts, splash fountains, and container features. Trim size: 8 x 10. ...

Kyoto Gardens (743 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.04 2007 on 12:24:24 Topic: Other / Software, DVD Match on Article's text

Kyoto Gardens: A Virtual Stroll Through Zen Landscapes utilizes Apple Computers QuickTime VR technology to walk through 24 of Kyotos most renowned gardens. A seamless panorama of wood, sand, and stone lets users experience Japanese garden design and the world of Zen firsthand. Maps, slides, screensavers, essays, history, and aesthetics are brought together in a truly interactive cybernetic journey. ...

Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces (1045 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 19:13:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Gardening on Pavement, Tables, and Hard Surfaces is the first book to describe how to grow garden plants directly on hard surfaces such as pavement, rocks, tables, and other impermeable platforms. Plants have known all along that they can grow on these media, and George Schenk translates this small miracle into practical language for gardeners. ...

Hydrangea anomala petiolaris - White Hydrangea Vine (2132 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 06:53:40 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Native of Japan and China and introduced into cultivation in 1865, this sturdy, deciduous vine will eventually grow to 25 feet or higher. Clusters of white blooms and smooth foliage make a rich-looking accent in your garden. Will need a sturdy structure such as a stone wall or strong fence to climb on from which it will eventually branch out to about 3 feet providing a deep garden texture that most climbers dont provide. Fall foliage will turn a golden yellow and even the reddish-brown bark peel ...

Gardening With Ferns (521 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.05 2007 on 19:46:11 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Guidance for a variety of fern projects | Comprehensive A-Z section covering the most garden-worthy species | Written by a leading authority in the world of ferns The variety of fern species available today has made them an integral part of garden design. This book will inspire amateur gardeners and enthusiasts to undertake more in-depth garden projects utilizing ferns, from including them in a mixed border, creating a natural dry-stone habitat, and bringing the Antipodean rainforest to the door ...

Echinocactus grusonii - Golden Barrel Cactus (1821 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.08 2007 on 10:10:11 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Article's text

Originating in Mexico, this popular cactus reaches up to 6 ft (1.8 m) in height and spread. It has a single, globe-shaped, pale green body that stretches upwards in maturity, becoming barrel-shaped. This stem is heavily ribbed with numerous areoles sprouting radial, yellow spines. In summer, larger cacti produce a circle of vivid, yellow flowers from a crown at the top of the plant. Culture: Frost tender but resistant to very dry conditions, they grow best in well-drained soil and a position in ...

Walks, Walls & Patios: Plan, Design & Build (926 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 20:01:57 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Designing the outside of the home adds to curb -side appeal, creates ambience, and increases the value of the home. Walks, Walls & Patios provides the homeowner with all the information needed to integrate popular hardscape designs into the overall home landscape. ...

Grounds for Improvement (521 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.07 2007 on 12:25:59 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Grounds for Improvement helps homeowners solve those landscaping problems and make over their outdoor space in style. Jackie Taylor and Dean Hill, hosts of DIY Network’s Grounds for Improvement , teach techniques ranging from basic landscaping to intricate hardscaping. They demonstrate how to lay sod, plant shrubs, trim trees, install water features, construct arbors, erect fences, create pathways, and much more. ...

Satsuki Azaleas for Bonsai and Azalea Enthusiasts (879 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:04:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Bob Callaham provides us with something never before seen in English; a complete celebration of satsuki, rich with photographs, how-to instructions, fascinating facts, and an unrivaled encyclopedia of over 1,600 cultivars (this alone is worth the books price). All of this adds up to a rare treasure indeed. ...

Design Ideas for Decks & Patios (440 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.03 2008 on 13:29:57 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Design Ideas for Decks and Patios presents ideas, styles, and the latest trends designed to cater to the outdoor-living needs and desires of todays homeowners.Living it up stylishly in todays casual open-air rooms calls for serious design consideration.In this photo-driven book, readers will find lots of examples of floating and single- and multi-level decks and attached structures (gazebos, pergolas, built-ins, stairs and railing) and soft-set as well as mortar-based patios. ...

Lithops - Living Stone (758 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 09:10:10 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on Title and Article's text

Lithops,(commonly called flowering stones or living stones) are true mimicry plants: their shape, size and color causes them to resemble small stones in their natural surroundings. The plants blend in among the stones as a means of protection. Grazing animals which would otherwise eat them during periods of drought to obtain moisture usually overlook them. Even experts in the field sometimes have difficulty locating plants for study because of this unusual deceptive camouflage. ...

Pleiospilos bolusii - Living Rock Cactus (1129 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.01 2008 on 12:00:25 Topic: Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses Match on 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. ...