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Understanding Orchids (837 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.03 2007 on 11:16:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With 30,000 known species, you could acquire a different orchid every day for eighty years and still not grow them all. Back in the realm of reality, readers of this beautiful book can quickly and easily find the orchids that are right for them -- which ones will thrive on a windowsill, which prefer artificial lights, and which need a greenhouse; which are for beginners, which for experts. ...

A Natural History of Ferns (2289 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. ...

Alpine Plants (979 readers)

Contributed by amazon 01.04 2007 on 10:34:38 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Ecology for Gardeners. Alpine Plants: Ecology for Gardeners explores ecosystems above the treeline on mountains and beyond the treeline in sub-polar regions from a gardeners perspective. It looks at the effects of geology and soils, low temperatures, precipitation, drought, and snow on the morphology and life cycles of alpine plants - including perennial herbs and grasses, annuals and biennials, prostrate and dwarf shrubs, bulbs, and cushion plants. ...

RHS New Gardening (471 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 10:39:31 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

How to Garden in a Changing Climate | Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society is the authoritative source for gardening expertise, and their new guide to contemporary gardening gives gardeners, from first-timers to professionals, a definitive resource for horticultural advice. ...

Practical Science for Gardeners (552 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.04 2007 on 10:12:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Informative and entertaining, this book will stimulate experimentation and encourage gardeners to review and improve their current gardening practices. Once gardeners learn how plants are constructed, it is easier to envision how theyll grow and flourish. An understanding of the structure behind good, healthy soil gives clues as to how to improve ones own garden tilth. ...

Professional Practice for Landscape Architects (506 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 08:40:46 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

This book, organised in an extremely-user friendly manner, equips the landscape architect with all of the required knowledge in business and law. It is of great value to Landscape architects throughout their academic and professional life. ...

Gardens of the Spirit 2008 Calendar (918 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.10 2007 on 08:01:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. By adapting the harmonies of natural design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and within us. ...

Tropical and Subtropical Trees (693 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.05 2007 on 11:42:04 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

An Encyclopedia | This exhaustive, lavishly illustrated A-Z encyclopedia describes tropical and subtropical trees by their specific attributes and profiles, such as color, shape, texture, flowers, foliage, or fruit. It also includes a collection of useful quick-reference checklists that help gardeners, designers, and planners to choose appropriate species for specific uses and conditions. Useful summary boxes for every species cover details such as growth habits, light and shade requirements, to ...

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids (877 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.04 2007 on 10:40:11 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Our best single book on orchids is a perennial bestseller and an outstanding value at the price. Edited by an eminent orchidist, it is aimed at a broad audience, from the flower lover with a casual interest in orchids to the committed enthusiast and professional. It fully describes and beautifully illustrates more than 1100 species and hybrids commonly in cultivation. ...

The Cactus Family (1832 readers)

Contributed by amazon 13.01 2007 on 14:51:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Only now, at the beginning of the new millennium, is there an up-to-date, comprehensive study of the cactus family. This long-awaited, monumental work covers the Cactaceae in an encyclopedic manner, addressing 125 genera and 1810 species. The most comprehensive single resource on the subject available today, it includes more than 1000 color photographs in addition to other illustrations. ...

Foliage (470 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.07 2007 on 10:52:50 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Plant foliage brings drama and structure to the garden with color, shape, and texture all its own. Bright, cheerful flowers may have beauty-pageant appeal that gets noticed by passers-by, but where would all those pretty floral faces be without the stalwart presence of foliage? Every garden benefits from an inspired selection of plants chosen for the beauty of their leaves, and the harmony their presence brings to the entire landscape. ...

Hardy Gingers (804 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.04 2007 on 11:49:40 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Including Hedychium, Roscoea, and Zingiber (Royal Horticultural Society Plant Collector Guide) | Flamboyant members of the family Zingiberaceae---including Hedychium, Curcuma, Roscoea, and Zingiber---are once again on the wanted list as people discover their intricately constructed flowers, beautiful perfumes, and lush foliage. Although the majority of gingers originate in the tropics, a substantial number come from temperate zones or high altitudes and are perfectly at home in the temperate gar ...

Creating Your Own Japanese Garden (775 readers)

Contributed by amazon 15.04 2007 on 19:09:27 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The strong horizontals of bamboo reflected in a dark circle of water; the rhythmic clap of the deer scarer; the contemplative beauty of waves created in sand: combinations of nature and art that soothe and uplift the spirit. Your vision of a Japanese garden need not be confined to Japan. Here is a fully comprehensive guiide which will enable you to capture in your home or office environment the elusive spirit of the Japanese garden-no matter where you live. ...

Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards (727 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.11 2007 on 11:59:18 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series | Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition is a condensed treatment of the authoritative Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Professional Edition. Designed to give students the critical information they require, this is an essential reference for anyone studying landscape architecture and design. ...

The Explorer's Garden (699 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.04 2007 on 09:53:05 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

If, like so many other gardeners the world over, youre enamored of Dan Hinkleys Heronswood Nursery catalog, youll love the Explorers Garden . Heronswood is a wildly successful nursery in Kingston, Washington, that offers many of the most beautiful and unusual plants available anywhere. My guess is that once The Explorers Garden is read through for pleasure, it will be used over and over again as a supplement to the catalog, as it thoroughly describes the plants Hinkley offers at Heronswood, and ...

Pinehurst - Home of American Golf (399 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 10:36:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

In celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the venerable Pinehurst No. 2 course comes the release of the definitive history of North Carolina Sandhills golf, Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend) written by veteran golf course architect Richard Mandell. It is a story of dumb luck, ingenuity, and grand visions... Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf is the untold story of one of the three most popular golfing destinations in the world: Pinehurst ~ Home of American Golf (Th ...