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Contributed by amazon 19.05. 2007 08:40:38 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe Visual Method for the Practical Identification of Shrubs, Including Woody Vines and Ground Covers | The Visual Method for the Practical Identification and Recognition of Shrubs (and vines and ground covers) -- and an important supplement to existing botanical methods. ...
Contributed by amazon 30.07. 2007 11:57:41 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textGreen roofs are the great green hope of many environmentalists, politicians, and architects interested in more efficient and environmentally aware buildings. From a design standpoint, however, there is less consensus. While some see the roof garden as a visual statement using plants, geometric lines, and sculptural elements, others believe concerns for sustainability should outweigh visual appeal. A green roof that combines aesthetics and mechanics has become the goal of many a landscape archite ...
Contributed by amazon 11.10. 2007 09:11:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textPathways around your home can be the most striking outdoor element, providing a visual and physical guide through your surroundings. Instead of settling for boring straight-line sidewalks, why not create your own geography with paths that add art to necessity! Let this lush visual resource for gardeners and garden designers inspire you with its 125 different paths that feature styles from very casual to natural trails to elegantly formal walkways. ...
Contributed by amazon 01.02. 2010 14:26:10 Topic: Other / Books Match on TitleAll the essential garden tasks shown step by step, with 950 color photographs and illustrations | Whether you are an experienced gardener or a complete beginner, this book contains everything that you need to know about planning , planting and maintaining your garden. ...
Contributed by amazon 17.05. 2008 13:47:19 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textAn inspirational and practical guide to creating the Japanese garden style, from design options and materials ... materials, decorative features, project | Creating a Japanese garden is not just a practical exercise, but also a spiritual one. An authentic Japanese garden is full of ancient symbolism and magic, a visual feast, as well as an aural and tactile experience. ...
Contributed by amazon 02.04. 2007 09:58:53 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textWith the growing recognition that a wisely and sensitively planted garden has a lot to offer to wildlife and the food web, more and more people are looking for ways to make their gardens environmentally friendly. However, gardeners have tended to assume that they need a lot of space to create habitats for wildlife and to evoke wild and natural places. ...
Contributed by amazon 31.05. 2007 10:59:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA practical guide to choosing the best shrubs and climbers, with over 250 stunning plant portraits | The book provides a wonderful visual reference source for choosing the best shrubs and climbers. Alphabetically organized, the guide serves as a quick reference for the best shrubs and climbers to grow in the garden according to all their various characteristics. ...
Contributed by amazon 15.04. 2007 17:50:54 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe Complete Book of Cacti & Succulents features the history, cultivation, and imaginative use of more than 300 plants -- in step-by-step color stages. This is a feast of in-depth information and eye-catching photography. DKs new line of paperback titles combines all the qualities of its hardcovers with the advantages of the soft cover format. Each of these already popular books will now be available to a large new readership who will delight in the essential elements of every DK title: clar ...
Contributed by amazon 08.07. 2007 10:30:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textHandbook for Healthy Plants | Using over 150 full-color photos, this book provides step-by-step solutions to the common problems that the marijuana gardener faces. Written by a veteran marijuana-grower, this book provides information in a clear, concise format. The solutions in here were originally written for an Internet audience, so they are formatted to be consumed quickly. Highly visual with easy-to-follow instructions, this book is just the thing for growers who want immediate solutions to ...
Contributed by amazon 16.09. 2008 09:18:47 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textIn Art and the Gardener, Gordon Haywards tenth book on garden design , he makes a radical departure from his earlier approaches in order to explore elements of visual language across two artistic disciplines-fine painting and garden design-in hopes that the remarkable crosscurrents will help reveal how to design or simply appreciate your garden with greater acuity. ...
Contributed by amazon 18.05. 2007 21:54:13 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textInspiration, Selection & Practical Guidance | Clematis are among the most showy of flowering perennials. They are surprisingly easy to cultivate in a wide range of temperate climates-there is a clematis perfect for almost every region in North America, and they come in spring and autumn blooming varieties. Their increasing popularity is well deserved, and reflects the beauty of their flowers, the fragrance of some of their cultivars, and the grand shape and flow of these bushes that can defi ...
Contributed by amazon 09.04. 2007 19:47:58 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe Growers Guide | With their heady perfume and stunning visual appeal, lavenders have been prized by gardeners since ancient times. Lavender is a truly comprehensive study that enables the reader to research and identify more than 200 lavender species and varieties. With chapters on cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, and botanical history, this book is as practical as it is authoritative. ...
Contributed by amazon 11.04. 2007 10:03:39 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textTimber Press Field Guide | The only comprehensive guide to insects of the Pacific Northwest, this handy reference is perfect for hikers, fishers, and naturalists. With coverage from southwestern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the high desert, it describes more than 450 species of common, easily visible insects and some noninsect invertebrates, including beetles, butterflies and moths, dragonflies, grasshoppers, crickets, cicadas, flies, bees, wasps, ants, spiders, mil ...
Contributed by amazon 15.04. 2007 19:00:34 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThis is the complete guide to coniferous trees and shrubs that are available to the North American gardener. Stunning color photographs show conifers used in a variety of environments, from small gardens to magnificent estates. ...
Contributed by amazon 20.04. 2008 21:41:11 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textLabyrinths & Mazes in the 21st Century | Wind your way through a maze or a labyrinth: two symbolic journeys, both rooted in myth and mystery. But while labyrinths are flat, circulate pathways designed for the acquisition of inner peace, mazes feature patterns of barriers that challenge, confuse, and deceive the walker. ...
Contributed by amazon 25.09. 2006 08:36:51 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA new method for the practical identification and recognition of trees -- and an important supplement to existing botanical methods. The book is in two parts: Pictorial Keys and Master Pages. The Keys are designed for easy visual comparison of details which look alike, narrowing the identification of a tree to one of a small group -- the family or genus ...
Contributed by amazon 09.11. 2007 09:43:56 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textA kaleidoscopic burst of summer color is provided by this superb garden plant. The silky, chalice shaped mallow blooms are produced on tall, slender stems in an impressive range of colors. Grows 36-40 inches high. Prefers sun. ...
Contributed by amazon 25.11. 2007 11:56:07 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textOften described as the most beautiful garden in England, Hidcote is a jewel in Englands horticultural history. The gardens creator, Lawrence Johnston, was inspired by many of the Arts and Crafts design ideas at the turn of the 20th century. From 1907 this intriguing American-born plant hunter transformed 10 acres of Gloucestershire hillside into one of the worlds most influential gardens, a complex mixture of hedged rooms and vistas, lavish planting, and simpler, informal areas. ...
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Contributed by amazon 22.05. 2007 09:11:49 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textA Guide to Choosing and Growing Lilies | Lilies are among the most glamorous and exotic of plants, yet they are surprisingly easy to cultivate in a wide range of temperate climates -there is a lily perfect for almost every region in North America! The lilys increasing popularity as both a cut flower and a garden subject is well deserved, and this handsome volume combines the flowers unrivaled visual allure with a wealth of practical information on growing and gardening with these romantic garden ...
Contributed by amazon 25.10. 2007 10:13:38 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textOne of the most difficult tasks for a designer is to translate concepts into specific and detailed organizations of space. From Concept to Form in Landscape Design, Second Edition provides vital, functional techniques that make the transformation easier and more effective. This perceptive resource examines both traditional and nontraditional methods of landscape design, providing the conceptual and philosophical foundations for ideas. ...
Contributed by pph 11.04. 2007 20:38:55 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's textEpimedium, Geranium macrorrhizum, Clematis heracleifolia ‘Côte d’Azur’, Anemone nemorosa Epimedium Epimedium produces flowers as early as April and May but its attractive foliage also provides visual interest during the rest of the growing season. Epimedium produces delicate graceful flowers and leathery leaves. In the wild, Epimedium grows in deciduous forests and thus prefers a location in light shade with somewhat moist soil. ...
Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:50:36 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text18 Miniature Garden Projects - Western home and garden design has been increasingly influenced in recent years by ancient Eastern traditions. Feng shui masters are now routinely consulted by architects and interior designers, and bonsai gardening continues to fascinate and inspire. ...
Contributed by amazon 15.10. 2007 21:11:36 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textThe must-have ingredient of any garden, herbs have long been the stalwarts of the cottage garden, imparting fragrance and health as well as flavor to beds and borders. However, todays garden designers have realized that herbs can also help to shape or be a key visual element in a garden. The Romantic Herb Garden shows how you can design with herbs, using these plants in an innovative and bold way as either a backdrop to or even the star of any garden scheme. ...
Contributed by amazon 06.09. 2011 11:32:41 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textStrawberry ground covers, blueberry hedges , grape arbors , and 39 other luscious fruits to make your yard an edible paradise Fruit trees , shrubs, and vines are true two-for-one plants. Many varieties are strikingly beautiful — well suited to doing double duty as delicious sources of sweet, organic fruit and as ornamental additions to the home landscape . Backyard fruit plants also tie in perfectly with the growing locavore movement. Its difficult to find food thats more local than ones own ba ...
Contributed by amazon 10.10. 2006 18:36:02 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's textLandscape Journal This magnificent pictorial encyclopedia includes not only the latest cultivars but also rarities such as Wollemia nobilis , recently discovered in Australia. From towering redwoods photographed in their coastal habitat to recent dwarf varieties so popular in small gardens, conifers are presented in all their astonishing diversity. ...
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