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Designer Plant Combinations
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:31:33 (917 readers)
105 Stunning Gardens Using Six Plants or Fewer | For every gardener who has hesitated over plant pairings or wondered if an array of favorite plants will work well together in the garden, Designer Plant Combinations inspires and delights with professionally designed combinations using just two to six plants. Here are the secrets to combining French lavender with California fuchsia; prairie coneflower with hummingbird mint; and tall purple moor grass with dwarf Korean lilac in a small garden bed. The dramatic effects are marvelous.
Art and the Gardener
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:18:47 (508 readers)
In Art and the Gardener, Gordon Hayward's 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.
The Garden Succulents Primer
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:14:12 (514 readers)
Succulents and rock garden plants have become popular for their ease of cultivation, diversity of form, and striking colors. Their natural drought tolerance makes them especially useful for gardens in arid climates and water-conserving gardens.
Plants: Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts' - Dwarf Bleeding Heart
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 09:07:32 (810 readers)
Ivory Hearts Bleeding Heart - Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts'
Family: Fumariaceae
Origin: Hybrid origin.
An exceptionally long-blooming hybrid with bunches of nallow, white, heart-shaped flowers over robust, finely-cut blue-green foliage.
Family: Fumariaceae
Origin: Hybrid origin.
An exceptionally long-blooming hybrid with bunches of nallow, white, heart-shaped flowers over robust, finely-cut blue-green foliage.
Plants: Origanum vulgar - Oregano
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:56:57 (529 readers)
Italian Oregano - Origanum vulgare So Pretty You Hate to Cut It! (but oh, the flavor!) A fine edible ornamental!
Italian Oregano is a treat for the senses. The fragrance will start your mouth watering, while the red-flushed green leaves and purple-brown stems, even when not topped with clusters of lavender-pink blooms, are attractive enough to take their place in bed or border with other flowering plants.
Plants: Duchesnea indica - Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:43:14 (660 readers)
A semi- evergreen trailing perennial, this species grows to a height of 4 in (10 cm) and multiplies rapidly by runners to an indefinite spread. It is useful as a ground cover and for bed edging, hanging baskets and pots. It has dark green leaves and bright, 1 in (25 mm) wide, yellow flowers from spring to early summer.
Plants: Gillenia trifoliata - Indian Physic
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:34:54 (584 readers)
Indain Physics (Gillenia trifoliata) Airy, bush forming plant with green lanceolate foliage. A great plant for the landsaping if multiple plants are used. Gillenia perfroms best in partial shade of rull sun in a moist well drained soil.
Plants: Sauromatum venosum - Voodoo Lily
Posted by amazon 16.09 2008 on 08:19:31 (685 readers)
Sauromatum venosum - India Voodoo Lily A very unusual, shade loving plant that produces a tubular shaped, purplish green flower with dark purple markings which surround a blackish purple central spike, making the spike look like it has been provided its own vase. Following the bloom of the flowers, large 2'-3', finger-like, lovely green leaves emerge on 2' purple mottled and speckled stems, providing an umbrella for its roots.
Fences, Gates, and Bridges
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 12:08:10 (685 readers)
“The author, George A. Martin, knows his subject, not only fence building but the farm and its requirements. He knows the stock: the unconfinable pig, the dexterous cow. He knows his materials, especially wood. I count twenty-one species of tree in the text, each especially suited for a particular application. He knows the value of work well done, done to last, and he aims to give value himself, in authorship as in the building of simple necessary structures.” from the Foreword by Castle Freeman.
The Composed Garden
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 12:02:58 (669 readers)
THE COMPOSED GARDEN is the culminating work of one of California's most brilliant garden designers, Harland Hand. Lushly illustrated with photographs of Hand's gardens, this meticulously written guide describes his distinctive design principles, as well as practical strategies for using plants, hardscaping, repetitive and irregular elements, and texture and color in the garden. Brainy, ambitious, and uncompromising, THE COMPOSED GARDEN presents a unified and detailed theory of landscaping that emphasizes drama, ease of maintenance, respect for natural forms, and emotional power.
William Robinson
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:57:58 (657 readers)
The Wild Gardener | Like his contemporary Gertrude Jekyll, William Robinson made enormous contributions to the world of gardening. More than any other gardener, he was responsible for sweeping out the rigid Victorian style and ushering in a more relaxed look that used native plants. Here, Richard Bisgrove explores Robinson’s design principles and his transformative role in English gardening. Robinson’s groundbreaking ideas are displayed in numerous illustrations, including photographs of Robinsonian gardens at Gravetye Manor and elsewhere and engravings from his classic books.
Plants: Rosa 'Dark Red' - rose
Posted by havlis 04.08 2008 on 11:52:05 (1868 readers)
Dark Red is a patio/polyantha rose (the botanists are in disagreement as far as naming the groups). It has double flowers of velvet-like deep red colour. These roses are low maintenance but still breathtaking, low, cluster-flowered shrubs. They bloom from end spring in several phases until the frosts. In mild winters they can have buds and occasional flowers yet in December.
Plants: Ficus carica 'Bornholm´s Diamond' - fig tree
Posted by havlis 04.08 2008 on 11:48:19 (1385 readers)
Another hardy fig that can grow and even fruit in our climate (zone 6) is called Bornholm’s Diamond (Bornholms Diamant). Its name and characteristics were derived from a Swedish variety called Bornholm bred on on island of the same name. This one is more tolerant of damp weather which makes it suitable for continental climate.
Plants: Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet' - yarrow
Posted by havlis 04.08 2008 on 11:43:00 (1239 readers)
Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are vivid red with tiny yellow centres. It tolerates wide range of soils except for boggy and wet.
Plants: Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' - Coral Bells
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:33:49 (946 readers)
Rock-Geranium 'Dale's Strain' (Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain') Silvery, mottled evergreen foliage. tough and reliable. Greenish-white flowers. Use for shady borders and ground cover. Plant in partial or full shade. Plant 12-15 inches apart. Grows 14" tall. Hardy in zones 3-9. Hardiness Zone: 4
Plants: Heuchera x villosa 'Citronelle' - Coral Bells
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:24:51 (936 readers)
Family: Saxifragaceae
Origin: Hybrid origin. Bright lime yellow-green foliage. Cream flowers. Exceptionally strong grower for this coloring. Sun to partial shade and well-drained, alkaline, organic soil. Excellent plants for the front of the perennial border or among trees and shrubs. Growing in 4" pot.
Origin: Hybrid origin. Bright lime yellow-green foliage. Cream flowers. Exceptionally strong grower for this coloring. Sun to partial shade and well-drained, alkaline, organic soil. Excellent plants for the front of the perennial border or among trees and shrubs. Growing in 4" pot.
Plants: Euphorbia lathyris - moleplant
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:15:23 (1736 readers)
Euphorbia lathyris is also known as the 'mole plant' because of its reputation for deterring the activity of this creature. A native of Mediterranean areas, and has also been introduced into the USA. The seeds have in the past been used for medicinal purposes and for the production of lamp oil.
Plants: Lavandula angustifolia 'Pink Perfume' - English Lavender
Posted by amazon 04.08 2008 on 11:04:08 (922 readers)
Pink Perfume - Light Pink Fragrant Flowers |
Lavenders have always been popular, both for their fragrant silvery foliage and the many different shades of purple in the flowers. Useful for dry, sunny spots, hedging and pots, their versatility, range and diversity keeps interest alive in these lovely shrubs. Lavender is used in many fields in particular its reputed therapeutic qualities in aromatherapy for healing and peace of mind, spiritually as a raiser of perception and alertness, culinary, hedging, oils and fragrance. Few plants can offer such a wide spectrum of cosmetic, cleansing and healing qualities.
New Garden Design Inspiring Private Paradises
Posted by amazon 17.07 2008 on 11:23:30 (1089 readers)
From vegetable and succulent gardens to sculpture and rose gardens to mountain and waterfront gardens, New Garden Design covers a range of interpretations incorporating walls, fountains, pavilions, canals, pools, terraces and groves in unexpected ways. The resulting new garden is a pleasure garden vested with spiritual, symbolic and ecological intent. A modernist interpretation of Roman stone furniture and freestanding walls punctuate the space behind a 1970s ranch house. A home designed by Bernard Maybeck is accented with a freehand composition of urns, cement pipes and rusty objects, as well as over a thousand species of plants. A grove of olive trees underplanted with rosemary and lavender fields gives personality to two acres surrounding a house designed by modernist Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta.
The New Encyclopedia of Orchids
Posted by amazon 17.07 2008 on 11:13:11 (844 readers)
1500 orchid species are profiled in this authoritative, detailed, and carefully researched encyclopedia. Infinitely varied and hugely interesting, these strikingly beautiful plants are sumptuously illustrated with over 1000 photographs in a reference that no orchid lover can afford to be without.
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Gardens
Wildflowers of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island in Color
17.07. 2008
Acer palmatum 'Atrolineare' - Japanese Maple
17.07. 2008
Acanthus mollis 'Tasmanian Angel' - Bear's Breeches
17.07. 2008
Abies procera - Noble Fir
17.07. 2008
Abelmoschus manihot - Sunset Hibiscus
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Gardens
[en] 16.09. 2008 Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts' - Dwarf Bleeding Heart
[en] 16.09. 2008 Origanum vulgar - Oregano
[en] 16.09. 2008 Duchesnea indica - Indian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
[en] 16.09. 2008 Gillenia trifoliata - Indian Physic
[en] 16.09. 2008 Sauromatum venosum - Voodoo Lily
[en] 04.08. 2008 Rosa 'Dark Red' - rose
[en] 04.08. 2008 Ficus carica 'Bornholm´s Diamond' - fig tree
[en] 04.08. 2008 Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet' - yarrow
[en] 04.08. 2008 Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' - Coral Bells
[en] 04.08. 2008 Heuchera x villosa 'Citronelle' - Coral Bells
