 | Tropical Gardens 42 Dream Gardens by Leading Landscape Designers in the Philippines (Lily Gamboa O Boyle) (Elizabeth Reyes) Full of stunning landscape photographs, this tropical gardening book is a delight for anyone interested in lavish gardens and new, fresh landscaping ideas. Aimed at gardening enthusiasts, Tropical Gardens contains a rare glimpse into some of the most beautiful tropical gardens in the world today. It presents 42 spectacular contemporary gardens, both big and small. The vast majority of the gardens are in private homes. Introducing a contemporary gardening style that has been evolving over the past decade, as well as more traditional formal styles, it traces the development of garden design in all its forms. Designers new and old are showcased along with a number of talented homeowners. Experimenting with both indigenous and introduced species, use of hardscapes such as local stones and pavers, bonsai, clipped shrubs and water features, some work along Oriental lines, others follow Western models. Tropical Gardens is a lovely introduction to tropical landscaping styles and a gardening aesthetic ...
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 | Horsford s Autumn Supplement, 1918 Cold Weather Plants and Lily Bulbs Classic Reprint (F H Horsford) Excerpt from Horsford s Autumn Supplement, 1918: Cold Weather Plants and Lily Bulbs Early-set tulips and other fall bulbs may not require much covering, but those set late should have it, and almost all herbaceous perennials set in the fall Should be well protected against the warmer spells of weather which come in winter. It is the warmer Spells followed by extreme cold ones which do the damage. If, when hardy plants are once frozen in for the winter, they could stay so until severe frosts are past in the spring, they would seldom be injured. This covering should not be, removed in spring until danger of severe frosts is past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In ...
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