Hydrangeas Other / Books Hydrangeas are one of the most popular flowering shrubs in the world. With many species native to North America and dozens of hardy hybrids developed over the years, there is an overwhelming range of plants to choose from. Here is practical, expert advice for the American gardener looking to add brilliant … Contributed by amazon 08.06. 2007 07:26:54 (13867 readers) | |
Zen in Your Garden Other / Books Zen in Your Garden: Creating Sacred Spaces Full of colorful, striking photographs and insightful commentary this Zen gardening book is an essential guide to the most serene of Japanese traditional arts. … Contributed by amazon 02.01. 2017 11:04:46 (19742 readers) | |
Designing with Plants Other / Books When your new gardening bible comes with chapters entitled Birth, Life, and Death, you know you re in trouble. But be brave, turn to those chapters, and in some very practical little essays on planting, you ll uncover the very down-to-earth principle from which Piet Oudolf s radical reinvention of gardening … Contributed by amazon 10.04. 2007 10:37:21 (12165 readers) | |
Natural Swimming Pools Other / Books Natural swimming pools rely on the correct balance of plants and microorganisms to clean and purify the water. They are a safe place for children to play and birds to drink, and are a dramatic example of ecological design, combining the natural and man-made worlds while creating beauty. These pools offer … Contributed by amazon 31.03. 2007 19:44:08 (17275 readers) | |
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Acorus gramineus - Japanese sweet flag, Japanese rush Plants / Aquatic Plants Japanese sweet flag is an aquatic or wetland perennial with semievergreen grasslike foliage. It has narrow, 6-14 in (15-35.6 cm) glossy leaves and looks like thick, lush grass. Location: Japanese sweet flag is native to eastern Asia where it grows in wetlands and shallow water. … Contributed by amazon 04.06. 2007 09:11:19 (73099 readers) | |
New Complete Guide to Gardening Other / Books If you re in the market for an all-around garden guide to get you primed for the planting season, this beautiful, well-organized book will meet all your needs. The cover s floral effusion will brighten your coffee table, and inside you ll find what you need to get started or to grow in your gardening. … Contributed by amazon 12.09. 2006 11:20:09 (13309 readers) | |
Many uses for groundcovers (2) - Evergreen perennials Plants / Perennials Vinca minor, Pachysandra terminalis, Acaena, Waldsteinia ternata, Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’, Stachys byzantina ‘Primrose Heron’ Vinca minor An outstanding evergreen groundcover that is completely winter hardy. Vinca will thrive in shaded locations where a lawn cannot grow. Vinca minor produces … Contributed by pph 11.04. 2007 20:29:17 (97844 readers) | |
Magnolia 'Goldstar' - Goldstar magnolia Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Another rare magnolia is this cross between magnolia acuminata var. subcordata “Miss Honeybee” and magnolia stellata. It gained flower shape fro stellata and colour from acuminate. Goldstar has medium sized flowers with 14 narrow petals, very similar to star-shaped magnolias. The colour is a delicate … Contributed by havlis 27.03. 2008 16:41:39 (46791 readers) | |
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Liriope muscari 'Royal Purple' - liriope, border grass, lily-turf Plants / Perennials Liriope, also commonly called border grass is not actually a grass but a member of the lily family, a fact that inspires another of its common names, lilyturf. The dark green, ribbonlike foliage grows in length from 10 to 18 in (25-46 cm) and then recurves toward the ground to form rounded clumps. As … Contributed by amazon 04.06. 2007 09:39:01 (162453 readers) | |
Roses for Dummies Other / Books American Beauty, Dublin Bay, Rocketeer, Betty Boop, High Noon, Pearly Gates with a distinctive name for each of hundreds of varieties, the array of roses that could adorn your garden is both dazzling and daunting. So which ones survive hardily on their own for weeks on end, and which ones wither and … Contributed by amazon 06.09. 2006 21:43:07 (11802 readers) | |
Covering Ground Other / Books Open sweeps of lawn are a large part of most home landscapes, but imagine turning those stretches of lawn into striking swathes of beautifully planted ground covers. Barbara W. Ellis explores hundreds of wonderful possibilities in her new guide, helping readers create eyecatching splashes of color and … Contributed by amazon 02.07. 2007 23:02:14 (11056 readers) | |
Caring for Clematis (1) Plants / Climber Plants Clematis are popular vines that belong to the Ranunculaceae family of plants. Clematis are primarily grown to add vertical interest to a garden with their colourful flowers, fascinating seed heads and attractive deciduous or evergreen foliage. Several hundred different species and cultivars are available … Contributed by artsnursery 24.11. 2006 11:02:12 (39224 readers) | |
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x Cornus 'Rutgan®' - STELLAR PINK® dogwood Plants / Deciduous Shrubs STELLAR PINK® | Stellar Pink® is another beautiful cross coming from hybridization of flowering dogwood and Japanese dogwood. It was the answer to the so-called dogwood decline in the USA caused by the anthracnose epidemic in the last decades of 20th century. This variety, same as a number of others, … Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:45:03 (56652 readers) | |
Echinacea, Rudbeckia and summer grasses Plants / Other ‘Heat’ is a powerful sensory stimulus – look at how it is used in advertising everything from perfumes to cars. Heat equates to danger, excitement, sexual attraction. Plants can very much evoke a sense of heat too, with vivid colours setting the pulse racing. Rudbeckia and Echinacea are two prairie … Contributed by pph 01.08. 2011 12:00:47 (40496 readers) | |
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bailmer' - big-leaf hydrangea, French hydrangea Plants / Deciduous Shrubs ENDLESS SUMMER® | Attention, hydrangea lovers! Are you sick and tired of never-ending grieving upon your frost-damaged hydrangeas that only make a jungle of leaves but no blossoms? Continue reading as we have a life-altering experience for you! Two decades after its discovery in the USA there is a plant … Contributed by havlis 16.02. 2008 19:39:13 (119518 readers) | |
