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From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener s Guide to Over 100 Delicious and Easy to Grow Edibles | There is a fantastic array of vegetables you can grow in your garden, and not all of them are annuals. In Perennial Vegetables the adventurous gardener will find information, tips, and sound advice on less …
Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:35:29 (7251 readers) |
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Do you wonder why your lawn is brown? Do you love flowers, but think you can t afford to grow them? Do you think producing your own vegetables would take a miracle? Well stop worrying! Jerry Baker, America s master gardener, understands all your hopes dreams and fears about your garden. And in the pages …
Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:57:50 (7060 readers) |
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Working from the belief that a vegetable garden, whatever its size, can be as beautiful as a conventional garden of flowers and shrubs, this colorful guide shows how to apply the principles of good design to a kitchen plot. Find out how to use the vibrant texture, colors, and forms of vegetables, herbs, …
Contributed by amazon 27.05. 2008 11:14:12 (9715 readers) |
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Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers | With few exceptions-such as corn and pumpkins-everything edible that s grown in a traditional garden can be raised in a container. And with only one exception-watering-container gardening is a whole lot easier. Beginning with …
Contributed by amazon 28.05. 2007 11:04:03 (9223 readers) |
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Tried-And-True Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables for a New Generation | Heirloom seeds are more than the promise of next summer s crookneck squash or jewel-colored zinnias. They re living antiques handed down from one generation to the next, a rich inheritance of flavor and beauty from long ago and, often, …
Contributed by amazon 11.08. 2007 08:49:28 (6909 readers) |
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A Companion-Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden: Discover the secrets of a naturally pest-proof vegetable garden with Great Garden Companions. Let master gardener Sally Jean Cunningham show you how to keep pests and diseases at bay with her unique companion-gardening system. …
Contributed by amazon 31.03. 2007 20:16:21 (8532 readers) |
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Life with My Garden | Gardener s Journal is a blank journal for the serious gardener whether they grow ornamental flowers or vegetables. It also includes 90 gardening tips interspersed throughout the journal pages to inspire the writer with their different journal entries. The journal is a hardback book …
Contributed by amazon 07.02. 2008 12:31:48 (7577 readers) |
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Garden lovers who have limited growing space can still embellish their surroundings with attractive flowers and greenery and this book shows them how. Plants that are especially suitable for growing in tubs, boxes, and hanging planters are profiled in alphabetical order and beautifully illustrated with …
Contributed by amazon 27.09. 2007 09:11:45 (9959 readers) |
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Expert Information at Your Fingertips (Pyramid Paperbacks) | Whatever’s ailing your plant—from slugs and bugs to molds, rots, and wilts—this guide has the cure. Written by an award-winning garden writer, it helps you get to the root of the problem with expert diagnostic advice, and offers quick …
Contributed by amazon 07.07. 2007 11:58:11 (7941 readers) |
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Lemon Verbena is a shrub that grows to a height of 2-4 feet in most of the US. In very hot climates it grows much taller. It has a woody trunk and branches with tender stems holding long pointed leaves. Small, pale mauve flowers are produced from summer to autumn. Leaves have a strong lemon fragrance …
Contributed by amazon 28.10. 2007 07:34:50 (13678 readers) |
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Think of Doug Welsh s Texas Garden Almanac as a giant monthly calendar for the entire state--a practical, information-packed, month-by-month guide for gardeners and yardeners. This book provides everything you need to know about flowers and garden design; trees, shrubs, and vines; lawns; vegetable, herb, …
Contributed by amazon 21.01. 2008 08:36:33 (10046 readers) |
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An Insider s Guide to Gardening in the Centennial State (Gardening Series) | Detailed, easy-to-understand information about the ins and outs of gardening in Colorado, from a Colorado master gardener, with advice from state gardening writers, horticulturists, and other local experts. …
Contributed by amazon 02.10. 2007 09:40:30 (8317 readers) |
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Hemenway, a permaculture expert and associate editor of The Permaculture Activist, explains how gardens can function as ecosystems, describes the basic parts of an ecological garden (soil, water, plants, and animals), and shows how to create backyard ecosystems through guilds. Guilds, the author tells …
Contributed by amazon 30.05. 2007 10:19:30 (10119 readers) |