Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture Other / Books 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 (17782 readers) | |
Sarracenia 'Dana's Delight' - Dana's Delight Pitcher Plant Plants / Perennials The Pitcher Plant is definitely the easiest of all the carnivorous plants to grow and is excellent for beginners. Dana s Delight features a hood with pink tones and red veins on white. … Contributed by amazon 06.06. 2007 08:17:14 (28765 readers) | |
Sansevieria trifasciata - Snake Plant Plants / Perennials Sansevierias or as they are commonly called Snake Plants or Mother-in-law s Tongue have a rich history of folklore and new science. These plants have a rich history of cultivation. In China, it was kept as a treasured houseplant because the Eight Gods bestowed their eight virtues on those who grew them. … Contributed by amazon 09.07. 2007 10:26:03 (146203 readers) | |
Orchids to Know and Grow Other / Books Orchids are easy to grow, but one doesn t grow orchids like a rose, a cactus, or an African violet; one grows an orchid like an orchid! This book debunks some of the hard-to-grow myths, gives cultural information, and does so in easy-to-understand language. --Robert J. Ferry, research associate, Marie … Contributed by amazon 02.07. 2007 23:05:34 (10926 readers) | |
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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 (11055 readers) | |
Protea Other / Books Protea: A Guide to Cultivated Species and Varieties The proteas (Proteaceae) are a large and ancient plant family of Gondwana origins with an impressive diversity of flower and form, and an intriguing distribution pattern throughout mainly the Southern Hemisphere. In his spectacular photography, Lewis … Contributed by amazon 12.10. 2016 11:11:55 (16808 readers) | |
