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How to Create a Natural and Sustaining Environment for Your Houseplants | Chock full of up-to-date information on using all-natural growing principles in the specialized indoor environment, Indoor Gardening the Organic Way reveals how to grow houseplants the way nature intended. It invites the reader …
Contributed by amazon 15.10. 2007 21:06:35 (16906 readers) |
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Restoring California s Native Landscapes at Home | Judith Lowry s voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gardening, the ecology of native grasses, wildland seed-collecting, principles of natural design, and plant/animal interactions. This lyrical and …
Contributed by amazon 31.08. 2007 10:19:55 (16736 readers) |
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Timeless Techniques for the Ecological Gardener | Gardener s through the centuries have built up a marvellous amount of shared gardening knowledge - how best to nourish the soil, ingenious ways with irrigation, propagation and grafting, and the most effective control of pests and diseases. …
Contributed by amazon 04.02. 2009 14:58:16 (23267 readers) Match on Title |
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With the growing recognition that a wisely and sensitively planted garden has a lot to offer to wildlife and the food web, more and more people are looking for ways to make their gardens environmentally friendly. However, gardeners have tended to assume that they need a lot of space to create habitats …
Contributed by amazon 02.04. 2007 09:58:53 (16060 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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A Natural History of the Backyard Restoration Garden | Elegantly organized by season, this lyrical yet practical guide to backyard restoration gardening celebrates the beauty, the challenges, and the rewards of growing native plants at home. Judith Larner Lowry, winner of the prestigious John Burroughs …
Contributed by amazon 09.07. 2007 10:46:04 (16120 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Natural, Sustainable, Organic | In this updated second edition of the popular guide, Ann Lovejoy explains how to create a gorgeous ornamental garden following the principles and techniques of organic and sustainable gardening. Emphasizing good soil prep, composting, drainage, mulching, and proper plant …
Contributed by amazon 29.01. 2008 13:08:56 (15332 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Encouraging gardeners to reassess their favorite flowers and how they are planted, the focus here is on working with natural light to get the best out of any garden. Readers are led through the color spectrum and given advice on which plants to choose and how to handle them in northern and southern hemisphere …
Contributed by amazon 25.11. 2007 11:53:37 (12873 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Whether your garden is large or small, traditional or modern, Quick and Easy Container Gardening is packed with ideas and inspiration. As well as all the basic techniques you need for successful planting in pots, there are 20 step-by-step project ideas that are so simple to follow. If you wish to grow …
Contributed by amazon 05.03. 2008 13:10:01 (19243 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Make a California home landscape more attractive and functional with California Home Landscaping. Like the other titles in this series, this book contains three parts: Design Portfolio, Guide to Installations, and Plant Portraits. In the Design Portfolio section, readers will find 48 designs created …
Contributed by amazon 05.01. 2007 10:26:49 (20699 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Plants That Help, Plants That Hurt | Transform a messy, tangled garden into a lush, productive retreat with this simple yet thorough handbook. The basics of companion gardening can be easily integrated into one’s gardening style using the nurturing power of Mother Nature and taking fundamental principles …
Contributed by amazon 27.05. 2008 11:10:02 (10852 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Gardening with native species is low-maintenance, good for the environment, and yields stunning results. Award-winning garden designer Patricia Hill shows you how to combine varieties that are perfect for the soil and climates of the upper Midwest into beautiful combinations for every space around your …
Contributed by amazon 07.07. 2007 12:08:42 (10384 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens | Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of California s native plants and demonstrating how they can be brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, …
Contributed by amazon 30.05. 2007 10:10:38 (17621 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Sunset is the first to offer Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses, a complete design and reference book that explores the history of grasses in their natural settings, and describes how to integrate them in a variety of climatic situations shady woodland to desert, Asian-style gardens to naturalistic …
Contributed by amazon 28.03. 2007 20:49:04 (13670 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Guidance for a variety of fern projects | Comprehensive A-Z section covering the most garden-worthy species | Written by a leading authority in the world of ferns The variety of fern species available today has made them an integral part of garden design. This book will inspire amateur gardeners and …
Contributed by amazon 20.05. 2007 19:46:11 (10796 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Enter the fascinating world of bonsai, the centuries-old gardening art form of cultivating trees as potted plants. Refined to a high art in Japan, bonsai offers not only the familiar gardening delights but also, at its highest levels, a philosophical and aesthetic communion with nature. …
Contributed by amazon 20.04. 2007 08:09:02 (15669 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Aimed at beginners and veteran gardeners alike, this book is designed to help Wisconsin gardeners find, plant, and maintain the best native species for their specific sites, however modest or lavish. Gardening with native plants is an ever-more popular practice—and for good reason. Naturally suited …
Contributed by amazon 09.07. 2007 10:54:51 (17001 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Timber Press has previously published two critically acclaimed and bestselling books by Piet Oudolf, the influential Dutch landscape designer: Gardening with Grasses (with Michael King) and Designing with Plants (with Noël Kingsbury). This new collaboration with fellow Dutch plantsman Henk Gerritsen …
Contributed by amazon 08.04. 2007 09:46:41 (13373 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |