Rock Gardening Other / Books Rock Gardening: Reimagining a Classic Style Rock gardening —the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop—has been surging in popularity. Time and space constraints, chronic drought in the American West, and a trend … Contributed by amazon 21.01. 2017 17:36:59 (20493 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Rock Garden Design and Construction Other / Books Few gardens can transport visitors to wild and rugged landscapes as well as rock gardens. Eye-catching rock gardens are among the most challenging — and satisfying — expressions of the gardener s craft. A true rock garden is a specialized habitat that allows the gardener to grow plants that do not … Contributed by amazon 10.04. 2007 10:22:53 (14399 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Rock Garden Plants Other / Books A Color Encyclopedia | Baldassare Mineo is owner of Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery in Medford, Oregon, one of the world s great sources of plants for rock gardens. Mineo s own photographs are supplemented with many by the renowned horticulturist Fritz Kummert. This authoritative includes rare and unusual … Contributed by amazon 12.04. 2007 10:16:23 (17682 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Tulips Other / Books Species and Hybrids for the Gardener | Species tulips are becoming more widely available as gardeners wake up to their elegant shapes, vibrant-colored flowers, and suitability for growing in containers, raised beds, and rock gardens. Unlike garden hybrids, species tulips will flower each year without … Contributed by amazon 03.04. 2007 11:02:58 (9847 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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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 (20979 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Tropical Garden Design Other / Books Made Wijaya, landscape designer to such high-profile gardens as those of rock icon David Bowie and the United States Ambassador in Jakarta, shares his brilliant garden designs and offers advice for both novice gardeners and professionals on creating similar results in their own backyards. Exploring Wijaya … Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:47:06 (23634 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Potentilla nepalensis 'Emilie' - Cinquefoil Plants / Perennials Double mahogany red with yellow blotches. Large leaves. Performs best in full sun and well-drained soil. Does not like extremes of heat or cold. Very useful in the rock garden or for ground cover in the perennial border. … Contributed by amazon 18.07. 2007 09:29:03 (13008 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Tillandsia cyanea 'Pink Quill' - Air Plant Plants / Other Lava rock from the Big Island of Hawaii is hand selected to provide a home for your Pink Quill Tillandsia plant. These exotic plants thrive on their rock homes and make excellent house, dormitory or office plants! … Contributed by amazon 14.09. 2007 08:46:34 (47132 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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The Garden Succulents Primer Other / Books Succulents and rock garden plants have become popular for their ease of cultivation, diversity of form, and striking colors. Their natural drought tolerance makes them especially useful for gardens in arid climates and water-conserving gardens. … Contributed by amazon 16.09. 2008 09:14:12 (14556 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Indigofera pseudotinctoria 'Rose Carpet' - Dwarf False Indigo Plants / Deciduous Shrubs A prostrate rug that blooms from late June until frost. This is much lower and dense than the species that we saw growing wild in Korea. Rich rose-pink spikes, 1-2 long cover this little shrub. Great for edging beds, walkways, or try in the rock garden. … Contributed by amazon 27.07. 2007 07:44:56 (22289 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Teucrium chamaedrys - Wall Germander Plants / Perennials Germanders offer a small, tight, shrub-like presence in the garden, with tiny, shiny, fragrant, evergreen leaves. Wall Germander has thrived for us as a wide, low (6 ) edging above a rock wall, looking beautiful every day of the year and drawing many questions during our guided garden walks. Delicate … Contributed by amazon 02.08. 2007 10:03:39 (21107 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Cutting Edge Gardening in the Intermountain West Other / Books The first complete gardening book to cover the hot, dry, desert and plains areas of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming, Idaho, Montana. Topics include: extensive plant lists for all areas, hardscape ideas using rock and wood, where to find garden art and how to use it to create your own regional … Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:37:49 (12130 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Herniaria glabra - Green Carpet Plants / Perennials This lovely bright green creeper spreads effortlessly in all directions filling up to two feet per plant. A fairly flat plant of about two inches, it has one long tap root (as opposed to many surface roots like a Creeping Thyme) which helps with water conservation. It likes full sun but it can take partial … Contributed by amazon 03.09. 2007 10:24:24 (23409 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hepatica transsilvanica 'Blue Jewel' - Blue Jewel Hepatica Plants / Perennials Hepatica transsilvanica Blue Jewel Origin: The species is native to Romania. Masses of starry deep-blue flowers provide rich decoration in early spring over evergreen, mats of leathery, deep-green, tri-lobed foliage. This selection has larger flowers than the species and a very good color. Can be grown … Contributed by amazon 04.07. 2007 10:12:12 (38197 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Tsuga canadensis 'Dwarf Upright' - Canadian Hemlock Plants / Conifers AA dwarf, upright variety of Canadian Hemlock. Small, dark green leaves on thin upright branches. Grows 4-6 inches a year. Plant was cultivar sold in the 1970 s by John Mitsch Nursery, Aurora, Oregon. … Contributed by amazon 27.07. 2007 07:53:10 (49902 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Daphnes Other / Books A Practical Guide for Gardeners | This intensely practical account drawn from the long experience of Robin White has been eagerly awaited by Daphne enthusiasts and collectors. Acute observation of the growth, flowering characteristics, and foibles of daphnes documented here will be studied and taken … Contributed by amazon 03.04. 2007 11:08:39 (10561 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Hardy Gingers Other / Books Including Hedychium, Roscoea, and Zingiber (Royal Horticultural Society Plant Collector Guide) | Flamboyant members of the family Zingiberaceae---including Hedychium, Curcuma, Roscoea, and Zingiber---are once again on the wanted list as people discover their intricately constructed flowers, beautiful … Contributed by amazon 07.04. 2007 11:49:40 (13385 readers) Match on Article's text | |
