Cryptanthus bivittatus 'Black Mystic' - Earth Star, Starfish Plant Plants / Other The Black Mystic Earths Star (Cryptanthus) is an easy to grow house plant forming rosettes of leaves. The leaves are succulent, with wavy margins and teeth; they are strongly banded in silver and black. The white flowers appear nested in the center in this plant. Cryptanthus tolerate a temperature range … Contributed by amazon 03.07. 2007 09:13:56 (31968 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
The Earth Knows My Name Other / Books Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic America | nspired by her own family s immigrant history, Patricia Klindienst traveled the country, gathering stories of urban, suburban, and rural gardens created by people rarely presented in books about American gardens: Native Americans, immigrants … Contributed by amazon 27.07. 2007 08:51:44 (11506 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
The Permaculture Way Other / Books Practical Steps To Create A Self-Sustaining World The Permaculture Way shows us how to consciously design a lifestyle which is low in environmental impact and highly productive. It demonstrates how to meet our needs, make the most of resources by minimizing waste and maximizing potential, and still leave … Contributed by amazon 06.09. 2011 11:07:41 (21344 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House Other / Books Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden) | To have a home that’s more in touch with the earth, you don’t have to start from the ground up! It’s possible—and more environmentally friendly—to go green by renovating an existing home. With the help of Carol Venolia, … Contributed by amazon 28.05. 2007 11:01:30 (12334 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Cryptanthus - Bronze Mystic Earths Star Plants / Sukulents, Cactuses The Bronze Mystic Earths Star (Cryptanthus) is an easy to grow house plant forming rosettes of leaves. The leaves are succulent, with wavy margins and teeth; they are strongly banded in bronze and deep brown. The white flowers appear nested in the center in this plant. Cryptanthus tolerate a temperature … Contributed by amazon 06.07. 2007 09:18:24 (18124 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Down to Earth With Helen Dillon Other / Books In this book Helen Dillon encapsulates, in her inimitable witty and accessible style, her lifetime of gardening know-how, deep love of plants and assured sense of design. Here is illumination for every gardener—from the beginner wondering why nothing will grow in the garden of the new house to the … Contributed by amazon 04.12. 2007 12:02:13 (11517 readers) Match on Title | |
Garden Plants and Flowers Through the Year Other / Books An easy-to-use, A-Z pictorial catalog of over 2,500 tried and tested, commonly available garden plants and flowers, Garden Plants and Flowers Through the Year includes the seasons at which you ll find each plant at its best clearly indicated, making it an invaluable tool for planning your planting. A … Contributed by amazon 01.02. 2010 09:10:12 (24772 readers) Match on Article's text | |
DVD Encyclopedia of Garden Design & Renovation Other / Software, DVD In this informative two-part DVD, hosts Peter Seabrook and Anne Swithinbank demonstrate how to turn a bare-earth plot into a lush, beautiful garden. Includes everything from planning, selecting the right tools, soil preparing, & laying a new lawn. The hosts then offer the best long-term approach … Contributed by amazon 30.06. 2007 11:03:17 (19823 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Gardening with Light & Colour Other / Books 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 (12865 readers) Match on Article's text | |
In the Company of Stone Other / Books “Finding stone, choosing it, and letting go of it are the three things a waller does. I’d miss any one of them too much if I asked someone else to do them for me. I may work by myself, but I’m not alone. I’m in the company of stone.” … Contributed by amazon 15.10. 2007 21:03:09 (11404 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Ginkgo biloba - maidenhair tree Plants / Conifers Maidenhair tree is probably one of the oldest species on Earth. It was here some 180 million years ago … obviously it was the time when the Dead Sea was still ill. Its extreme tolerance of various conditions made it survive to our time. One tree can live as long as 2000 years. … Contributed by havlis 12.03. 2008 10:37:07 (36732 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Impatiens Other / Books The Vibrant World of Busy Lizzies, Balsams, and Touch-me-nots | Many gardeners know of Impatiens walleriana, the species that lies behind the myriad colorful garden varieties that brighten up containers, window boxes, and shady spots throughout the world. The genus Impatiens is enormous, comprising over … Contributed by amazon 04.12. 2007 12:06:46 (15238 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container Other / Books 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 (20560 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening Other / Books Rodale s Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening has been the go-to resource for gardeners for more than 50 years—and the best tool novices can buy to start applying organic methods to their fruit and vegetable crops, herbs, trees and shrubs, perennials, annuals, and lawns. This thoroughly revised … Contributed by amazon 01.02. 2010 14:32:06 (33944 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Saintpaulia 'EverSpecial' - African Violet Plants / Perennials Everfloris African Violets or Space Babies are one of the Newest and most popular series by Optimara: Continuously Blooming! The EverFloris is the first continuously blooming African Violet whch has beautiful wazy leaves and the flowers all have a stunning white-greenish edge. They re out of this world! … Contributed by amazon 18.07. 2007 09:45:44 (23835 readers) Match on Article's text | |
The Way We Garden Now Other / Books Energizing, Inspiring, Edible, and Exciting: That’s what bestselling author Katherine Whiteside says gardening ought to be. Whether you have a half acre of land in the country or a tiny patch of grass in the city, whether you’re an experienced digger or you’ve never held a trowel, Whiteside offers … Contributed by amazon 27.09. 2007 09:03:10 (12102 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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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 (12284 readers) Match on Article's text | |
