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Trilliums Other / Books

Trilliums

Both field guide and gardener s handbook, this book covers all 45 species of trilliums worldwide. The authors trekked all over North America to photograph the 38 American species in the wild. …

Agapanthus for Gardeners Other / Books

Agapanthus for Gardeners

Agapanthus have been cultivated and hybridized extensively since they were first brought to the attention of botanists and gardeners in the 17th century. Native to South Africa, the genus includes 6 species and 14 subspecies, both deciduous and evergreen, and more than 600 interesting and dramatic cultivars. …

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias Other / Books

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias

Hardy camellias reward the gardener with striking and profuse blooms at a time of year when the rest of the garden sleeps. This encyclopedia is the definitive guide to these beautiful and varied flowering plants. …

Tropicals Other / Books

Tropicals

A pictorial dictionary of landscape plants designed for USDA zones 9, 10, and 11. It is also ideal for greenhouse gardeners who grow tender exotics under cover, and it is frequently used as an identification guide for plant lovers who travel to the tropics. …

Alpine Plants of North America Other / Books

Alpine Plants of North America: An Encyclopedia of Mountain Flowers from the Rockies to Alaska

An Encyclopedia of Mountain Flowers from the Rockies to Alaska | North America is replete with beautiful aplines, and this guide is equally useful to the traveler or the gardener for its identification, propagation, and cultivation information. …

Practical Woody Plant Propagation for Nursery Growers Other / Books

Practical Woody Plant Propagation for Nursery Growers

An exhaustive exposition of propagating methods, from growing from seed to cuttings, grafting, layering, and tissue culture. It is based on the actual working methods of successful propagators worldwide and presents detailed explanations and illustrations of the procedures used. …

The Plantfinder's Guide to Cacti & Other Succulents Other / Books

The Plantfinder's Guide to Cacti & Other Succulents

Like the other titles in this series, this handsome full-color book is accessible but provides sufficient depth and detail to satisfy more experienced cactus enthusiasts. It includes an extensive A–Z listing, with useful information on cultivation and propagation. …

Garden Ferns Other / Books

Garden Ferns (Plantfinder's Guide to Growing Series)

The Plantfinder s Guide to Garden Ferns shows just how easily ferns can be grown in almost every garden. Martin Rickard s infectious enthusiasm shines through in his lucid text and will persuade every gardener that ferns are what their garden needs most. …

The Subtropical Garden Other / Books

The Subtropical Garden

A tempting selection of palms, bamboos, shrubs, foliage plants, perennials, orchids, and ferns suitable for gardeners in USDA zones 9 and 10---or adventurous souls in colder areas who want to garden on the edge---or for use in containers for overwintering indoors. …

A Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden Other / Books

A Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden

This first significant book on the subject covers more than 100 beautiful, garden-worthy species and dozens of hybrids. Salvias are growing in popularity because of their diversity of fragrance, bloom, habit, and color, and many add drought tolerance and disease resistance to their ornamental qualities. …

Maples of the World Other / Books

Maples of the World

International experts worked for nearly two decades to produce this greatest single source of information on maples. Every known maple is described, including growth habit, distribution, hardiness, and autumn color, as well as useful information on culture, propagation, and pests and diseases. …

Alpine Plants of Europe Other / Books

Alpine Plants of Europe: A Gardener's Guide

A Gardener s Guide | With this reference gardeners can successfully replicate alpine plants native conditions, allowing them to grow such choice alpines as gentians, daphnes, and Dianthus. Dramatic photographs and descriptions take readers through the Pyrenees, Alps, Balkans, and Carpathians to capture …

Sedum Other / Books

Sedum: Cultivated Stonecrops

Cultivated Stonecrops | Sedums are sun-loving, drought-resistant, and mostly hardy. They are prized by rock gardeners and succulent enthusiasts for their color and interesting shapes. This definitive study by one of the world s authorities provides cultural information for more than 400 stonecrop species …

Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs Other / Books

Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

An Illustrated Encyclopedia | This bestselling encyclopedia, illustrated with brilliant photographs, describes the best woody plants adapted to cooler climates, showing both habit and details of more than 500 species, and including some 700 additional cultivars and varieties. Brief cultural information …

Rock Garden Plants Other / Books

Rock Garden Plants: A Color Encyclopedia

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 …

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Other / Books

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

This comprehensive field guide covers the identification, biology, and conservation of more than 520 species of orchid found in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The detailed text and over 1000 color photographs and line drawings allow specialists, as well as avid botanists and interested tourists, …

Masdevallias Other / Books

Masdevallias: Gems of the Orchid World

For the indoor plant hobbyist, intermediate orchid grower, or anyone simply mad about masdevallias, this is a first complete reference to these collectible orchids. An inspiring tribute to their beauty and a practical guide to their care, the book offers detailed advice on all aspects of culture. For …