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Your Personal Garden Designer! The Plant Selector Interactive software is a CD for self installation with Windows 95 or higher. It gives you all the information you need to landscape or garden like a professional. …
Contributed by amazon 27.02. 2007 17:40:40 (19240 readers) |
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Soft, scalloped, light green leaves set off straw-like chartreuse flowers that look like low-hovering clouds. Great long-lasting cut or dried flowers. …
Contributed by amazon 21.10. 2007 11:44:17 (19386 readers) |
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The Best Plants for the Toughest Spot in Your Garden In this book you ll learn how to prune selectively to admit more light and how to amend soil to increase its moisture retention. You ll also learn about more than 130 plants that accept reduced light and moisture levels-long-blooming woodland gems …
Contributed by amazon 11.08. 2011 12:26:23 (16170 readers) |
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Curry Plant looks very similar to a Lavender in its leaf stage. But, it looks totally different in bloom. Curry Plant likes it warm and dry. It is native to Turkey and thrives on sunny slopes. …
Contributed by amazon 06.06. 2007 08:23:09 (20302 readers) |
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Narrow lance shape foliage, almost grass like with a bright cream edge. A small edger hosta or rockery plant. Interesting undulating leaf formation making it look like its in motion. Ideal for edging a shady border, as a groundcover under trees, or as a patio container plant. Extremely hardy. Prefers …
Contributed by amazon 18.09. 2007 11:07:30 (14478 readers) |
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Little Lamb ppaf A special compact plant with the most delicate flowers ever seen on a Hydrangea paniculata. The flowers are sterile like a Pee Gee but only much smaller and forming smaller panicles that look like little lambs dancing above the foliage. Hybridized by the famous plantswoman Jelena DeBelder …
Contributed by amazon 02.11. 2007 13:36:54 (25795 readers) |
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Also known as: Gow kee, Go qi zi, Chinese Wolfberry, Duke of Argyll s Tea Tree. Small 3-foot shrub with edible red berries. Fruits are consumed fresh or dried like raisins. They are also used as an ophthalmic herbal medicine in China and were included more recently in some dietary supplements. The dried …
Contributed by amazon 08.07. 2007 09:42:33 (15980 readers) |
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An unusual perennial for the warm sunny border with sword-like rich green leaves and clusters of delightfully speckled flowers, for the first time offered in a wide range of colors. In autumn the seed pods burst to reveal clusters of black seeds like blackberries. Will flower in its first summer from …
Contributed by amazon 25.01. 2008 09:15:47 (15849 readers) |
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Australian native known for its thick black trunk to 5 which is topped by a 3 high fountain of grass-like leaves which in turn produce an erect 5 flower spike. Requires constant warmth and full sun. Arid - sub tropic. The Aborigines called these plants Black Boys because after a wild fire, the bottom …
Contributed by amazon 03.09. 2007 10:07:50 (19538 readers) |
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Dasylirion wheeleri - Sotol or Huge Desert Spoon Ribbon-like leaves to 3 ft. edged with hooked thorns. Creamy white flowers in May & June on a spike that can grow to 12 ft. & looks wonderful all season. Pulling off leaves at the base gives you the desert spoon. …
Contributed by amazon 20.09. 2007 07:36:58 (23806 readers) |
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Way to grow: Expert advice on choosing and growing great perennials | Finding a perennial that thrives in your garden is like giving yourself a gift that comes back year after year. Learn how with this revised, larger edition, packed with professional advice on how to choose and care for perennials for …
Contributed by amazon 24.09. 2007 10:25:25 (8682 readers) |
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Very large pinkish lavender flowers, which are white at the x!. Like all Colchicums, The Giant is deer proof! Fall blooming colchicum are wonderful additions to autumn gardens. Blooms form chalice-shaped cups. Leaves turn golden yellow as they mature, blending with foliage. Bulbs will flower on you window …
Contributed by amazon 02.08. 2007 10:14:31 (23688 readers) |
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Indoor gardening made simple | Nothing brings life to your home like thriving houseplants. Learn how to choose the right plant for any location, including African violets, focuses and other houseplants that are currently in style. Includes complete care tips to help you avoid common problems and keep …
Contributed by amazon 24.09. 2007 10:22:30 (15650 readers) |
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Achocha (Lady s Slipper) | Vigorous climber producing small edible pods like okra. The small fruits have a tender, crunchy white flesh with a beany, cucumber flavor. Nice in salads or for stir fries. They can also be made into novelty pickles. Pick fruits young, when still green. …
Contributed by amazon 21.10. 2007 11:36:16 (50551 readers) |
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A Tall Bearded Iris with spanking white, ruffle-edged blooms that are etched in lilac like an antique quilt. In addition to unusual color and fragrance, Hemstitched inherited the reblooming habit of its notable parent, Earl of Essex. …
Contributed by amazon 14.09. 2007 09:12:49 (17859 readers) |
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Japanese azaleas enhance every flowering spring garden. They are an ideal choice for evergreen compositions; they can be easily pruned to reach a shape you like. We offer shrubby forms, cones and half standards. There are plenty of colours to choose from – shades of red, pink, purple or violet, and …
Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:46:53 (51707 readers) Match on Article's text |
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One of the advantages of the Colorado Blue Spruce is its large hardiness area. This coniferous tree, which is characterized by its gray-blue needle-like leaves, will thrive in every part of the contiguous United States. And it makes an excellent landscape accent, as it is a very full tree and can block …
Contributed by amazon 28.05. 2007 10:27:45 (25279 readers) Match on Article's text |