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Timber Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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A bountiful garden is easy to create, and gardeners can save big by choosing plants that grow quickly and spread vigorously. The fragrant stems and dusty-blue flower spikes of anise hyssop will pop up throughout the garden when the plant goes to seed. A cascade of golden Japanese forest grass is a fast but well-contained spreader. And when you add frost-tender plants to the mix, you'll open the door to an even wider world of possibilities. This...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (212 p.)
Language
English
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"Climbing plants are a largely untapped resource for today's gardeners. Because their habit of growth is primarily vertical, they can be used to provide privacy, screen eyesores, and draw the eye upward to create the illusion of space. In Armitage's Vines and Climbers, renowned horticulturist Allan Armitage selects and profiles the most useful and attractive climbing plants for a wide variety of sites and conditions. The choices include both woody...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (276 p.)
Language
English
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"Designing with Grasses shows gardeners not just what grasses are available, but how to design with grasses in different settings, including meadows, lawns, green roofs, and more. Design ideas are supported by carefully devised maintenance techniques, design checklists that make designing achievable by gardeners of all ability levels, and lists of grasses best for a variety of situations, including low-maintenance, drought-tolerant alternatives to...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 online resource (232 p.)
Language
English
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"Sedums are easy-to-grow flowering perennials with succulent foliage. They are available in hundreds of varieties, and gorgeous in gardens and containers. Their color changes dramatically with the seasons-in fall, they are rich and earthy while in summer their flowers come in vibrant shades of pink and yellow. As interest in drought-tolerant plants grows, sedums are becoming a go-to plant. The Plant Lover's Guide to Sedums includes everything you...
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Lorna MacKinnon
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
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"Zodiac Flowers - Flowers And Plants For Each Sun Sign; a book which showcases 104 of the brightest, most beautiful flowers and plants for each zodiac sign. In this book you'll find out:The birth flowers for each zodiac sign. Which zodiac signs share flowers and plants.Which zodiac sign gets most of the poisonous plants!Which zodiac sign gets the showiest plants.Which zodiac sign gets the water plants and plants that grow by water.Which zodiac signs...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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"With their colorful leaves, sculptural shapes, and simple care, succulents are beautiful yet forgiving plants for pots. If grown in containers, these dry-climate jewels - which include but are not limited to cacti - can be brought indoors in winter and so can thrive anywhere in the world. In this inspiring compendium, the popular author of Designing with Succulents provides everything beginners and experienced gardeners need to know to create stunning...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Language
English
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"Succulent plants offer dazzling possibilities for garden design and require only minimal maintenance to remain lush and alluring year round. Featuring the work of more than 50 professional garden designers and creative homeowners, this complete design compendium is as practical as it is inspirational. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, it gives design and cultivation basics for paths, borders, slopes, and containers; hundreds of succulent...
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (184 p.)
Language
English
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"Green in the garden is at once the most common color of foliage and the rarest color found in flowers. Whether you're a home gardener looking for a jolt of freshness or a floral designer seeking inspiration, this charming collection of unexpected plants provides a palette of flowering greens for year-round display. Combining Marie O'Hara's sumptuous photography and Alison Hoblyn's evocative text, Green Flowers explores the history, botany, care,...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"In Five-Plant Gardens, Nancy Ondra eliminates the guesswork and the stress [of selecting perennial plants], offering 52 garden plans that each use only five plants! These plans are simple, inexpensive, and sure to look beautiful all season long. They are grouped according to whether they grow best in sun, partial shade, or full shade, and each one includes an illustrated planting plan, a shopping list with brief plant descriptions, information on...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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"Indoor plants have gotten a bad rap and are often associated with dusty and dowdy African violets, languishing philodendrons, and bloom-free orchids. No longer! It's time for plant lovers to dust off their houseplants, update their image, and discover just how exciting, trendy, and crucial plants can be in the home. The Unexpected Houseplant, by renowned plant authority Tovah Martin, isn't your typical, old-fashioned, dowdy houseplant book. Martin's...
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Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 p.)
Language
English
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"Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life."--
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Living Plus Healthy Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
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English
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"Would You Like To Know How To Grow The Most Amazing Orchids?"I received my very first orchid for my birthday one year and cherished the elegant plant for the two months that it bloomed. Then, when the petals fell off, I was heartbroken and thought that I had killed it with overindulgence or something. After consulting an expert at my local exotic plant store, I realized that with the proper care, my orchid would bloom again and again. Five years...
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English
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"Naturalistic gardens increase biodiversity, provide refuge for wildlife, and are an essential keystone for reconnecting the human world to the natural one. Knowing how to create a lush, thriving, and ecologically vibrant landscape might seem intimidating and out of reach, but horticulturist Kelly Norris and New Naturalism are here to help you design and plant a stunning oasis of nature-inspired plantings that thrive."--Back cover.
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English
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"Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden is a book about bugs and plants, and how to create a garden that benefits from both. In addition to information on companion planting and commercial options for purchasing bugs, there are 19 detailed bug profiles and 39 plant profiles. The bug profiles include a description, a photograph for identification, an explanation of what they do for the garden, and the methods gardeners can use to attract them. The...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 online resource (220 p.)
Language
English
Description
"There is no harbinger of spring like a field or garden filled with bright yellow daffodils. But the world of the daffodil is much more than just its place in the march of the seasons. It's a plant whose history starts with the tombs of the Pharaohs and leads to the current explosion of varieties from plant breeders seeking new colors, fragrances, and forms. Daffodil reveals a global plant infatuation that has led to more than 25,000 cultivars available...
17) Continuous Container Gardens: Swap In the Plants of the Season to Create Fresh Designs Year-Round
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Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (272 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Tired of container gardens that look great in the summer but not the rest of the year? Garden designers Sara Begg Townsend and Roanne Robbins offer an innovative system for creating stylish container gardens that can change with the seasons with a minimum of fuss. They begin with a "main-stage" plant--a woody plant, garden ornament, or eye-catching perennial--and then add a secondary player for texture and variety. As the seasons change,...
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Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 online resource (160 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Magic and wonder hide in unexpected places - a leftover piece of ginger, a wrinkled potato left too long in its bag, a humdrum kitchen spice rack. In Don't Throw It, Grow It! Deborah Peterson reveals the hidden possibilities in everyday foods. Peterson, former president of the American Pit Gardening Society, shows how common kitchen staples - pits, nuts, beans, seeds, and tubers - can be coaxed into lush, vibrant houseplants that are as attractive...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 online resource (304 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Velvety or rough, silver or chartreuse, saw-toothed or scalloped -- foliage can be the star of your garden. This comprehensive guide describes the features and requirements of dozens of leafy plants, each one perfect for mixing and matching with flowers and ornamental grasses in vivid home landscapes. Handsomely illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, Foliage will inspire you to look at leaves with fresh eyes. Winner of the 2008 American...
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Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (340 pages)
Language
English
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Delightful!" -The New York Times Book Review Discover a world of beauty and creativity! Chanticleer has been called the most romantic, imaginative, and exciting public garden in America. It is a place of pleasure and learning, relaxing yet filled with ideas to take home. And now those lessons are available for everyone in this stunning book! You'll learn techniques specific to different conditions and plant palettes; how to use hardscape materials...
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