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Author : William Edgar Barrick
Publisher : Sunset Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book American Horticultural Society 75 Great American Garden Plants written by William Edgar Barrick and published by Sunset Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Brickell
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants written by Christopher Brickell and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is the most comprehensive, detailed, and lavishly illustrated guide to garden plants ever published. With authoritative coverage of more than 15,000 ornamental plants, accompanied by nearly 6,000 full-color photographs, it is destined to become the essential reference work for all gardeners, from novice to expert. Plants are arranged alphabetically by their botanical names for fast, straightforward access. All names are completely up to date, and previous names (synonyms) appear as cross-references throughout. Any plant can be located quickly, even if the current botanical name is unfamiliar or not known. Detailed plant profiles, prepared by an international team of more than 40 expert contributors, describe growth habit, leaf and flower anatomy, plant height and spread, geographical origin, and hardiness. A concise introduction to each genus provides essential details of botanical family, native habitat, number of species, and the ornamental qualities for which the plants are grown, together with succinct advice on cultivation, propagation, and pests and diseases. Specially commissioned photographs closely integrated with the plant descriptions, capture the beauty of nearly 6,000 plants. The full diversity of growth habits within a genus is shown wherever possible, and special close-up panels illustrate the range of flower colors and shapes. A comprehensive introduction and glossary guide beginners and experienced gardeners alike to a greater knowledge and understanding of the key elements of plant classification, anatomy, and cultivation.
Author : American Horticultural Society
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780756603151
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (31 download)
Download or read book AHS Great Plant Guide written by American Horticultural Society and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2004 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to help gardeners choose plants in two different ways, this guide features color photos, A-Z and planting guides, and cold-hardiness and heat-zone maps. A special section on popular annuals and bedding plants has been added to this edition.
Author : Paul Bonine
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 0881929816
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (819 download)
Download or read book Black Plants written by Paul Bonine and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are all words that describe the singular appeal of plants with black (or near-black) foliage, flowers, or fruit. For some gardeners, they are curiosities that yield a special thrill when closely examined. For others, they are invaluable for creating sophisticated designs in which dark leaves and foliage provide essential contrast with brighter elements. Whatever the source of their somber magic, these dusky denizens of the plant kingdom are irresistible to gardeners-or indeed to anyone drawn to nature's more unusual manifestations.
Author : American Horticultural Society
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants written by American Horticultural Society and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1989-11-30 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and lavish guide to garden plants available today, this extensive encyclopedia includes over 8,000 plants, 4,000 of which are featured in exquisite full-color photographs. Written by a team of plant experts, this superb book is designed to be the gardener's bible, a standard work of reference for every gardening bookshelf. It is oganized into the following sections: Creating a Garden This is a simple guide to garden planning by John Brooks, the world-renowned landscape designer. Choice of plants in relation to garden style, scale, and proportion, and use of color and texture are all explained and illustrated with a host of gardens. Extensive lists suggest plants for particular sites. The Plant Catalog Organized in a unique, easy-to-use format, this section is arranged by plant type, size, season of interest, and color of flower or foliage. Over 4,000 plants are individually described, each with its own full-color photograph, symbols indicating cultivation requirements, hardiness zone numbers, and, for trees and shrubs, a scale drawing of mature size and shape. The Plant Dictionary a complete A-Z guide to more than 8,000 plants, this section also functions as an index to the encyclopedia. It describes every genus in the book and provides information about thousands of other recommended plants. Plus a complete index of over 2,500 common names for easy cross-reference and a glossary of straightforward definitions of the technical terms used in this book.
Author : John Mickel
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
ISBN 13 : 9780881925982
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (259 download)
Download or read book Ferns for American Gardens written by John Mickel and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2003 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the cultivation and use of ferns in gardens offers information on more than four hundred types of ferns and suggests plant combinations.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465465316
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)
Download or read book Pruning and Training written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 800 plants, Pruning and Training is a freshly redesigned and fully comprehensive guide to cultivating your perfect garden. Pruning and Training has step-by-step instructions to pruning and training hundreds of trees, shrubs, and climbing plants. With chapters on everything from rosebushes to peach trees, Pruning and Training has advice for every garden and gardener. With its practical A-Z approach, organized by plant type, Pruning and Training displays information in an easy-to-follow format and has guides to specialized techniques for each plant type, including coppicing and pollarding for trees and pinch pruning for shrubs. Learn the basic training techniques for climbing plants and see how to maintain ornamental shrubs in your garden, including grasses for your topiary or hedges and bamboo. Pruning and Training is the essential guide to pruning and training your garden plants with confidence.
Author : Elizabeth Lawrence
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469617056
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book A Southern Garden written by Elizabeth Lawrence and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author believes gardening in the middle South, where seasons have no definite boundaries but merge imperceptibly, could and should be a year-round pleasure. She takes us through the cycle of seasons, telling which plants are most suitable to which season. The book includes tables giving blooming dates of over eight hundred varieties of plants which were recorded over a period of years.
Author : Allan M. Armitage
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1610583809
Total Pages : 1480 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Herbaceous Perennial Plants written by Allan M. Armitage and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 1480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of the comprehensive—and entertaining—gardening reference by the master horticulturalist. This is the long-awaited third edition of Allan Armitage’s masterpiece on garden perennials. Armitage’s extensive traveling, teaching, and trialing experiences provide a depth of understanding of the best ornamental perennials for North American gardens unparalleled by any other garden writer. One of the most definitive and conclusive books written about perennials, the first edition was designated as one of the best seventy-five books written in the last seventy-five years by the American Horticulture Society. Now the third edition of “The Big Perennial Book” (as it is fondly referred to by many practitioners) describes 3,600 species in 1224 pages. More than three hundred color photos complement detailed text filled with the author’s pointed observations of plant performance, cultivar selection, and current taxonomy. In addition, his trademark wit and passion are both in abundance, making reading as pleasurable as it is informative.
Author : Barbara Damrosch
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0761176810
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)
Download or read book The Four Season Farm Gardener's Cookbook written by Barbara Damrosch and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman are America’s foremost organic gardeners—and authorities. Barbara is the author of The Garden Primer, and Eliot wrote the bible for organic gardening, The New Organic Grower. Today they are the face of the locavore movement, working through their extraordinary Four Season Farm in Maine. And now they’ve written the book on how to grow what you eat, and cook what you grow. The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook is two books in one. It’s a complete four-season cookbook with 120 recipes from Barbara, a master cook as well as master gardener, who shows how to maximize the fruits—and vegetables—of your labors, from Stuffed Squash Blossom Fritters to Red Thai Curry with Fall Vegetables to Hazelnut Torte with Summer Berries. And it’s a step-by-step garden guide that works no matter how big or small your plot, with easy-to-follow instructions and plans for different gardens. It covers size of the garden, nourishing the soil, planning ahead, and the importance of rotating crops—yes, even in your backyard. And, at the core, individual instructions on the crops, from the hardy and healthful cabbage family to fourteen essential culinary herbs. Eating doesn’t get any more local than your own backyard.
Author : Richard Noble Westmacott
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870497629
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)
Download or read book African-American Gardens and Yards in the Rural South written by Richard Noble Westmacott and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slave family could assert some measure of independence and perhaps find some degree of spiritual refreshment. Since slavery, working the garden for the survival of the family has become less urgent, but now pleasure is taken from growing flowers and produce and in welcoming friends to the yard. Similarities in attitude between rural southern blacks and whites are reflected in the expression of such values as the importance of the agrarian lifestyle, self-reliance, and.
Author : Christopher Brickell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (195 download)
Download or read book The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants written by Christopher Brickell and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Loewer
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811724791
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (247 download)
Download or read book The Wild Gardener written by Peter Loewer and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected as one of the 75 Great Garden Books by the American Horticultural Society Winner of the Garden Writers of America Art of Communication Award, 1991 In this modern classic of gardening, noted author and artist Peter Loewer explores native American plants for the wild garden, whether it's a green sanctuary in the midst of a concrete landscape or a natural area on the edge of virgin forest. The book includes reliable information on cultivating and propagating the best wildflowers and shrubs and offers curious folklore and historical footnotes on wild flora and fauna.
Author : Margery Fish
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849949611
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)
Download or read book We Made a Garden written by Margery Fish and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elegant new edition of a classic book from one of the twentieth century's greatest garden writers. This landmark work on creating a garden was first published in 1956 and has rarely been out of print since. We Made a Garden is the story of how Margery Fish, one of the leading British gardeners of the mid-20th century, and her husband Walter transformed an acre of wilderness into a stunning cottage garden, still open to the public at East Lambrook Manor, Somerset, England. Quirky and readable, this book details her creation of a world-renowned cottage garden, as well as her battles with Walter in the process, who preferred the standard suburban approach. In this beautiful and timeless work, she recounts the trials and tribulations, the successes and failures of her venture with ease and humour. Topics covered are colourful and diverse, ranging from the most suitable hyssop for the terraced garden through composting, hedges and making paths to the best time to lift and replant tulip bulbs. This book has been hailed as everything from a blueprint for the creation of a modern cottage garden to a feminist manifesto, and the author's practical knowledge, imaginative ideas and general good sense will encourage and inspire gardeners everywhere.
Author : Jennifer Jewell
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1604699833
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The Earth in Her Hands written by Jennifer Jewell and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Earth in Her Hands celebrates the important contributions women make to the wide world of plants—in the fields of horticulture, environmental science, botany, floral design, farming, landscape architecture, herbalism, food justice, and more.
Author : Laura J. Lawson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520243439
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book City Bountiful written by Laura J. Lawson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-05-30 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The social history of American cities would not be complete without a full account of the rise of community open spaces. Lawson does exactly this by providing a compelling and poetic account of the history and making of urban gardens. Combining solid scholarship with engaging images of the gardens and stories of their makers, this book sheds new light on the value of urban open space. More important, it explains why community gardens need to stand alongside city parks as permanent open spaces. Essential reading for community developers and landscape architects as well as anyone who ventures outside, enthusiasm and shovel in hand, to improve their local environment.—Mark Francis, author of Urban Open Space and Village Homes "The definitive history of the past hundred years of America's experience with community gardens. A labor of love by a garden activist, the book appears at a most appropriate time—today our city dwellers and suburbanites are retreating onto carpets of passive open space tended by homeowner associations and lawn care outfits. Lawson thoughtfully analyzes the weaknesses of community gardens when used as a response to social crises and, by contrast, investigates community gardens as an alternative to today's managed care of open space. Her history clearly presents a way of community living that we can elect if we choose her wisdom."—Sam Bass Warner, Jr, author of To Dwell Is to Garden "An important book about how the urban gardening movement is transforming our landscape and reconnecting us to the land."—Alice Waters, Owner, Chez Panisse
Author : Katharine S. White
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590178513
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Onward and Upward in the Garden written by Katharine S. White and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1925 Harold Ross hired Katharine Sergeant Angell as a manuscript reader for The New Yorker. Within months she became the magazine’s first fiction editor, discovering and championing the work of Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike, James Thurber, Marianne Moore, and her husband-to-be, E. B. White, among others. After years of cultivating fiction, White set her sights on a new genre: garden writing. On March 1, 1958, The New Yorker ran a column entitled “Onward and Upward in the Garden,” a critical review of garden catalogs, in which White extolled the writings of “seedmen and nurserymen,” those unsung authors who produced her “favorite reading matter.” Thirteen more columns followed, exploring the history and literature of gardens, flower arranging, herbalists, and developments in gardening. Two years after her death in 1977, E. B. White collected and published the series, with a fond introduction. The result is this sharp-eyed appreciation of the green world of growing things, of the aesthetic pleasures of gardens and garden writing, and of the dreams that gardens inspire.
