Plants And Landscapes For Summer Dry Climates Of The San Francisco Bay Region

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Plants and Landscapes for Summer-dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region

Author : Nora Harlow
Publisher : East Bay Munic. Util. District
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plants and Landscapes for Summer-dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region written by Nora Harlow and published by East Bay Munic. Util. District. This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening. Environmental Studies. Photographs by Saxon Holt. Illustrations by Richard Pembroke. This lavishly illustrated book celebrates the challenges and opportunities of gardening in Mediterranean climates, with special reference to northern California's San Francisco Bay Region. The core of the book is a catalog of more than 650 plants suited to regions with mild, usually wet winters and dry, often hot summers. These plants thrive with moderate to no summer irrigation when established, require little or no maintenance, and are reasonably available from nurseries, botanic gardens, native plant sales, or specialty seed suppliers. Many of the 542 color photographs show plants in garden settings to suggest attractive and compatible plant combinations. Summary charts provide information on each plant, such as bloom time, needs for water and sun, and preferences for coastal or inland microclimates. Lists suggest plants for special situations, such as hot sites, dryish shade, small gardens, and clay soils. Chapters on landscape design and maintenance inspire readers to make gardens that use little water and no harmful chemicals, with a focus on building healthy soil. Practical steps to successful design are supplemented with ideas for designing with microclimate, attracting wildlife, and fire safety. Sidebars by local experts discuss weather, natural landscapes, design solutions, and gardening with recycled water. "A valuable resource for climate-compatible gardening in the San Franciso Bay Area that will also be of interest to gardeners in other parts of the world with a similar seasonal pattern of winter rain and dry summers. This book will occupy a prominent place in my library for many years to come." Katherine Greenberg, president Mediterranean Garden Society "This book is beautifully designed with abundant photographs of plants, many in garden settings, and it is packed with the kind of information gardeners need for their own special situations. Simply stunning Bravo " Phyllis M. Faber, editor University of California Press"

Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates

Author : Nora Harlow
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1643260294
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates written by Nora Harlow and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dry summer, wet winter climate? This is your must have plant guide. Selecting plants suited to your climate is the first step toward a thriving, largely self-sustaining garden that connects with and supports the natural world. With gentle and compelling text and stunning photographs of plants in garden settings, Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates by Nora Harlow and Saxon Holt is a guide to native and climate-adapted plants for summer-dry, winter-wet climates of North America's Pacific coast. Knowing what these climates share and how and why they differ, you can choose to make gardens that maintain and expand local and regional biodiversity, take little from the earth that is not returned, and welcome and accommodate the presence of wildlife. With global warming, it is now even more critical that we garden in tune with climate.

Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates

Author : Nora Harlow
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604699124
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates written by Nora Harlow and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dry summers? Wet winters? This is your must-have guide. Gardening in an area defined by arid summers and soggy winters can be challenging. But gardens can thrive in such conditions, and this definitive handbook shares the plants and practices that will help you succeed. Landscape architect Nora Harlow and award-winning photographer Saxon Holt explain how plants adapt to the climate and how topography and climate relate. A comprehensive plant directory provides details on each plant’s needs, and stunning photography shows how smart design can help address seasonal issues. It’s everything you need to create a flourishing summer-dry garden.

Private Gardens of the Bay Area

Author : Susan Lowry
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1580934765
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Private Gardens of the Bay Area written by Susan Lowry and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seasoned garden writers Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner, along with leading landscape photographer Marion Brenner, tour more than thirty-five private gardens in the San Francisco Bay Area, illuminating the unrivalled beauty of Northern California—the breadth of the sky, the quality of the light, the sparkle of the Bay, the shapes of the hills—that has beckoned landscape designers and gardeners for generations. Organized geographically—starting with the San Francisco Peninsula, moving north into San Francisco itself, crossing the Bay into Berkeley and Oakland, and finishing in Napa, Sonoma, and Marin—Private Gardens of the Bay Area encompasses an extraordinary range of micro-climates that foster the cultivation of an equally extraordinary range of plants. The kaleidoscope of vigorous plants from five continents bursting out of an Oakland front yard is one kind of garden, the clean-lined contemporary composition of drought-tolerant natives and gravel is another, and the garden tucked into the mountain landscape of oaks, manzanitas, and ceanothus is yet another. This fascinating tour includes gardens such as Green Gables, where the 1911 terraced design by Greene & Greene is meticulously preserved; Big Swing, with a world-renowned collection of salvias; a vertical garden on a vertiginous site in San Francisco by Surfacedesign; and a romantic landscape of lawns, perennial beds, and stately oaks owned by noted collectors and gallerists Gretchen and John Berggruen. Lowry and Berner describe the goals of each garden owner and the principles behind the designs.

Dry Gardens

Author : Daniel Nolan
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847861260
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Dry Gardens written by Daniel Nolan and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed landscape designer Daniel Nolan showcases the best of desert gardenscapes that have become synonymous with luxury minimalism, and presents techniques that will inspire readers to transform available space into their own modern dry garden. Hot days, cool nights, dry air, a blazing sun—California’s Mediterranean climate is not what you think of when you hear “lush garden,” but leading garden designers Nolan and his peers have revolutionized this genre with their artful designs. Nolan, the authority on dry gardens, has carefully selected 25 unique public and private garden masterpieces, diverse examples of interior and exterior gardening techniques. Readers will be treated to a complete look at crafting elevated and rustic gardens through a variety of environments, from pools and pocket gardens, front lawns, balconies, and living walls to retail spaces, museums, and vineyards. Each detailed project offers a different approach to incorporating the desert’s wild array of flora and becomes a practical tool, addressing various materials and horticultural and compositional solutions. Rich with bold architecture of spiny cacti, brilliant and muted sage, rosy succulents, bright, dusty sands, and red rocks, Dry Gardens proves that inspiration has no geographic boundaries. It will be appreciated by lovers of gardens and interior design from around the world.

The California Wildlife Habitat Garden

Author : Nancy Bauer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520267818
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The California Wildlife Habitat Garden written by Nancy Bauer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-07-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to transform backyard gardens into living ecosystems that are not only enjoyable retreats for humans, but also sanctuaries for wildlife.

The Bold Dry Garden

Author : Johanna Silver
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604696702
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Bold Dry Garden written by Johanna Silver and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “For those of you—and your numbers are growing—gardening in drought-stricken parts of the country, The Bold Dry Garden will quench your thirst for inspiration.” —New York Times Book Review Ruth Bancroft is a dry gardening pioneer. Her lifelong love of plants led to the creation of one of the most acclaimed public gardens, The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. The Bold Dry Garden offers unparalleled access to the garden and the extraordinary woman responsible for it. In its stunningly photographed pages, you’ll discover the history of the garden and the design principles and plant palette that make it unique. Packed with growing and maintenance tips, profiles of signature plants for a dry garden, and innovative design techniques, The Bold Dry Garden has everything you need to create a garden that is lush, waterwise, and welcoming.

Pretty Tough Plants

Author : Plant Select
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604697350
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Pretty Tough Plants written by Plant Select and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There’s a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select—the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates—meets this need by promoting plants that allow gardeners everywhere to have stunning, environmentally-friendly gardens that use fewer resources. Pretty Tough Plants highlights 135 of Plant Select’s top plant picks. Each profile features a color photograph and specific details about the plant’s size, best features, and bloom season, along with cultural needs, landscape features, and design ideas. The plant list includes perennials and annuals, groundcovers, grasses, shrubs, and trees. A chart at the end of the book makes it easy to choose the right plants for specific conditions and needs.

Gardens by the Bay

Author : David A. Laws
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0972387447
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (723 download)

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Download or read book Gardens by the Bay written by David A. Laws and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

California Native Gardening

Author : Helen Popper
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520952235
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book California Native Gardening written by Helen Popper and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first month-by-month guide to gardening with native plants in a state that follows a unique, nontraditional seasonal rhythm. Beginning in October, when much of California leaves the dry season behind and prepares for its own green "spring," Helen Popper provides detailed, calendar-based information for both beginning and experienced native gardeners. Each month’s chapter lists gardening tasks, including repeated tasks and those specific to each season. Popper offers planting and design ideas, and explains core gardening techniques such as pruning, mulching, and propagating. She tells how to use native plants in traditional garden styles, including Japanese, herb, and formal gardens, and recommends places for viewing natives. An essential year-round companion, this beautifully written and illustrated book nurtures the twin delights of seeing wild plants in the garden and garden plants in the wild.

Landscape Design

Author : Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Landscape Design written by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ancient Egyptian royal cemeteries to great 18th-century English estates and the earth works of today, this volume spans the history of landscape design, revealing a great deal about the development of societies, and how cities, parks and gardens embody cultural values.

Oaks in the Urban Landscape

Author : Laurence Raleigh Costello
Publisher : UCANR Publications
ISBN 13 : 1601076800
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Oaks in the Urban Landscape written by Laurence Raleigh Costello and published by UCANR Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication offers a comprehensive look at the management of oaks in urban areas. As development moves into oak woodland areas, more and more oaks are becoming "urban" oaks. Oaks are highly valued in urban areas for their aesthetic, environmental, economic and cultural benefits. However, significant impacts to the health and structural stability of oaks have resulted from urban encroachment. Changes in environment, incompatible cultural practices, and pest problems can all lead to the early demise of our stately oaks. Using this book you'll learn how to effectively manage and protect oaks in urban areas - existing oaks as well as the planting of new oaks. Three key areas are addressed: selection, care, and preservation. You'll learn how cultural practices, pest management, risk management, preservation during development, and genetic diversity can all play a role in preserving urban oaks. Arborists, urban foresters, landscape architects, planners and designers, golf course superintendents, academics, and Master Gardeners alike will find this to be an invaluable reference guide.

Marin Landscape Design

Author : Dane E. Rose
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500357351
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Marin Landscape Design written by Dane E. Rose and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to help home-owners in Marin County, California with their landscape design process. It includes hundreds of local photos organized by topics as well as detailed portraits of local landscapes created by author and landscape designer Dane Rose.

Point of View

Author : Saxon Holt
Publisher : PhotoBotanic Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Point of View written by Saxon Holt and published by PhotoBotanic Press. This book was released on 2015-02-07 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where will you set up the camera to take the picture you think you see? The exact point of view—slightly to one side of your subject or perhaps down low—is critical to a good composition. Point of View is the fourth lesson in THINK LIKE A CAMERA, the second series of the PhotoBotanic Garden Photography Workshop with garden photographer Saxon Holt. The camera is an artistic tool that frames a composition in two dimensions. Learn techniques of lines, shape, and focal points found in all good gardens to fill the frame with strong compositions. "Whether you have a big megapixel SLR camera or just a smart phone, your pictures will improve as soon as you think about what the camera is seeing—versus what you are seeing. Use the camera frame to fill your photograph with only those elements that tell your story."

Composition and Balance

Author : Saxon Holt
Publisher : PhotoBotanic Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Composition and Balance written by Saxon Holt and published by PhotoBotanic Press. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Composition and Balance is the second lesson in the GOOD GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY series, a survey of the various elements any landscape photographer must consider when capturing an image artfully to tell the story of what he or she sees. Now, how do we arrange the elements into a balanced composition?

Finding the Light

Author : Saxon Holt
Publisher : PhotoBotanic Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding the Light written by Saxon Holt and published by PhotoBotanic Press. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding the Light is the first lesson in the GOOD GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY series, a survey of the various elements any landscape photographer must consider when capturing an image artfully to tell the story of what he or she sees. Learning how to read the quality of light is the single most important skill in good garden photography. Even a good composition will fail if the light is bad. Learn to find the light!

Space and Shape

Author : Saxon Holt
Publisher : PhotoBotanic Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space and Shape written by Saxon Holt and published by PhotoBotanic Press. This book was released on 2015-02-07 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The camera sees in two dimensions. The shapes and spaces created within the four edges of the frame need to be balanced. Those shapes often include negative space that may result when the three dimensions of real life are reduced down to only two in a photo. Space and Shape is the fifth lesson in THINK LIKE A CAMERA, the second series of the PhotoBotanic Garden Photography Workshop with garden photographer Saxon Holt. The camera is an artistic tool that frames a composition in two dimensions. Learn techniques of lines, shape, and focal points found in all good gardens to fill the frame with strong compositions. "Whether you have a big megapixel SLR camera or just a smart phone, your pictures will improve as soon as you think about what the camera is seeing—versus what you are seeing. Use the camera frame to fill your photograph with only those elements that tell your story."