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Book Synopsis The Subtropical Garden by : Jacqueline Walker
Download or read book The Subtropical Garden written by Jacqueline Walker and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 1992 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Subtropical Plants by : Jacqueline Sparrow
Download or read book Subtropical Plants written by Jacqueline Sparrow and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2002 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the range of attractive subtropicals and selected tropical plants that can be grown in subtropical areas.
Book Synopsis Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates by : Bijan Dehgan
Download or read book Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates written by Bijan Dehgan and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In one volume this book seems to encompass all the plants native and exotic grown in Florida. No small feat! . . . No other reference work that I know of covers the field as comprehensively as this."--Edward Golden, horticutural consultant and past president, Sarasota Orchid Society From Florida to California and on to Hawaii, gardeners who want a current, thorough, and user-friendly guide to the common indoor foliage and outdoor landscape plants for U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 8, 9, 10, and 11 will welcome this fully illustrated book. With precise line drawings for nearly 500 plant species, the work presents a description of cultivated ferns, cone-bearing plants, and flowering ornamental plants for warmer climates. It offers a description of the families, essential identifying features, and horticultural information for each plant, including origin, cold hardiness zones, propagation techniques, and soil, fertilizer, irrigation, and light requirements. The author also discusses identification features under clearly demarcated headings of growth habit, foliage, stem and bark, flower, and fruit. With a comprehensive glossary of terms commonly used in plant identification and a cross-referenced index of common and scientific names, readers will be able to find information with minimal effort. This book is intended for use by backyard gardeners and will be especially handy for newcomers to warm temperate and subtropical areas who seek a reliable resource for plant selection and care. In addition, it will be indispensable to garden clubs, volunteer Master Gardeners, nursery professionals, extension agents, and landscape architects. It also can serve as a plant identification text for students of environmental horticulture, forestry, and other plant science-related fields. Bijan Dehgan is professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida. He is internationally recognized for his taxonomic and horticultural research and major publications on the endangered sago palms (cycads) and the physic nuts (Jatropha).
Book Synopsis Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants by : Martyn Rix
Download or read book Subtropical and Dry Climate Plants written by Martyn Rix and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change, the need to conserve water, the desire for more exotic and dramatic plants -- all of these are prompting gardeners to seek out interesting new plants that thrive in subtropical or dry climates. In addition to offering expert cultivation advice, this book includes an A-Z directory profiling over 1000 plants.
Book Synopsis The Subtropical Garden by : W. Robinson
Download or read book The Subtropical Garden written by W. Robinson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Book Synopsis The Exotic Garden by : Richard R. Iversen
Download or read book The Exotic Garden written by Richard R. Iversen and published by Taunton. This book was released on 1999 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of mixing tropical plants with perennials and hardy annuals has been around since Victorian times. It is now enjoying a newfound popularity because tropical plants are more widely available. Gardeners who want to bring the lush beauty of tropicals to an existing garden, or who want to create an authentic vintage garden, will delight in The Exotic Garden. Although tropicals are novelties in temperate climates, they can successfully be grown anywhere. Iversen shows how tropicals can easily be used as annuals to perk up a garden with color during non-blooming seasons. The author's expert advice shows how to grow tropicals in beds, borders, and containers, select and combine plants, and use the tools of color, texture, and form. Plus, there are special overwintering tips and a full color glossary of more than 100 plants.
Book Synopsis Hot Plants for Cool Climates by : Susan A. Roth
Download or read book Hot Plants for Cool Climates written by Susan A. Roth and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passionate gardeners in cooler climates struggle year after year to overwinter their gorgeous tropical plants. Our new paperback edition is the answer to their problem — practical advice for achieving the tropical look in a temperate garden. The authors, who both live and garden on Long Island, New York, reveal the secrets to creating a lush, flamboyant landscape. Separate chapters cover such topics as principles of design and maintenance, proper plant selection, container gardening, and overwintering. Fantastic color photography throughout will inspire gardeners in even the hardiest zones. With the help of this book, an impressive tropical garden is within any gardener's reach.
Book Synopsis Landscaping with Tropical Plants by : Monica Moran Brandies
Download or read book Landscaping with Tropical Plants written by Monica Moran Brandies and published by Sunset. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design ideas; creative garden plans; cold-climate solutions.
Book Synopsis Tropical Food Gardens by : Leonie Norrington
Download or read book Tropical Food Gardens written by Leonie Norrington and published by Bloomings Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells you how to grow exotic vegetables such as snake beans and water chestnuts. Luscious fruits such as rambutans and mangoes Herbs like vanilla and turmeric.
Book Synopsis Tropical Garden Style with Hardy Plants by : Alan Hemsley
Download or read book Tropical Garden Style with Hardy Plants written by Alan Hemsley and published by GMC Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical handbook shows how to turn a garden into a fantasy of exotic contrasts: thrusting spikes alongside feathery grasses and vibrant colours against a deep green backdrop. It has advice on growing exotic plants in non-tropical climates, showing that exotic specimens can be easy to manage.
Book Synopsis Tropical Flowering Plants by : Kirsten Albrecht Llamas
Download or read book Tropical Flowering Plants written by Kirsten Albrecht Llamas and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2003-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy, the book is a rare work of scrupulous research -- and magnificent photography -- that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist.
Book Synopsis Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere by : Byron E. Martin
Download or read book Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere written by Byron E. Martin and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy fresh java brewed from your own coffee beans or juice from the orange tree growing in a sunny corner of your living room. Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin show you how to successfully plant, grow, and harvest 47 varieties of tropical fruiting plants — in any climate! This straightforward, easy-to-use guide brings papaya, passionfruit, pepper, pineapples, and more out of the tropics and into your home. With plenty of gorgeous foliage, entrancing fragrances, and luscious fruits, local food has never been more exotic.
Book Synopsis The Subtropical Garden, Or, Beauty of Form in the Flower Garden by : William Robinson
Download or read book The Subtropical Garden, Or, Beauty of Form in the Flower Garden written by William Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Subtropical Garden ... by : William Robinson (F.L.S.)
Download or read book The Subtropical Garden ... written by William Robinson (F.L.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Gardening in the Tropics by : Richard Eric Holttum
Download or read book Gardening in the Tropics written by Richard Eric Holttum and published by Cavendish Square Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening in the Tropicsoffers invaluable advice on how to establish a luxuriant tropical garden. This authoritative guide lists more than 500 varieties of tropical plants. In addition, it provides up-to-date information on pests, diseases and other technical subjects. This definitive book will certainly meet the needs of all gardeners in the Malayan region and in other parts of the wet tropics. Informed content from distinguished Professors on Malayan botany. A complete guide to gardening in the tropics from planning and designing a garden to soil treatment and pest control. Well organized, user-friendly one stop source for plant information and reference Invaluable photographs for selecting appropriate plants for your tropical garden. Richard Eric Holttum(1885 - 1990) became interested in plants from an early age. After his studies at the University of Cambridge, where he was awarded the University Prize in Botany, he came to the Straits Settlements and was appointed Assistant Director of the Gardens Department. He subsequently became Director of the Botanic Gardens and remained so until 1949. In that year, he was appointed Professor of Botany at the new University of Singapore, retiring in 1954. While he was in Singapore and later, when he went back to England after retirements, Professor Holttum devoted detailed study to orchids, bamboos and ferns, and wrote several authoritative treatises on them. In 1951 he was awarded the degree of Sc. D. by the University of Cambridge in recognition of his published works on Malayan botany. Ivan Enochread Botany and Agricultural Botany at the University College of Wales, Aberyswyth. In 1950 he was appointed to the Department of Botany at the University of Malaya in Singapore under Professor Holttum. In 1960 Professor Enoch took up an appointment at the Faculty of Agriculture in Kuala Lumpur teaching Agricultural Botany. For several years he was invited to act as one of the judges at the annual M.A.H.A. show and also joined the Selangor Gardening Society, of which he was a committee member for some time. He now lives in West Yokrshire and continues his work on seeds.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants by : Ahmed Fayaz
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants written by Ahmed Fayaz and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A superb reference for anyone interested in the world's tropical flora.
Book Synopsis The Subtropical Garden; or, beauty of form in the flower garden by : W. Robinson
Download or read book The Subtropical Garden; or, beauty of form in the flower garden written by W. Robinson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Subtropical Garden; or, Beauty of Form in the Flower Garden' by W. Robinson is a comprehensive guide to incorporating large and graceful foliage into your garden for a more unique and artistic appeal beyond just color. Robinson's approach is practical and knowledgeable, offering a selection of suitable species arranged alphabetically, as well as their descriptions, arrangements, culture, and propagation. Unlike other literature on subtropical gardening, Robinson's guide excludes unsuitable and variegated hardy subjects, focusing on the most effective plants from the vegetation of northern and temperate countries.
