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Book Synopsis Ornamental Foliage Plants by : Denise Greig
Download or read book Ornamental Foliage Plants written by Denise Greig and published by Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ornamental Foliage Plants is a comprehensive guide to 1,500 garden and indoor plants grown mainly for their exceptional foliage. The first part of Ornamental Foliage Plants explores the different ways these plants can be used in landscaping. Concise chapters include: The winter garden Autumn color Architectural plants Hedges and topiary Succulent plants Plants with variegated leaves Silvery-leafed plants. The main section of the book is an A-Z directory of ornamental foliage plants. Entries are organized by botanical name with useful descriptions of the species as well as varieties and forms. Quick reference symbols indicate the plant's outstanding features. Information includes: Imperial and metric measurements Cultivation notes Best uses Region of origin Common names. This book, illustrated with 1,000 color photographs, is an indispensable reference for gardeners of all levels.
Book Synopsis Ornamental Foliage Plants for Your Garden by : Denise Greig
Download or read book Ornamental Foliage Plants for Your Garden written by Denise Greig and published by Reed New Holland. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive guide to a broad range of plants grown mainly for their ornamental foliage.
Book Synopsis Compendium of Ornamental Foliage Plant Diseases by : Ann Renee Chase
Download or read book Compendium of Ornamental Foliage Plant Diseases written by Ann Renee Chase and published by American Phytopathological Society. This book was released on 1987 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers diseases of palms, ferns, ivies, cacti, and dozens of other ornamentals.
Download or read book Foliage written by Nancy J. Ondra and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2007-04-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Framing the edges of a peaceful garden retreat or serving as a background color to make your flowers stand out, foliage is an important part of any well-thought-out planting. In this fun and informative guide, Nancy J. Ondra shows you how to use foliage plants to add drama and structure to your landscape. Ondra’s approachable and easy-to-follow advice, along with Rob Cardillo’s stunning photography, will inspire you to employ foliage to transform your outdoor world into a dazzling mixture of colors, shapes, and textures.
Book Synopsis Foliage Plants by : Christopher Lloyd
Download or read book Foliage Plants written by Christopher Lloyd and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1985 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All flowering plants, observes the noted horticulturist Christopher Lloyd, have limited blossoming seasons, which are often quite short. And many of the plants with the most beautiful blooms have the dullest or least attractive leaves. Therefore the character of a garden depends to a large degree on foliage plants - everything from trees to grasses - that last throughout the summer, and sometimes throughout th eyear, and that are grown primarily for their foliage.
Book Synopsis Ornamental Plants by : Sabina George
Download or read book Ornamental Plants written by Sabina George and published by New India Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a sincere effort to record the major ornamental plants raised in gardens and landscapes of today. The main classes of plants are described in the introductory chapter. A comprehensive account of trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers, creepers and taxonomic groups that share characteristics such as bulbous plants, cacti, succulents, bromeliads, ferns, and their allies, grasses bamboos, sedges as well as ornamental water garden plants are given.
Book Synopsis Foliage Plants for Your Garden by : Douglas Bartrum
Download or read book Foliage Plants for Your Garden written by Douglas Bartrum and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Taylor's Guide to Perennials by : Barbara W. Ellis
Download or read book Taylor's Guide to Perennials written by Barbara W. Ellis and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perennials are every gardener's favorite plants. They provide colorful flowers and leafy foliage, and, best of all, their beauty returns year after year. In this fully illustrated guide, you’ll find - The best new cultivars of the beloved old-fashioned plants of grandmother’s garden - Exciting new introductions from all over the world - Today’s popular ornamental grasses, perfect for combining with other perennials in low-maintenance gardens - Ferns to grow among the flowers And for every plant pictured, you’ll find complete growing information as well as notes on how to propagate your own plants to fill your garden with "free" flowers.
Book Synopsis Hellstrip Gardening by : Evelyn Hadden
Download or read book Hellstrip Gardening written by Evelyn Hadden and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a guide to creating a garden in such unused spaces as land beside a driveway, next to steps, or between the sidewalk and the street curb, discussing how to prepare the soil and listing the varieties of plants suitable for these conditions.
Book Synopsis Gardening with Foliage First by : Karen Chapman
Download or read book Gardening with Foliage First written by Karen Chapman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-01-25 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create a foliage-driven garden that dazzles! Although seductive, flowers, by their fleeting nature, are a fickle base to provide long-lasting gardens with year-round interest. Tackle this problem with the advice in Gardening with Foliage First. Learn how to first build a framework of foliage and then layer in flowers and other artistic elements as the finishing touches. This simple, recipe-style approach to garden design features 127 combinations for both sunny and shady gardens that work for a variety of climates and garden challenges.
Author :Sandra Bond Publisher :Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated ISBN 13 :9780706375817 Total Pages :367 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (758 download)
Book Synopsis The Complete Guide to Foliage Planting by : Sandra Bond
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Foliage Planting written by Sandra Bond and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1997 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foliage is and essential part of any garden, creating a lush background for other plants as well as being a feature in its own right. Valued for its infinite variety of shape, colour and texture, foliage also provides year-round interest while seasonal flowers come and go.
Book Synopsis The English Flower Garden by : William Robinson
Download or read book The English Flower Garden written by William Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Refresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture and Form by : Rebecca Sweet
Download or read book Refresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture and Form written by Rebecca Sweet and published by Horticulture Books. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breathe new life into your garden! Maybe your garden isn't what it once was. Or maybe it's stunning during the full bloom of summer, but falls apart the rest of the year. Maybe it's crowded, sparse, boring, disjointed...or it just doesn't resonate with you, and you have no idea why or what to do about it. Don't retreat indoors! In this friendly guide, acclaimed landscape designer and best-selling author Rebecca Sweet offers simple strategies for transforming established plots and empty spaces into the garden of your dreams--a place that soothes your soul and revives your spirits year-round. Start by identifying problems with your current plantings (such as clashing colors, lack of flow and "one-of-each-itis"), then learn how to inject new life using artful combinations of color, texture and form. At the back of the book, you'll find a thoughtfully curated selection of 78 plants perfect for creating key elements of harmony in your garden. You don't need to be a professional landscaper to put these concepts into play. With this book as your guide, turning blah spaces into breathtaking places becomes fun, easy and perennially rewarding! Overflowing with creative examples of how to... Wake up boring beds. Make a cramped garden feel bigger, or bring a sense of intimacy to an expansive area. Downplay eyesores. Create moods ranging from serene to stimulating. Add four-seasons interest. Decide which plants to keep, and which to pull. Thoughtfully integrate hardscaping, structures and accessories. Transform an ordinary garden into one that's memorable and meaningful!
Download or read book Coleus written by and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2008 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedic reference guide to more than 225 varieties of coleus features an array of these colorful foliage plants for both landscape design and container gardening, offering detailed descriptions of each variety, practical plant selection and garden design suggestions, tips on care and maintenance, and more.
Download or read book Foliage written by David Joyce and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foliage is destined to play a key role in the gardens of the future as gardeners increasingly recognise the astonishing repertoire that foliage offers in terms of shapes, textures and colours, from the dramatic impact of large leaved exotics to the subtle sensuality of bamboos and grasses. Here, David Joyce analyzes the characteristics of leaves, shows why foliage is so valuable ornamentally and looks at the way they are carried on the plant and discusses their contribution to the overall effect of the garden. The book also features a special selection of outstanding foliage plants, cross-referenced with earlier chapters.
Download or read book Foliage Gardens written by Richard Bird and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author provides information on foliage plants, particularly in gardens where there is more shade than sunshine, and on different effects, planting in hot or dry growing conditions, and using foliage for hedges and boundaries.
Book Synopsis Architectural Foliage by : Jill Billington
Download or read book Architectural Foliage written by Jill Billington and published by Ward Lock Limited. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
