Taylor's Guide to Shade Gardening


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"To grow a successful garden in shade, you need to select the right plants and then grow them according to their special needs. In this book, experts give you all the information you need to turn a common problem into a gardening pleasure." --Cover.




Taylor's Master Guide to Landscaping


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Reveals the vital components of landscape design, offering advice on choosing a site, selecting plants, creating garden accessories, and maintaining a landscape.




Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening


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Provides information on growing trees, perennials, annuals, grasses, herbs, and bulbs, features the basics of garden design, and talks about environmentally sound controls of pests and diseases.




Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening


Book Description

Provides information on growing trees, perennials, annuals, grasses, herbs, and bulbs, features the basics of garden design, and talks about environmentally sound controls of pests and diseases.




Taylor's Guide to Heirloom Vegetables


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The most comprehensive guide available, featuring more than 500 of the best historic, regional, and ethnic vegetables. Complete instructions on how to select and grow the best varieties for your own garden. Illustrated with more than 200 color photographs and 20 how-to drawings. Plus sources of seeds and expert advice on organic control. -- Cover.




Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants


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This fact-filled reference to all aspects of growing classic garden plants includes a mini-encyclopedia listing the best varieties to buy, illustrated instructions on performing garden tasks, suggestions for using plants in the home landscape, and directions on propagating.




Taylor's Guide to Trees


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Each entry includes a photograph, description, common and scientific names and pronunciation, cultivation information, and a description of notable cultivars and similar species.




Taylor's Guide to Annuals


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Several concurrent trends have created the need for a new book on annual plants. One is the increasing popularity of container gardening, for which these plants are particularly suited. Another is the hottest trend in landscaping -- creating a bold, even jungly look through the use of tropical plants and other dramatic specimens, most grown as annuals in temperate zones. To meet the demand, growers have developed hundreds of new plants and improved cultivars of old favorites. In this Taylor's Guide, buyers will find more than five hundred of the latest, trendiest plants and the best cultivars of the beloved old standbys.




Glorious Shade


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Turn a shady yard into a sumptuous garden Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Glorious Shade celebrates the benefits of shade and shows you how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard. You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares the techniques, design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden. Stunning color photographs offer design inspiration and reveal the beauty of shade-loving plants.




Taylor's Guide to Bulbs


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Offers advice on how to grow bulbs and describes the characteristics of more than 400 bulb plants.