Author : Ann Reilly
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
The number-one complaint of gardeners is that they can't grow flowers in shade. In this guide, the reader is introduced to 80 species of perennials that will flower in shade. 80 color photos.
Author : Frances Tenenbaum
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,9 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780395651650
"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.
Author : Barbara Ellis
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 27,84 MB
Release : 2000-04-30
Category : Landscape gardening
ISBN : 9780618059638
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.
Author : Barbara W. Ellis
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 23,21 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780395943526
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.
Author : Jenny Rose Carey
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2017-04-19
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604696818
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.
Author :
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,82 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Perennials are America's favorite class of plants, and those that grow in the sun include all the great ones--peonies, iris, phlox, poppies, delphinium, chrysanthemums, asters, and lupine--as well as lesser-known but easy-to-grow beauties. 80 color photos.
Author : Norman Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.
Author : Graham Rice
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,51 MB
Release : 2011-08-09
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604691875
In this book you'll learn how to prune selectively to admit more light and how to amend soil to increase its moisture retention. You'll also learn about more than 130 plants that accept reduced light and moisture levels-long-blooming woodland gems like epimediums and hellebores, and even lush foliage plants like evergreen ferns and hardy gingers, shrubs, climbers, perennials, ground covers, bulbs, annuals, and perennials- there is an entire palette to help you transform challenging spaces into rich, rewarding gardens.
Author : Norman Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 10,31 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Includes visual key, section on orchid growing, information chart for 322 plants, and "more than 400 color photographs and 200 black-and-white drawings."
Author : Ann Reilly
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,54 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780395522448
For all-season color and a bountiful supply of cut flowers for the house, annuals fill a unique niche in a gardener's landscape plans.
