Hypertufa Containers: Creating and Planting an Alpine Trough Garden
by Lori Chips
Hypertufa containers - also known as troughs - are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat, and water, they are simple and affordable to make at home. Hypertufa Containers details everything a home gardeners needs to know to make their own troughs and successfully garden in them. Readers will discover the amazing variety of plants that thrive in troughs. Plant portraits include growing and cultivation information along with potting tips....
In this charming gift book, master gardener Sonia Day brings together delicious tidbits from myth, history, botany, and plant lore to reveal how plants have seduced our hearts, minds, and bodies throughout the ages. Organized in thematic chapters that loosely follow the arc of a love affair, the book journeys from "Innocence" through such stages as "Flirtation," "Seduction," "Lust," "Deception," and "Rapture." Scattered throughout are love potions, examples from the Victorian "language of flowe...
The sheer range of flower colour and patterning combined with a wide variety of flower shape from the large and flamboyant cultivars through to the delicate bell-shaped species means that there is a clematis for every situation and effect. Furthermore, if you choose your plants carefully it is possible to have a clematis in flower from spring through to autumn with flowers often followed by intricate fluffy seedheads. Specialists and collectors will delight in Raymond Evison's unique insight int...
80 Great Collector's Garden Plants (Ken Druse's natural garde guides)
by Kenneth Druse
Cacti are visually exciting, bold, architectural plants. They provide form and structure to any display and create an interesting focal point. The wonderful thing about these fascinating plants is that they thrive on neglect, requiring minimal water and tending - perfect for today's busy lifestyle. In this practical book, Shirley-Anne Bell shows how to create dramatic displays indoors as well as out, with ideas for planting schemes, landscaping effects, and container use. There is also advice on...
Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants
by C.Greg Speichert and Sue Speichert
"Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants" is the definitive photographic reference to the full range of plants available to the water gardener. This volume includes hundreds of water garden plants often overlooked in other books, such as marginal plants, floating plants, bog plants, and submerged plants. Of course, waterlilies and lotuses are described in detail as well. The encyclopedia offers complete information on hardiness, culture, propagation, and pests and diseases. With more than 700 beauti...
This new title in the popular "Success with...Series" encourages us to make the most of and celebrate the areas of low-light in our gardens, filling them with shade-tolerant plants that will thrive and look fantastic. Create a cool and lush haven with delicate woodland species, or perhaps a more tropical feel. This practical advice will ensure you create a successful, shady area from concept to planting wisely. Graham Clarke trained in horticulture at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisl...
Ideal Lifestyle 2020 Weekly & Monthly Planner
by Ideal Lifestyle Planners
