The Fern Garden or Fern Culture and Gardening Made Easy
by Shirley Hibberd
Small home gardens are growing in popularity, and miniature terrariums are the easiest and least expensive indoor garden of all. The beautiful photos in this book show you how to add a whimsical touch of green to any space: at work, at home, in your dorm room even in your car! Terrarium gardening offers unlimited gardening possibilities, even when space is limited. Although terrariums have been around since Victorian times, Japanese garden design has perfected the art form with a modern and mini...
Best Perennials for Sun and Shade (Home Grown Gardening)
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
A Family Is Like A Forest, When You Are Outside It Is Dense
by Wild Pages Press
Figuring out what to grow in the shade is challenge enough. Throw in factors that affect southern gardeners, and the topic becomes as thorny as wild blackberry. Shade varies at different times of day, and gardeners need to take this into account. Shade changes from season to season, too, even within the same yard. In Southern Shade: A Plant Selection Guide, landscape expert Jo Kellum takes the mystery out of the murky parts of the yard. Some plants desire rich, moist soil, decaying leaves, a...
The Random House Book of Plants for Shade (Random House Book of ... (Garden Plants))
by Roger Phillips and Martyn E Rix
Small is beautiful, they say, and nowhere is this truer than in the garden: the tiniest balcony can be transformed by a few pots, and a space no more than 8 meters square can accommodate a patio, some flower beds, a water feature and a tiny veg patch. In this practical but inspirational book John Cushnie advises on: deciding what you want and making it fit the space; using light and shade to make the area look bigger; using plants to provide movement, color, shape and texture; ensuring shelter a...
A quick-reference guide to planting perennials for gardeners with little experience and time.
The authors have compiled eight small format books that cover the most popular subjects for gardeners in the Plant Chooser Series. The series is aimed at the less-expert gardener who may be buying plants for the first time.