If you thought the age of the great plant explorers was over, guess again. Dan Hinkley, founder of the legendary Heronswood Nursery, has scoured the globe for botanical treasures, a bounty that has enriched gardens throughout the world. He presents the most outstanding shrubs and vines from his plant-collecting trips to Chile, Costa Rica, South Africa, Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, India, New Zealand, Europe, and North America. Explorers will encounter little-known exotics such as...
How to Select and Care for Shrubs and Hedges (Ortho Book)
by Joseph E Howland
Pruning is essential to keeping trees, shrubs, and other plants healthy and beautiful. Not only does pruning keep plants from getting unwieldy and large, it also allows light and air to reach more branches, encourages fruit and blossom growth, removes diseased branches, and adds structural strength to plants. But many homeowners and gardeners feel overwhelmed by pruning. When is the right time to prune? How much should be removed? What's the difference between pinching and heading back? What too...
This 3rd Edition of Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning covers more than twenty additional plants in three new chapters. The result is the new definitive guide for the home gardener with friendly, expert advice from Cass Turnbull, founder of Seattle's PlantAmnesty, whose mission is "to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs caused by mal-pruning." Nothing about pruning is obvious. In fact, most of it is downright counterintuitive. People try to prune plants like they cut lumbe...
The Japanese and Chinese have been "creating" bonsai trees for centuries. The art of bonsai has become very popular, with increasing numbers of affordable bonsai available in supermarkets and garden centers. If carefully maintained and pruned, these miniaturized trees make an impressive focal point for any garden or room. Bonsai: A Care Manual is tailored to meet the needs of the first-time owner and more experienced collector by explaining in detail all the techniques needed to keep bonsai aliv...
Aimed at the discriminating gardener who would like a garden that stands out from the rest, this book presents 1500 of the best plants - proven species which can enhance any garden and bring great enjoyment to the gardener. The selection includes trees, shrubs, roses, conifers, climbers, perennials, bulbs, ferns, grasses and alpines, plants for outdoors, plants for the conservatory and plants for patios and containers. They include some rarities. Advice is offered on the most effective use of th...
Your Florida Guide to Shrubs
by Edward Gilman, Robert J Black, and Sydney Park Brown
No other book offers such colourful, complete, and reliable information about all aspects of selecting, growing, and maintaining the shrubs and small trees that thrive in the Florida landscape. Written for everyone from the homeowner with limited gardening skills to the landscape professional or property manager, the new edition of this photo-filled guide includes a hardiness-zone map and all the information you need to help create a beautiful landscape!
Elegir, cultivar y conservar las plantas aromaticas (Nature)
by Pierrick Le Jardinier
Contains full-colour images with step-by-step instructions, which provide concise practical information and advice. Perfect for the beginner or busy gardener who wants to get results.
Packed with more than 1000 photographs of over 1000 plants Shrubs & Climbers is an inspirational handbook to help you identify choose and grow your favourite varieties. Photographic plant catalogue Discover at a glance the full range of shrubs and climbers available. Each entry combines a plant portrait with a concise botanical description plus cultivation and propagation details. Helpful symbols indicate preferred growing conditions and frost hardiness. If you want a specific leaf or flower...
Fotografias y dibujos acompanan las explicaciones de todos los procedimientos sobre que hacer en cada momento del ano con los ornamentales, frutales y bayas y parras.