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Indoor bonsai are miniature versions of tropical and sub-tropical trees, whose native climate corresponds most closely to the climate inside a house. This book covers bonsai species which can be grown indoors and looks at care and maintenance, light and water requirements and at the training of bonsai trees. It has an A-Z selection of some 40 species of tropical, sub-tropical and tender bonsai.

Though it has an unrivaled range of blue flowers and includes plants suitable for many gardening and landscaping situations, this North American native genus has long been underutilized. Its species range from Canada south through southern Mexico and from coast to coast, and there are forms from ground-hugging mats through shrubs to trees. A complete horticultural and botanical treatment of the genus aimed at both gardeners and botanists, this book finally gives Ceanothus - with so many plants t...

Practical information on growing, harvesting and using medicinal trees and shrubs sustainably in a temperate climate, whether for self-sufficiency or profit. The author draws on her direct experience of creating a medicinal forest garden in the UK to provide supplies for herbal medicine in practice. She provides advice on the design of new planting projects which can meet the needs of different users from small gardens to smallholdings and agroforestry. Includes: How medicinal trees can contribu...

Beginning with the outdoor garden, this book shows how to grow fuchsias as specimen plants, for summer bedding, in the rockery, underplanted with bulbs, as hedges and as trained shapes. Beautifully illustrated galleries showcase an inspirational range of colours and types. A section on container gardens shows how to use fuchsias in large pots, urns, troughs, boxes, hanging baskets, hanging pots, wall troughs, wall pots, chimney pots and more. A comprehensive techniques section looks at every as...

Discover the secret to successfully growing a wide variety of fruits. Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Fruit contains everything you need to know to grow delicious, seasonal fruit at home.From pots of berries to mini-orchards, fruiting plants bring bountiful harvests, beautiful blossoms, and benefits for wildlife. Try your hand at more than 40 different varieties of fruit trees, bushes, canes, and vines, including allotment plot staples such as damsons and blackcurrants, as well as lesser-gr...

In order to help readers confidently prune trees, shrubs, roses, vines, and other woody plants in their landscape, How to Prune Trees and Shrubs stresses the importance of determining the unique needs of each plant and then developing a plan before pruning it. It helps readers develop the skill and knowledge they need, whether they're motivated gardeners tending a variety of woody plants or beginners who simply want to maintain a new landscape with as little effort as possible.

Choosing, planting and caring for trees, conifers, palms, shrubs and climbers for every season and situation with over 1500 photographs Includes comprehensive illustrated directories of varieties and a practical step-by-step guide to growing them successfully

"The Jade Garden" is an authoritative guide to 130 of the most fascinating yet little-known ornamental trees, shrubs, and perennials from 'the green mantle' of Asia. Based on detailed research and observation at one of the largest and oldest collections of Asian plants in North America, the subjects of this book were chosen for their superior garden qualities, their rarity in everyday horticulture, and their commercial availability. From an extraordinary, nearly black geranium with reflexed peta...