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Elegant and exotic, orchids are a blend of grace and intrigue commanding a dedicated following. Their long lasting blooms and suitability to the indoors make them especially popular. In Easy Orchids, garden writer Mimi Luebbermann provides a selection of 23 "recipes" for growing a variety of hardier orchids for success every time in any space or patch of ground-- indoors and out.
Cactus and Succulents unravels the mystery of growing these drought-friendly plants in any climate, indoors or out. Easy-to-follow directions tackle everything from watering and fertilizing schedules to tips on arrangements. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs and complete with a mail-order source list, Cactus and Succulents is a wonderful resource for the novice gardener as well as the confirmed cactus lover.
Cover a wall or a fence with an elegant, evergreen curtain. Cultivate a trailing garden in a window box. Harvest the fruits of climbing gourds and grapevines. Hardy and flexible, vines are the problem-solvers of the plant world, and this valuable guide suggests abundant ways to both utilize them creatively and show them off. Page after page of easy, practical instructions for choosing and growing vines of every conceivable shape, color, and variety invite even the beginning gardener to enjoy the satisfaction that these rewarding plants can provide.
What better way to enjoy the benefits of delicious, healthful salads than to grow your own? This timely and beautifully illustrated guide offers both novice and experienced gardeners simple recipes for cultivating a wide variety of lettuces, greens, herbs, and edible flowers in everything from indoor containers to window boxes and backyard gardens.
Beautiful Bulbs, with its updated, new cover, is a perfect guide to planting bulbs year-round, indoors and out. Gorgeous full-colour photographs and easy-to-follow instructions help beginning and expert gardeners grow 20 of the most popular bulb varieties. The book is full of creative ideas for home use, from tucking a brilliant red amaryllis into a household nook to filling an entire garden with brilliant yellow daffodils. Also included is helpful advice on bulb selection, planting methods, and care, designed to help readers grow beautiful blooms with ease and success. Informative, accessible and striking, Beautiful Bulbs is sure to please.
Now even the beginning gardener can grow lovely, fragrant roses in a wide range of different settings, soils, and climates with this concise, easy-to-follow guide. From a window box perfumed with hybrid tea roses to a trellis entwined with blossoms in a medley of colors, "Easy Roses" makes growing myriad varieties of these surprisingly vigorous and beautiful flowers a satisfying pleasure for both the novice and experienced gardener.