Download or read book Hardy Gingers written by T. M. E. Branney and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2005-03-09 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flamboyant members of the family "Zingiberaceae---including "Hedychium, Curcuma, Roscoea, and "Zingiber---are once again on the wanted list as people discover their intricately constructed flowers, beautiful perfumes, and lush foliage. Although the majority of gingers originate in the tropics, a substantial number come from temperate zones or high altitudes and are perfectly at home in the temperate garden. These hardy gingers are the primary subject of this book.In the wild, gingers fit a variety of ecological niches, and diversity is the key to their success in the garden. They make dramatic focal points in tropical-style plantings but can look equally impressive in traditional herbaceous borders, woodland settings, rock gardens, water gardens and containers. Branney charts the history of gingers from their nineteenth-century heyday through modern-day hybridization programmes to the latest introductions of new species. A comprehensive plant directory ranges wide in its coverage from the small, ground-hugging "Kaempferia, with their often gorgeously patterned foliage, to the alpine Roscoea, the richly evocative "Hedychium, the towering "Alpinia, and the tropical "Etlingera. Valuable cultivation advice includes techniques for breaking dormancy, maintaining soil nutrition, and understanding individual plants' hardiness requirements.Captivating photographs complement the descriptions and convey the distinctive charms of these irresistible plants. This book brims with new finds that will tempt newcomers, delight enthusiasts, and ensure hardy gingers a place in every twenty-first-century garden.
Download or read book Hardy Gingers written by T. M. E. Branney and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the temperate zone and high altitude ginger varieties that are perfectly at home in cooler climates. Cultivation advice includes techniques for breaking dormancy, maintaining soil nutrition, and understanding plants' hardiness requirements. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.
Download or read book Glorious Shade written by Jenny Rose Carey and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A practical guide to maintaining a shade garden with a useful calendar of seasonal tasks, plant directory and inspiring design ideas.” —Gardens Illustrated Shade is one of the most common garden concerns homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. In Glorious Shade, Jenny Rose Carey celebrates the benefits of shade and shows you how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard. You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden. Stunning color photographs offer design inspiration and reveal the beauty of shade-loving plants.
Download or read book Paradise Found written by Norman Winter and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2001-08-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loaded with plants that conjure visions of tropical islands and pina coladas, Paradise Found makes real every gardener's dream of living in a private Eden.
Download or read book Top 100 Exotic Food Plants written by Ernest Small and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many edible plants considered exotic in the Western world are actually quite mainstream in other cultures. While some of these plants are only encountered in ethnic food markets or during travels to foreign lands, many are now finding their way onto supermarket shelves. Top 100 Exotic Food Plants provides comprehensive coverage of tropical and semi
Download or read book Bulbs for Warm Climates written by Thad M. Howard and published by Univ of TX + ORM. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bulb gardening in the southwestern and southern United States presents challenges unknown in cooler climates. Bulbs that turn Holland into a kaleidoscope of color droop and fade in our mild winters, hot summers, and uncertain rainfall. Yet hundreds of native and naturalized species of bulbs thrive in these same conditions and offer as many colors, shapes, and fragrances as even the most demanding gardener desires. These are the bulbs that Thad Howard describes in this comprehensive guide to bulbs that will grow in USDA gardening zones 8 and 9. Writing from more than forty-five years’ experience in collecting and cultivating bulbs, Howard offers expert advice about hundreds of little-known, hybrid, and common species and varieties that grow well in warm climates. His species accounts, which are grouped by family, describe each plant and its growing requirements and often include interesting stories from his collecting expeditions. Lovely color photos illustrate many of the species. Howard also gives reliable information about refrigerating bulbs, using them in the landscape and in containers, choosing scented ones, making potpourri, buying, collecting, cultivating, and hybridizing bulbs, and dealing with pests and diseases. He concludes with lists of plant societies and suppliers and a helpful glossary and bibliography.
Download or read book The Garden Primer written by Barbara Damrosch and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice on buying and growing different kinds of plants with an emphasis on the use of native plant species and the techniques of organic gardening.
Download or read book Plants for Problem Places written by Linda Yang and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too windy, too wet, too hot and dry, too little privacy. An ugly view, a steep slope. Few garden sites are perfect, but with the right plants, you can turn even the difficult areas of your property into an apple-free Eden. Whether you have a small city lot or an acre in the country, this Weekend Gardening Guide shows you how to choose the plants that will work best for your situation.
Download or read book Gardening in the Coastal South written by Marie Harrison and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a stroll through the garden of a self-confessed hortimaniac. Gardening is Marie Harrison's avocation, passion . . . some might say, obsession. In her personal, witty style (she refers to her husband as Amiable Spouse, or A.S. for short), Marie divulges her own tried-and-true ways of gardening along the coasts of the southeast United States. Marie covers perennials, flowers grown from bulbs, herbs, shrubs and small trees, vines, edible flowers, and herbs for flower borders. A section of full-color photos captures these beautiful plants and flowers in all their vibrant glory. Charming pen-and-ink illustrations are sprinkled throughout the text. Marie discusses the edible and medicinal properties of various plants (there's even a quick tip or two!), as well as coastal considerations such as salt tolerance; environmental issues such as pesticide use, beneficial insects, and exotic invasives; and gardening for birds and butterflies. She also offers her musings on the seasons in Florida and how she spends her time in the garden during each phase of the year. Whether you're seasoned gardener like Marie or a tentative beginner just starting out with a windowsill herb garden, this delightful book will make you appreciate the dirt under your fingernails.
Download or read book Doug Welsh s Texas Garden Almanac written by Douglas F. Welsh and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides everything you need to know about flowers and garden design; trees, shrubs, and vines; lawns; vegetable, herb, and fruit gardening; and soil, much, water, pests, and plant care to create beautiful, productive, healthy gardens -- and have fun doing it!
Download or read book Plant This Instead written by Troy B. Marden and published by John Donald. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll find information on the latest and greatest plants that can elevate your garden from humdrum to exceptional.
Download or read book Identification Selection and Use of Southern Plants for Landscape Design written by Neil G. Odenwald and published by Claitor's Law Books and Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighting more than 1,000 plants--from trees and shrubs to vines and grasses--this updated edition of Odenwald and Turners guide keeps with a traditional emphasis on the practical use of plants to solve and prevent landscape design problems.
Download or read book Taylor s Guide to Ground Covers written by David Michener and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No category of plants works harder than ground covers to help a gardener create a beautiful yet low-maintenance landscape. In this book readers will discover the best plants * to stabilize banks and control erosion * to substitute for turf where grass won’t grow or is hard to mow * to line curbs and driveways, where salt will damage ordinary plants * to enhance a landscape with broad, dramatic sweeps.
Download or read book The Allergy Fighting Garden written by Thomas Leo Ogren and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breathe Easy with This Groundbreaking Gardening Guide If you are one of the millions of people with allergies or asthma, this totally unique book shows you how to avoid plants that trigger allergies and to create a garden that will actually protect you by trapping pollen and cleaning the air around you. This revolutionary approach combines the best of horticulturist Thomas Ogren’s previous books—Allergy-Free Gardening and Safe Sex in the Garden—into a full-color guide, including hundreds of new and updated plant listings and photographs. Ogren’s innovative system for combating allergens is based on the crucial matter of plant sex. By replacing troublesome male plants in your yard with pollen-blocking female “pollen screens,” allergy sufferers can reduce or eliminate their symptoms. More than 3,000 plant listings are included, accompanied by an easy-to-use allergy ranking scale of 1 to 10. With many new pollen-free plants to choose from, as well as clearly marked “worst offenders” to avoid, this is the ultimate resource for home gardeners and professionals alike who want to build healthy, safe, and beautiful gardens that everyone can enjoy.
Download or read book Tough as nails flowers for the South written by Norman Winter and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kew Gardener s Guide to Growing Alpines written by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this handy alpine-growing guide, Kew Gardens' alpines expert shares tips and advice on how to grow and maintain these unique plants, including 12 practical projects to try at home. Alpines are often considered tricky to grow, but given their natural mountain homes, they are actually remarkably hardy. They’re perfect for dry, free-draining soils and do well in containers, gravel gardens and in walls and other crevices and small corners. Plus, their miniature stature makes them perfect for those with small gardens or a tiny space to fill – in fact, you don’t need a garden at all! Alpines do very well on either a balcony or doorstep. Packed with information and inspiration, this book teaches you everything you need to know about 50 specimens of alpines, from ideal humidity, light and temperature, to maintenance instructions so that your plants can thrive. It includes 12 easy-to-follow projects for you to try at home, so you can grow a vibrant array of alpine plants, whether you are a complete beginner or a keen enthusiast. Combining beautiful botanical illustrations and practical advice, The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Alpines is the definitive introduction to growing these wonderful plants. This book is from the Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners and botanical scientists from Royal Botanic Kew Gardens offer up advice and information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of gardening topics. Other titles include: Companion to Medicinal Plants, Guide to Growing Bulbs, Guide to Growing Fruit, Guide to Growing Orchids, Guide to Growing Herbs, Guide to Growing Roses, Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents, Guide to Growing Vegetables and Guide to Growing House Plants.
Download or read book The Perennial Gardener s Design Primer written by Stephanie Cohen and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn your outdoor landscape into a rich, living canvas of color and texture. Encouraging experimentation, Stephanie Cohen and Nancy J. Ondra show you how to plan a garden that incorporates unique combinations of plants to achieve stunning effects. With an overview of garden design fundamentals and 20 sample garden plans, Cohen and Ondra will inspire you to play with creative juxtapositions of vibrant hues and subtle textures. Let your imagination run wild as you create your own unique and original garden designs.
