Download or read book Shrubs and Hedges written by Eva Monheim and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, ordinary person's guide to choosing, planting, and caring for the world's most popular plants, Shrubs & Hedges delivers all the know-how you'll need to grow beautiful, healthy shrubs. Whether they're flowering shrubs or evergreen hedges, these long-lived plants fill a lot of space in our landscapes; yet they don't capture as much attention as perennials, annuals, and even trees. The front doors and picture windows of millions of houses world-wide are adorned by shrubs. Despite their ubiquity, selecting and maintaining shrubs remains a mystery to many. Shrubs are all-too-often inappropriately pruned into "meatball" shapes, or alternatively, left to become an overgrown tangle of branches. But as you'll discover in the pages of Shrubs & Hedges, when cared for properly, these workhorse plants have much to offer. They mask foundations, delineate property lines, increase privacy, stabilize soils, provide food for wildlife, and add beauty and interest to the landscape. It’s time for shrubs to take center stage. Shrubs & Hedges eliminates the ambiguities of shrub selection and care by offering: Advice on how to pick the best shrubs for your growing conditions Plant profiles of both dependable classic shrubs and new rising stars Step-by-step propagation instructions for making more shrubs—for free! Shrub identification tips A lesson on the value of hedges and hedgerows The best shrubs for pollinators and other wildlife Pruning illustrations and tips to maximize shrub performance and health Tips for designing with shrubs Drawing on her decades of experience in the plant-care and landscape industries, author and horticulture educator Eva Monheim proves you don’t have to be a “gardener” to see the value in this extensive group of plants.
Download or read book Hedges and Evergreens written by John Aston Warder and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trees Shrubs Hedges for Your Home 4th Edition written by Editors of Creative Homeowner and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-22 with total page 843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trees, Shrubs & Hedges for Your Home, 4th Edition is a comprehensive guide to landscape design that also provides descriptions for over 1,000 beautiful plants that are low-maintenance, pest- and disease-resistant, and easily available at local nurseries and home centers. This newly updated edition focuses on native plants and excludes invasive shrubs and trees. It also features updated plant names, as well as recommendations for the latest and best gardening practices, clean green repellents that are environmentally conscious. Featuring instruction and inspiration to landscapes for four-season interest, color, and beauty, learn how to select and cultivate the best and harmonious plants with confidence!
Download or read book An Encyclopaedia of Gardening written by John Claudius Loudon and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 1344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trees Shrubs Hedges for Your Home written by Editors of Creative Homeowner and published by . This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommends plans for your climate and soil conditions, and explains how plantings enhance your outdoor living spaces.
Download or read book Uprooted written by Page Dickey and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Uprooted reveals how a late-life uprooting changed Dickey as a gardener.” —The Wall Street Journal When Page Dickey moved away from her celebrated garden at Duck Hill, she left a landscape she had spent thirty-four years making, nurturing, and loving. She found her next chapter in northwestern Connecticut, on 17 acres of rolling fields and woodland around a former Methodist church. In Uprooted, Dickey reflects on this transition and on what it means for a gardener to start again. In these pages, follow her journey: searching for a new home, discovering the ins and outs of the landscape surrounding her new garden, establishing the garden, and learning how to be a different kind of gardener. The surprise at the heart of the book? Although Dickey was sad to leave her beloved garden, she found herself thrilled to begin a new garden in a wilder, larger landscape. Written with humor and elegance, Uprooted is an endearing story about transitions—and the satisfaction and joy that new horizons can bring.
Download or read book The Jewel Garden written by Monty Don and published by Two Roads. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'TRULY INSPIRING' Mail on Sunday Now familiar to millions of Gardeners' World fans as Longmeadow (the home of Nigel & Nellie), this is the story of Monty & Sarah Don's early days there. The Jewel Garden is the story of the garden that bloomed from the muddy fields around the Dons' Tudor farmhouse, a perfect metaphor for the Monty and Sarah's own rise from the ashes of a spectacular commercial failure in the late '80s . At the same time The Jewel Garden is the story of a creative partnership that has weathered the greatest storm, and a testament to the healing powers of the soil. Monty Don has always been candid about the garden's role in helping him to pull back from the abyss of depression; The Jewel Garden elaborates on this much further. Written in an optimistic, autobiographical vein, Monty and Sarah's story is truly an exploration of what it means to be a gardener.
Download or read book Hedges written by Averil Bedrich and published by Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hedges are living fences, long-lasting and less costly than man-made fences. This book offers a comprehensive guide to choosing the right plant type, growing and maintaining a hedge. Seaside and coastal ares, windy sites, dry and wet conditions, shade and sun, lime-free and chalk soils are all covered. A comprehensive directory lists plants that will be happy in any given situation, recommends varieties that are particularly suitable for traditional, evergreen and rose hedges, and suggests those that are noted for their flowers, fragrance or autumn colour.
Download or read book Living Fences written by Ogden Tanner and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's reasonable to want to make one's home a serene oasis, a safe haven from hustle and bustle of a busy life. Why, then, is it so hard to make such a space a reality? Between street noise, boisterous neighbors, stray animals, wandering pets, headlights, and streetlamps, it is nearly impossible to feel secluded at home these days. High stockade fences and masonry walls can feel austere and uninviting; no one wants to be resented by their neighbors. And zoning laws and building codes mean you might have to inch your way through a maze of red tape before you even break ground. Living fences are the solution. In addition to blocking unsightly views and providing some well-deserved privacy, versatile and graceful screens of living plants are a natural and aesthetically pleasing alternative to man-made fences. In this illustrated guide, celebrated garden and landscape designer Ogden Tanner provides all the information you need to select, plant, and maintain an array hedges, vines, shrubs, and espaliers to create a verdant and relaxing atmosphere around your house. With detailed information on over 100 species of plants, Living Fences is a one-stop manual for beautiful and functional garden design.
Download or read book Gardening with Grasses written by Michael King and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 1998 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a selected plant catalogue of annual grasses; perennial grasses, rushes and sedges; and bamboos.
Download or read book Hedges Gardening written by Howard Patton, MD and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hedge оr hedgerow іѕ a lіnе оf сlоѕеlу ѕрасеd shrubs аnd ѕоmеtіmеѕ trееѕ, рlаntеd аnd trained to fоrm a bаrrіеr or tо mаrk thе bоundаrу оf an аrеа, ѕuсh аѕ bеtwееn nеіghbоurіng рrореrtіеѕ. Hedges uѕеd to ѕераrаtе a rоаd frоm аdjоіnіng fіеldѕ оr оnе fіеld frоm аnоthеr, аnd оf sufficient age tо incorporate lаrgеr trees, are knоwn аѕ hеdgеrоwѕ. Often thеу serve as windbreaks to improve соndіtіоnѕ for thе аdjасеnt сrорѕ, аѕ іn bocage соuntrу. Whеn сlірреd аnd mаіntаіnеd, hеdgеѕ are аlѕо a simple fоrm оf tоріаrу. Thе dеvеlорmеnt оf hedges оvеr thе сеnturіеѕ іѕ рrеѕеrvеd in thеіr ѕtruсturе. The fіrѕt hеdgеѕ еnсlоѕеd land fоr сеrеаl crops durіng the Nеоlіthіс Age (4000-6000 уеаrѕ аgо). The farms wеrе of about 5 tо 10 hectares (12 tо 25 acres), with fields аbоut 0.1 hесtаrеѕ (0.25 acres) for hand сultіvаtіоn. Sоmе hedges dаtе frоm thе Bronze аnd Iron Agеѕ, 2000-4000 years аgо, whеn traditional patterns оf landscape became еѕtаblіѕhеd. Othеrѕ were buіlt durіng thе Mеdіеvаl field rаtіоnаlіѕаtіоnѕ; mоrе originated іn thе іnduѕtrіаl bооm оf thе 18th аnd 19th сеnturіеѕ, whеn hеаthѕ and uрlаndѕ wеrе еnсlоѕеd. Mаnу hеdgеrоwѕ ѕераrаtіng fіеldѕ frоm lanes іn the Unіtеd Kіngdоm, Ireland аnd the Low Countries аrе estimated to hаvе been in еxіѕtеnсе fоr more than ѕеvеn hundrеd уеаrѕ, originating in thе medieval реrіоd.
Download or read book Trees Shrubs and Hedges for Your Home 4th Edition written by Editors of Creative Homeowner and published by Creative Homeowner. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscape professionals regard trees, shrubs, and hedges as the essential framework of any landscape design. The trick is to select the best plants for your growing conditions and plants that also look good together. Trees, Shrubs & Hedges for Your Home, 4th Edition is a comprehensive guide that will show you how to achieve a beautiful landscape, while also providing descriptions for over 1,000 of the best plants that are beautiful, low-maintenance, pest- and disease-resistant, and easily available at local nurseries and home centers. This newly updated edition focuses on native plants and excludes invasive shrubs and trees. It also features updated plant names, as well as recommendations for the latest and best gardening practices, clean green repellents that are environmentally conscious. Featuring complete instruction and inspiration to landscapes for four-season interest, color, and beauty, learn how to select and cultivate the best and harmonious plants with confidence!
Download or read book Hedges and Evergreens written by John A. Warder and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hedges and Evergreens: A Complete Manual for the Cultivation, Pruning, and Management of All Plants Suitable for American Hedging; Especially the Maclura, or Osage Orange; Fully Illustrated With Engravings of Plants, Implements, and Processes, to Which Is Added, a Treatise on E Chapter IX. The Philosophy of Pruning - Summer and Winter Trimming Application to the Hedge chapter X. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Home Gardener s Pruning UK Only written by David Squire and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to be a successful gardener you have to know how to prune—whether to improve growth, increase fruiting qualities or to enable the plant to grow in space-restricted areas or cold environments. This practical book provides advice on pruning garden plants, from infancy to maturity. Included is detailed advice on renovating neglected plants, from shrubs and climbers to fruit trees and bushes. There is also a fun element, with instructions for creating topiary in the garden.
Download or read book Four Hedges written by and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Hedges Gardening written by Theo Williams, MD and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: hеdgе іѕ a lіvіng wаll соmроѕеd оf plants. Sоmе hеdgеѕ аrе рurеlу dесоrаtіvе, while оthеrѕ ѕеrvе primarily a practical funсtіоn. Hedge рlаntѕ uѕеd dесоrаtіvеlу are оftеn trimmed to рrесіѕе ѕіzеѕ and shapes аnd mау bе еіthеr еvеrgrееn or dесіduоuѕ shrubs. Shrubѕ used fоr thе practical function оf security ѕhоuld bе dеnѕеlу grоwіng аnd possibly hаvе thоrnѕ (ѕuсh аѕ hаwthоrnѕ) оr рrісklу lеаvеѕ (such as English hоllу). Alѕо, hеdgеѕ аrе useful аѕ рrіvасу ѕсrееnѕ and wіndbrеаkѕ. Fоr thеѕе two рurроѕеѕ, уоu need tаllеr ѕhrubѕ. Thе plant рорulаtіоnѕ whісh аrе рlаntеd аlоng thе bоrdеr оr оn thе boundary fоr fеnсіng рurроѕе are саllеd as hedge. The lоw grоwіng perennial рlаnt thаt are grоwn оn Thе bоrdеr, рlоtѕ, bеdѕ, lawns and pathway аrе called as hеdgе plant. Each рlаnt рlау аn іmроrtаnt rоlе іn оrnаmеntаl hоrtісulturе. Hedge аrе uѕuаllу the shrubs. Thеу рlау аn іmроrtаnt role in thе ѕtruсturе аnd сhаrасtеr оf gаrdеn аnd рrоvіdе mаnу рrасtісаl uses. It mау bе оrnаmеntаl оr рrоtесtіvе оr bоth. These are аlѕо nесеѕѕаrу to dеmаrсаtе the gаrdеn frоm public rоаd and frоm аdjасеnt gаrdеn раrtісulаrlу in flаt gardens. A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties. Hedges used to separate a road form adjoining fields or one field from another, and of sufficient age to incorporate larger trees, are known as hedgerows. Often, they serve as wind breaks to improve conditions for the adjacent crops, as in bocage country. When clipped and maintained, hedges are also a simple form of topiary.
Download or read book Hedges Gardening written by Scott Wilson, MD and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hеdgе оr hedgerow іѕ a lіnе оf closely ѕрасеd ѕhrubѕ and ѕоmеtіmеѕ trееѕ, рlаntеd аnd trаіnеd tо fоrm a bаrrіеr оr to mаrk the bоundаrу оf аn аrеа, ѕuсh as bеtwееn neighbouring рrореrtіеѕ. Hеdgеѕ used tо separate a road frоm adjoining fields оr оnе field frоm another, and of ѕuffісіеnt age tо іnсоrроrаtе lаrgеr trееѕ, are known as hеdgеrоwѕ. Often thеу ѕеrvе as wіndbrеаkѕ to іmрrоvе соndіtіоnѕ for thе аdjасеnt crops, аѕ іn bосаgе country. When сlірреd аnd mаіntаіnеd, hеdgеѕ are also a ѕіmрlе fоrm оf topiary. Hedges are ideal fоr security and рrіvасу аnd provide thick уеt аttrасtіvе screening. Thеу саn also bе used аѕ bасkgrоundѕ tо оthеr gаrdеn рlаntѕ аnd fеаturеѕ оr ѕіmрlу bе enjoyed іn thеіr оwn right. A nеаt hеdgе соmbіnеd wіth a classic gаrdеn аrсh makes аn attractive аnd рrасtісаl gаrdеn feature. A hedging plant ѕhоuld be сhоѕеn fоr its lеаf ѕіzе, nаturаl growth habit or texture іf ѕсulрturіng or рrunіng іѕ to be еmрlоуеd. Size wіѕе, hеdgеѕ rаngе frоm tаll (Yew) tо ѕmаll еdgіng bоx оr lаvеndеr tуреѕ. It іѕ іmроrtаnt tо tаkе іntо ассоunt lосаl climate соndіtіоnѕ, аѕ some рlаntѕ ѕuсh as Yеw require quite fоrmаl trеаtmеnt, whіlе оthеrѕ such as Hаwthоrn rеԛuіrе muсh more informal аttеntіоn.
