Download or read book Water Gardening for the Midwest written by Teri Dunn and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2006-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having a water garden is not just about the plants. A gardener can have a refuge in his or her own backyard. Part of the Can't Miss? series, "Can't Miss? Water Gardening for the Midwest" provides recommendations for creating and maintaining a water garden suitable specifically for that region. It is an ideal resource for beginners in water gardening.
Download or read book Gardening with Less Water written by David A. Bainbridge and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you facing drought or water shortages? Gardening with Less Water offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently — using up to 90 percent less water for the same results. With illustrated step-by-step instructions, David Bainbridge shows you how to install buried clay pots and pipes, wicking systems, and other porous containers that deliver water directly to a plant’s roots with little to no evaporation. These systems are available at hardware stores and garden centers; are easy to set up and use; and work for garden beds, container gardens, and trees.
Download or read book Wetlands and Quiet Waters of the Midwest written by and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifullly photographed, compact field guide pays homage to sweet-flags, ragged-fringed orchids, swamp thistles, and more.
Download or read book The Water Saving Garden written by Pam Penick and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to growing beautiful gardens in drought-prone areas utilizing minimal water for maximum results. With climate change, water rationing, and drought on the rise, water conservation is more important than ever—but that doesn’t mean your gardening options are limited to cacti and rocks. The Water-Saving Garden provides gardeners and homeowners with a diverse array of techniques and plentiful inspiration for creating sustainable gardens that are so beautiful and inviting, it’s hard to believe they are water-thrifty. Including a directory of 100 plants appropriate for a variety of drought-prone regions of the country, this accessible and contemporary xeriscaping guide is full of must-know information on popular gardening topics like native and drought-tolerant plants (including succulents), rainwater harvesting, greywater systems, permeable paving, and more.
Download or read book Herb Gardening for the Midwest written by Debra Knapke and published by Lone Pine International. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbs add fragrance, beauty and practicality to your garden -- and it's easy to grow a wide variety of them just about anywhere here in the Midwest. This book, written by Laura Peters and coauthored by veteran Ohio garden writer Debra Knapke, offers handy tips and advice on: growing, maintaining and harvesting 360 of the best herbs for local gardens; propagation and winter care; solutions to common garden problems. This practical book will help you participate in the age-old tradition of using herbs to flavor foods, add seductive scents to potpourris and perfumes, and impart healthful, healing qualities to lotions and lip balms: * Exotic herbs such as kaffir lime, lemongrass, jasmine, fenugreek and stevia can be grown easily here. * Edible flowers such as nasturtiums and calendula can add flavor and interest to salads, teas, honeys and butters. * Fragrant herbs such as basil, rosemary and sage can be used in infusions, herbal baths and soaps.
Download or read book Your Midwest Garden written by Jan Riggenbach and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a rare midwesterner who doesn’t grow something, whether potted plants on a porch, caged tomato vines, a blooming border, or a solitary rose. And it’s an even rarer midwestern gardener who isn’t sometimes flummoxed by extremes of weather, pesky insects and persistent diseases, or simple questions about what to plant where. For nearly four decades, Jan Riggenbach has given these gardeners answers, as well as a weekly dose of gentle humor and wise counsel, in her widely syndicated newspaper column, Midwest Gardening. Your Midwest Garden draws on these columns to offer readers in America’s heartland all the gardening information they want and need, along with plenty they might not even suspect they’re missing. Annuals and perennials, shrubs and vines, fruits and vegetables, wildflowers, bulbs, and herbs: As readable as it is useful, this book reviews the familiar, reconsiders old favorites, and introduces dozens of surprising and seldom-grown plants ideal for Midwest gardens and landscapes. Illustrated with color photos from the author’s garden, it provides tips on plant placement and care, starting seeds and making compost, matching specimens and sites, combating insects and diseases, simplifying garden chores, designing for winter beauty, and myriad other ways of enriching and enjoying your Midwest garden.
Download or read book A Garden Primer a Guide to Gardening in the Midwest for the Novice Gardener written by Sunita Shastry and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing and planting a garden can be a daunting task for the novice gardener. How do you start? What plants do you choose? What style of garden should you have? In this primer, the author provides a step-by step guide. Covering a wide gamut of plants – from trees and shrubs to herbs, annuals and perennials, fruits and vegetables, she provides suggestions of top picks, as well as details on maintenance and plant care. Ideas of how to deal with problems in the garden are also provided. Garden design principles are covered so that the resulting garden can be one that suits the goals and life style of the gardener. The book ends with a discussion of the gardening trends of the 21st century. A great addition to the library of the novice gardener.
Download or read book Growing the Midwest Garden written by Edward Lyon and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant selection and garden style are deeply influenced by where we are gardening. To successfully grow a range of beautiful ornamental plants, every gardener has to know the specifics of the region’s climate, soil, and geography. Growing the Midwest Garden, by Edward Lyon, the director of Wisconsin’s Allen Centennial Gardens, offers an enthusiastic and comprehensive approach to ornamental gardening in the heartland. This guide features in-depth chapters on climate, soil, pests, and maintenance, along with plant profiles of the best perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, and bulbs.
Download or read book Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens written by Scott Ogden and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I can't imagine a designer or avid gardener who wouldn't want this on their bookshelf.” —Garden Design Online Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens is a practical guide to the best 200 plants guaranteed to thrive in low-water gardens. Plant entries provide the common and botanical name, the regions where the plant is best adapted, growth and care information, and notes on pests and disease. This practical and inspiring guide includes a variety of plants, from trees to succulents, perennials to bulbs, all selected for their wide adaptability and ornamental value. Companion plants, creative design ideas, and full color photography make this guide a must-have resource for any sustainable gardener.
Download or read book Trees Shrubs and Roses for Midwest Gardens written by and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A garden design book that features shrubs, trees, and roses for the Midwest. It offers tips for good plant combinations.
Download or read book The Garden Guide to Midwest Annuals Perennials written by Linda Naeve and published by Iowa State University Extension. This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-carry guide is designed as a reference for gardeners and visitors to public gardens in the midwest. It includes photos and basic information about growing 300 annual & perennial flowers, roses, ornamental grasses, herbs, vines, and water plants. The book has an index and uses symbols to convey some information, such as annual/perennial, sun/shade requirements, and special uses (containers, butterfly gardens, etc.).
Download or read book Midwest Gardener s Handbook written by Melinda Myers and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meant for the more experienced gardener, Midwest Gardener's Handbook is an all-inclusive resource guide featuring hundreds of proven plants that are optimal for Midwestern gardeners.
Download or read book Gardening in the Lower Midwest written by Diane Heilenman and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... a common-sense handbook for gardeners... It will help slacken the stress level that gardening was never meant to bring." --HortScience "[Diane Heilenman] gets to the heart, the soul and the humor shared by all in the gardening world... both a practical reference and an inspiration... " --The Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN) Diane Heilenman tells novice and experienced gardeners how to cope in this difficult and trying climate, create gardens appropriate for the region, and select flowers, plants, trees, and shrubs that will be happy--and in turn make us happy. The gardening columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal, Heilenman is also a gifted thinker who grapples with what it means to garden in our time.
Download or read book Hot Color Dry Garden written by Nan Sterman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Eye-popping proof that water-wise gardens are bold, beautiful and brilliantly hued.” —San Diego Home and Garden Dry weather defines the southwest, and it's getting dryer. As water becomes more precious, our gardens suffer. If we want to keep gardening, we must revolutionize our plant choices and garden practices. Hot Color, Dry Garden provides a joyful, color-filled way to exuberantly garden in low-water conditions. Garden expert Nan Sterman highlights inspiring examples of brilliant gardens filled with water-smart plants. You'll find information about designing for color using plants, architecture, and accessories, along with a plant directory that features drought-tolerant plants that dazzle.
Download or read book Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist written by Michael Judd and published by Ecologia Mental. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist is a how-to manual for the budding gardener and experienced green thumb alike, full of creative and easy-to-follow designs that guide you to having your yard and eating it, too. With the help of more than 200 beautiful color photos and drawings, permaculture designer and avid grower Michael Judd takes the reader on a step-by-step process to transform a sea of grass into a flourishing edible landscape that pleases the eye as well as the taste buds. With personality and humor, he translates the complexities of permaculture design into simple self-build projects, providing full details on the evolving design process, material identification, and costs. Chapters cover: Herb Spirals Food Forests Raised-Bed Gardens Earthen Ovens Uncommon Fruits Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation, and more . . . The book's colorful pages are filled with practical designs that Judd has created and built over years of workshops, homesteading, and running an edible landscaping business. Though geared toward suburban gardeners starting from scratch, the book's designs can be easily grafted to the micro-habits of the urban landscape, scaled up to the acreage of homesteads, or adapted to already flourishing landscapes. Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist is a tool to spark and inform the imagination of anyone with a desire to turn their landscape into a luscious and productive edible Eden.
Download or read book Water Gardening for the Northwest written by Teri Dunn and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2006-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having a water garden is not just about the plants! A gardener can have a refuge in his or her own backyard. Part of the Can't Miss? series, "Water Gardening for the Northwest" provides recommendations for creating and maintaining a water garden suitable specifically for that region. It is an ideal resource for beginners in water gardening.
Download or read book Water Gardening for the South written by Teri Dunn and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2006-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having a water garden is not just about the plants. A gardener can have a refuge in his or her own backyard. Part of the Can't Miss? series, "Water Gardening for the South" provides recommendations for creating and maintaining a water garden suitable specifically for that region. It is an ideal resource for beginners in water gardening.
