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A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants, which endow each seed with the resources to help their offspring, ferns reproduce by minute …
Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:27:23 (14447 readers) |
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Timber Press is proud to add John Mickel s classic Ferns for American Gardens to its catalog. Unusual in its specific focus on cold-hardy ferns, the volume is based on Mickel s personal experience as a scientist and curator of ferns at the New York Botanical Garden as well as his years as a home gardener. …
Contributed by amazon 10.04. 2007 10:44:22 (15186 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Tree ferns in the landscape command the attention of both devoted gardeners and casual passersby. Their stately form resembles that of the palm tree and evokes a feeling of the quintessentially exotic. This volume is the source for information on the living tree ferns. It surveys families, genera, and …
Contributed by amazon 10.04. 2007 10:41:34 (10631 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Ferns have graced our planet for hundreds of millions of years. With about 12,000 named species of ferns worldwide, the variety to be found among them is staggering in its array of forms, textures, and even colors. From towering tree ferns to tiny water clovers, ferns and fern allies offer a wide range …
Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:32:45 (13707 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Guidance for a variety of fern projects | Comprehensive A-Z section covering the most garden-worthy species | Written by a leading authority in the world of ferns The variety of fern species available today has made them an integral part of garden design. This book will inspire amateur gardeners and …
Contributed by amazon 20.05. 2007 19:46:11 (10676 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Gardeners who seek an up-to-date, authoritative guide to the wealth of garden-worthy ferns available today will find none better than Sue Olsen. Drawing from four decades of experience as a fern specialist, Olsen leads the reader through every genus with horticultural merit, focusing primarily on the …
Contributed by amazon 01.04. 2007 10:31:24 (8528 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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A tempting selection of palms, bamboos, shrubs, foliage plants, perennials, orchids, and ferns suitable for gardeners in USDA zones 9 and 10---or adventurous souls in colder areas who want to garden on the edge---or for use in containers for overwintering indoors. …
Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:44:31 (10398 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Abundantly illustrated in full color, this guide provides detailed descriptions and methods of cultivation for 350 of Florida s most attractive and easily grown native plants, including ferns, wildflowers, shrubs, trees, vines, aquatics, and epiphytes (air plants). …
Contributed by amazon 28.03. 2007 21:09:22 (17153 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Dryopteris filix-mas (Common Male Fern or Male Fern) is one of the most common ferns of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It is deciduous or semi-evergreen and can grow to 1.2 metres in height and 1metre in diameter. …
Contributed by abies 15.02. 2008 10:59:06 (22712 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Aimed at beginners and veteran gardeners alike, this book is designed to help Wisconsin gardeners find, plant, and maintain the best native species for their specific sites, however modest or lavish. Gardening with native plants is an ever-more popular practice—and for good reason. Naturally suited …
Contributed by amazon 09.07. 2007 10:54:51 (16797 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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A Grower s Guide | Previously illustrated with black and white photographs, this reference now provides professionals with a colorful guide to the production of commercial foliage crops. Featuring updated and expanded information, including cultural changes, new technological advances, and eight new …
Contributed by amazon 18.07. 2007 10:09:21 (14368 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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This heavily illustrated handbook shows and tells plant lovers virtually everything they need to know in order to maintain house plants that bring life and color to indoor spaces. Here are single-page profiles of approximately 200 house plants, some especially desirable for their beautiful and often …
Contributed by amazon 14.11. 2007 13:25:12 (12443 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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A stunningly beautiful presentation of flowers and plants native to tropical regions of the world. —Phoenix Home & Garden With sections on flowering shrubs and annuals, foliage plants, ornamental trees, ornamental vines and creepers, palms, exotics, water plants, ground covers, ferns, and orchids, …
Contributed by amazon 07.05. 2007 11:55:55 (47027 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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A Gardener s Encyclopedia | This comprehensive, beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of plants contains information on more than 20,000 plants from all around the world. Organized in an A-Z format by botanical name, the individual entries provide a detailed description of each plant and its features, …
Contributed by amazon 04.04. 2007 10:18:26 (13937 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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The Best Plants for the Toughest Spot in Your Garden In this book you ll learn how to prune selectively to admit more light and how to amend soil to increase its moisture retention. You ll also learn about more than 130 plants that accept reduced light and moisture levels-long-blooming woodland gems …
Contributed by amazon 11.08. 2011 12:26:23 (16158 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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Gardening with Tropical Plants in Temperate Zones | The most exciting new trend in garden design is the lush look of the tropics -- no matter where you live! If, like so many gardeners, you re a little bored with pastel flowers and rigid borders, welcome to the jungly garden, where the plants have huge …
Contributed by amazon 13.04. 2007 08:53:09 (17124 readers) Match on Title and Article's text |
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