Gardens in France Other / Books France s most beautiful public and private gardens open their gates to us in every season of the year: from the classical French palace gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte down to humble domestic gardens in Normandy, from stylized Zen gardens in Provence to cactus displays on the Cote d Azur. … Contributed by amazon 07.02. 2008 12:33:58 (15312 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Floral Art Structures Other / Books Floral structures are the in-thing. They make a base for decoration and can be used over and over again. Gil Boyard and Muriel le Couls, both Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman of France), designed structures for tables, buffets and halls. Firstly they elaborately present the structure in situ. … Contributed by amazon 14.01. 2008 12:28:41 (17706 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Garden and Landscape Architects of France Other / Books This series has documented the contemporary landscape architecture of Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and England. Now at last comes France, that historic force in formality (Versailles), fauvism (Fontainbleau) and egalitarianism (public parks), and a recent force in contemporary landscape architecture. … Contributed by amazon 05.09. 2007 09:15:07 (16152 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' - Black Mondo Grass Plants / Grass, Grasses Each 6 tall circular mound is composed of truly black 1/4 wide foliage. Spreading by rhizomes, a single plant will make a nice 20 wide mat in 2 years. For fast coverage, we plant on 8 centers. This easy-to-grow groundcover makes a great backdrop for blues, golds and good imaginations. Plant in part sun … Contributed by amazon 01.07. 2007 21:55:53 (105880 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Campsis x tagliabuana 'Madame Galen' - Trumpet Vine Plants / Climber Plants France, 1889. Campsis x tagliabuana Madame Galen. Very floriferous hybrid with the flower size of grandiflora and hardiness of radicans. … Contributed by amazon 08.06. 2007 06:38:51 (77466 readers) Match on Article's text | |
The Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto Other / Books From the Archives of Country Life | The gardens of the great Edwardian landscape designer, captured in all their glory in 200 color and duotone images from the archives of Country Life. Harold Peto (1854–1933) was one of the most celebrated landscape designers of the Edwardian era. A leading exponent … Contributed by amazon 06.07. 2007 09:39:42 (13674 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Laurus nobilis - Sweet Bay Laurel Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Bay laurel is a pyramid-shaped tree or large shrub with aromatic, evergreen leaves and shiny gray bark. It can reach 60 in height in its native range, but generally is much smaller (3-10 tall) in culture. The leaves are elliptic, 3-4 long, rather thick and leathery, and shiny dark green. Clusters of … Contributed by amazon 30.06. 2007 10:33:57 (22030 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Design and Landscape for People Other / Books New Approaches to Renewal | The new community planning: invaluable strategies for creative rebuilding and renovating from around the world. For many years planning was something done in the name of progress by distant committees with the abstract aim of tidying boundaries and controlling growth. In the … Contributed by amazon 21.10. 2007 11:53:58 (11288 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Albizia julibrissin 'Boubri' OMBRELLA® - silk tree Plants / Deciduous Trees Mimosaceae plants are popular mainly in southern Europe as they are very drought tolerant. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world we can also grow some of them in our climate. Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, … Contributed by havlis 05.03. 2008 12:51:56 (135035 readers) Match on Article's text | |
The Oxford Companion to the Garden Other / Books Now available for the first time in paperback, the magnificent Oxford Companion to the Garden illuminates the history and design of gardens all over the world, from the earliest recorded known examples to the present day, encompassing everything from small private gardens, to the secret gardens of Arab … Contributed by amazon 01.02. 2010 09:23:55 (17106 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Osmanthus aquifolium - sweet olive, tea olive Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Osmanthus is a genus of about 15-20, while only a few ones are hardy enough to grow down to zone 6. Those are often mistaken for hollies owing to their foliage appearance. Osmanthus is native to Japan and China, some species originate in the south of USA. … Contributed by havlis 12.08. 2011 10:56:00 (47253 readers) Match on Article's text | |
