Western Garden Book Other / Books Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and fresh-looking 8th edition of the bible of Western gardening. With a new, easy-to-read design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings--500 of them new--it s THE essential book for gardeners … Contributed by amazon 27.02. 2007 16:35:45 (9517 readers) Match on Title and Article's text | |
Serene Gardens Other / Books Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden | With their superbly shaped trees and shrubs, subtly colored foliage, and emphasis on nature in its pure state, Japanese Zen gardens are spaces of beauty and tranquility. Serene Gardens is an exquisitely illustrated introduction to the style … Contributed by amazon 20.04. 2008 21:44:34 (6769 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Authentic Japanese Gardens Other / Books This beautifully illustrated book provides an inspirational and practical introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens, using natural materials such as wood, bamboo, rocks and pebbles. Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of color through the varied greens of … Contributed by amazon 23.09. 2016 16:17:01 (1896 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Niwaki Other / Books Pruning, Training and Shaping Japanese Garden Trees | Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques … Contributed by amazon 06.04. 2007 09:59:06 (7945 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Darmera peltata - Umbrella Plant Plants / Perennials Hardy Umbrella Plant - Darmera peltata Family: Saxifragaceae Origin: The species is native to western United States. Large, rounded clusters of red-centered, blush-white flowers rise on thick stalks before the clumped growth of massive (18 across), orbicular, lobed foliage emerges. … Contributed by amazon 12.09. 2007 10:47:17 (9308 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Classic Bonsai of Japan Other / Books Enter the fascinating world of bonsai, the centuries-old gardening art form of cultivating trees as potted plants. Refined to a high art in Japan, bonsai offers not only the familiar gardening delights but also, at its highest levels, a philosophical and aesthetic communion with nature. … Contributed by amazon 20.04. 2007 08:09:02 (8956 readers) Match on Article's text | |
The Gardener's Peony Other / Books Peonies are virtually unrivalled in a their ability to bring impact and drama to a garden. Once established they flourish for decades, bringing large quantities of flamboyant blooms in a magical range of hues and outstanding, often finely cut foliage. This informative guide highlights the best peonies … Contributed by amazon 07.04. 2007 11:43:59 (7654 readers) Match on Article's text | |
The Colorado Gardener's Companion Other / Books An Insider s Guide to Gardening in the Centennial State (Gardening Series) | Detailed, easy-to-understand information about the ins and outs of gardening in Colorado, from a Colorado master gardener, with advice from state gardening writers, horticulturists, and other local experts. … Contributed by amazon 02.10. 2007 09:40:30 (7455 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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Gardens Other / Books An Essay on the Human Condition | Humans have long turned to gardens—both real and imaginary—for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. Those gardens may be as far away from everyday reality as Gilgamesh’s garden of the gods or as near as our own backyard, but in their very conception … Contributed by amazon 07.06. 2008 07:36:12 (6267 readers) Match on Article's text | |
New Garden Design Inspiring Private Paradises Other / Books From vegetable and succulent gardens to sculpture and rose gardens to mountain and waterfront gardens, New Garden Design covers a range of interpretations incorporating walls, fountains, pavilions, canals, pools, terraces and groves in unexpected ways. The resulting new garden is a pleasure garden vested … Contributed by amazon 17.07. 2008 11:23:30 (29539 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Creating Bonsai Landscapes Other / Books 18 Miniature Garden Projects - Western home and garden design has been increasingly influenced in recent years by ancient Eastern traditions. Feng shui masters are now routinely consulted by architects and interior designers, and bonsai gardening continues to fascinate and inspire. … Contributed by amazon 29.03. 2007 11:50:36 (11708 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Impatiens Other / Books The Vibrant World of Busy Lizzies, Balsams, and Touch-me-nots | Many gardeners know of Impatiens walleriana, the species that lies behind the myriad colorful garden varieties that brighten up containers, window boxes, and shady spots throughout the world. The genus Impatiens is enormous, comprising over … Contributed by amazon 04.12. 2007 12:06:46 (6401 readers) Match on Article's text | |
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The Garden Plants of China Other / Books Gardens have long been an integral part of Chinese culture, written about by scholars and prized by emperors and priests; think of Chinese scrolls traced with plum blossoms and wood-block prints etched with pine branches or bamboo. The West has not only received a great number of fine plants from China, … Contributed by amazon 08.04. 2007 09:57:00 (10917 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates Other / Books An Illustrated Encyclopedia | Following the phenomenal success of Dirr s Hardy Trees and Shrubs, written for gardeners in the climates of USDA zones 3–6, this companion volume is a superlative photographic encyclopedia of trees, shrubs, and vines for warm temperate zones. In North America, these areas … Contributed by amazon 13.04. 2007 08:44:05 (9832 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Conifers: The Illustrated Encyclopedia Other / Books Landscape Journal This magnificent pictorial encyclopedia includes not only the latest cultivars but also rarities such as Wollemia nobilis, recently discovered in Australia. From towering redwoods photographed in their coastal habitat to recent dwarf varieties so popular in small gardens, conifers are … Contributed by amazon 10.10. 2006 18:36:02 (13453 readers) Match on Article's text | |
Hacienda Courtyards Other / Books Mexican Design Books | Explore the architectural elements and water havens that will inspire your own courtyard paradise. … Contributed by amazon 09.11. 2007 09:50:52 (19924 readers) Match on Article's text | |
