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The 400 Best Garden Plants : A Practical...

This fully comprehensive guide to the outstanding garden plants of every season should be on the book shelves of both novice gardeners and green-fingered experts. More than 425 full-color photographs illustrate detailed listings for specific varieties of annuals, perennials, bulbs, and trees. Each category features troubleshooting advice, instruction on cultivation and maintenance, tips on garden design, and schedules for garden care in every season. There is also detailed information on bringing outdoor plants into the home so that beautiful plants can be part of life the year round in every climate. Elvin McDonald is a respected expert on horticulture, the author of more than 50 gardening books, and a former editor of House Beautiful magazine. --Nancy Starr

Adventures With Hardy Bulbs America's Garden Book
A new edition of the gardening classic promises expanded chapters, new information, plant lists for a range of soils, and chapters on gardening by the sea, prairie gardening, greenhouse gardening, gardening under artificial light, water gardens, and more.

Antique Roses for the South

Great source for information on choosing roses for hot weather areas, including blooming times and frequency. Especially informative about antique Teas and Chinas.

The Apple Grower : A Guide for the...

The demand for high-quality, organically grown food is skyrocketing with people's gradual understanding of the health risks and dangers of chemical pesticides and "industrialized" farming, yet good organic apples are still hard to find in many places. Phillips has employed hard work and keen observation of nature to make the best use of our great-grandparents' experiences and techniques. He then examines the latest scientific knowledge of apple pests and their life cycles to produce a thorough guide to growing wonderful, delicious varieties of apples in an orchard that is safe for animals, birds, and children playing under its tree branches. Each chapter has practical advice for the backyard fruit grower, and while this book is filled with useful facts and tactics, Phillips also adds a gentle, Earth-friendly, philosophical writing style that makes for quite an enjoyable read.

Apples
You can virtually taste the complex flavors of over 80 kinds of apples, thanks to Yepsin's exquisite prose and the vividly detailed watercolors he painted for Apples. Looking through the section describing each apple variety takes you on an international journey. You will meet the Japanese-bred Akane, introduced in 1970, the golden, russet-skinned Zabergau Reinette that came from Germany in the 1880s, and the French Calville Blanc which has been cultivated since the 1500s and which Thomas Jefferson grew. This informative romancing of the apple may draw you to a local farm stand, or inspire you to contact one of the mail order sources Yepsin provides for buying apples, actual trees, cider presses, and winemaking supplies. At the very least, you will want to experience for yourself apples beyond the usual tart Green Granny Smith and reliably dull Red Delicious. --Dana Jacobi --

Aquarium Plants : The Practical Guide

Pablo Tepoot's book is a very stunning collection of photographs of most of the aquarium plants one is likely to find. The plants are organized alphabetically by genus and species, and the pictures are so clear that it makes it very easy to identify any plant that one might come upon. Unfortunately, there is really very little information on the specific plants. Each plant photo is accompanied by icons which indicate temperature, pH, submerged or aquatic, amount of light, and position in the tank. Also indicated for each plant is its degree of hardiness, which is very useful. However, the temperature and pH icons are the same for every single plant (medium temperature and neutral pH). It would have been much more helpful to indicate the conditions that plants can tolerate. For instance, the egeria can tolerate colder water, which is why it is often a popular plant for goldfish aquaria. Besides, there is no point to using icons when they don't indicate any differences among the various plants. The introduction gives basic information, such as setting up the tank, water chemistry, etc. There is not as much information as there seems to be however, because the text is in four languages. As a tool for identifying plants and as a book that is simply beautiful to look at in its own right, "Aquarium Plants The Practical Guide" is superb. If you want information on caring for plants, and on the requirements of individual plants, you must look elsewhere. --

Arranging Flowers : How to Create...
A beautiful floral arrangement can add the perfect touch of beauty and elegance to your home, and who would know this better than our favorite doyenne of the dainty, Martha Stewart. In Arranging Flowers, Martha shares basic principles and techniques for creating lovely bouquets for any occasion or season. "Flowers," Martha declares, "belong everywhere, in every nook and cranny of the house." Assuming no special knowledge or skill from the reader, Martha takes you step by step through the process of finding the perfect vase for your arrangement, conditioning cut flowers for maximum beauty and lifespan, and creating a sturdy foundation for your creation.
The second half of this book is an exposition on seasonal arrangements, along with specific tips on growing, buying, and caring for individual types of flowers. One of the great charms of this book is the trademark lavish photos that are in all Martha Stewart books. Nearly every page of Arranging Flowers features beautiful, vivid photos of flower bouquets of all types, from humble Sweet Peas to the glorious Double-Headed Peony. With Martha as your guide, even the most ham-fisted palooka will be inspired to create dazzling works of floral art. --Perry Atterberry

The Art of Flowering Bonsai

I have read many books on Bonsai from various sources. This one gave me very detailed explanations on specific trees/plants. Lot of details and pictures. This is not one of those books with a bunch of good pictures and little details. Well worth the purchase.

The Art of French Vegetable Gardening

An original look at the most beautiful French vegetable gardens, this book is both inspirational and practical. It combines 175 original color photos shot throughout France with an informative text. Elements of garden design--including layout, hedging or walls, benches, and vertical accents--are detailed. Includes an extensive list of resources and 80 recipe ideas.

The Art of Japanese Gardens : Designing...
Often gardeners become so enslaved to the work of maintenance and transformation that they neglect the meditative potential of their green space. Worrying over the details, the whole picture is sometimes lost. This is an attitude Herb Gustafson hopes to check in The Art of Japanese Gardens, a beautifully photographed book that creates in the reader a longing for total silence. Photographs of tranquil bridges, bright spidery Japanese maple leaves, and shimmering ponds are accompanied by unpretentious philosophical asides like "Our gardens can become a profound representation of the universe as a whole," and "We must pause to reflect on our journey thus far." Gustafson is not a stickler for historical detail: his notion of a "Japanese" garden is a hybrid of styles, some ancient, some modern. Chapters include "Boundaries," in which a variety of fences, walls, and gates are presented along with accessible descriptions of construction techniques. The third chapter explores that great dreamlike element of the traditional Japanese garden: the constant sound of running water, artificial streams where "we sit and are relaxed by the never-ending flow."
To truly carry out many of Gustafson's projects, the reader needs to be extremely handy, or planning on hiring a professional. It's also an ideal coffee-table book for the urban apartment dweller who needs to be reminded of peaceful spaces every once in a while, even when the "journey thus far" seems like a series of missed connections and splitting headaches. --Emily White

African Orchids in the Wild and in...

This book covers the fascinating and often beautiful orchids of sub-Saharan Africa, excluding Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands, which are distinctively different from the European-related orchid species found in North Africa. The authors have included all plants available from nurseries and many that are being grown but are not yet available in the trade, along with a few species not yet grown but that the authors deem to be well worth growing. The first quarter of the book encompasses general chapters on climate, geography, culture, propagation, and hybridization. The larger second section consists of an encyclopedic listing of all African orchids known to be cultivated or considered worthy of cultivation. The excellent color photographs were taken in the field by Eric la Croix.

Attracting Birds to Your Backyard : 536...

Anyone can create a beautiful and colorful backyard that will attract many different species of birds. This comprehensive, A-to-Z guide will help serious and casual gardeners alike choose the specific plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees for attracting some of the best-loved backyard birds, including bluebirds, warblers, goldfinches, and cardinals. Readers will discover top plants for birds, profiles of more than fifty common backyard birds, special bird feeding and planting tips to attract specific birds, and other features making this book invaluable to gardeners and bird lovers alike!

Autumn Gardens
Has all the oomph gone out of you plantings in this afterthought season? For next year, plan a garden that will go full-steam until frost with the help of Ethne Clarke's new book "Autumn Gardens." [She] gives plenty of good advice on how to combine shape, form, leaf color, bark, grasses and berries with a surprising variety of autumn bloom.

Azaleas

The heart of this book is a thorough treatment of all the species of azaleas and more than 6,000 cultivars. In addition, it includes information on every aspect of growing azaleas, from landscape uses to pest and diseases. It is the definitive book on the subject, the product of Galle's long and distinguished career.

Bamboos

This book provides all the information gardeners need to successfully plant and grow bamboos, as well as an encyclopedia of species particularly suited for the garden, including dwarf, frost-resistant, and non-invasive varieties. Other fascinating topics are also covered, including bamboo's cultural influence in Asia, morphology, species characteristics, cultivars, and uses of the plant and its products, including a handful of recipes.

Basic Gardening Illustrated

The Basics of Water Gardening

This step-by-step guide is easily understood by the home owner, yet also technical enough to enhance the landscape professional's library

Beds and Borders (Garden Project...

This is a good book for the beginning gardner in need of ideas for planting a garden. It illustrates 21 planting schemes and provides brief how-to-do guidelines. Generally included in the instructions are: the latin name of all plants needed and he number of plants needed; special tools and equipment when indicated; designing, spacing, and planting the bed; care and maintenance as well as alternative planting schemes.

Beautiful Easy Herbs : How to Get the...

Popular radio garden expert Laurence Sombke tells how to grow, harvest, and use the best herbs. He includes favorite herb recipes and the secrets of preserving the fresh flavor of home-grown herbs. Also included are 20 herb garden designs, such as The Potpourri Garden, The Kitchen Herb Garden, or The Herb Tea Garden. 115 color photos. 85 illus.

Beautiful American Rose Gardens

A rose is a rose is a rose, but every rose garden -- and every rose gardener -- is unique. In Beautiful American Rose Gardens, Mary Tonetti Dorra, author of Beautiful American Vegetable Gardens, captures the special beauty of twenty-four rose gardens devoted exclusively, or nearly exclusively, to America's most beloved flower. Traveling from Maine to the Pacific Northwest, from Florida to California, Dorra not only discovered a variety of rose garden designs, but also a myriad of approaches to cultivation, depending on climate, garden size, location, and, of course, the gardener's favorite roses.

Roses, long considered to be impossible to incorporate into the landscape, here prove themselves to be durable rather than delicate, versatile rather than difficult, and in every case absolutely dazzling in their splendor. Working out the logistics of successive bloom and meeting the challenges of too much heat, too much cold, too much moisture, or too poor soil, each gardener has developed his or her own cultivation plan -- and a selection of their secrets is presented in Growing Tips from the Gardeners.

What is most striking about this celebration of the rose is the shrub's potential variety -- endless combinations of colors, from the purest whites to the brightest reds and oranges; of forms, from tiny Miniatures to towering, tree-engulfing Ramblers; and of uses, from military rows to sinuous free-form borders to startling accents in the middle of the woods. Every featured garden is a gem that will inspire: New England old garden roses, some descended from those the Puritans carried across the Atlantic; a Colefax and Fowler-designed Palm Beach garden; the butterfly-shaped garden at Boone Hall plantation in South Carolina; the French-inspired garden of Maison Chenal in Louisiana; the astounding 350 varieties of roses grown in a garden in Spokane, Washington; and Dolores and Bob Hope's high-profile Hollywood garden.

With more than 250 color illustrations, Beautiful American Rose Gardens offers both intimate views of individual roses as well as bird's-eye views of overall garden designs. Tips from the owners, caretakers, and designers bring to life the fun, challenge, and joy that these gardens inspire. The garden plans and a thorough source list are a great starting point for new garden planners and an excellent reference for veterans. In all, Beautiful American Rose Gardens is an invaluable resource as well as a stunning tribute to America's favorite flower.

The Besler Florilegium : Plants of the...

The Afterlife of Flowers

This book is a wonderful work of art, and a bit of philosophy about nature as well. From the colors, to the prose, to even the position of the flowers on each page, the author has brilliantly created a piece of inspiration. It is hard to imagine a better art book on the subject. Buy it for someone you love, or just buy it for yourself!

Best Plants for Your Garden

Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide...
The experts at Better Homes and Gardens present a comprehensive encyclopedia of 450 plants, featuring photo; description; size, light, climate, and soil and moisture requirements; information on planting and propagation, special care needs, pests, and diseases; and garden design. 630 color photos; 75 full-color illustrations, including 24 garden plans; 25 one-color illustrations.

The Book of Outdoor Gardening (Smith &...
The editors of the Smith & Hawken catalog have put together an excellent introduction to the art, practice, and enjoyment of gardening that will be of use to experienced gardeners and novice tillers alike. Like the catalog from which it springs, the book sometimes manages to be trendy and breathlessly traditional at the same time. But the prose is lively, the illustrations exact, and the photographs pleasing, and the book will look as good on your coffee table as it will propped up next to your hydrangeas. On second thought, better get two: the hardback for the coffee table and the soft cover for the garden. --

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