Book Description
A gorgeous celebration of the shade garden-featuring nearly 300 perennials, annuals, bulbs, ferns, ornamental grasses, and climbing plants that will thrive without direct sunlight. A shaded garden can be a soothing sanctuary that even the most dedicated sun worshipper can welcome on a hot summer day. But how do you get plants to grow in a spot where trees and shrubs hide the sun? In this stunning volume, garden expert Larry Hodgson shows how to create a lush and lovely garden filled with plants that will flourish in the shade. "I can think of no better book than Making the Most of Shade by Larry Hodgson. One the stars of the gardening scene in Quebec, Hodgson has been a popular freelance garden writer for years. His book features more than 200 top-performance shade plants and gives very practical growing tips as well as Hodgson's personal observations of each plant. -- The Vancouver Sun Hodgsons new book Making the Most of Shade is a fine example of good research coupled with lots of hands-on experienceit is a wonderful book. -- The Gazette Books such as this should be required reading before hitting the garden stores. -- The Province "Not only does this guidebook tell you how to grow in the shade, it profiles the plants you'll need, when to plant them, bloom colour, bloom duration, height and soil preference. It can also turn any amateur into an old pro with plant pronunciations (quick, how do you say euonymus? -- yew-ON-i-mus)." -- Ottawa Citizen Hodgsons book is indeed a wondrous guide to designing and maintaining a shade garden, with suggestions on what to plant if a shady nook is what you desire. -- Toronto Sun
Customer Reviews:
Inspiring book for the beginner shade gardener.......2007-07-22
As someone who lives in an urban area I had little choice in the amount of shade in my garden. I've found Hodgson's book to be an exciting read with lots of inspiring photos, plans, and useful tidbits. I did have a few disappointments with this book but they were pretty minor.
The small, close-up photos in the plant index are great for showing detail, but are not so great at giving the reader an idea of what the whole plant looks like, how it sits, whether it is compact or expansive, etc. As a beginning gardener I had to look elsewhere for more "in context" photos of the plants.
A chapter on shrubs for shade would also have been helpful.
These gripes aside, I've found this book to be a great help in designing my urban shade garden and would recommend to any beginner gardener looking for inspiration.
gardening newbie loves this book.......2007-07-15
I'm in the middle of landscaping our very shady yard & this book has been indispensible! We have lived here nearly 7 years & have done little exterior work except add rock. We didn't know where to begin! Wanting to sell next year has spurred us into action & I'm grateful for the advice in Hodgson's book.
Plants for shaded gardens.......2007-06-15
A thoroughly detailed informed book for each plant mentioned in the book. Well worth buying.
Each feature goes into depth about the plant. The author knows his plants.Excellent purchase.
Great book!.......2007-06-14
I'm not a gardener, but I need to learn about growing things in shady places. This book is wonderful, easy to read, pretty to look at, and simple enough for an uninformed person. At the same time, it has lots of good info that even an experienced gardener could learn.
I can hardly wait to get out into the dirt!
I love this book!!.......2007-04-05
This is the best book I ever bought. I'm a shade lover, due to easy care and most of all...hostas. Until I read Larrys comments on shade, I thought I was the only one who wished my entire yard was shade, and that I may be a lazy gardener. Not anymore! This book is packed full of great ideas for shade gardens, and lots of tips. Theres also plants biographies of those that do well in shade, and he continually reminds you that many "sun" plants do well in light shade. I enjoyed the section on starting a new garden from scratch. His sense of humor is great and its easy to read and well organized. This is a MUST HAVE for those that enjoy shade gardening, and for those who think shade is their enemy. You'll have a new respect for shade after reading this book.
Amazon.com
Shade can be a gardener's curse or delight, depending on how it's managed. Even a heavy grove of mature trees needn't have bare ground beneath; they can be surrounded with any number of shade-loving foliage, grasses, or grasslike ground covers, including galax, dichondra, ivy, vinca, wintergreen, maidenhair fern... the list of possibilities is a long one. Druse himself gardens in the shadow of a Brooklyn brownstone, so his advice is by no means limited to gardeners with woodland acreage. This book also successfully punctures the myth that a shady flower garden must be colored in greens and subtle pastels: a parade of brilliant camellias, columbines, clematis, and primula proves that a shade gardener's crayon box is as varied as any, and the well-organized Druse sorts the herbaceous perennials by color in an addendum at the back of the book.
Book Description
Ken Druse's Natural Garden Guides:
Award-winning gardening expert Ken Druse offers a personal selection of 80 ideal plants for the natural gardener, drawn from his best-selling classic
The Natural Shade Garden.
This companion guide is illustrated throughout with 130 of Druse's spectacular color photo-graphs. All-new descriptions discuss the origins of each plant, supply the pronunciation of their Latin names, and offer information on their ultimate size, time of bloom, light and soil requirements, cold hardiness, and special interest, such as colorful berries or butterfly attraction.
Here, too, is indispensable advice for using these plants with companions to create striking designs. Each section has an original introduction presenting valuable techniques for making your own natural garden. An appendix gives mail-order sources.
In
80 Great Natural Shade Garden Plants Ken Druse selects the best plants for natural gardening in the shade: Ornamental Shrubs ¸ Perennials for Flowers ¸ Perennials for Foliage ¸ Ground Covers and Vines ¸ The Best Hostas ¸ The Best Ferns
Book Description
Woodland plants add magic to any garden, with lush carpets of color, foliage at the middle level, and majestic height. Contrary to myth, large spaces and special soil are not required. Drawing on her own experience running a thriving woodland nursery, the author provides seasoned advice on the unique challenges of woodland gardening, including managing light levels, choosing the right plant for the right place, and achieving the well-balanced soil structure that is often key to growing a variety of woodland plants. Extensive planting suggestions will endow gardeners at all levels of experience with the confidence to experiment, and the extensive plant directory will inspire all gardeners to bring woodland plants into the garden for year-round pleasure.
Customer Reviews:
Good book for beginners.......2007-09-30
This book gives an introduction to gardening with woodland plants. I can recommend it for gardeners who want to initiate on this.
I have many years of gardening with woodland plants and found the book of little use.
Drawbacks.......2007-09-22
After examining a library copy, I decided not to purchase this title. In addition to the drawbacks noted by another reviewer (British emphasis and sparse photographs), the book lacks zone information and a common name index.
Excellent Design Ideas Combined with Plant Profiles and Photographs: Check with Your Nursery for Local Versions That Winter Well.......2007-08-01
If you live in Somerset, England, this book will be an irreplaceable guide to improving your woodland . . . or creating one from scratch. Ms. Junker is from Somerset, and her perspective is heavily dependent on those growing conditions. If you live someplace that's much colder, you'll need to check on the plants that interest you to see if they survive the winters in your area. To help with that, Ms. Junker provides a list of places where you can see woodland plants in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as nurseries that have display gardens to demonstrate woodland plant concepts. The gardens and nurseries may not be right next door, but I'm sure you'll enjoy the trip.
The book opens with Ms. Junker's concepts for a woodland garden, taking it from the perspective of not having a tree canopy through to already having one. She favors thinking of your woodland garden in three layers: the canopy of tall trees, intermediate plants (like rhododendrons), and flowering plants that will do well on the woodland floor (especially bulbs and ferns). She talks helpfully about how to deal with spaces of all sizes and degrees of being wooded.
I found the book very helpful since our property is heavily wooded with many intermediate layer flowering plants. But we haven't done much with the ground layer, so the book's ideas were intriguing to me. In addition, she drew my attention to ornamental tall and intermediate trees and plants that could provide some interesting variety in our woodland.
To me, the photographs helped the most. I could identify flowering plants by name that I've seen do well in our area. Combined with her information, I have the basis for many interesting experiments.
The book's main drawback is that plant directory (the bulk of the book) is not as fully illustrated as I would have liked. I suspect that the solution is to look up the formal botanical names on the Internet to find photographs that illustrate what's being described.
Ms. Junker has obviously forgotten more about woodland gardens than I'll ever know. It's great to be able to draw on her experience and ideas.
Nice work, Ms. Junker!
Book Description
Both the Taylor's Guides to individual plant groups and the Taylor's Weekend Guides on basic techniques and popular gardening styles are highly acclaimed and well established. We now enthusiastically add a quick-reference series for readers who don't have the time or the experience to do their own research. Taylor's 50 Best books highlight the most attractive foolproof plants and include detailed information that every gardener needs in order to grow them. Color photos, full-color drawings, and growing tips make each plant entry useful and complete. Six books introduce the series and cover the most popular plants for backyard gardeners: perennials for sun, perennials for shade, herbs and edible flowers, roses, shrubs, and trees.
Customer Reviews:
Great garden book.......2007-06-27
Since much of my yard is shaded, and we still love flowers, this book is just what the Dr. ordered. Have planted several plants described in this book and they are healthy and doing well.
Info Too Sparse.......2006-02-28
I was disappointed in the too-brief description of the plants. Not enough info. Perhaps typically Taylor's but I expected more.
Great book for shade gardeners.......2005-09-02
I bought this book to help a friend who built her dream house on a wooded lot find plants and flowers that would bloom and grow. We were thrilled to find that all the plants listed would grow in our climate area (Pennsylvania). The book provides a good selection of plants without overwhelming a novice with too many choices and hard-to-find or tricky plants. We were very pleased to be able to find plants that would fit some of her problem areas (under trees, wet spots, etc.) and fit her requirements of providing her with real bloom without having to plant annuals every year.
Taylor's 50 Best Perennials for Shade:Essy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens (Taylor's 50 Best.......2005-08-15
Excellent book for the price!
it is what it says .... and a bit more.......2002-05-03
Subtitled 'Easy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens', this book is a pithy reference for gardeners in urban and suburban areas who are trying to fill shady spots with attractive blooms and foliage. I've had the book for a year and got good results this year using plants I chose, based on this author's advice, last year.
The book starts with a short chapter on the basics: soil, hardiness zones, mulching, planting, watering and pests -- one paragraph each. Each of fifty plants then gets one-and-a-half pages (and the print is big) -- a photo, a paragraph of introduction to the plant followed by how and where to grow instructions, a mention of varieties, and a chart that gives zone hardiness, bloom time, light, height and interest. Also of value are sidebars on a wide variety of topics, e.g. planting under trees, winter protection, wildflowers from seeds, propagating by division, woodland planting, coordinating strong color, controlling slugs. These sidebars are made more valuable by their inclusion in the index. There is also a glossary and a hardiness zone map.
This is an enjoyable and informative book, but if you are a neophyte you might also want to get a companion book that covers basics more thoroughly, and if you are a truly devoted gardener you might want to get a book that devotes more time to each species and/or discusses more plants.
Book Description
Shade is a reality in nearly every garden, and this guide will help any gardener, experienced or inexperienced, take full advantage of those sometimes tricky shady areas. After looking at shade in different situations — in different sizes and types of gardens, in specific areas within the garden such as hedges and other barriers, and in vertical elements such as pergolas and arches — the book then considers the characteristics of shade-loving plants, looking at brightly colored flowers as well as at plants with distinct types of foliage. Readers will also learn how to use plant companions to create striking designs in addition to the practicalities of preparing, planting, and maintaining a shade garden.
Customer Reviews:
Reveals creative uses of shade in gardens to grow carpets of wild woodland flowers and other shade-loving plants.......2006-03-08
Award-winning gardening expert Keith Wiley presents Shade: Planting Solutions For Shady Gardens, a gorgeous "how-to" book that reveals creative uses of shade in gardens to grow carpets of wild woodland flowers and other shade-loving plants. Chapters cover practical issues affecting the preparation of and planting for a shade garden, hard landscaping, incorporating vertical elements, and a catalog of plant life suited to shady gardens. Stunning full-color photography illustrates the uses to which shade can be put, and the beauty of the flowers that thrive in shade. In addition to being a solid instructional, Shade: Planting Solutions For Shady Gardens is truly captivating simply to page through.
Book Description
This is no ordinary sketchfile with mundane illustrations. These are professional renderings of the most recent designs in window decorating, along with beautiful historical samples. This Sketchfile is all about custom designer window treatments-- from a simply executed Roman shade to an over-the-top period style masterpiece. This book will kindle your creativity and stimulate your imagination. You can mix and match the various designs to create a truly unusual treatment that will be your creation--one of a kind--something no one else in the world has. Plus, download images from the CD ROM onto your computer and manipulate them into your next masterpiece! You're in good company: Charles Randall is the world's best-selling author on the subject of window decorating. His other book, The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide and is now in its sixth revision.
Customer Reviews:
Same old same old.......2006-12-24
If you are a veteran window designer, nothing new here. Some historical designs you can find in any period book and I was suprised to even see some design from books of Joan Willis. I was very disappointed considering the magnitude of his other books.
Book Description
Most flowers and vegetables love the sun, but the gardeners who tend them crave the shade. A comfortable hammock strung between two trees. A set of Adirondack chairs arranged for conversation beneath a vine-covered arbor. A stone bench tucked into a quiet nook. These out-of-the-way outdoor retreats provide busy gardeners with cool relief from the hot sun, as well as precious hours of quiet, privacy, and peace.
In SHADY RETREATS, lifelong gardener Barbara W. Ellis provides detailed plans for 20 gardens with shade as the theme. Each design includes easy-to-read blueprints and a glorious oil painting of what the garden will look like. Ellis also provides specific plant lists; suggestions on how to bring color into the shade; and practical advice on how to use shrubs, trees, vines, and man-made structures to create attractive, inviting, shady sanctuaries in any garden or yard.
The garden design concepts are easy for even novices to grasp, and experienced gardeners will appreciate the unique inspirations and down-to-earth advice on how to adapt the concept of the shady retreat to fit their own garden's configuration.
Complete with suggestions on how to use gazebos, containers, fountains, and other garden ornaments, plus an encyclopedia of approximately 100 shade-loving plants, Shady Retreats is an easy-to-use handbook that helps even beginning gardeners make the move out of the house and into a cool, inviting outdoor sanctuary.
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Customer Reviews:
Get away from it all!!.......2007-06-13
Very good book to inspire you to find a "retreat" in your own backyard to rest, read, or just dream. The pictures and ideas are very inviting. Great book to add to my collection.
Choices, choices, choices.......2006-07-17
I LOVE this book! So many designs to choose from. Great buy, gorgeous pictures.
A reward book for gardeners.......2003-09-07
Reward yourself for gardening. Most of the gardeners I know love to get their hands in the dirt and work at whatever it takes to make their garden beautiful. But there comes a time to sit back, either alone or with friends and family, and just enjoy what you have created. This book gives you plans for twenty shady retreats where you can sit back, relax and just enjoy.
Each of the 20 retreats is shown in a painting by Gary Palmer (the idea of a painting rather than a photograph is a novel approach and it worked well with this topic) and a detailed design layout is provided too. I would have found it helpful if more construction details were included, but this is an idea book rather than a how-to book.
The strength of this book lies in the recurring themes such "Colour in the Shade" and "Ideas for Great Design" that enrich each of the major designs. There are also ideas of plants to selct for each and a goodly list of favourite shade plants at the end of the book.
The illustrations throughout the book are right on target with the theme and illustrate ways to incorporate your own requirements - peace? an active area? a working space? entertaining? - into a design for a shady retreat.
Definitely a reward book. Every gardener deserves a shady retreat like these.
Average customer rating:
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A Garden in the Shade
Harriet L. Cramer , and
Susan Lauzau
Manufacturer: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
 Garden Design
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| Home & Garden
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Shade
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ASIN: 1567999638 |
Customer Reviews:
GREAT IDEA BOOK FOR SHADE!.......2001-07-23
A GARDEN IN THE SHADE by Harriet Cramer is great introductory resource to gardening in the shade. The gardener, struggling with what to do with all their shady spaces, especially the larger gardens or one with GROWING SHADEY SPACES will enjoy this collection.
The photographs are plentifull and beautiful with lots of colorful plants to plan a beautiful garden, especially for the more Northern Regions (I live in Texas) which may have a much shorter growing season. Many plants are not stunning because of their flowering pattern- but the color of the foliage is a key factor to planning the color patterns for day to day viewing. This is not a book I would like to part with- as shade seems to be the fastest growing area of my garden!
Nice introduction to the subject...........2001-02-04
With hundreds of books on the market, how can one choose which one will prove most informative about gardening in the shade? For my money, George Schenk's THE COMPLETE SHADE GARDENER is the best buy, but Shenk's book has mostly black and white photos with a few colorful photographs.
A GARDEN IN THE SHADE by Harriet Cramer is a nice introduction to the subject of shade gardening and it is filled with pretty photos. Cramer provides some interesting tidbits about raising plants in adverse circumstances (most flowering plants like sunlight), but there is much she omits, which might be just as well for the new gardener. Cramer's book seems to be geared toward the large garden, one with enough space to plant a drift of a thousand bluebells in a grove of trees. Some gardeners have this much space to work with, but they are likely to hire a professional gardener and not resort to a "how-to" book like Schenk's. Cramer's book contains lovely photos that can be used to inform the hired hand.
Although Cramer discusses "understory" plants--bushes, prennials, annuals, ferns, etc. she does not address the "overstory" plants. One strength of Schenk's book is his discussion of the overstory, the plants (trees) that make the shade. Some trees are inhospitable towards other plants -- Maples for example. You might as well slam your head on the garden gate if you intend to build a shade garden and have no idea of the nature of your shade trees.
Gardeners soon discover that shade gardening means gardening with spring blooming plants, and sure enough, most of the plants in Cramer's photos were taken in spring when the leaves are missing from the trees. There are few flowering plants that like shade of summer, so think green if you intend to garden in the shade.
Shenk's book is for the intimate garden, one on a small parcel of land. He devotes a good deal of space to plants--about 200 pages. Cramer's book contains some discussion of plants, but her plants are mostly suited to her Pennsylvania garden.
Nice introduction to the subject...........2001-02-04
With hundreds of books on the market, how can one choose which one will prove most informative about gardening in the shade? For my money, George Schenk's book THE COMPLETE SHADE GARDENER is the best buy, but Schenk's book has few colorful photgraphs and most folks are drawn to pretty images.
A GARDEN IN THE SHADE by Harriet Cramer is a nice introduction to the subject. Although Cramer provides some interesting tidbits about raising plants in adverse circumstances (most plants like some sunlight) there is much she leaves out, which might be just as well for the new gardener. Cramer's book seems to be geared toward the large garden, one where the gardener has enough space to plant a thousand bulbs under a grove of trees. Some people have this much space, but they are just the sort to hire a gardener and not need the book to begin with. On the other hand, the book contains lovely photos, so one can point to a picture and say to the hired gardener "This is what I would like!"
Although Cramer discusses "understory" plants--bushes, perennials, annuals, ferns, etc. she does not devote much space to the "overstory." One strength of Schenk's book is that he actually does classify trees by their willingness to accomdate plants at their feet. Some trees are inhospitable--maples for example, but few books on shade gardening point out that you might as well slam your head on the garden gate if you plan to build a garden in the shade and have no idea what sorts of trees are casting the shade.
Gardeners soon discover that "shade gardening" means spring flowering, and sure enough, most of the photos in Cramer's book were taken in spring when the leaves were off the trees. The rest of the year, you'll be attempting to grow non-flowering plants that can live in the dark. There are a few plants that will produce a bloom or two in the shade--after the leaves appear--but they are few and far between. If you shade garden, think green.
Schenk's book is for the intimate garden, one on a small parcel of land. He also devotes a good deal of space to plants--about 200 pages. Cramer's book contains many fewer pages on plants, and those she shows mostly do well in her Pennsylvania garden.
Nice introduction to the subject...........2001-02-04
With hundreds of books on the market, how can one choose which one will prove most informative about gardening in the shade? For my money, George Schenk's book THE COMPLETE SHADE GARDENER is the best buy, but Schenk's book has few colorful photgraphs and most folks are drawn to pretty images.
A GARDEN IN THE SHADE by Harriet Cramer is a nice introduction to the subject. Although Cramer provides some interesting tidbits about raising plants in adverse circumstances (most plants like some sunlight) there is much she leaves out, which might be just as well for the new gardener. Cramer's book seems to be geared toward the large garden, one where the gardener has enough space to plant a thousand bulbs under a grove of trees. Some people have this much space, but they are just the sort to hire a gardener and not need the book to begin with. On the other hand, the book contains lovely photos, so one can point to a picture and say to the hired gardener "This is what I would like!"
Although Cramer discusses "understory" plants--bushes, perennials, annuals, ferns, etc. she does not devote much space to the "overstory." One strength of Schenk's book is that he actually does classify trees by their willingness to accomdate plants at their feet. Some trees are inhospitable--maples for example, but few books on shade gardening point out that you might as well slam your head on the garden gate if you plan to build a garden in the shade and have no idea what sorts of trees are casting the shade.
Gardeners soon discover that "shade gardening" means spring flowering, and sure enough, most of the photos in Cramer's book were taken in spring when the leaves were off the trees. The rest of the year, you'll be attempting to grow non-flowering plants that can live in the dark. There are a few plants that will produce a bloom or two in the shade--after the leaves appear--but they are few and far between. If you shade garden, think green.
Schenk's book is for the intimate garden, one on a small parcel of land. He also devotes a good deal of space to plants--about 200 pages. Cramer's book contains many fewer pages on plants, and those she shows mostly do well in her Pennsylvania garden.
Nice introduction to the subject...........2001-02-04
With hundreds of books on the market, how can one choose which one will prove most informative about gardening in the shade? For my money, George Schenk's book THE COMPLETE SHADE GARDENER is the best buy, but Schenk's book has few colorful photgraphs and most folks are drawn to pretty images.
A GARDEN IN THE SHADE by Harriet Cramer is a nice introduction to the subject. Although Cramer provides some interesting tidbits about raising plants in adverse circumstances (most plants like some sunlight) there is much she leaves out, which might be just as well for the new gardener. Cramer's book seems to be geared toward the large garden, one where the gardener has enough space to plant a thousand bulbs under a grove of trees. Some people have this much space, but they are just the sort to hire a gardener and not need the book to begin with. On the other hand, the book contains lovely photos, so one can point to a picture and say to the hired gardener "This is what I would like!"
Although Cramer discusses "understory" plants--bushes, perennials, annuals, ferns, etc. she does not devote much space to the "overstory." One strength of Schenk's book is that he actually does classify trees by their willingness to accomdate plants at their feet. Some trees are inhospitable--maples for example, but few books on shade gardening point out that you might as well slam your head on the garden gate if you plan to build a garden in the shade and have no idea what sorts of trees are casting the shade.
Gardeners soon discover that "shade gardening" means spring flowering, and sure enough, most of the photos in Cramer's book were taken in spring when the leaves were off the trees. The rest of the year, you'll be attempting to grow non-flowering plants that can live in the dark. There are a few plants that will produce a bloom or two in the shade--after the leaves appear--but they are few and far between. If you shade garden, think green.
Schenk's book is for the intimate garden, one on a small parcel of land. He also devotes a good deal of space to plants--about 200 pages. Cramer's book contains many fewer pages on plants, and those she shows mostly do well in her Pennsylvania garden.
Book Description
A room with a view becomes all the more artful with the perfect window treatment. Better Homes and Gardens Window Treatment Decorating Ideas brims with information, both pretty and practical, for every room in the house. You'll be inspired by the lavish images throughout the book—250 color photographs in all—whether your style tends to be casual or traditional, eclectic or more defined. You'll even learn how to camouflage not-so-beautiful windows. Of equal weight, however, is function. This comprehensive resource also covers important considerations such as privacy, light control, airflow, and traffic patterns. Individual chapters focus on types of treatments: draperies and curtains; shades, shutters, and blinds; top treatments; and combinations. A primer on fabric selection, window styles, and installation offers further guidance on planning and executing window treatments appropriate to various types of architecture.
Customer Reviews:
Great Idea Book.......2005-12-07
I really wanted something besides standard drapes in our new home. This book contains a wealth of ideas with photos showing the whole room, not just the window. The colorful photos are quite large (unlike the cramped decorating pictures squeezed into the magazine) and sometimes even a double-page spread.
The photo captions explain the decorator's ideas, use of color, framing a view, etc. plus DESIGN TIPS are scattered through the book.
I found some beautiful ideas for my book room, for the dining room, and for the guest room. The variety shown ensures that no matter what your style preferences are, you'll find something here.
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The Fern Garden or Fern Culture and Gardening Made Easy
Shirley Hibberd
Manufacturer: Home Farm Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
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Shade
| Gardening & Horticulture
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General
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ASIN: 1406799777 |
Book Description
Originally published in the 1920s. One of the earliest titles ever published on fern gardening and culture. The author was a well known gardening expert with many books to her credit. Contents Include: Ferns in General - Fern Collecting - How to Form an Outdoor Fernery - Cultivation of Rock Ferns - Cultivation of Marsh Ferns - Ferns in Pots - The Fern House - The Fernery at the Fireside - Management of Fern Cases - The Art of Multiplying Ferns - British Ferns - Cultivation of Greenhouse and Stove Ferns - Fifty Select Greenhouse Ferns - Thirty Select Stove Ferns - Gold and Silver Ferns - Tree Ferns - Fern Allies. The book is well illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Taylor's 50 Best Perennials for Shade: Easy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens (Taylor's 50 Best)
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