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The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques
Tracy DiSabato-Aust Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0881928038 |
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With more than 130,000 copies sold since its original publication, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden has proven itself to be one of the most useful tools a gardener can have. Now, in this expanded edition, there's even more to learn from and enjoy. This is the first, and still the most thorough, book to detail essential practices of perennial care such as deadheading, pinching, cutting back, thinning, disbudding, and deadleafing, all of which are thoroughly explained and illustrated. More than 200 new color photographs have been added to this revised edition, showing perennials in various border situations and providing images for each of the entries in the A-to-Z encyclopedia of important perennial species. In addition, there is a new 32-page journal section, in which you can enter details, notes, and observations about the requirements and performance of perennials in your own garden. Thousands of readers have commented that The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is one of the most useful and frequently consulted books in their gardening libraries. This new, expanded edition promises to be an even more effective ally in your quest to create a beautiful, healthy, well-maintained perennial garden.Customer Reviews:
Very helpful.......2007-10-05
Well worth having.......2007-10-01
A wonderful book I refer to it constantly.......2007-09-30
Garden lover's delight.......2007-09-07
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques.......2007-09-07
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Orchids for Dummies
Steven Frowine , and National Gardening Association Manufacturer: For Dummies ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0764567594 |
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Packed with photos, including 8 pages in full colorColor your world with orchids
Orchids are beautiful, fragrant, wonderfully varied, and surprisingly affordable. But aren't they hard to grow at home? No! says orchid grower extraordinaire Steve Frowine. In this handy guide, he shows you step by step how to select the right orchids, keep them healthy, encourage blooms, and even propagate your own plants.
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The fun and easy way to grow orchids As anyone who has read Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief or has seen the movie Adaptation knows, orchids inspire a passionate following. And their popularity is rising: according to the USDA, more than 12.7 million orchids were sold in the U.S. last year. Brimming with black-and-white illustrations and eight pages of color photos, this friendly guide introduces would-be orchid fanciers to today's most popular and intriguing orchid varieties; and shows step by step how to select healthy plants at a nursery or commercial grower, cultivate them successfully at home, promote blooms, create beautiful orchid displays, and even produce hybrids. Steven Frowine (New Hartford, CT) worked with orchids professionally as a horticulturist at Hawaii's National Tropical Botanical Garden and at the Missouri Botanical Garden, where he was chairman of indoor horticulture and oversaw over 10,000 plants.Customer Reviews:
Informative book.......2007-05-15
Orchids for Dummies.......2006-12-13
An Orchid Education.......2006-08-13
Orchids for Dummies.......2006-07-05
Great Book!.......2006-02-23
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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials: 10th Anniversary Revised and Expanded Edition
Ellen Phillips , and C. Colston Burrell Manufacturer: Rodale Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0875968996 |
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Perennials are the most challenging and rewarding of all garden plants, and most gardeners need all the help they can get to grow them well. Perennials emerge from the ground in early spring, grow to full height, bloom, bear fruit, and then disappear with the first frost, only to do the same thing the following year and again the next. Add this to the fact that for the first year or two, perennials don't do much above the ground (they are growing their root structure), but after that they burst forth with amazingly vigorous growth, and you get an idea of the pleasures and tribulations of perennial gardening. The rewards, however, are rich: a wide array of flower forms and colors, structure and leaf, an ever-changing mid-level tapestry in the garden, plus a celebration of seasonal change. Few gardeners can resist perennials, but how to grow them better and more effortlessly?Readers can count on Rodale books to be practical and detailed and to advocate organic gardening. While Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials does give information, as you would expect from Rodale, on soil building, climate, propagation and nontoxic pest and disease control, its emphasis is on design. The advice is down-to-earth, as in a sidebar entitled "Evergreen Perennials: Myth or Reality?" that points out that although some perennials are touted as evergreen, and do keep their leaves through the winter (such as Epimedium, Ajuga, and Bergenia), they are often so tattered by winter storms that they shouldn't be counted on to beautify the garden off-season.
Though packed with all sorts of useful information, the meat of the book is the encyclopedia of perennials. From acanthus to yucca, each comes with a color photo, cultural and cultivar information, as well as suggestions on use. Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in these rewarding, though somewhat demanding, plants. --Valerie Easton
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The revised 10th Anniversary Edition of Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials is the last word on growing lush, healthy gardens using hundreds of gorgeous, versatile perennials. Highlights of this new edition include a beautiful new interior design; seven new gardens by well-known landscape artists from around the country; over 75 new encyclopedia entries, with hundreds of new plants added; and three new chapters: Perennial Flower Finder, Perennial Combinations, and Growing with the Design. The result is a winning mix of information and inspiration-and beautiful color photographs-to take one's dream garden from concept to reality. 'A great deal of expertise and thorough research has gone into the making of this encyclopedia, and it shows on every page.'-Christopher Lloyd, author of The Well-Tempered Garden and The Adventurous Gardener 'An excellent reference book for all gardeners, from the novice to the expert. It will definitely be on my bookshelf.'-Dr. Allan M. Armitage, author of Herbaceous Perennial Plants and Allan Armitage on PerennialsCustomer Reviews:
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials: 10th Anniversary Revised and Expanded Editionthe .......2007-08-18
A Must Have For Every Gardener.......2006-07-27
Makes Getting "Serious Gardener" Results Much Easier.......2006-05-17
helpful:.......2006-03-13
A Treasure for my Gardening!.......2005-05-08
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Orchidelirium
Harold Feinstein , and Robert H. Hesse Manufacturer: Bulfinch ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 082126205X |
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The Dutch had Tulip Mania in the 17th century. Victorian England had its own equivalent with "orchidelirium," an obsessive passion for orchids that has carried into thepresent day. Orchids remain among the most beautiful, hotly debated, and passionately collected of all flowers.ORCHIDELIRIUM presents Harold Feinstein's breathtaking pictures of orchids--dozens of different varieties and shades of them. In the tradition of the critically acclaimed gift book One Hundred Flowers (Bulfinch Press, 2000), this new volume offers images of staggering detail and subtlety. Nobody has been able to match Feinstein's mastery of flower photography, and nowhere is his remarkable talent as evident as it is in these pictures oforchids, nature's most delicate and variegated creations.Customer Reviews:
great mother's day gift, or mother's bday present........2007-06-08
Gorgeous coffee table book on orchids.......2007-04-21
My brother loved it!.......2007-04-06
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Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens
Allan M. Armitage Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0881927600 |
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The popularity of native North American plants has soared in recent years, for many good reasons. Whatever draws you to native plants, you'll find no better or more authoritative guide than Allan Armitage. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's foremost horticulturists, Armitage describes more than 630 species and cultivars of perennials, biennials, and annuals that are native to the United States, bringing to each plant a wealth of practical knowledge and the full weight of his experience and expertise. Each entry includes a general description of the plant plus essential data you need to grow it successfully, including habitat, hardiness, correct garden site, maintenance, and propagation — all in a clear, easy-to-use format. Whether you are a native plant enthusiast or simply wish to use plants that work in the landscape, you'll find everything you are looking for in this readable, information-packed volume.Customer Reviews:
Armitage's Native Plants for North American Garderns.......2007-08-01
Great Book on Gardening with Natives.......2007-03-10
Armitage's Native Plants.......2007-01-16
Excellent reference.......2007-01-15
Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens.......2007-01-10
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Guide to Flowering Plant Families
Wendy B. Zomlefer Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0807844705 |
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Understanding the flowering plants of any region begins with the recognition of families. This remarkable volume, created to serve students, professionals, and other plant enthusiasts, covers 130 temperate to tropical families common in North America with detailed illustrations and modern referenced commentaries. Each family discussion includes a diagnosis and summary of characteristics, distribution data, important economic members, and pollination ecology. The book's most striking feature is Zomlefer's 158 original pen-and-ink plates depicting intricate dissections of 312 species.The content of the family discussions is geared to readers who have completed one introductory biology course. For readers less familiar with botanical terminology, Zomlefer provides an illustrated glossary of 551 terms with more than 300 drawings. Other important tutorial features are twenty-two detailed charts that compare pertinent characteristics of certain related plant groups and a general chart that summarizes the salient features of the families covered in the text. Both amateurs and professionals will particularly enjoy the chapter on examining, dissecting, and sketching live material.
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Guide to Flowering Plant Families.......2007-01-18
Great resource for a beginner.......2007-01-10
Guide to Flowering Plant Families by Wendy B. Zomlefer [Paperback] .......2005-07-04
Missing Families.......2005-05-06
Very handy reference to have around........2005-04-05
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Flowering Plant Families of the World
V. H. Heywood , R. K. Brummitt , A. Culham , and O. Seberg Manufacturer: Firefly Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1554072069 |
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The definitive reference on flowering plants, thoroughly revised.
The widely acclaimed Flowering Plants of the World, the original edition of this book, has never been surpassed in its depth and scope. Written by a team of internationally recognized authorities, this thoroughly updated edition provides the latest information and solidifies the book's position as the definitive guide on the subject.
At the core of the book are the comprehensive entries on 504 flowering plant families. Each entry describes distribution, anatomy, habitat, classification and commercial uses. The enormous wealth of newly available taxonomic information, found throughout the pages of Flowering Plant Families of the World, will interest every botanist.
Along with hundreds of beautiful, meticulously detailed artworks, the book features:
The book's specially commissioned botanical illustrations by professional artists are remarkable for both their beauty and their scientific accuracy.
This definitive book, now completely updated, will remain a key reference for gardeners, botanists and plant professionals worldwide.
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More than updated.......2007-05-15
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids
Alec Pridgeon Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0881928011 |
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This handsome reference, now available in paperback, is sure to delight gardeners with a casual interest in orchids as well as the committed enthusiast and professional. Encompassing a wide spectrum of orchid genera, over 1100 species and hybrids commonly in cultivation are detailed. With an authoritative but accessible text written by acknowledged experts of international renown, the book features all the pertinent topics which guide the reader to an understanding of these wonderful flowers: orchid habitats, distribution, classification, hybrids, pollination, cultivation, and conservation. The alphabetical "Orchids A–Z" section includes descriptions, taxonomy, currently accepted names and synonyms, geographic distribution, notes on culture, and hundreds of color photographs of the best-known species in cultivation.Customer Reviews:
Never received.......2007-08-23
Excellent book.......2007-03-08
My Orchid Bible.......2002-11-07
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids.......2002-09-05
Best orchid species encyclopedia - 1100 species!.......2002-07-19
The focus of the book is the orchid species encyclopedia. Each orchid is listed with information on genus, tribe, etymology, and a paragraph describing the characteristics of the orchid and its history. About 2/3rds of the species also include a photograph.
Photography is excellent. Hundreds of clear, crisp, and properly identified images fill the book. It is truly an illustrated encyclopedia.
I love this book! It is exactly the kind of reference book I needed. Being new to orchids, I have a difficult time seeing a name in a catalog and relating it to an image of an orchid flower. This book is great, it has helped me discover many new and interesting species. Well, at least they are new to me :-)
My library contains several books on orchid culture that gives me clues to growing the plants. But this book identifies hundreds of genera, and 1100 species. Best orchid species encyclopedia that I've seen. Great reference book!
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The Dendrobiums
Howard P. Wood Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0881926868 |
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At long last, here is a complete and exhaustive account of the genus Dendrobium. Among the most prized and popularly cultivated orchids, dendrobiums delight gardeners and orchid lovers alike with the sheer beauty of their delicate flowers and slender form. Now, those interested in learning all there is to know about this enchanting genus have the book they have always wanted. With descriptions of 650 species in the genus, including habits and flowering biology, a guide to species identification and culture, a historical review of the genus, a survey of Dendrobium evolution and distribution, more than 600 color photos, and a bibliography with more than 900 entries, this is the ultimate resource on the genus. Awards for this book: International Association for Plant Taxonomy Engler MedalCustomer Reviews:
Award.......2007-07-04
Both Too Much and Too Little .......2006-09-20
The Dendrobiums.......2006-08-27
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The New Book of Wedding Flowers: Simple & Stylish Arrangements for the Creative Bride
Joanne O'Sullivan Manufacturer: Lark Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1579909604 |
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Great Ideas.......2007-09-10
The New Book of Wedding Flowers : Simple & Stylish Arrangements for the Creative Bride.......2005-09-30
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