Author: Plant Select
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2017-05-03
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1604697350
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There’s a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select—the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates—meets this need by promoting plants that allow gardeners everywhere to have stunning, environmentally-friendly gardens that use fewer resources. Pretty Tough Plants highlights 135 of Plant Select’s top plant picks. Each profile features a color photograph and specific details about the plant’s size, best features, and bloom season, along with cultural needs, landscape features, and design ideas. The plant list includes perennials and annuals, groundcovers, grasses, shrubs, and trees. A chart at the end of the book makes it easy to choose the right plants for specific conditions and needs.
Author: Nora Harlow
Publisher: East Bay Munic. Util. District
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Gardening. Environmental Studies. Photographs by Saxon Holt. Illustrations by Richard Pembroke. This lavishly illustrated book celebrates the challenges and opportunities of gardening in Mediterranean climates, with special reference to northern California's San Francisco Bay Region. The core of the book is a catalog of more than 650 plants suited to regions with mild, usually wet winters and dry, often hot summers. These plants thrive with moderate to no summer irrigation when established, require little or no maintenance, and are reasonably available from nurseries, botanic gardens, native plant sales, or specialty seed suppliers. Many of the 542 color photographs show plants in garden settings to suggest attractive and compatible plant combinations. Summary charts provide information on each plant, such as bloom time, needs for water and sun, and preferences for coastal or inland microclimates. Lists suggest plants for special situations, such as hot sites, dryish shade, small gardens, and clay soils. Chapters on landscape design and maintenance inspire readers to make gardens that use little water and no harmful chemicals, with a focus on building healthy soil. Practical steps to successful design are supplemented with ideas for designing with microclimate, attracting wildlife, and fire safety. Sidebars by local experts discuss weather, natural landscapes, design solutions, and gardening with recycled water. "A valuable resource for climate-compatible gardening in the San Franciso Bay Area that will also be of interest to gardeners in other parts of the world with a similar seasonal pattern of winter rain and dry summers. This book will occupy a prominent place in my library for many years to come." Katherine Greenberg, president Mediterranean Garden Society "This book is beautifully designed with abundant photographs of plants, many in garden settings, and it is packed with the kind of information gardeners need for their own special situations. Simply stunning Bravo " Phyllis M. Faber, editor University of California Press"
Author: Richard Lay
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 1616419482
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Provides a guide to gardening, covering such subjects as preparing soil, fertilizing, and removing pests.
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Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781555912536
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →100 water-wise plants for gardens and landscapes.
Author: Helen Nash
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Want information about aquatic plants that the experts treasure? Here are solid scientific facts on every plant that's commonly available, with all the growing details, and each is accompanied by lavish, dazzling color photographs.
Author: Nan Sterman
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Published: 2010-02-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591864684
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Water-Wise Plants for the Southwest is a must have resource for any Southwest gardener facing water-shortages. It is filled with expert advice from proven low-water gardeners, and includes everything from using tried and true low water use plants in the landscape, efficient watering and cultivation tips from planting to maturity, to new water-wise cultivars and species. The book features inspirational photos of low-water residential landscapes and more than 100 plant recommendations with helpful icons for ease of use. Also included is an extensive reference guide with listings of botanical and water conservation demonstration gardens, educational opportunities, irrigation suppliers, technical support, websites, and professional organizations. This book is one you would recommend to any gardener facing limited water resources.
Author: C.D.K. Cook
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 1974-06-30
Total Pages: 582
ISBN-13: 9789061930242
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Victoria I. Sullivan
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781936671106
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes different types of plants that live in lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds, as well as in wetlands, marshes, and swamps.--
Author: Helen Nash
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781402709548
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Packed with superb color photographs, this detailed manual is the definitive guide to help water gardeners select, cultivate, and care for aquatic plants. Extensive fully illustrated directories list commonly available submerged aquatic plants for ornamental ponds, floating aquatics, hardy and tropical water lilies, lotuses, marginal aquatics, and water irises.