Compiled by the editors of "Fine Gardening" magazine, this book contains a collection of articles which describe and illustrate 18 different gardens, with lessons for both the beginner and experienced gardener to put to use in their own gardens. Illustrated in colour throughout, the book includes an in-depth profile of each garden and the way in which professional gardeners develop their own properties. Tips and techniques are given on planning, site-preparation and selecting the right plants to bring out the best in each landscape. The gardens featured in the book can all be adapted to suit any garden, including a cottage garden, a collector's garden, a formal garden, a hillside refuge, a rocky mountain garden, a woodland garden, a suburban garden, an ornamental garden, a Japanese-inspired garden, and a garden with no lawn.
Selected articles by seasoned home gardeners and master gardeners show readers how to choose and use plants that fit the form and function of landscape design. Grouped in galleries are spring ephemerals, graceful grasses, bright bold yellows, long-blooming perennials and more. Readers get a place to start when deciding which plants to choose and where to place them. 120 photos.
Truth be told, you can grow almost anything in a pot and you can place those pots anywhere --on a deck, patio or rooftop. That's why so many people love container gardening. It's versatile enough for suburban homeowners with acres of land as well as apartment-dwellers with no patch of ground to call their own. In fact, growing edibles in containers is a perfect way for homeowners and gardeners with limited space to have fresh food in their kitchens. Like each issue of Fine Gardening, this latest collection is brimming with 300 essential tips, savvy shortcuts, and tried-and-true techniques, celebrating the growing popularity of container gardening. Tips for Container Gardening promises to bring out the bountiful best in all containers, large or small.
Offers suggestions for growing healthy and beautiful plants, including mulching and composting, growing bulbs, plant care, pest control, and attracting birds
Provides a step-by-step approach to propagating from seeds or cuttings, tells when to prune, how to shape and train plants, and gives advice on how to divide overgrown perennials and shrubs
Gathers instructions for twenty-two projects originally published in Fine Gardening magazine, including plans for fences, ponds, patios, earth walls, and artificial bog gardens
Compiled by the editors of "Fine Gardening" magazine, this book contains a collection of 21 articles which present the various elements of garden design. Illustrated in full colour throughout, the book offers a wealth of inspiring and practical ideas on how to redesign your garden to create a breathtaking landscape. The book includes tips and techniques on the tools and principles of garden design - from how to draw a site map to assessing the soil conditions - and advice is given on how to plant beds and borders, grow perennials with the best results, and to ensure that the garden is continually full of colour. It features a wide variety of styles including Japanese gardens, vegetable gardens, large formal gardens and courtyard gardens. For those with small gardens, there is a section showing that a little imagination and variety can make it appear considerably larger. A section offering advice to beginners is also included.
A guide to soil management for gardeners and horticulturists, this work contains step-by-step instructions for developing, improving and maintaining soil and provides new ways to compost. It discusses problems such as infertile soil and tree roots, and examines regional concerns.
Looks at container gardens, focusing on choosing the right containers, designing container plantings, specialty container plantings, and placing pots in the landscape.
This is a source of ideas for growing perennials in your garden, offering detailed information on how to successfully select, plants and care for many of the most rewarding perennials available to the gardener. There are profiles of 17 popular perennials including violets, asters, primroses, daffodils and liles. Each description offers advice on which new perennials to plant as well as how to get started and how to look after the existing plants in the garden. The authors, all expert gardeners, explain attractive ways to use each plant and recommend varieties especially well suited to certain conditions.
Truth be told, you can grow almost anything in a pot and you can place those pots anywhere --on a deck, patio or rooftop. That's why so many people love container gardening. It's versatile enough for suburban homeowners with acres of land as well as apartment-dwellers with no patch of ground to call their own. In fact, growing edibles in containers is a perfect way for homeowners and gardeners with limited space to have fresh food in their kitchens. Like each issue of Fine Gardening, this latest collection is brimming with 300 essential tips, savvy shortcuts, and tried-and-true techniques, celebrating the growing popularity of container gardening. Tips for Container Gardening promises to bring out the bountiful best in all containers, large or small.
This delightful book shows how to create a small garden that feels much larger and emphasizes ways to create privacy. Designs from some of Americas best-known landscape artists are showcased in more than 100 color photos and illustrations.
Northeast Home Landscaping, 4th Edition shows how to beautify 27 common landscape situations. Featuring 54 design variations that incorporate more than 200 of the best plants for the region, readers will also learn all they need to know to install the paths, fences, walls, arbors, and trellises that make up the landscaping designs. Step-by-step instructions are provided for each project, and detailed plant descriptions also explain cultivation and care. Updates to this edition include an emphasis on the importance of native plants, deer- and drought-resistant species, identifications of invasive and banned plants, new information on the impact of climate change on the northeast region, and more.
The Southern reader's authoritative resource for gardening information is filled with beautiful photos, insightful articles, and useful facts about annuals, perennials, bulbs, shrubs, trees, and more.
The newest edition to the Botanica's Gardening series, this authoritative encyclopedia covers all aspects of organic gardening. Botanica's Organic Gardening is a richly textured, stylish, visually stunning, and comprehensive guide to chemical-free gardening and living in harmony with the earth. Included is a series of four comprehensive, easy-to-use guides to growing vegetables, herbs, fruits, and ornamental flowering plants.
From BHG comes a cookbook representing the states of America, grouped according to historical and culinary importance and development. Each chapter features an introduction to a particular region--accompanied by color photographs, historical images or illustrations--and a selection of recipes from that area.
The 10 Best Roses, 10 Best Trees--the 10 Best of Everything You Need - The Plants Most Likely to Thrive in Your Garden - Your 10 Most Important Tasks in the Garden Each Month
The 10 Best Roses, 10 Best Trees--the 10 Best of Everything You Need - The Plants Most Likely to Thrive in Your Garden - Your 10 Most Important Tasks in the Garden Each Month
Geared toward a new generation of California gardeners, this user-friendly guide is one of the first in a ground-breaking new Sunset series. It covers all categories and regional varieties, focusing on readily available plants that deliver optimal results with easy-to-understand selection and growing instructions. Includes a Calendar of Top 10 Tasks for each season with tips on pruning trees, feeding citrus, planting bare-root roses, and more. Richly illustrated with hundreds of photos and backed up by specific how-to instructions and illustrations, it provides all the resources to create a thriving garden in the Golden State. Edited by Sunset magazine senior garden editor Kathleen N. Brenzel.
42 projects with step-by-step instructions. 125 full-color photos, including one of each finished project, how-to photos, and easy-to-read diagrams to guide woodworkers.
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