Gardening: plants and cultivation guides Books
University Press of Mississippi Southern Gardening All Year Long
Book SynopsisInstead of encyclopedic lists and articles focused on botanical gardens or someone else's landscape, author and host of Southern Gardening Gary R. Bachman connects with his audience through personal stories that share his expertise gained over decades of planting, all told in an easily digestible format.
£18.86
WW Norton & Co Herb Gardening: How to Prepare the Soil, Choose
Book SynopsisThis beginners guide for anyone interested in starting an herb garden explains in simple terms everything you need to know about choosing the site, preparing the soil, choosing the plants, caring for them, dealing with pests and diseases and what to do with the harvest at the end of the summer. Included are easy-to-follow garden plans, lots of helpful tips, expert advice and useful figures.
£15.19
Texas A & M University Press Easy Edibles: How to Grow and Enjoy Fresh Food
Book SynopsisVeteran gardener and author Judy Barrett’s book dispels the idea that growing plants we can eat is harder than growing plants we can’t eat and introduces readers to the idea of placing plants that can produce in an ordinary landscape, a harvest of herbs, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.Whether buying a few tomato plants for a patio container or exploring the idea of a frontyard or kitchen plot, incorporating plants that “bear food” into the landscape has real appeal, even to weekend gardeners.For the more ambitious, Barrett offers a primer on the various kinds of garden beds that are easy to create and maintain. For those without the space to garden themselves, she describes where and how one can buy the bounty produced by others in farmers markets, farm stands, and pick-your-own operations.Finally, Barrett invites readers to enjoy the camaraderie and learning opportunities available at community, neighborhood, and schoolyard gardens.
£20.66
Sasquatch Books The Inspired Houseplant: Transform Your Home with
Book SynopsisPerfect for beginners or anyone looking for DIY plant inspiration, this gorgeous guide will inspire you to beautify your home with greenery. Here, you’ll discover: Plant basics including potting, watering, pruning, and feeding, A plant guide to the best species by environmental zone (desert, temperate, tropical, and aquatic), Lovely DIY plant projects including terrariums, a marimo habitat, kokedama, mounted staghorn ferns, and a living herb frame, Ways to use plants in your favourite décor style, including desert boho, eclectic, midcentury, minimal, rustic, and urban oasis, With plentiful images and a distinctly modern and sophisticated feel, this book imparts both easy-to-follow advice and creative garden-design inspiration. And like the garden spaces it will inspire, the book is a piece of art to display. You'll be tempted to thumb through it again and again - for both resource and relaxation.Trade Review"The Inspired Houseplant will point you toward your perfect greenery."—Real Simple"Gardener and entrepreneur [Jen] Stearns, who owns a plant store in greater Seattle, proves the perfect coach for the houseplant-challenged. Her simple 101-style guide discusses the basics of potting, watering, pruning, and feeding, and wisely sticks to the basics, selecting and organizing into groups plants that will reward beginners [...] Beautiful photography of lush, plant-filled spaces convincingly makes Stearns’s points. First-time homeowners or new apartment dwellers who long for green but lack confidence in their plant-tending abilities will be greatly helped by this volume." —Publishers Weekly"If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the process of picking the perfect houseplant for your home, entrepreneur and plant-mom extraordinaire Jen Stearns is here to demystify the process."—Apartment Therapy "Greeen thumb or brown thumb—either way, this book levels the playing field with tips, tricks, and easy guides to happy houseplants."—Better Homes & Gardens, Do It Yourself"Black thumb, you say? That’s not a problem with The Inspired Houseplant, Seattle-native Jen Stearns' gorgeous and helpful new book. Part advice manual, part plant guide, part DIY project tutorial, it’s sure to provide inspiration and instruction no matter your gardening level.—Seattle Times"Beginning indoor gardeners hoping to green up their homes will find no better resource than this stellar guide."—Library Journal"[This] book is a treasure trove of educational information and also includes some projects—terrariums, hanging gardens—perfect for crafting on long winter evenings."—Seattle Magazine"Author Jen Stearns penned this guide for indoor gardeners of every ambition level." —Seattle Met"Over the course of 196 beautiful pages, [Jen Stearns] demystifies the stress many of us feel at owning and caring for houseplants [...] Stearns also outlines beautiful how-tos for terrariums and bowl gardens, water gardens and hanging or vertical gardens that will immediately have readers reimagining their home or office."—The Inlander"[Jen Stearns] is such an expert on plants that she literally wrote the book on them."—Seattle Refined on KOMO-TV"Houseplants bring new life and fresh color into your living space. In her new book, The Inspired Houseplant, Seattle-based greenery guru Jen Stearns shares foolproof care advice for some of her favorites."—Windermere Living"This indoor plant book is crammed with garden-design inspiration and easy-to-follow advice that ranges from beginner plant care and watering guidelines to the most popular indoor plants to buy now. And, with its striking cover, clean layout and modern design, The Inspired Houseplant will make a beautiful addition to any coffee table."—House and Leisure"[Jen] Stearns is more than an entrepreneur with a green thumb and a taste for modern decor. She's well versed in the science behind gardening." —Renton Reporter
£16.99
WW Norton & Co The Posy Book: Garden-Inspired Bouquets That Tell
Book SynopsisInspired by the Victorian-era language of flowers, a posy is a small, round bouquet of flowers, herbs and plants meant to convey a message, such as dahlias for gratitude, sunflowers for adoration or thyme for bravery. These floral poems have become Teresa Sabankaya’s signature. Brides want them for their weddings, but a posy is a lovely gift any time of year, and one that readers can easily put together from their garden or with blooms from their local florist. In The Posy Book, Sabankaya shares step-by-step instructions, floral recipes for more than 20 posies and ideas for seasonal variations. A modern floral dictionary, with 12 original paintings by celebrated illustrator Maryjo Koch, will help readers craft their own posies filled with personal meaning.
£20.89
WW Norton & Co Succulents at Home: Choosing, Growing, and
Book SynopsisSucculents have become some of the most popular houseplants, and with good reason: they’re easy to grow…most of the time. But what happens when a plant outgrows its pot? Did you know succulents can get sunburned? How do you turn one plant into more plants? In Succulents at Home, expert gardener John Tullock addresses these questions and many more. Here, readers will learn to make the most of their plants from the how and why of soil and container choice to step-by-step instructions for repotting, propagating new succulents, and creating arrangements like terrariums and wreaths. The book is complete with a catalog of 75 species—flower-shaped echeverias, pointy haworthias, flowering kalanchoes, round mammillaria cacti, and more—which explains special care instructions for each variety. Tullock’s friendly voice and years of experience, and more than 100 color photographs, make this a must-have guide for fool-proof succulent gardening. And with a focus on growing succulents to enjoy indoors, this is a book for plant lovers in all regions and climates.
£16.14
NewSouth Publishing Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf
Book SynopsisFor more than twenty years, ""Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf"" has been a core text for students of horticulture and an essential reference for practicing horticulturists, their suppliers, green keepers, landscape gardeners and designers. With 42 new illustrations, this fourth edition has been substantially revised and updated to include the latest advances in horticultural production systems, with significant revisions to chapters on fertilizer practice in nurseries, foundations for good turf, managing turf soil, fertilizing turf irrigation, and drainage. New additions include discussion on roof gardens and vertical gardens, and topics on recycled water for irrigation and issues of water shortage have been expanded.
£40.46
CABI Publishing Plant Names: A Guide to Botanical Nomenclature
Book SynopsisThe book is a plain English guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them as governed by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. It covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them. The final section provides a detailed guide to websites and published resources. Plant Names incorporates the latest information and research in the recently published Botanical and Cultivated Plant codes in an easy to read format, and offers a definitive guide to using the myriad names, including marketing names, on plant labels.Table of ContentsIntroduction: To the Codes of plant nomenclature Part 1: Wild Plants 1: Common names 2: Latin names, the binomial system and plant classification 3: The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature 4: The botanical hierarchy 5: Name changes Part 2: Cultivated Plants and Cultigens 6: The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants 7: Marketing names (trade designations) Part 3: Using Plant Names 8: Writing Plant Names 9: Pronunciation Part 4: Plant Name Resources 10: Books and websites to help with plant names 11: Accurate lists of botanical names 12: Families 13: Genera 14: Lists of validly published names, not necessarily current 15: Floras and checklists of currently accepted plant names 16: Trademarks 17: Appendix
£22.04
Bodleian Library Gathering of Leaves, A: Catalogue for Designer
Book SynopsisPlants and gardens play a central role in life on Earth. They have provided food, clothing, shelter, medicines, employment, leisure and enjoyment throughout history. Both also have many symbolic uses in art, mythology and literature, making plants and gardens the perfect theme for the Designer Bookbinders fourth International Competition held at the Bodleian Library in 2022. The chosen theme also celebrates 400 years since the founding of Oxford Botanic Garden. This beautiful catalogue features richly illustrated texts and finely printed volumes which are bound with skill and creativity using varied materials by binders from all over the world. The fourth in a series following on from 'Bound for Success' in 2009, 'Prize Volumes' in 2013 and 'Heroic Works' in 2017, 'A Gathering of Leaves' is a celebration of the stunningly inventive winning bindings featured alongside all the competition entries.Table of ContentsContents Foreword Mark Getty Preface Richard Ovenden Introduction Lester Capon Competition Entries First prize Second prize Distinguished winners Oxford University students’ choice Competition entries: the full picture Contact list for entrants
£25.50
Rydon Publishing Weeds on Trial
Book SynopsisThis ingenious and informative new illustrated book reveals the inside stories of more than 50 common and successful weeds, including cultivated `thugs' which gardeners plant at their peril, and presents its findings as evidence for the prosecution and defence. It then explores the ways in which the weeds are so successful, whether annual, biennial or perennial, and suggests effective ways of removing or controlling them, and for using them wisely. Where important, as with weeds such as Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam, it includes your legal obligations as a gardener to stop these most pernicious weeds from spreading. A useful reference section tells you all you need to know about weeding tools, weedkillers, composting weeds and using mulches to stop them spreading, plus specific details on weeds in lawns and ponds and weeds and the law. So whether you're worried by groundsel or ground elder, nettles or knotweed, bamboo or brambles, or would like to encourage dandelions or clovers to grow exactly where you want them, then these are the verdicts you need.Table of ContentsWEEDS ON TRIAL Introduction SECTION 1: ANNUALS and BIENNIALS Introduction Charlock - Sinapis arvensis Chickweed - Stellaria media Common groundsel - Senecio vulgaris Fat hen - Chenopodium album Field pennycress - Thlaspi arvense Goosegrass - Galium aparine Hairy bittercress - Cardamine hirsuta Hedge mustard - Sisymbrium (formerly Erysimum) officinale Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum Himalayan balsam - Impatiens glandulifera Knotgrass - Polygonum aviculare Prickly sow thistle - Sonchus asper Red deadnettle - Lamium purpureum Scarlet pimpernel - Anagallis arvensis Shepherd's purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris Smooth sow thistle - Sonchus oleraceus Spear thistle - Cirsium vulgare SECTION 2: PERENNIALS Introduction Bramble - Rubus fruticosus Broad-leaved dock - Rumex obtusifolius Couch grass - Elymus repens Creeping buttercup - Ranunculus repens Creeping thistle - Cirsium arvense Curled dock - Rumex crispus Daisy - Bellis perennis Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale Enchanter's nightshade - Circaea leutetiana Field bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis Greater bindweed - Calystegia sepium Greater plantain - Plantago major Ground elder - Aegopodium podagraria Horsetail - Equisetum arvense Japanese knotweed - Fallopia japonica Lesser celandine - Ranunculus ficaria Lesser hairy willowherb - Epilobium parviflorum Lords and ladies - Arum maculatum Ragwort - Senecio jacobaea Red clover - Trifolium pratense Slender speedwell - Veronica filiformis Stinging nettle - Urtica dioica White clover - Trifolium repens White deadnettle - Lamium maculatum SECTION 3: GARDEN `THUGS' Introduction Bamboo - Arundinaria, Phyllostachys and other types Borage - Borago officinalis Buddleia - Buddleja davidii Crocosmia - Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Grape hyacinth - Muscari armenaicum Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana Ivy - Hedera helix Japanese anemone - Anemone hupehensis, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and many named varieties Jerusalem artichoke - Helianthus tuberosus Lemon balm - Melissa officinalis Leyland cypress - Cuprocyparis leylandii Mint - Mentha x piperita Stag's horn sumach - Rhus typhinia SECTION 4: DEALING WITH WEEDS (reference) Introduction Tools for weeding Composting weeds Mulching Weed killers Lawns Weeds and the law The weed vocabulary Index
£8.99
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN PR Herbs Around the Mediterranean
£29.71
New India Publishing Agency Bougainvillea
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£150.10
New India Publishing Agency Basic Aspects & Practices: Vol.01: Fruit Science
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£201.05
New India Publishing Agency Modern Vegetable Varieties and Production
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£169.00
New India Publishing Agency Integrated Pest Management of Vegetable Crops
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£169.12
New India Publishing Agency Scientific Seed Production of Horticultural Crops
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£76.86
New India Publishing Agency Improved Production Techniques: Vol.03: Hi Tech
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£169.12
New India Publishing Agency Human-Plant Relations and Future Drug Discovery
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£164.22
New India Publishing Agency Diseases of Fruit Crops and Their Integrated
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£172.50
New India Publishing Agency Commercial Plant Breeding: Vol.01: Vegetable
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£214.92
New India Publishing Agency Techniques in Molecular Biology and Plant
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£186.16
The Chinese University Press The Genera of Orchidaceae in Hong Kong:
Book SynopsisThe Genera of Orchidaceae in Hong Kong is a handy reference for both amateurs and professional botanists in Asia who wish to enter the field of modern orchidology. Orchid appreciation is an art deeply rooted in Asian cultures. But in 1977, when this book was first published, orchidology as a science was new to people there. The technical vocabulary was unfamiliar and the subject matter difficult to understand. Therefore, this volume was intended as a general, easy-to-use reference book, with illustrations of the basic structure of orchids and their habit and habitat clearly described in Chapter I.The book may also be used as a self-help guide for naturalists and gardeners in Hong Kong who wish to identify an orchid new to them. In Chapter II, keys, descriptions, and illustrations are given to allow the reader to look up and gain information about individual orchid species. Chapter III provides an analysis of the composition and an interpretation of the phytogeographic significance of the Orchidaceae in Hong Kong. Finally, Chapter IV helps the reader to understand and remember the Latinized names of orchids by providing an explanation on the origin and meaning of the generic names. This book is a facsimile reprint of the 1977 edition, which was published at a time when no comprehensive account of the genera of the orchids of Hong Kong had ever been attempted. Even after many decades, this volume remains the essential reference on orchid species growing in Hong Kong. This commemorative edition features a new foreword and a chronology of Professor Hu's major life events.Table of Contents Foreword to the Commemorative Edition by David T W Lau Foreword by Gordon W Dillon Preface by L B Thrower Introduction I The Basic Features Of The Orchids In Hong Kong Habit and Habitat 1 Terrestrial Orchids 2 Epiphytes 3 Symbiosis Root Stem Leaves Inflorescence Flowers Fruit Seed and Seedling II Keys and Descriptions Keys to the Subfamilies, Tribes, and Genera Descriptions of Genera with Illustrations and Keys to the Species III Composition and Phytogeographic Significance Systemic Summary Analysis of the Composition 1 Generic Affinity with the Orchids of China 2 Morphological Diversity 3 Small Species and Poor Populations 4 Alphabetic List of the Species Phytogeographic Significance 1 Indication of a Rich Flora and a Favorable Area 2 Reference for Floristic Relationships 3 Endemism at the Species Level Conclusion IV Origin and Meaning of the Generic Names of Hong Kong Orchids Glossary Bibliography Index Major Life Events of Professor Shiu-ying Hu
£24.71
Blume Hortalizas
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£17.56
Editorial Gg Elogio de Las Vagabundas: Hierbas, Árboles Y
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£18.51
Rueda Subtropical Gardens
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£22.51
Taylor & Francis Ltd Eucalyptus The Genus Eucalyptus Medical and Aromatic Plants Industrial Profiles
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£58.89
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Roman Book of Gardening
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£128.25
Cambridge University Press The Old Country Australian Landscapes Plants and People
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£32.30
HarperCollins Publishers Inc HarperCollins Practical Gardener Flowers
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£999.99
Royal Botanic Gardens Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World
Book SynopsisIn Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World, Ben-Erik van Wyk offers the first fully illustrated, scientific guide to nearly all commercial herbs and spices in existence.
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press Vegetables for the Gourmet Gardener
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£999.99
The University of Chicago Press Herbs for the Gourmet Gardener
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press Flower Chronicles
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1958, this compendium on the history of flowers has lost almost none of its bloom. With a flair for research and citation, E. Buckner Hollingsworth draws on folklore, poetry, annals of medicine, and gardening manuals to report essential historical information on the domestication of garden favorites before they were grown as ornamental plants. Organized by species, Flower Chronicles brims with literary and historical references, anecdotes, and digressions on the lives of merchants, housewives, perfumers, and surgeons. Though she writes with a light touch, Hollingsworth tackles Greek literature, Shakespeare, De Quincey, and Herrick. A tremendously entertaining and charming book, not only for its richness of information but because Hollingsworth clearly enjoys her material, Flower Chronicles has an antiquarian feel about it-with line drawings, woodcuts, and translations from the Greekbut the text never feels dated. Out of print for nearly thirty years, Flower Chronic
£999.99
University of Chicago Press Orchid
£999.99
University of Chicago Press Gardening with Perennials Lessons from Chicagos
Book SynopsisLurie Garden, a botanic garden in the center of Chicago's lakefront in Millennium Park, is a veritable living lab of prairie perennials. The author brings a global perspective to the Lurie oasis through an introduction to the world of perennial gardening. He shows how perennials have much to offer home gardeners, from sustainability to continuity.Trade Review"Kingsbury is the great chronicler of contemporary planting design.... Few garden writers are as prolific or as influential." (Grounded Design)"
£999.99
University of Washington Press Invasive Flora of the West Coast
Book SynopsisA compact, full-colour field guide to the growing number of invasive plant species spreading across coastal BC and the Pacific Northwest, highlighting their hazards and uses. The spread of invasive plant species is a growing concern across the coastal Pacific Northwest. Invasive plants compete for space with native plants, alter the natural habitat, and even interfere with the diet of local wildlife. Hundreds of these species are so commonly seen in our backyards, forests, and roadsides, that many people do not even realize that these plants are not native to this region. Designed for amateur naturalists, gardeners, and foragers, Invasive Flora of the West Coast is a clear, concise, full-colour guide to identifying and demystifying more than 200 invasive plant species in our midst, from Scotch broom to Evening Primrose. Featuring colour photography, origin and etymology, safety tips and warnings, as well as common uses, this book is practical, user-friendly, and portable for easy, on-the-go identification.Trade Review"Varner’s latest contribution reveals the astonishing diversity of plants, vines, shrubs, and trees that crossed continents and oceans to take root in our backyard. Like the teeming collection of uninvited guests it describes, this guide would be appalling if it weren’t so wondrous. A concise and vivid gem." -- Arno Kopecky, author of The Environmentalist's Dilemma"Collin Varner has ticked yet another much-needed field-guide box with his latest book. This tidy volume describes more than 170 of the region's bad horticultural actors with concise descriptions and plenty of fascinating cultural tidbits, all illustrated and many with Varner's own excellent photographs." -- Douglas Justice, Associate Director, Horticulture & Collections, UBC Botanical Garden"Invasive plants are the second greatest threat to biodiversity and are often found in and around the communities in which we live and play. This accessible guide offers readers a solid resource, enabling all of us to be more self-reliant in confidently identifying plants causing some of the greatest damage to our gardens, backyards, natural areas, and sensitive farm habitats. This book belongs on the shelves of everyone who enjoys our natural spaces, and who wants to ensure healthy landscapes for generations to come." -- Gail Wallin, Executive Director, Invasive Species Council of BC
£16.14
Ten Speed Press Whats Wrong with My Marijuana Plant A Cannabis
Book SynopsisA simple step-by-step system for identifying, repairing, and preventing problems with marijuana plants.What's Wrong with My Marijuana Plant? is the first problem-solving book for marijuana growers with an effective and easy-to-use visual diagnostic system pioneered by Deardorff and Wadsworth for identifying pest, disease, and environmental problems by symptom. What are those rusty spots on your leaves? What bug is eating your buds? Why are your sativa sprouts covered in fuzz? Find out fast AND learn how to fix it! This book contains all-organic solutions (vitally important to protect your health, the health of your plants, and the environment) plus best growing practices to avoid problems before they start. Written in easily understandable, non-technical language and heavily illustrated with precise photography to allow rapid and accurate diagnosis, this is an essential resource for beginning and experienced growers alike.
£16.14
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Cacti and Succulents
£32.00
William Morrow & Company The Shrub Identification Book The Visual Method
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£999.99
DK Grow Herbs
Book SynopsisDiscover a wide variety of herbs you can grow successfully at home. Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Herbs contains everything you need to know to grow a wide variety of perennial and annual herbs. Learn how to sow, grow, harvest, and propagate your plants, with advice on caring for home-grown herbs as well as tips on making the most of store-bought pots. Explore a huge variety of herbs available to home gardeners with a wide-ranging directory, including popular herbs such as mint, basil, and sage as well as lesser-grown options like shiso and bergamot.Packed with practical, jargon-free know-how, this easy-to-use guide has everything you need to know to help your garden Grow.
£12.34
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) The Raised Bed Book
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£25.50
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) El Huerto Autosuficiente Grow Food for Free
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£21.24
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc New Naturalism Designing and Planting a Resilient
Book SynopsisIn New Naturalism, horticulturist Kelly D. Norris shows readers how to design and plant eco-friendly, naturalistic home gardens that are resilient and sustainable, distilling complex design principals down for the average homeowner. Trade Review“Mr. Norris is a dynamic and inspiring speaker who represents a new generation of horticulturists.” -- Maureen Karl, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “This beautiful book is undoubtedly worth a read.” -- Garden Culture Magazine “There are plenty of advantages to gardening this way, and Kelly’s new book helps illustrate them.” -- Kylee Baumle for Paulding Progress“Kelly Norris has translated plant community design for the scale of the garden. Free of ecological jargon, this book brings a horticulturist’s perspective on how to create legible, high contrast, and emotionally resonant plantings for small spaces. The planting palettes in the second half of the book make this idea accessible for any designer or home gardener. A must-have book for the naturalistic planting bookshelf!” -- Thomas Rainer, landscape architect and co-author of Planting in a Post-Wild World“A new perspective on naturalistic gardening … Loaded with gorgeous photos of unique gardens, it’ll inspire you to rethink your own way of growing plants more sustainably.” * Garden Gate Magazine *“I sat down and read the whole thing cover to cover. (..) Normally when I read gardening books, I kind of just skim them because a lot of them have the same thing to say. This is not one of those. (...) One of the best books to come out this year.” * The Gardenanglelists Podcast *"This book really digs into the grit of how to achieve a successful naturalistic planting in a variety of growing conditions...Norris illustrates his points with stunning photographs. He builds on the pedagogy of perennial plant design by contributing his own phrases and insight to the current canon of terms." * The American Gardener *“The new wave of gardening.” * Colorado Gardener *"This is a beautiful and practical book that shows how to partner with nature in creating a garden—rather than attempt to direct nature." * Horticulture Magazine *“New Naturalism is a companion for us in cultivating a caring consciousness… In a gardening moment where there is a lot of potential anxiety around the urgency of the biggest concepts like climate change and pollinator decline, Kelly provides just enough of a tweak in perspective on how we approach our gardening impulse to grant us easier access into this conversation about the role of gardeners through the fortitude and best intentions of our already established gardening passions and habits.” -- Jennifer Jewell * Cultivating Place Podcast *“[Kelly] guides us down beautiful pathways where place, plants, and wildlife interact.” * Central Texas Gardener (Austin, TX PBS) *“Although there is a strong emphasis on sustainability, the author recognizes the need for legible beauty in the home garden and addresses ways to increase wildness while maintaining the intentional look of our gardens.” * Connecticut Horticultural Society *Table of ContentsThe Beginning Section 1 THE NATURE OF PLANTING About Plants and Place CHAPTER 1 Understanding Plants CHAPTER 2 Understanding Places for Planting CHAPTER 3 Techniques for Making Beautiful, Ecologically Vibrant Gardens Section 2 PLANTING PALETTES A Few Words about the Palettes CHAPTER 4 Open Landscapes CHAPTER 5 Planting Close to Home CHAPTER 6 Softening the Hardscape CHAPTER 7 Green Shade and Dappled Edges Conclusion: The Nature of Growing About the Author Index
£20.90
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Dr. Houseplant
Book SynopsisDr. Houseplant is a beautiful reference book for indoor gardeners that combines practical knowledge with fantastic photography covering the most popular 50 houseplants from the azaleas to the yucca and eveything in between.
£14.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Common Plants of the MidAtlantic Coast A Field
Book SynopsisAn easy- to-use key helps readers identify plants in the field according to physical features.Table of ContentsPreface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction A Key To Common Plants Of The Mid-Atlantic CoastPart I: Plants Of The Beach, Dunes, And Maritime ForestPart II: Plants Of Salt And Brackish MarshesPart III: Plants Of Freshwater Wetlands, Tidal And Nontidal (Including Forested Wetlands)Appendix A: National Seashores And Wildlife Refuges Along The Mid-Atlantic CoastAppendix B: Coastal State Parks And Wildlife Areas Along The Mid-Atlantic CoastGlossaryBibliographyIndex
£31.70
Ohio University Press Visions of Loveliness
Book SynopsisGardeners of today take for granted the many varieties of geraniums, narcissi, marigolds, roses, and other beloved flowers for their gardens. Few give any thought at all to how this incredible abundance came to be or to the people who spent a good part of their lives creating it.Trade Review“Taylor, a ‘snapper-up of unconsidered trifles,’ discusses plantsmen and women as if they were fascinating neighbors (her vignettes of the Hemus sisters and their sweet pea cultivars are delicious), and although her anecdotes are blessedly breezy, her encyclopedia is exhaustive.” * Publishers Weekly *“After reading Taylor, I will embark with new eyes on the glorious weeks which are now beginning, the season of lilacs and rhododendrons, lupins, delphiniums, roses and sweet peas. Many of the best have been bred for us, but their breeders were never saddled with a loathsome student loan. They learned by observation and were impelled by what Taylor calls a ‘vision of loveliness.’” * The Financial Times *“Many gardeners enjoy the floral products of plant breeding, such as Narcissus ‘King Alfred’ or the old-fashioned Dorothy Perkins rose, without giving a thought to their origins. In Visions of Loveliness, Judith M. Taylor brings to life the ‘creators’ of these ornamental plants and many others in a way that will give you new appreciation for flowers of all kinds.” * The American Gardener *“…For a gardener who likes a little history with their blooms, it’s fascinating.” * The Plain Dealer *“Family feuds, wily businessmen, obsessions with form and color — the history of flower breeding is a veritable botanical soap opera.…After you’ve read these engrossing tales, you’ll look wonderingly at the sweet peas, lilies and other traditional favorites that gardeners admire today.” * The Columbus Dispatch *“Visions of Loveliness is a fascinating compilation of the history of some of America’s most beloved garden plants, celebrating the work of key gardeners and plant breeders in many parts of the world. This work fills an important gap in our understanding of early ornamental plant breeding and selection.”“Behind each cultivar there is both a story and a breeder. Unfortunately, all too often, these stories remain untold and remarkable efforts and achievements are forgotten. Judith Taylor…brings alive the stories of breeders who, in the past, have made a contribution to the cultivated plants we have today.”“Visions of Loveliness is a great and original work that will be enjoyed all over the world for years to come.”“Judith Taylor has written an amazing account of the origin of all our plant forms, featuring the exciting work of the intrepid plant hunters, but going much further…. This is a fascinating account that is a must, for any serious gardener.”Table of Contents* Preface* Introduction*Part 1. History of Plant Breeding in Europe and America*Chapter 1. The Compression of History** The Development of Scientific Botany* New Movement in Horticulture* The Mutability of Species* Prosperity Resulting from Plant Hybridization* Advances in Biological Thought* Combining Theory with Empiricism* Ancient Chinese Advances*Chapter 2. The Onrush of New plants** Distribution of the Imported Plants* Exotic Plants Now Commonplace*Part 2. Important Flower Breeders*Chapter 3. Flower Breeders in Europe** Ernst Benary* Blackmore and Langdon, or a Brief Treatise on the Delphiniums* Karl Foerster* Carter's Tested Seeds: A Meditation upon the Sweet Pea* Haage & Schmidt* Thomas Laxton* Victor Lemoine* George Russell* Sutton's Seeds* Louis Van Houtte* Vilmorin-Andrieux*Chapter 4. Flower Breeders in the United States** George Ball* Luther Burbank* W. Atlee Burpee* Ellwanger and Barry* Claude Hope* Frank Reinelt*Part 3. Plants by Genus*Chapter 5. Shrubs** Azalea and Rhododendron* Camellia* Hydrangea* Lilac* Magnolia* Rose*Chapter 6. Herbaceous plants** Begonia* Dahlia* Hemerocallis (the Daylily) Lily* Marigold* Narcissus* Orchid* Pelargonium* Peony* Sweet Pea* Acknowledgments* Appendix: Benary Hybrids* Notes* Recommended Readings* Index
£999.99
The University of North Carolina Press Wild Flowers of North Carolina
Book SynopsisThis handbook pairs color photographs with descriptions of the wild flowers and flowering trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, and weeds found in North Carolina and many other eastern states, from Delaware to Georgia. Entries include information on habitat, range, size, months of bloom, and features for identification.
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Rizzoli International Publications Paula Pryke Wedding Flowers Bouquets and Floral
Book SynopsisAn essential book packed with exquisite photographs and amazing floral displays for planning every aspect of the wedding day and beyond, from London’s leading floral designer. Paula Pryke taps into the desire of every bride to make her wedding day special, and the choice of flower color, fragrance, and display is one of the most effective and fun ways to do so. She gives the bride the confidence and ability to design her own floral theme and work with a florist to execute it, or perhaps even undertake some of the arrangements herself for a truly personal touch. The book explores wedding traditions as well as suggestions on how a modern bride can depart from them. It addresses every type of seasonal concern; distinguishes decorative, ceremony, and reception flowers; provides great ideas for floral accessories; and, of course, devotes much consideration to the all-important choice of the bouquet. With step-by-step instructions throughout, the book demonstrates how brides, bridesmai
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