Plants category: 1045 books
by Sim Eng Hiang F R P S
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
From the moment he saw his first Tillandsia in New Zealand, Sim Eng Hiang has worked tirelessly to cultivate, preserve, promote, and photograph these exotic treasures. Here, an esteemed member of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain shares his lifes work as a naturalist and photographer...
by Martha Stone
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2014
What's Inside Backyard Gardening in WinterBackyard Vegetable Gardening in Winter is a useful resource that can help you achieve self-sufficiency during the winter season, especially when the prices of store-bought produce reach sky high. With proven and timeless techniques in backyard...
The Joy of Foraging
Gary Lincoff's Illustrated Guide to Finding, Harvesting, and Enjoying a World of Wild Food
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Discover the edible riches in your backyard, local parks, woods, and even roadside! In The Joy of Foraging, Gary Lincoff shows you how to find fiddlehead ferns, rose hips, beach plums, bee balm, and more, whether you are foraging in the urban jungle or the wild, wild woods. You will also learn about...
The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual
Essential Gardening Know-how for Keeping (Not Killing!) More Than 160 Indoor Plants
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
It’s a whole new world of houseplants, so make yourself at home in it! If you love the idea of keeping houseplants, but struggle to care for them, you’ll find solace and invaluable advice in this comprehensive guide from expert gardener Barbara Pleasant. Even experienced houseplant enthusiasts...
Container Theme Gardens
42 Combinations, Each Using 5 Perfectly Matched Plants
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
Simple and foolproof! Enjoy beautiful container plantings with no stress or fuss. Container Theme Gardens offers 42 plans for container arrangements, each using just five specific plants that you can find at your local garden center. There’s something here for every setting and every style, including...
by Martyn Cox
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
So your garden is more like a landing than a landscape, but that doesn't mean you can't make a beautiful, stylish garden from the space and get everything (or almost everything) you need and want from it.
If you're lacking inspiration, don't know where to start or are simply stuck on some aspect...
Bountiful Bonsai
Create Instant Indoor Container Gardens with Edible Fruits, Herbs and Flowers
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Bonsai—the Japanese art of training plants to form elegant sculptures—is an age-old craft that appeals to gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Bountiful Bonsai presents a radical, new approach that applies bonsai techniques to everyday container gardening, instantly turning houseplants and herbs...
Glass Gardens
Easy Terrariums, Aeriums, and Aquariums for Your Home or Office
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
Not everyone can be Martha Stewart, and luckily you don’t need to be to create beautiful terrariums to display in your space or to give as a gift. With simple instructions and a relaxed and pleasant tone, Glass Gardens speaks to the beginner terrarium-maker as a best friend would over a cup of coffee...
The Nonstop Color Garden
Design Flowering Landscapes & Gardens for Year-round Enjoyment
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Your garden can be a kaleidoscope of color in every season! Ask any gardener and they will tell you, color is the most important (and most fun!) part of garden design. In The Nonstop Color Garden, author Nellie Neal shows how to use color as an exciting element in your garden during all four seasons--and...
Plant This Instead!
Better Plant Choices * Prettier * Hardier * Blooms Longer * New Colors * Less Work * Drought-Tolerant * Native
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Beautiful gardens are generally thought to be true labors of love, often demanding hours of tedious routine maintenance. Planting requirements can be daunting, and finding the time to successfully cultivate a home garden is a tall order for most of us—constant watering, debris removal, and tiresome...
Colorado Flora
Western Slope, Fourth Edition A Field Guide to the Vascular Plants
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
Colorado Flora: Western Slope describes the remarkable flora of the state, distinctive in its altitudinal range, numerous microhabitats, and ancient and rare plants. Together with Colorado Flora: Eastern Slope, Fourth Edition, these volumes are designed to educate local amateurs and professionals...
by Dandi Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2018
Pictures to use as greetings cards and in other craftwork, or print out and frame. A link to the high resolution PDFs is at the end of the book. Thumbnails of the pictures can be seen at https://www.booksfromdodo.uk/flower_prints.htm
Cyclamen
A Guide for Gardeners, Horticulturists and Botanists
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
A completely revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive study of the genus Cyclamen ever undertaken, this book covers species both in the wild and in cultivation, along with analyses of the many culrtivars. The book is beautifully illustrated with 200 colour photographs as well as line...
Jewels of the Plains
Wildflowers of the Great Plains Grasslands and Hills
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
From Abronia to Zinnia, Jewels of the Plains describes the natural history and garden merits of more than five hundred Great Plains wildflowers. Considered the authoritative guide by native plant enthusiasts and horticulturists, it captures the unique beauty, resilience, and variety of wildflowers...