Flowers category: 871 books

This is volume V of “The Modern Flower Garden” series, dealing with the Iris. Irises are perennial flowering plants with showy flowers that take their name from the Greek word for a rainbow. This volume contains a classic guide to growing these beautiful flowers, including all the information...

What exciting ways can we get children interested in gardening and nature? This ebook shows you how! G. Edwin Varner once read, "Get children interested in growing flowers, and you prevent them from a life of crime." That statement may contain a kernel of truth. One way to respect...

This entertaining and descriptive ebook will help you identify colorful plants that will thrive in the partially shaded areas of your flower garden. There is a misconception that all shade gardens grow only green leafy plants such as Hostas and ferns or colorful Impatiens flowers. No, many...

Designed for accessibility, this book offers tried-and-true advice on how to keep a yard in bloom. Presented in the sequence in which they bloom, with a chapter devoted to each of the three major growing seasons, 25 varieties of flowers are profiled with accompanying color illustrations. Additionally,...

The African Violet, Cape Primrose and the Common Violet are favorites of mine. Although the African Violet is from Africa it isn't actually a true violet. It is one of the most common house plants today. They bloom year round, with single or double flowers. They produce pink, purple, blue, violet,...

Jean Coleman intended to grow flowers for market in her two acre commercial garden when she moved to a farm in the country, but God had another plan: He intended to grow her! Everything pertaining to market gardening became a parable for life. Whether weeding unwanted, pesky plants or plowing the...

Agatha Albright teaches you to design a stunning flower garden for all seasons. Prepare, grow, harvest, and arrange gorgeous flower arrangements to make your lawn look stunning! - Prep your space for optimal growing. - Grow in all types of spaces. - Grow between all seasons. - Learn...

Take a seed from an apple and plant it in the ground. What will happen? If watered, the seed will sprout and begin to grow into an apple tree. The tree will eventually sprout flowers, which slowly transform into apples. The process of a tiny seed growing into a piece of fruit is an exciting process...

Through illustrations and photography, reveal the wonder of how plants grow as you follow the story of a mystery seed. How was it planted? What does it need? What will it become? As days go by, it's hard to imagine the tiny shoot will ever grow into a big, strong plant. Could it magically become the...

Everyone loves chocolate, right? But how many people actually know where chocolate comes from? How it’s made? Or that monkeys do their part to help this delicious sweet exist? This delectable dessert comes from cocoa beans, which grow on cocoa trees in tropical rain forests. But those trees...

Many insects drink nectar and collect pollen from flowers, and in the process they help plants reproduce. Readers will investigate how bees, butterflies, ants, and other insects assist in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.

The Discovering Plants is a set of encyclopedia books on plants for young people. From the perspective of plants around us, it intends to inspire reading interest with culture and comics about plants. The series includes four volumes: Plants That Taste Good, Plants That Look Good, Plants at the Roadside...

Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it has sought—for better or worse—to achieve perfection. She tracks down the hybridizers, geneticists, farmers, and florists working to invent, manufacture, and sell flowers...

With literally hundreds of choices, it can be overwhelming to decide which perennials to plant in your garden. Nancy J. Ondra takes the stressful guesswork out of perennial garden planning by offering 52 vibrant designs, each made up of only five plants. Ondra tailors each simple design to a specific...