Exotic Gardening

Author : Richard R. Iversen
Publisher : Taunton
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Gardening
ISBN : WISC:89074950189

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The idea of mixing tropical plants with perennials and hardy annuals has been around since Victorian times. It is now enjoying a newfound popularity because tropical plants are more widely available. Gardeners who want to bring the lush beauty of tropicals to an existing garden, or who want to create an authentic vintage garden, will delight in The Exotic Garden. Although tropicals are novelties in temperate climates, they can successfully be grown anywhere. Iversen shows how tropicals can easily be used as annuals to perk up a garden with color during non-blooming seasons. The author's expert advice shows how to grow tropicals in beds, borders, and containers, select and combine plants, and use the tools of color, texture, and form. Plus, there are special overwintering tips and a full color glossary of more than 100 plants.

Author : Christopher Lloyd
Publisher : Random House
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Exotic plants
ISBN : 9780563493198

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Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners by Christopher Lloyd Pdf

Describes the plants grown by Christopher Lloyd in his garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex.

Author : Loree Bohl
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604699623

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Fearless Gardening by Loree Bohl Pdf

“Fearless Gardening encourages you—exhorts you—to boldly go forth and claim your garden as a space of joy and creativity.” —Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of public radio’s Cultivating Place Embrace your inner rebel and create the garden you want—even if it breaks the rules. Loree Bohl, the voice behind the popular blog The Danger Garden, shows how it’s done in Fearless Gardening, with zone-busting ideas and success stories. Bohl’s own gorgeous home garden inspires, with agaves that shrug off ice storms, palms that thrive in the rain, and planting risks that are beautifully rewarded.

Author : Philip Oostenbrink
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1999734564

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The Jungle Garden by Philip Oostenbrink Pdf

This book takes the "houseplant look" outside by exploring the wonders of lush, green, foliage plants that are hardy in the garden to -10F. Unlike flowers that fade, these big-leaved, larger-than-life plants provide year-round impact for decades and small, urban gardens that are well protected are the perfect home for them. Expert horticulturist Philip Oostenbrink has been an enthusiastic grower for years and in this book recommends the best hardy, foliage plants for texture, leaf shape, and color. Jungle gardens can be shady and immersive, sunny and open or somewhere in between and there are plants suited to all these environments including purple-leaved bananas, desert-island palms, spiky agaves, architectural Pseudopanax, and succulents such as Echeveria and Aeonium. Beautiful special photography by Sarah Cuttle features standout jungle gardens that demonstrate how to combine foliage plants effectively and create backdrops and container displays that make the plants pop. This book is the irresistible next step for all houseplant addicts and for all who are ready to embark on their very own jungle adventure.

Author : Ian Cooke
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Exotic plants
ISBN : 1847972136

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Exotic Gardening by Ian Cooke Pdf

With fabulous palms, big bold banana leaves, colour flowers and flamboyant foliage, exotic gardens never fail to fascinate and excite a gardener. This inspirational book introduces the mouth-watering array of hardy and tender plants that can be used to create jungle-style landscapes in every garden. It explains their characteristics, and advises on how they can be planted and grown to produce a stunning display to be enjoyed even in temperate climates. Topics covered include: *Guide to exotic plants *Advice on propagation *Instruction on planting and growing *Ideas for design, finishing touches and desert gardens *A to Z reference section of exotic plants AUTHOR: Ian Cooke is a professional horticulturalist with a particular fascination for exotic plants and gardens. After fourteen years managing the award-winning grounds of the University of Nottingham, where he created an exotic walled garden, he now concentrates on writing, lecturing and garden design. In 2008 he was awarded the Associate of Honour by the Royal Horticultural Society. He is a regular judge for Chelsea and major flower shows. SELLING POINTS: * An inspirational guide to exotic gardening and plants aimed at all levels of gardeners * Gives advice on propagation, gives ideas for design and covers planting and growing of exotic plants ILLUSTRATIONS: 149 colour photographs *

Author : Jimi Blake,Noël Kingsbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1999734521

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Beautiful Obsession A by Jimi Blake,Noël Kingsbury Pdf

"Jimi Blake has spent the last 25 years discovering stand-out plants which he grows in dynamic and innovative ways at the fabulous Hunting Brook Gardens. As we "walk the garden" in this absorbing book it's impossible not to gasp at his exuberant, highly idiosyncratic style and marvel at his acute eye for interesting plants. Foliage plants play a key role, their finely cut leaves, extraordinary shapes and rich textures changing the way we think about trees and shrubs. In another bold move, cacti and succulents are summer planted to provide interesting pairings with hardy perennials while jewel-box geums, dahlias and salvias are carefully chosen for their long flowering and perfect hues. Hunting Brook is always on the move and even regular visitors find fresh surprises around every corner, often inspired by Jimi's recent travels or a new purchase from a specialist nursery. Yet from the open borders to the woodland and valley there is a grounded quality to the garden that reflects Jimi's close ties with the land and respect for the spirit of the place." --

Author : Susan A. Roth,Dennis Schrader
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0881927198

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Hot Plants for Cool Climates by Susan A. Roth,Dennis Schrader Pdf

Passionate gardeners in cooler climates struggle year after year to overwinter their gorgeous tropical plants. Our new paperback edition is the answer to their problem — practical advice for achieving the tropical look in a temperate garden. The authors, who both live and garden on Long Island, New York, reveal the secrets to creating a lush, flamboyant landscape. Separate chapters cover such topics as principles of design and maintenance, proper plant selection, container gardening, and overwintering. Fantastic color photography throughout will inspire gardeners in even the hardiest zones. With the help of this book, an impressive tropical garden is within any gardener's reach.

Author : Alan Hemsley
Publisher : GMC Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Landscape gardening
ISBN : 1861082371

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Tropical Garden Style with Hardy Plants by Alan Hemsley Pdf

This practical handbook shows how to turn a garden into a fantasy of exotic contrasts: thrusting spikes alongside feathery grasses and vibrant colours against a deep green backdrop. It has advice on growing exotic plants in non-tropical climates, showing that exotic specimens can be easy to manage.

Author : Myles Challis
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Gardening
ISBN : CORNELL:31924073228524

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Exotic Gardening in Cool Climates by Myles Challis Pdf

Author : Marianne Willburn
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780760368947

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Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn Pdf

Adventurous Gardener seeks relationship with Tropical Plant… Tropical plants are energizing. They awaken a tired summer garden with lush, sensuous foliage and fascinating flowers and turn a suburban patio into a sophisticated, late-night paradise. But if you garden in a temperate climate and have been reluctant to commit to what you’re sure will be too much work, it’s time to let Tropical Plants and How to Love Them author Marianne Willburn act as your tropical matchmaker. Using five relationship types to help you understand the different levels of care required for many common (and uncommon!) tropicals, Marianne introduces you to an impressive array of outstanding tropical plants by providing care instructions, easy tips for seeing these tropical beauties safely through the winter, and advice for designing a tropical paradise of your own. Tropical Plants and How to Love Them gives you permission to jump headfirst into: A summer romance that ends with the first frost. A long-term commitment to beautify indoor and outdoor spaces. A friends-with-benefits relationship that yields exotic flavors and fragrances. A breakup with that high-maintenance beauty. A best friend relationship that lasts a lifetime. From the striking red leaves of the Abyssinian banana to the unusual flowers and healing powers of turmeric, there are hundreds of tropical plants worth loving. Find your new sweetheart in the pages of Tropical Plants and How to Love Them.

Author : Will Giles
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881927856

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Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates by Will Giles Pdf

"With more than 1500 species and cultivars described, the Encyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate Climates covers many plant groups, including aroids, bananas, gingers, bromeliads, cacti, yuccas, ferns and palms. Detailed cultivation advice enables gardeners of all levels to make informed choices from an expansive plant palette." --NHBS Environment Bookstore.

Author : Elizabeth Shaheen
Publisher : Miracle Graphics
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Annuals (Plants)
ISBN : 9789990137095

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Exotic Perennials & Annuals for Pots and Gardens in Bahrain by Elizabeth Shaheen Pdf

Author : Will Giles
Publisher : Miller/Mitchell Beazley
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1840002417

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The New Exotic Garden by Will Giles Pdf

"Gardeners ready for something different will appreciate...Chapters on form and texture and color supply readers with the tools they need to create the lush jungle-style gardens and dry Mediterranean-style gardens featured...practical guide to exotic gardening rounds out the text."-- "Gardener." "Gardeners grow everything everywhere...The gardens in "THE NEW EXOTIC GARDEN."..are good examples. Each one, including the author's own garden in Norwich, England, is a dramatic allusion to somewhere else, somewhere equatorial."--"The New York Times."

Author : Doug Purdie
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781952534706

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The Bee Friendly Garden by Doug Purdie Pdf

Bees are our most important pollinators and they are in decline the world over. They love to live in urban environments, where it's a short flight path from one type of plant to the next. But conventional gardens that favour lawns and pesticides over flowers and edible plants are scaring the good bugs away. The Bee Friendly Garden is a guide for all gardeners great and small to encouraging bees and other good bugs to your green space. Includes: - How bees forage and why your garden needs them - A comprehensive plant guide to bee friendly plants - Simple changes anybody can make - Ideas for gardens of all sizes - Natural pest control and companion planting advice

Author : John Cushing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1811
Category : Conservatory gardening
ISBN : OSU:32435004442166

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The Exotic Gardener by John Cushing Pdf