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Author : Michael King,Piet Oudolf
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Gardening
ISBN : WISC:89063173314
Includes a selected plant catalogue of annual grasses; perennial grasses, rushes and sedges; and bamboos.
Author : Fiona Gilsenan
Publisher : Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Gardens
ISBN : 0376035633
A guide to incorporating ornamental grasses in your garden design. Finding all the right places for grasses and bamboo; stunning photographs of grasses for all climates and every garden; beautiful borders, natural lawns, and do-it-yourself meadows.
Author : Roger Grounds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Landscaping gardening
ISBN : 0715318349
Create stunning effects, from clouds of delicate meadow grasses to striking bamboo plantings by adding ornamental grasses to your garden. As well as providing a backdrop for flowering plants, they can bring movement and whispering sound to the garden.
Author : Neil Lucas
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881929836
Grasses Offer so Much More than the flat, green lawns beneath our feet. In the garden, spikelets of Briza media flutter in the slightest breeze, tall-stemmed Stipa gigantea makes a beguiling divider, and pennisetums glow like fireworks with the sun at their backs. When chosen wisely and used with care, grasses can endow the garden with showstopping appeal---requiring remarkably little work in return. Neil Lucas explains how to bring the magic of grasses to even the smallest of gardens. Inspired by the great American prairies, African savannah and other wild spaces, he shows how to perfect the balance between grasses and other plants, choose sustainable lawn alternatives that virtually care for themselves, and showcase the elegant lines and intriguing textures of grasses to glorious effect. Planting grasses in the right place is critical, and Lucas lists top performers for drought, waterside, containers, shade and more. Along the way, he explains how grasses contribute to a greener world through their use in rain gardens, green roofs and for erosion control. With an extensive directory profiling more than 450 gardenworthy grasses, rushes and sedges, this lavishly illustrated volume offers gardeners a world of possibilities.
Author : Nancy J. Ondra
Publisher : ACC Distribution
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Gardens
ISBN : 1870673425
Discover the versatility of ornamental grasses in your garden all year-round with this informative little book. It illustrates how to combine grasses with other garden plants for both subtle and explosive colour effects. Grasses can be used to bring exq
Author : Mary Hockenberry Meyer,Diane M. Narem
Publisher : University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781946135650
Gardening with Native Grasses in Cold Climates, is written for inexperienced as well as seasoned gardeners, landscape designers, garden center employees, and anyone interested in native grasses that grow well in cold climates. New information on the benefits of native grasses including their importance as host plants for native Lepidoptera is included. Combinations of specific grasses used by larvae and perennials that the adult butterflies feed on is new and timely information.
Author : Martin Quinn,Catherine Macleod
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Gardens
ISBN : PSU:000053427885
Expert grass breeder Martin Quinn and writer Catherin Macleod reveal the amazing diversity of ornamental grasses in this beautiful book. Unlike other plants, grasses offer texture, shape, colour, movement and even sound to create a dramatic and calming effect. They thrive in a variety of conditions, require little maintenance and are suitable for all garden types. With this comprehensive book, you too can transform your garden into an inviting oasis.--COVER.
Author : John Greenlee
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604691320
If there's one lesson every homeowner must learn, it's this: The traditional lawn is a huge, time consuming, synthetic-chemical sucking mistake. The time has come to look for new ways to create friendly, livable spaces around our homes. In The American Meadow Garden, ornamental grass expert John Greenlee creates a new model for homeowners and gardeners. For Greenlee, a meadow isn't a random assortment of messy, anonymous grasses. Rather, it is a shimmering mini-ecosystem, in which regionally appropriate grasses combine with colorful perennials to form a rich tapestry that is friendly to all life — with minimal input of water, time, and other scarce resources. Kids and pets can play in complete safety, and birds and butterflies flock there. A prairie style planting is a place you want to be. With decades of experience as a nurseryman and designer, John Greenlee is the perfect guide. He details all the practicalities of site preparation, plant selection, and maintenance; particularly valuable are his explanations of how ornamental grasses perform in different climates and areas. Gorgeous photography by Saxon Holt visually illustrates the message with stunning examples of meadow gardens from across the country. We've reached a stage where we can no longer follow past practices unthinkingly, particularly when those practices are wasteful and harmful to the environment. It's time to get rid of the old-fashioned lawn and embrace a sane and healthy future: the American meadow garden.
Author : Roger Holmes
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0395797616
The complete guide to the best grasses for every garden site. More than 165 full-color plant portraits and photos of landscape designs.
Author : Katharina Adams,Petra Pelz
Publisher : Antique Collector's Club
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Gardens
ISBN : 1870673859
Original German edition published: Munich: Verlag Georg D.W. Callwey, 2009.
Author : Owen Wormser
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780998862378
In Lawns Into Meadows, landscape designer Owen Wormser makes a case for the power and generosity of meadows. In a world where lawns have wreaked havoc on our natural ecosystems, meadows offer a compelling solution. They establish wildlife and pollinator habitats. They’re low-maintenance and low-cost. They have a built-in resilience that helps them weather climate extremes, and they can draw down and store far more carbon dioxide than any manicured lawn. They’re also beautiful, all year round. Owen describes how to plant an organic meadow that’s right for your site, whether it’s a yard, community garden, or tired city lot. He shares advice on preparing your plot, coming up with the right design, and planting—all without using synthetic chemicals. He passes along tips on building support in neighborhoods where a tidy lawn is the standard. Owen also profiles twenty-one starter grasses and flowers for beginning meadow-makers, and offers guidance on how to grow each one. To illuminate the many joys of meadow-building, Owen draws on his own stories, including how growing up off the grid in northern Maine, with no electricity or plumbing, prepared him for his work. The book, part how-to guide and part memoir, is for environmentalists and climate activists, gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Lawns Into Meadows is part of Stone Pier Press’s Citizen Gardening series, which teaches readers how to grow food and garden in ways that are good for the planet.
Author : Nancy Lawson
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781616896171
In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.
Author : Pam Penick
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781607743156
A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner. Americans pour 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours every year into mowing their lawns, not to mention 70 million pounds of pesticides and $40 billion for lawn upkeep. No Wonder the anti-lawn movement is thriving, as today's eco-conscious consumers realize that their traditional lawns are water-hogging, chemical-ridden, maintenance-intensive burdens. Lawn Gone!, from award-winning gardening blogger Pam Penick, is the first basic introduction to low-water, easy-care lawn alternatives for beginning gardeners, written in a friendly style with an approachable package. It covers all the available time-saving options: alternative grasses, ground cover plants, artificial turf, hardscaping, mulch, and more. In addition, it includes step-by-step lawn-removal methods, strategies for dealing with neighbors and homeowner associations, and how to minimize your lawn if you're not ready to go all the way.
Author : Roger Grounds
Publisher : Horticulture Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Grasses
ISBN : 1558707344
Ornamental grasses, like no other perennial, contribute so much to setting the style and tone of a garden. The variety of species of ornamental grasses available today have made them an integral part of garden design. Gardening with Ornamental Grasses offers: * Practical planning information for a variety of ornamental grass projects * Expert advice by a leading authority in the world of ornamental grasses * Beautiful pictures and illustrations of these versatile and popular plants * A comprehensive A-Z section of grasses, listed by botanical names, covering the most garden worthy species and varieties to help readers select the right plant for their garden scheme Inspiring amateur gardeners and enthusiasts to undertake more in-depth projects including choosing the right grasses for planting in the shade, beautiful artistic impressions of the completed projects and a vast selection of stunning photographs provide a fascinating insight into what can be achieved by correct planting.
Author : Stefan Leppert
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Gardening
ISBN : WISC:89107655300
Wolfgang Oehme is one of the most important garden designers of the last 30 years. In partnership with James Van Sweden, who contributes an essay to this book, he ushered in the revolutionary garden style known as the New American Garden. Eschewing previous conventions such as vast lawns, clipped shrubs, and dreary beds of annuals, the New American garden embodies the simple beauty and grandeur of the prairie, defining itself with large sweeps of herbaceous perennials and grasses. The feeling of sheer beauty and calmness that pervades Oehme's gardens is a reminder of our connection to nature. Ornamental Grasses chronicles Oehme’s professional journey, from his childhood in war-torn Germany to his immense success in the United States, all the while exploring his remarkable career, both solo and in partnership with Van Sweden. Over 200 gorgeous photographs depict dreamlike gardens, “Wolfi” plants, people, and much more.