Groundcovers For The South

Author : Marie Harrison
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781561643479

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Groundcovers for the South by Marie Harrison Pdf

"Master Gardener Marie Harrison takes readers through a variety of plants that can serve as groundcovers in the American South, ranging from herbs and perennials to shrubs and native plants, including a section on what plants to avoid. Each entry gives detailed information on ideal growing conditions for the plant, how to care for it, and different selections within each species. Color photographs and line drawings make identification easy." -- back cover.

Author : Marie Harrison
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781561644391

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Flowering Shrubs and Small Trees for the South by Marie Harrison Pdf

Author and master gardener Harrison ("Gardening in the Coastal South, Southern Gardening, Groundcovers for the South") offers tips on how to identify, select, and care for the more than 100 flowering shrubs and small trees included in this full-color guide.

Author : David S. MacKenzie
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0881925578

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Perennial Ground Covers by David S. MacKenzie Pdf

Stretch your imagination about the potential of ground covers. Includes hostas, stonecrops, smaller rhododendrons, prayer plants, pyracanthas, box huckleberry, hellebores, daylilies, grasses, alpine willows, and unsupported climbing vines, just to name a few.

Author : Gary Lewis
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604694602

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The Complete Book of Ground Covers by Gary Lewis Pdf

Ground covers are widely thought of as utilitarian—we turn to them when we have a problem that needs a solution. How fast will it fill an area? Can we put it into the tight spaces between pavers? How much foot traffic can it withstand? Yet these plants also offer a diverse range of beautiful and intriguing options with a variety of colors, textures, and forms. They can unify a landscape, knit together plantings and hardscape, and add extra layers of beauty, dynamism, and surprise. As a replacement for lawns, they can reduce our use of water, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, carbon-based fuels, and transform a yard into a diverse landscape of habitat and food for native insects, birds, and other wildlife. In this meticulously researched reference, nurseryman Gary Lewis profiles more than 4000 ground covers that can perform these roles with aplomb. No matter what kinds of conditions you’re facing—shade, dry soil, heavy clay, excess moisture—there’s a ground cover that will thrive and beautify your garden. Comprehensive, practical, and copiously illustrated, this indispensable volume belongs on the shelf of every designer, landscape architect, and serious gardener.

Author : Marie Harrison
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781561643295

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Southern Gardening by Marie Harrison Pdf

Create the lush landscape of your dreams with this comprehensive guide to beautiful, environmentally conscious yards and gardens. Southern Gardening suggests useful groundcovers and easy-care, adaptable trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals. Identify and deal with exotic invasive plants that threaten our natural areas, and learn minimally damaging ways of dealing with insect pests. Plus, a month-by-month guide will help gardeners plan ahead as they strive to have gardens that are more earth-friendly.

Author : David Michener,Nan Sinton
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0618030107

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Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers by David Michener,Nan Sinton Pdf

No category of plants works harder than ground covers to help a gardener create a beautiful yet low-maintenance landscape. In this book readers will discover the best plants * to stabilize banks and control erosion * to substitute for turf where grass won’t grow or is hard to mow * to line curbs and driveways, where salt will damage ordinary plants * to enhance a landscape with broad, dramatic sweeps.

Author : Gil Nelson
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1561640557

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The Trees of Florida by Gil Nelson Pdf

First comprehensive guide to Florida's amazing variety of trees, both natives and exotics, from scrub oak to mangroves, from bald cypress and gumbo limbo, from sabal palm to the Florida yew. Serves as both a reference and a field guide. Includes suggested field sites for observing the species described. Color photos were color is important in identification, as well as line drawings. Useful to the naturalist, professional botanist, landscape architect, and weekend gardener.

Author : Margaret Roach
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604699173

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A Way to Garden by Margaret Roach Pdf

“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

Author : Harry E. Luther,David H. Benzing
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781561648825

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Native Bromeliads of Florida by Harry E. Luther,David H. Benzing Pdf

Do bromeliads ever harm their hosts? Are they parasites? Can any of them really live on air? How many kinds live in Florida? Are the pretty ones easy to grow in my garden? This is the first book on Florida's bromeliads and will appeal to both scientists and general readers interested in the state and its unique flora. Sixteen of the world's 3400 kinds of bromeliads are found in Florida, along with two natural hybrids. These so-called "air plants" thrive on trees and shrubs as epiphytes, which means they have no roots in soil. They are not parasites, as they use their woody hosts only for mechanical support. Spanish moss and ball moss are found in great numbers throughout the state (and farther north). Most of the rest prefer the warmer climate of the peninsula, many in the cypress swamp forests of south Florida, where they occur so abundantly. This long-awaited book introduces them all, with means of identification, characteristics, distribution maps, and color photographs.

Author : Robert E. Atkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Ground cover plants
ISBN : MINN:31951000071027A

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The Complete Book of Groundcovers by Robert E. Atkinson Pdf

Author : Lois Trigg Chaplin
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994-04-25
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780878338443

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The Southern Gardener's Book Of Lists by Lois Trigg Chaplin Pdf

A virtual index to gardening in the South, you can't afford to garden without this friendly anthology of personalities, experiences, and information.

Author : Nancy Lawson
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781616896171

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The Humane Gardener by Nancy Lawson Pdf

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 : Sally Wasowski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781493038817

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Gardening with Native Plants of the South by Sally Wasowski Pdf

In today’s South, where fine gardening is a tradition, many homeowners and professional gardeners are discovering a vast “new” palette of plant materials—native plants. They are realizing that these native wildflowers, trees, shrubs, groundcovers, vines, and grasses are far better suited, and therefore easier to grow and maintain, than most of the imported plants that populate traditional landscapes. In this book, the authors offer an exciting vision of the many possibilities and advantages of “going native.” Lavishly illustrated with more than 250 gorgeous color photographs, this book is both an introduction to more than 200 of the most familiar and easiest-to-find native plants of the South and a basic primer on how to use them effectively.

Author : Craig Norman Huegel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0813039800

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Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes by Craig Norman Huegel Pdf

Spectacular additions to any gardener's planting options "Huegel has created an excellent guide to growing and using native ferns and wildflowers. Gardeners of all levels will find many new and relatively unknown jewels to add to their landscapes. The wealth of experience and personal knowledge Huegel brings to his subject makes this a veritable step-by-step handbook for the wildflower gardener."--Gil Nelson, author of Best Native Plants for Southern Gardens "Huegel has compiled a large amount of information on Florida's native wildflowers and groundcovers. This is an extremely helpful and refreshing addition to the resources for people interested in these plants, whether they wish to grow them or not."--Daniel Austin, University of Arizona Florida gardens and lawns are full of flowering plants and turfgrass, most commonly exotic species. Recently, however, statewide water restrictions and a rekindling of environmental awareness have increased interest in native plants, which are better adapted to the local climate and require less maintenance. In this engaging and authoritative guide, ecologist and avid gardener Craig Huegel offers valuable information to anyone interested in integrating native ground covers into an outdoor space. As many of the plants featured in this book are not frequently or adequately discussed elsewhere, Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes is a singular resource for homeowners and commercial growers alike. Brilliantly illustrated with nearly 300 color photos, this handy book provides clear instructions on how to garden with more than 17 native ferns, 17 native grasses, and 175 wildflowers--all commercially available plants that work well together in the landscape. If you're interested in adding these beautiful, diverse plants to your garden or yard, pick up Craig Huegel's latest book and start planning your native plant landscape today.

Author : Kathy Jentz
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780760378151

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Groundcover Revolution by Kathy Jentz Pdf

Say goodbye to a resource-hungry turf grass lawn and hello to a beautiful, low-maintenance groundcover lawn that boosts biodiversity and helps mitigate climate change.