The Exotic Gardener

Author : Ian Cooke
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 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 : Christopher Lloyd
Publisher : Random House
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,8 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 : Richard R. Iversen
Publisher : Taunton
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Landscape gardening
ISBN : WISC:89074950189

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The Exotic Garden by Richard R. Iversen Pdf

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 : John Cushing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1811
Category : Conservatory gardening
ISBN : OSU:32435004442166

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The Exotic Gardener by John Cushing Pdf

Author : Myles Challis
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Gardening
ISBN : CORNELL:31924073228524

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Exotic Gardening in Cool Climates by Myles Challis Pdf

Author : Loree Bohl
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,7 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 : 48,7 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 : Jimi Blake,Noël Kingsbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : Matt Rees-Warren
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781645020080

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The Ecological Gardener by Matt Rees-Warren Pdf

Design a garden for the future—because what we grow matters. "Matt Rees-Warren explains why every square inch of Earth, including our gardens, has ecological significance... Excellent, timely, essential!" —Douglas W. Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope Transform your garden into a self-sustaining haven for nature and wildlife. Ecological garden designer Matt Rees-Warren shares inspirational design ideas and practical projects to help you create a garden that is both beautiful today and sustainable tomorrow. The Ecological Gardener will give you the tools to create an abundant, healthy garden from the soil up—a garden that welcomes birds and bees and allows native planting and wild flowers to flourish, with minimal carbon impact or need for fresh water. This book can guide both novice and experienced gardeners alike in their journey to a more ecological approach, and is full of practical projects and information, including: Finding the right design for your space Creating a wildflower meadow Building rainwater catchments and other tips for water conservation Making compost from kitchen waste, leaf mold, compost tea and more Creating a space for wildlife such as hedgehogs, bees and other pollinators Finding beauty in your garden during the winter Matt will show you how to re-imagine how you garden, working with nature instead of controlling it, to create a space that promotes both wildlife and beauty.

Author : Will Giles
Publisher : Miller/Mitchell Beazley
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,8 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 : Will Giles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 5559043044

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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 : Thomas Christopher
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604693041

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The New American Landscape by Thomas Christopher Pdf

Gardeners are the front line of defense in our struggle to tackle the problems of global warming, loss of habitat, water shortages, and shrinking biodiversity. In The New American Landscape, author and editor Thomas Christopher brings together the best thinkers on the topic of gardening sustainably, and asks them to describe the future of the sustainable landscape. The discussion unfolds from there, and what results is a collective vision as eloquent as it is diverse. The New American Landscape offers designers a roadmap to a beautiful garden that improves, not degrades the environment. It’s a provocative manifesto about the important role gardens play in creating a more sustainable future that no professional garden designer can afford to miss. John Greenlee and Neil Diboll on the new American meadow garden Rick Darke on balancing natives and exotics in the garden Doug Tallamy on landscapes that welcome wildlife Eric Toensmeier on the sustainable edible garden David Wolfe on gardening sustainable with a changing climate Elaine Ingham on managing soil health David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth on sustainable pest solutions Ed Snodgrass and Linda McIntyre on green roofs in the sustainable residential landscape Thomas Christopher on waterwise gardens Toby Hemenway on whole system garden design The Sustainable Site Initiative on the managing the home landscape as a sustainable site

Author : Arthur Parkinson
Publisher : Kyle Books
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780857839923

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The Flower Yard by Arthur Parkinson Pdf

The Times Best Gardening Books of the Year 2021 'The Flower Yard is simply gorgeous. Inspirational, sumptuous and packed with refreshingly down-to-earth advice. I love this book.' Nigel Slater 'The Kew-trained king of the small-space garden.' Guardian Arthur Parkinson's town garden is like a path of pots, a tiny, exposed stage on bricks. Despite its small size, a flower-filled jungle in Venetian tones is grown here each year, in defiance of urbanisation. The plants act like drapes, closing gently as their growth engulfs the front door, from either side of the path, to the buzz of precious bees. This is gardening done entirely in pots, yet on a grand scale that will inspire anyone who wants their doorstep or patio to be a glamorous and lively canvas that nurtures them visually and mentally. From jewel scatterings of crocus, flocks of parrot tulips and scented sweet peas to galaxies of single dahlias, towering giraffes of amaryllises grown inside for winter and endless vases of cut blooms through the seasons. With his bantam hens at his feet, Arthur shares his life, knowledge, flair and influences for planting creatively, all of which combine to create a space that's rich in ever-changing colour and life.

Author : Nellie Neal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Plants, Ornamental
ISBN : 9781591865339

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Gardener's Guide to Tropical Plants by Nellie Neal Pdf

Now gardeners can bring an exotic flair to their gardens by introducing the color, textures, and fabulous foliage of tropical plants. Not just for hot climates anymore, bromeliads, orchids, bananas, palms, birds of paradise, elephant ears, canna, and more can bring a touch of the tropics to any garden. Gardener's can choose from more than 150 plants featured in this book, each chosen for the visual impact it adds to any landscape or container garden. Plants are organized by a range of clearly defined zones, making it easy for gardeners to find the plants that will succeed in their landscape. Author Nellie Neal explains how to best use tropical plants both indoors and out. To make this book a universally useful guide, it is organized to explain how to grow tropical plants in a wide range of clearly defined zones. Further, the book illustrates how to best use these plants in landscapes and containers, indoors and out, no matter where you live. It is a practical, user-friendly celebration of tropical plants.

Author : Doug Purdie
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,5 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