Tough Plants For Tough Places

Author : Gary Vergine,Michael James Jefferson-Brown
Publisher : NTC Business Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Gardening
ISBN : CORNELL:31924080081288

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Tough Plants for Tough Places by Gary Vergine,Michael James Jefferson-Brown Pdf

Every gardener knows that there is at least one "tough place" in any garden. This book recommends the best plant choices for these challenging sites and explains how gardeners can optimize the growing conditions in their own gardens. It includes inventive planting plans, full plant profiles on star performers, and recommended lists of plants that are particularly suited to certain sites. It also explains how to build "plant communities". 25 illustrations. 350 color photos.

Author : H. Peter Loewer
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0878579869

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Tough Plants for Tough Places by H. Peter Loewer Pdf

Provides solutions for frustrated gardeners by examining problem spots, listing resilient low-maintenance plants, and presenting twenty-five garden designs

Author : Plant Select
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-03
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604697353

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Pretty Tough Plants by Plant Select Pdf

Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There’s a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select—the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates—meets this need by promoting plants that allow gardeners everywhere to have stunning, environmentally-friendly gardens that use fewer resources. Pretty Tough Plants highlights 135 of Plant Select’s top plant picks. Each profile features a color photograph and specific details about the plant’s size, best features, and bloom season, along with cultural needs, landscape features, and design ideas. The plant list includes perennials and annuals, groundcovers, grasses, shrubs, and trees. A chart at the end of the book makes it easy to choose the right plants for specific conditions and needs.

Author : Sharon Amos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1914902017

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Author : Peter H. Loewer,Peter H Loewer
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996-04-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0875967302

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Tough Plants for Tough Places by Peter H. Loewer,Peter H Loewer Pdf

Describes and illustrates (line drawings) plants that thrive with minimum fuss and provides 25 garden plans that incorporate these plants for various sites, illustrated with color paintings. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Niall Dunne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Gardening
ISBN : WISC:89101557577

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Great Natives for Tough Places by Niall Dunne Pdf

From the world-famous Brooklyn Botanic Gardens comes a unique, all-region handbook that introduces gardeners to the many beautiful native plants that thrive in tough growing conditions--with little or no maintenance. It profiles spectacular trees, shrubs, grasses, wildflowers, vines, and bulbs that naturally cope with disturbed and depleted soils, extremes of sun and shade, regular buffeting by strong winds, and other challenging environments. In addition, unlike many tough species, these don't have invasive tendencies but support sustainable ecosystems. Written by the finest experts on the subject, this practical guide provides a bounty of information on everything from site-appropriate designs to propagation and care.

Author : Sharon Amos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1855859432

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Great Plants for Tough Places by Sharon Amos Pdf

A garden is rarely so straightforward as to have smooth flat lawns and borders of rich, easily dug soil. Some of us have to put up with damp sunless corridors between neighbour's houses, awkward slopes or plots shaded by trees or neighbouring buildings. Equally difficult to plant are seaside gardens exposed to gale force winds and salt spray, waterlogged plots with poor drainage, and dry soils exposed to the merciless glare of the sun day after day, without the slightest shade. Try to plant up any of these areas with a standard selection of garden-centre plants and the chances are you'll end up with a display of unsightly brown leaves and dried stems as the plants become defeated by the unsuitable habitat. What you need is an unkillable plant - one that will shrug off all the worst conditions in your garden and actually thrive in them and make good growth. Of course the plants aren't literally unkillable- put a drought-tolerant broom into a bog garden and it will die, of course - but they are invincible in the specific hostile conditions they have evolved to cope with.

Author : Plant Select
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604698039

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Pretty Tough Plants by Plant Select Pdf

Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There’s a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select—the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates—meets this need by promoting plants that allow gardeners everywhere to have stunning, environmentally-friendly gardens that use fewer resources. Pretty Tough Plants highlights 135 of Plant Select’s top plant picks. Each profile features a color photograph and specific details about the plant’s size, best features, and bloom season, along with cultural needs, landscape features, and design ideas. The plant list includes perennials and annuals, groundcovers, grasses, shrubs, and trees. A chart at the end of the book makes it easy to choose the right plants for specific conditions and needs.

Author : Marianne Willburn
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1510709126

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Big Dreams, Small Garden by Marianne Willburn Pdf

Are you anxious to create a green, restful outside space, but waiting until you move into “the perfect place” and not so sure when that will happen? Do you long for a gardening life that brings together your friends and family, but you honestly don’t know where to start? Marianne Willburn doesn’t want you to wait a minute longer. In Big Dreams, Small Garden this popular garden columnist and blogger helps you to change your perspective, pack away feelings of envy and inadequacy, and build the skills you need to start creating the space you’ve always dreamed of. An ideal guide for those who struggle with limited resources, Big Dreams, Small Garden leads you through the process of visualizing, achieving, maintaining, and enjoying your unfolding garden. It gives you tips for making a sanctuary in less-than-ideal situations and profiles real-life gardeners who have done just that—including the author herself.

Author : Nancy Lawson
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,6 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 : Scott Ogden,Lauren Springer Ogden
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604691696

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Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens by Scott Ogden,Lauren Springer Ogden Pdf

“I can't imagine a designer or avid gardener who wouldn't want this on their bookshelf.” —Garden Design Online Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens is a practical guide to the best 200 plants guaranteed to thrive in low-water gardens. Plant entries provide the common and botanical name, the regions where the plant is best adapted, growth and care information, and notes on pests and disease. This practical and inspiring guide includes a variety of plants, from trees to succulents, perennials to bulbs, all selected for their wide adaptability and ornamental value. Companion plants, creative design ideas, and full color photography make this guide a must-have resource for any sustainable gardener.

Author : Felder Rushing
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1591860024

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Tough Plants for Southern Gardens by Felder Rushing Pdf

Tough Plants for Southern Gardens is written for novice and accomplished gardener alike, and for all gardeners who value their leisure time. They also value the appearance of their home and appreciate the benefits of well-placed landscaping; however, they do not want to devote too much time to keeping it beautiful.

Author : Mary Hockenberry Meyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Gardening
ISBN : MINN:31951D02399819A

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The Best Plants for 30 Tough Sites by Mary Hockenberry Meyer Pdf

Here are the best plants for 30 tough garden sites: dry shade, slopes, lakeshores, all locations that call for tough, durable plants.

Author : Roy Diblik
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604693348

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The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden by Roy Diblik Pdf

“A veritable goldmine for gardeners.” —Plant Talk We’ve all seen gorgeous perennial gardens packed with color, texture, and multi-season interest. Designed by a professional and maintained by a crew, they are aspirational bits of beauty too difficult to attempt at home. Or are they? The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden makes a design-magazine-worthy garden achievable at home. The new, simplified approach is made up of hardy, beautiful plants grown on a 10x14 foot grid. Each of the 62 garden plans combines complementary plants that thrive together and grow as a community. They are designed to make maintenance a snap. The garden plans can be followed explicitly or adjusted to meet individual needs, unlocking rich perennial landscape designs for individualization and creativity.

Author : Graham Rice
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604693287

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Planting the Dry Shade Garden by Graham Rice Pdf

In this book you'll learn how to prune selectively to admit more light and how to amend soil to increase its moisture retention. You'll also learn about more than 130 plants that accept reduced light and moisture levels-long-blooming woodland gems like epimediums and hellebores, and even lush foliage plants like evergreen ferns and hardy gingers, shrubs, climbers, perennials, ground covers, bulbs, annuals, and perennials- there is an entire palette to help you transform challenging spaces into rich, rewarding gardens.