Author: Nellie Neal
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591865328
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Author Nellie Neal explains how to best use tropical plants both indoors and out.
Gardener's Guide to Tropical Plants
Author: Nellie Neal
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591865328
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Author Nellie Neal explains how to best use tropical plants both indoors and out.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591865328
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Author Nellie Neal explains how to best use tropical plants both indoors and out.
The Book of Bromeliads and Hawaiian Tropical Flowers
Author: Ronald W. Parkhurst
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566473262
Category : Bromeliaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566473262
Category : Bromeliaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Gardener's Guide to Orchids and Bromeliads
Author: Sara Rittershausen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781853918629
Category : Bromeliaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A practical guide, packed with advice on different types of orchids, including buying orchids, feeding, propogating and dealing with any problems. There are also two A-Z sections on the different species of orchid and bromeliad, with colour photographs for each entry and a summary.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781853918629
Category : Bromeliaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A practical guide, packed with advice on different types of orchids, including buying orchids, feeding, propogating and dealing with any problems. There are also two A-Z sections on the different species of orchid and bromeliad, with colour photographs for each entry and a summary.
Bromeliads for Home and Garden
Author: Jack Kramer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813035444
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Brilliantly illustrated with more than 100 color images, this straightforward, easy-to-use guide focuses on the most popular species. Kramer has grown each one of the 200 plants featured in the work, in climates as diverse as those found in Illinois, California, and Florida. He writes with clear, practical information that gardeners of any skill level can use.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813035444
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Brilliantly illustrated with more than 100 color images, this straightforward, easy-to-use guide focuses on the most popular species. Kramer has grown each one of the 200 plants featured in the work, in climates as diverse as those found in Illinois, California, and Florida. He writes with clear, practical information that gardeners of any skill level can use.
Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden
Author: Andrew Steens
Publisher: Godwit
ISBN: 9781869621780
Category : Bromeliaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The indispensable guide to the ever popular bromeliad family. The Bromeliaceae family consists of about 46 genera, several thousand species and a bewildering number of hybrids and cultivars. All are well able to adapt to their surroundings, which can range from steamy jungles to deserts. They are assisted in survival techniques by their rosetted cups, which efficiently catch water and nutrients. Bromeliads differ greatly in appearance. Some amaze with their brilliant inflorescences in glowing colour, while others are esteemed for the luminous light of their distinctive foliage, strong outlines and structural form. Their diversity makes bromeliads endlessly fascinating. Gardening trends wax and wane, but bromeliads have never gone out of favour. This book is a fully revised edition of Andrew Steens' first and highly successful book for bromeliad growers. With many many new species and toally revamped images, no bromeliad lover can be without it.
Publisher: Godwit
ISBN: 9781869621780
Category : Bromeliaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The indispensable guide to the ever popular bromeliad family. The Bromeliaceae family consists of about 46 genera, several thousand species and a bewildering number of hybrids and cultivars. All are well able to adapt to their surroundings, which can range from steamy jungles to deserts. They are assisted in survival techniques by their rosetted cups, which efficiently catch water and nutrients. Bromeliads differ greatly in appearance. Some amaze with their brilliant inflorescences in glowing colour, while others are esteemed for the luminous light of their distinctive foliage, strong outlines and structural form. Their diversity makes bromeliads endlessly fascinating. Gardening trends wax and wane, but bromeliads have never gone out of favour. This book is a fully revised edition of Andrew Steens' first and highly successful book for bromeliad growers. With many many new species and toally revamped images, no bromeliad lover can be without it.
A Gardener's Guide to Botany
Author: Scott Zona
Publisher:
ISBN: 0760374457
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
A Fascinating and In-Depth Look at the Endless Wonders of the plant kingdom. Join botanist Scott Zona on a journey into the incredible world of plants. A Gardener's Guide to Botany-Is a fun botanical romp that introduces the science behind how and why plants are at the foundation of all life on Earth. In layman's language, you'll unearth what separates plants from people and how the adaptations they've developed over eons influence what plants look like today and how they grow and survive in a tremendous diversity of climates. Lush illustrations and full-color photography of some of the world's most captivating plants (and plenty of common ones, too) will leave you even more in love with plants than you were when you cracked open the very first page. Discover the chlorophyll-infused science behind how plants: React to their environment to adapt and "know" when it's ideal for supporting growth, Access water and nutrients, including through partnerships with other living organisms, Reproduce in ingenious and astonishing ways, both with and without sex, Disperse their genes via seeds spread by wind, water, animals, or even by the plant itself 8 Protect themselves from predators with defenses like spines, waxes, and toxic compounds such as cyanide, cocaine, nicotine, quinine, and many others, Communicate with each other-and with other living organisms both above and below the ground-through chemical messaging systems Whether you're an advanced gardener with acres of green to tend or a new plant parent with a single fern on a windowsill, this is a revelatory look at what makes plants tick. Join Dr. Zona on a beautiful botanical adventure. Book jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0760374457
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
A Fascinating and In-Depth Look at the Endless Wonders of the plant kingdom. Join botanist Scott Zona on a journey into the incredible world of plants. A Gardener's Guide to Botany-Is a fun botanical romp that introduces the science behind how and why plants are at the foundation of all life on Earth. In layman's language, you'll unearth what separates plants from people and how the adaptations they've developed over eons influence what plants look like today and how they grow and survive in a tremendous diversity of climates. Lush illustrations and full-color photography of some of the world's most captivating plants (and plenty of common ones, too) will leave you even more in love with plants than you were when you cracked open the very first page. Discover the chlorophyll-infused science behind how plants: React to their environment to adapt and "know" when it's ideal for supporting growth, Access water and nutrients, including through partnerships with other living organisms, Reproduce in ingenious and astonishing ways, both with and without sex, Disperse their genes via seeds spread by wind, water, animals, or even by the plant itself 8 Protect themselves from predators with defenses like spines, waxes, and toxic compounds such as cyanide, cocaine, nicotine, quinine, and many others, Communicate with each other-and with other living organisms both above and below the ground-through chemical messaging systems Whether you're an advanced gardener with acres of green to tend or a new plant parent with a single fern on a windowsill, this is a revelatory look at what makes plants tick. Join Dr. Zona on a beautiful botanical adventure. Book jacket.
Subtropical Plants
Author: Jacqueline Sparrow
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881925449
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A guide to the range of attractive subtropicals and selected tropical plants that can be grown in subtropical areas.
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881925449
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A guide to the range of attractive subtropicals and selected tropical plants that can be grown in subtropical areas.
The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids
Author: Philip Seaton
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 0711242801
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A combination of botanical beauty and practical advice in Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Orchids will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow 60 beautiful orchids and 12 inspirational projects. From growing from seed to harvesting vanilla pods, the projects will bring the wonderful world of orchids to life and produce confident, keen growers wanting to expand their experience of these exotic flora.
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 0711242801
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A combination of botanical beauty and practical advice in Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Orchids will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow 60 beautiful orchids and 12 inspirational projects. From growing from seed to harvesting vanilla pods, the projects will bring the wonderful world of orchids to life and produce confident, keen growers wanting to expand their experience of these exotic flora.
Striking Succulent Gardens
Author: Gabriel Frank
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 0399580999
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Design a succulent garden of your own, with inspiration, advice, and instructional step-by-step projects for container gardens, small-space gardens, mixed gardens, and more. You can't help but be mesmerized by the eye-catching geometric forms and jewel-toned colors of succulents. But how do you grow these beauties in your own garden? One of the only books dedicated to succulent garden design, Striking Succulent Gardens is a stylish, modern gardening book for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Known for his colorful approach and bold use of varied textures and shapes, garden designer Gabriel Frank offers practical ideas, simple concepts, stunning full-color photography, step-by-step instructions for a dozen different gardens, plant recommendations, basic succulent care, and an inspired approach to creating living art in your own garden. For those in colder climates, there is a list of cold-hardy succulents and advice for bringing container gardens indoors for the winter, making succulent gardens achievable no matter where you live. Tough, water-wise, wildly popular, and nearly indestructible, succulents will transform your outdoor space, providing gardens of every size with minimal maintenance and maximum impact.
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 0399580999
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Design a succulent garden of your own, with inspiration, advice, and instructional step-by-step projects for container gardens, small-space gardens, mixed gardens, and more. You can't help but be mesmerized by the eye-catching geometric forms and jewel-toned colors of succulents. But how do you grow these beauties in your own garden? One of the only books dedicated to succulent garden design, Striking Succulent Gardens is a stylish, modern gardening book for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Known for his colorful approach and bold use of varied textures and shapes, garden designer Gabriel Frank offers practical ideas, simple concepts, stunning full-color photography, step-by-step instructions for a dozen different gardens, plant recommendations, basic succulent care, and an inspired approach to creating living art in your own garden. For those in colder climates, there is a list of cold-hardy succulents and advice for bringing container gardens indoors for the winter, making succulent gardens achievable no matter where you live. Tough, water-wise, wildly popular, and nearly indestructible, succulents will transform your outdoor space, providing gardens of every size with minimal maintenance and maximum impact.
Your Florida Garden
Author: John Vertrees Watkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813008622
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Your Florida Garden comprehensively covers all aspects of gardening in Florida: Planning the Garden Patios and Florida Rooms Soil, Fertilizer, Water, and Temperature Propagation of Garden Plants Trees, Palms, Shrubs, and Vines Azaleas, Camellias, Hibiscus, and Roses Herbaceous Perennials Annual Flowers and Bulbs Lawn Grasses and Ground Covers Orchids and Bromeliads Beach and Retirement Gardening Fruits in the Garden Vegetables in the Garden Garden Pests In addition, there are tables which show what to do in the garden every month of the year in every part of the state.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813008622
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Your Florida Garden comprehensively covers all aspects of gardening in Florida: Planning the Garden Patios and Florida Rooms Soil, Fertilizer, Water, and Temperature Propagation of Garden Plants Trees, Palms, Shrubs, and Vines Azaleas, Camellias, Hibiscus, and Roses Herbaceous Perennials Annual Flowers and Bulbs Lawn Grasses and Ground Covers Orchids and Bromeliads Beach and Retirement Gardening Fruits in the Garden Vegetables in the Garden Garden Pests In addition, there are tables which show what to do in the garden every month of the year in every part of the state.