Author: John Mickel
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881925982
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A guide to the cultivation and use of ferns in gardens offers information on more than four hundred types of ferns and suggests plant combinations.
Ferns for American Gardens
Author: John Mickel
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881925982
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A guide to the cultivation and use of ferns in gardens offers information on more than four hundred types of ferns and suggests plant combinations.
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881925982
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A guide to the cultivation and use of ferns in gardens offers information on more than four hundred types of ferns and suggests plant combinations.
The Complete Book of Ferns
Author: Mobee Weinstein
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
ISBN: 0760363943
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The Complete Book of Ferns is filled with botanical information, indoor and outdoor growing and care information, details on propagation, display ideas, and even craft projects. This gorgeous book is authored by Mobee Weinstein, the Foreman of Gardeners at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and a veteran guest on the Martha Stewart Living TV show and other media outlets. Houseplants in general are in ascendance, but no category is hotter than ferns. From the otherworldly Staghorns—mounted like antler trophies in homes throughout the world—to the classic Boston Ferns and newer varieties like Crispy Wave, ferns are definitely back in fashion. And to no one’s surprise. After all, ferns are among the very oldest plants on the planet, with a long and storied history. There are tens of thousands of known varieties of ferns. In the Victorian Era, ferns created an absolute craze for more than 50 years. They re-emerged as integral home décor accessories in the '50s and '60s, and who didn’t spend time in a "Fern Bar" back in the '80s? And they are back again. This comprehensive reference starts its examination of ferns 400 million years ago, when the first species of this group of spore-reproducing plants appeared on Earth, exploring their evolution and eventual incorporation into human culture, including the powers associated with them and their practical and ornamental uses. Then, after an exploration of fern botany—its parts, how it grows, its variability in size and form, habitats, propagation, etc.—you'll learn how to green your indoor and outdoor environments with ferns. Every aspect of fern care is covered: potting/planting, watering, fertilizing, pest and disease control, and more. With this knowledge absorbed, explore creative planting projects, like terrariums, vertical gardens (living walls), mixed tabletop gardens, and moss baskets. To make your survey of ferns complete, create pressed fern art, fabric wall hangings with chlorophyll-stained designs, cyanotypes, and hand-made fern-decorated paper. In the end, you will understand why this ancient plant class continues to be all the rage.
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
ISBN: 0760363943
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The Complete Book of Ferns is filled with botanical information, indoor and outdoor growing and care information, details on propagation, display ideas, and even craft projects. This gorgeous book is authored by Mobee Weinstein, the Foreman of Gardeners at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and a veteran guest on the Martha Stewart Living TV show and other media outlets. Houseplants in general are in ascendance, but no category is hotter than ferns. From the otherworldly Staghorns—mounted like antler trophies in homes throughout the world—to the classic Boston Ferns and newer varieties like Crispy Wave, ferns are definitely back in fashion. And to no one’s surprise. After all, ferns are among the very oldest plants on the planet, with a long and storied history. There are tens of thousands of known varieties of ferns. In the Victorian Era, ferns created an absolute craze for more than 50 years. They re-emerged as integral home décor accessories in the '50s and '60s, and who didn’t spend time in a "Fern Bar" back in the '80s? And they are back again. This comprehensive reference starts its examination of ferns 400 million years ago, when the first species of this group of spore-reproducing plants appeared on Earth, exploring their evolution and eventual incorporation into human culture, including the powers associated with them and their practical and ornamental uses. Then, after an exploration of fern botany—its parts, how it grows, its variability in size and form, habitats, propagation, etc.—you'll learn how to green your indoor and outdoor environments with ferns. Every aspect of fern care is covered: potting/planting, watering, fertilizing, pest and disease control, and more. With this knowledge absorbed, explore creative planting projects, like terrariums, vertical gardens (living walls), mixed tabletop gardens, and moss baskets. To make your survey of ferns complete, create pressed fern art, fabric wall hangings with chlorophyll-stained designs, cyanotypes, and hand-made fern-decorated paper. In the end, you will understand why this ancient plant class continues to be all the rage.
Oaxaca Journal
Author: Oliver Sacks
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307947580
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
From "the poet laureate of medicine" and national bestselling author of Awakenings comes a fascinating investigation of Southern Mexico that explores the origins of chocolate and mescal, pre-Columbian culture and hallucinogens, and the peculiar passions of botanists. "Light and fast-moving. . . . Among the botanical and anthropological observations, one catches glimpses of Sacks's inner life: his preoccupation with dualities, his nearly Victorian sense of modesty, his fascination with the world around him." —The New Yorker Since childhood, Oliver Sacks was fascinated by ferns: an ancient class of plants able to survive and adapt in many climates. Along with a delightful group of fellow fern aficionados—mathematicians, poets, artists, and assorted botanists and birders—he embarked on an exploration of Southern Mexico, a region that is also rich in human history and culture. Combining Sacks's enthusiasm for natural history and the richness of humanity with his sharp and observant eye for detail, Oaxaca Journal is a rare treat.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307947580
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
From "the poet laureate of medicine" and national bestselling author of Awakenings comes a fascinating investigation of Southern Mexico that explores the origins of chocolate and mescal, pre-Columbian culture and hallucinogens, and the peculiar passions of botanists. "Light and fast-moving. . . . Among the botanical and anthropological observations, one catches glimpses of Sacks's inner life: his preoccupation with dualities, his nearly Victorian sense of modesty, his fascination with the world around him." —The New Yorker Since childhood, Oliver Sacks was fascinated by ferns: an ancient class of plants able to survive and adapt in many climates. Along with a delightful group of fellow fern aficionados—mathematicians, poets, artists, and assorted botanists and birders—he embarked on an exploration of Southern Mexico, a region that is also rich in human history and culture. Combining Sacks's enthusiasm for natural history and the richness of humanity with his sharp and observant eye for detail, Oaxaca Journal is a rare treat.
A Field Guide to Ferns and Their Related Families
Author: Boughton Cobb
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618394067
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive field guide to the ferns of northeastern and central North America, and contains color photographs and full-page line drawings.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618394067
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive field guide to the ferns of northeastern and central North America, and contains color photographs and full-page line drawings.
Native Ferns, Moss & Grasses
Author: William Cullina
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618531189
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
What makes a true garden out of a collection of flowering plants are the ferns, mosses, and grasses that are the verdant canvas on which nature paints its portraits. With this new volume, award-winning author Cullina completes the set of stunning books on native North American plants for the garden, 320 pp.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618531189
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
What makes a true garden out of a collection of flowering plants are the ferns, mosses, and grasses that are the verdant canvas on which nature paints its portraits. With this new volume, award-winning author Cullina completes the set of stunning books on native North American plants for the garden, 320 pp.
Mosses, Lichens and Ferns of Northwest North America
Author: Dale H. Vitt
Publisher: Lone Pine Pub.
ISBN: 9780919433410
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Discover the world of mosses, liverworts, lichens and ferns. Contains descriptions of the major vegetation zones and species distribution maps. Habitats are described in detail and each plant group is keyed.
Publisher: Lone Pine Pub.
ISBN: 9780919433410
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Discover the world of mosses, liverworts, lichens and ferns. Contains descriptions of the major vegetation zones and species distribution maps. Habitats are described in detail and each plant group is keyed.
A Field Guide to Ferns
Author: Boughton Cobb
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395975121
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Identifies over five hundred species.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395975121
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Identifies over five hundred species.
American Ferns
Author: Lucien Marcus Underwood
Publisher:
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Category : Ferns
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
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Category : Ferns
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Studies of tropical American ferns
Author: William Ralph Maxon
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
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ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Fern Finder
Author: Anne C. Hallowell
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0912550244
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A pocket guide to identifying native ferns that grow in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, and eastern Canada. Like other plant guides in the "Finders" series, "Fern Finder" is a dichotomous key, which leads the user step-by-step through a series of choices to the species being identified. Heavily illustrated with line drawings.
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0912550244
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
A pocket guide to identifying native ferns that grow in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, and eastern Canada. Like other plant guides in the "Finders" series, "Fern Finder" is a dichotomous key, which leads the user step-by-step through a series of choices to the species being identified. Heavily illustrated with line drawings.