Author: Leonie Norrington
Publisher: Bloomings Books
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book tells you how to grow exotic vegetables such as snake beans and water chestnuts. Luscious fruits such as rambutans and mangoes Herbs like vanilla and turmeric.
Tropical Food Gardens
Author: Leonie Norrington
Publisher: Bloomings Books
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book tells you how to grow exotic vegetables such as snake beans and water chestnuts. Luscious fruits such as rambutans and mangoes Herbs like vanilla and turmeric.
Publisher: Bloomings Books
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book tells you how to grow exotic vegetables such as snake beans and water chestnuts. Luscious fruits such as rambutans and mangoes Herbs like vanilla and turmeric.
Tropical Vegetables of Malaysia & Singapore
Author: Wendy Hutton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789628734276
Category : Tropical vegetables
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789628734276
Category : Tropical vegetables
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere
Author: Laurelynn G. Martin
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603425772
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Presents practical advice on selecting, growing, caring for, and pruning a variety of tropical plants and exotic edibles that will grow and thrive in indoor containers.
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603425772
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Presents practical advice on selecting, growing, caring for, and pruning a variety of tropical plants and exotic edibles that will grow and thrive in indoor containers.
Hot Plants for Cool Climates
Author: Susan A. Roth
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 9780881927191
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Passionate gardeners in cooler climates struggle year after year to overwinter their gorgeous tropical plants. Our new paperback edition is the answer to their problem — practical advice for achieving the tropical look in a temperate garden. The authors, who both live and garden on Long Island, New York, reveal the secrets to creating a lush, flamboyant landscape. Separate chapters cover such topics as principles of design and maintenance, proper plant selection, container gardening, and overwintering. Fantastic color photography throughout will inspire gardeners in even the hardiest zones. With the help of this book, an impressive tropical garden is within any gardener's reach.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 9780881927191
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Passionate gardeners in cooler climates struggle year after year to overwinter their gorgeous tropical plants. Our new paperback edition is the answer to their problem — practical advice for achieving the tropical look in a temperate garden. The authors, who both live and garden on Long Island, New York, reveal the secrets to creating a lush, flamboyant landscape. Separate chapters cover such topics as principles of design and maintenance, proper plant selection, container gardening, and overwintering. Fantastic color photography throughout will inspire gardeners in even the hardiest zones. With the help of this book, an impressive tropical garden is within any gardener's reach.
Tropical Gardens of the Philippines
Author: Lily Gamboa O'Boyle
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906125
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Full of stunning landscape photographs, this tropical gardening book is a delight for anyone interested in the lavish gardens of the Philippines. Aimed at gardening enthusiasts, Tropical Gardens of the Philippines contains a rare glimpse into some of the most beautiful tropical gardens in the world today. It presents 42 spectacular contemporary gardens, both big and small, situated in and around Metropilitan Manila area and the nearby provinces of Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. The vast majority of the gardens are in private homes. Introducing a contemporary gardening style that has been evolving in the Philippines over the past decade, as well as more traditional formal styles, it traces the development of garden design in all its forms. Designers new and old are showcased along with a number of talented home owners. Experimenting with both indigenous and introduced species, use of hardscapes such as local stones and pavers, bonsai, clipped shrubs and water features, some work along Oriental lines, others follow Western models. Tropical Gardens of the Philippines is a lovely introduction to Filipino landscaping styles and a gardening aesthetic that combines the best of East and West with superior knowledge of plant cultivation and care.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906125
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Full of stunning landscape photographs, this tropical gardening book is a delight for anyone interested in the lavish gardens of the Philippines. Aimed at gardening enthusiasts, Tropical Gardens of the Philippines contains a rare glimpse into some of the most beautiful tropical gardens in the world today. It presents 42 spectacular contemporary gardens, both big and small, situated in and around Metropilitan Manila area and the nearby provinces of Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. The vast majority of the gardens are in private homes. Introducing a contemporary gardening style that has been evolving in the Philippines over the past decade, as well as more traditional formal styles, it traces the development of garden design in all its forms. Designers new and old are showcased along with a number of talented home owners. Experimenting with both indigenous and introduced species, use of hardscapes such as local stones and pavers, bonsai, clipped shrubs and water features, some work along Oriental lines, others follow Western models. Tropical Gardens of the Philippines is a lovely introduction to Filipino landscaping styles and a gardening aesthetic that combines the best of East and West with superior knowledge of plant cultivation and care.
Tropical Homegardens
Author: B.M. Kumar
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 140204948X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree–crop–animal production systems, often established on small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world’s leading researchers and professionals in this topic. It summarizes the current state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 140204948X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree–crop–animal production systems, often established on small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world’s leading researchers and professionals in this topic. It summarizes the current state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems.
Landscaping with Tropical Plants
Author: Monica Moran Brandies
Publisher: Sunset
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Design ideas; creative garden plans; cold-climate solutions.
Publisher: Sunset
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Design ideas; creative garden plans; cold-climate solutions.
The Exotic Garden
Author: Richard R. Iversen
Publisher: Taunton
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Taunton
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
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.
The Tropical Garden
Author: Matilda Sean
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Tropical Gardens is a lovely introduction to tropical landscaping styles and a gardening aesthetic that combines the best of East and West with superior knowledge of plant cultivation and care. Tropical Gardens contains a rare glimpse into some of the most beautiful tropical gardens in the world today. It presents 42 spectacular contemporary gardens, both big and small. This book gives delails of a tropical garden designs and landscape architecture that both professionals and beginners will love.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Tropical Gardens is a lovely introduction to tropical landscaping styles and a gardening aesthetic that combines the best of East and West with superior knowledge of plant cultivation and care. Tropical Gardens contains a rare glimpse into some of the most beautiful tropical gardens in the world today. It presents 42 spectacular contemporary gardens, both big and small. This book gives delails of a tropical garden designs and landscape architecture that both professionals and beginners will love.
Florida Gardener's Handbook, 2nd Edition
Author: Tom MacCubbin
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
ISBN: 0760370532
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In this revised and updated 2nd edition of Florida Gardener's Handbook, gardeners in the Sunshine State are handed all the know-how they'll need to grow a lush, productive garden. The environmentally sound growing info for both edible and ornamental plants found here is your green thumb map to success. With profiles of more than 300 plants proven to thrive in Florida's unique climate, including shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals, vegetables, fruits, tropical plants, lawn grasses, and more, you'll be able to select the best plants to create a beautiful landscape or a high-yielding edible garden. Helpful charts highlight sun and shade requirements and offer clear and concise plant variety information. Month-by-month care and cultivation guides are offered for each plant group, guiding your journey—even if you're a first-time Florida gardener. Authors Tom MacCubbin and Georgia B. Tasker, along with pro gardeners Robert Bowden and Joe Lamp'l, address the many challenges of Florida gardening, including a changing climate and saltwater gardening information. The how-to methods for planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, and much more are rich with information essential to Floridians. This comprehensive and extensive guide is the best resource for growing in the Sunshine State. Whether you live in Nassau County, the Florida Keys, or somewhere in between, the Florida Gardener's Handbook has you covered. Florida Gardener's Handbook is part of the Gardener's Handbook series from Cool Springs Press. Other books in the series include Midwest Gardener's Handbook, Carolinas Gardener's Handbook, Northwest Gardener's Handbook, and many others.
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
ISBN: 0760370532
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In this revised and updated 2nd edition of Florida Gardener's Handbook, gardeners in the Sunshine State are handed all the know-how they'll need to grow a lush, productive garden. The environmentally sound growing info for both edible and ornamental plants found here is your green thumb map to success. With profiles of more than 300 plants proven to thrive in Florida's unique climate, including shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals, vegetables, fruits, tropical plants, lawn grasses, and more, you'll be able to select the best plants to create a beautiful landscape or a high-yielding edible garden. Helpful charts highlight sun and shade requirements and offer clear and concise plant variety information. Month-by-month care and cultivation guides are offered for each plant group, guiding your journey—even if you're a first-time Florida gardener. Authors Tom MacCubbin and Georgia B. Tasker, along with pro gardeners Robert Bowden and Joe Lamp'l, address the many challenges of Florida gardening, including a changing climate and saltwater gardening information. The how-to methods for planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, and much more are rich with information essential to Floridians. This comprehensive and extensive guide is the best resource for growing in the Sunshine State. Whether you live in Nassau County, the Florida Keys, or somewhere in between, the Florida Gardener's Handbook has you covered. Florida Gardener's Handbook is part of the Gardener's Handbook series from Cool Springs Press. Other books in the series include Midwest Gardener's Handbook, Carolinas Gardener's Handbook, Northwest Gardener's Handbook, and many others.