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Glorious Shade

Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden

by Jenny Rose Carey
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017

“A practical guide to maintaining a shade garden with a useful calendar of seasonal tasks, plant directory and inspiring design ideas.” —Gardens Illustrated Shade is one of the most common garden concerns homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can learn to embrace shade...

The New Shade Garden

Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change

by Ken Druse
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015

There is a new generation of gardeners who are planting gardens not only for their visual beauty but also for their ability to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In The New Shade Garden, Ken Druse provides this generation with a comprehensive guide to creating a shade garden with an emphasis...

Colorful Shade Garden Plants

by G. Edwin Varner
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018

This entertaining and descriptive ebook will help you identify colorful plants that will thrive in the partially shaded areas of your flower garden. There is a misconception that all shade gardens grow only green leafy plants such as Hostas and ferns or colorful Impatiens flowers. No, many...

Planting the Dry Shade Garden

The Best Plants for the Toughest Spot in Your Garden

by Graham Rice
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012

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...

Best Perennials for Sun and Shade

by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019

A quick-reference guide to planting perennials for gardeners with little experience and time Choosing perennials for a garden can be a daunting task, considering that there are thousands of choices. Yarrow? Columbine? Aster? To make the selection easier, this guide profiles the easiest-to-grow...

Designing and Planting a Woodland Garden

Plants and Combinations that Thrive in the Shade

by Keith Wiley
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015

“The wonder of woodland gardening is that it looks like plants grow themselves there. After reading this book, gardeners can make that happen.” —Publishers Weekly Woodlands are magical places and even small gardens can capture the atmosphere with carefully chosen trees and shade-loving...

Shrubs

Discover the Perfect Plant for Every Place in Your Garden

by Andy McIndoe
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019

A Shrub for Every Situation Shrubs are the perfect plant—they are low-maintenance, there is a variety for nearly every need, and they are widely available at garden centers and nurseries. In his new book Shrubs, Andy McIndoe—one of the world’s foremost woody plant experts—shares all...

Rock Gardening

Reimagining a Classic Style

by Joseph Tychonievich
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016

AHS Book Award winner Rock gardening —the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop—has been surging in popularity. Time and space constraints, chronic drought in the American West, and a trend toward...

Aquaponic Gardening At Home: Including A DIY Step By Step Guide to Raising Vegetables And Fish Together!

by Francis Soza
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015

What is aquaponic gardening, one may want to ask? Well, Aquaponic gardening is the combination of aquaculture (fish farming) with hydroponics (growing of plants with water in gravel, liquid or sand without the use of soil). The fish and the plants work together in a system that constantly recycles...

Lighting In the Home and Garden

by Owen Jones
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016

I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable. The information in this ebook on various aspects of domestic lighting for decoration and security is organised into 16 chapters of about 500-600 words each. I hope that it will interest those who are keen on using...

Miniature Moss Gardens

Create Your Own Japanese Container Gardens (Bonsai, Kokedama, Terrariums & Dish Gardens)

by Megumi Oshima, Hideshi Kimura
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017

Miniature Moss Gardens presents expert advice and techniques from the birthplace of miniature gardening—Japan. Friendly enough for total beginners and full of ideas and tips that experienced gardeners will love to read about, this moss gardening book brings you information on the following: Finding...

American Ginseng & Companions

by Madison Woods
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016

A photographic celebration of American ginseng, one of the most elusive plants in the forest. This book also features the ginseng companion plants, so-called because they inhabit the same spaces and are often used to gauge habitat suitability for growing, finding, or restoring American ginseng...