Bromeliads for Home and Garden

Bromeliads for Home and Garden

Author: Jack Kramer

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780813035444

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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

Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden

Author: Andrew Steens

Publisher: Godwit

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9781869621780

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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.


Native Bromeliads of Florida

Native Bromeliads of Florida

Author: Harry E. Luther

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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Experts Luther and Benzing show how to identify the species of native bromeliads and reveal how they and the other epiphytic bromeliads pursue their aerial, unconventional, bizarre, or strange lifestyle.


Bromeliads

Bromeliads

Author: Andrew Steens

Publisher: Godwit

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781869621278

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If there's one category of the gardening market that's hot and getting hotter, it's bromeliads, those extraordinary epiphytes whose collectors and connoisseurs quickly become complete addicts. In this follow-on from his highly successful Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden, bromeliad expert Andrew Steens takes bromeliads fanciers-both newbies and experts-on a wonderful journey into the wilds of South America, explaining bromeliad habitat and threats to their ecosystems with David Attenborough-like energy. Then he proceeds to a roll call of over 300 exotic, rare and must-have bromeliad species. Complete with growing (greenhouse and outdoors), hybridising and collecting advice, this comprehensive book is a must-have for the bromeliad lover.


Plant by Numbers

Plant by Numbers

Author: Steve Asbell

Publisher:

Published: 2014-03-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1591865492

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DIVIn Plant by Numbers, author Steve Asbell takes interior container gardening to a much prettier level with 50 original planting projects presented through a fun, witty, recipe-style layout with full-color photos and custom planting diagrams. /div


You Grow Girl

You Grow Girl

Author: Gayla Trail

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2008-06-16

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1439103518

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This is not your grandmother's gardening book. You Grow Girl is a hip, humorous how-to for crafty gals everywhere who are discovering a passion for gardening but lack the know-how to turn their dreams of homegrown tomatoes and fresh-cut flowers into a reality. Gayla Trail, creator of YouGrowGirl.com, provides guidance for both beginning and intermediate gardeners with engaging tips, projects, and recipes -- whether you have access to a small backyard or merely to a fire escape. You Grow Girl eliminates the intimidation factor and reveals how easy and enjoyable it can be to cultivate plants and flowers even when resources and space are limited. Divided into accessible sections like Plan, Plant, and Grow, You Grow Girl takes readers through the entire gardening experience: Preparing soil Nurturing seedlings Fending off critters Reaping the bounty Readying plants for winter Preparing for the seasons ahead Gayla also includes a wealth of ingenious and creative projects, such as: Transforming your garden's harvest into lush bath and beauty products Converting household junk into canny containers Growing and bagging herbal tea Concocting homemade pest repellents ...and much, much more. Witty, wise, and as practical as it is stylish, You Grow Girl is guaranteed to show you how to get your garden on. All you need is a windowsill and a dream!


Designing with Palms

Designing with Palms

Author: Jason Dewees

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2018-03-07

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1604695439

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ÒIf you want to successfully add more bold fronds and a tropical style to your landscape,ÊDesigning With PalmsÊis the comprehensive book for you.Ó ÑGardenistaÊ Palms are a landscape staple in warm, temperate climates worldwide. But these stunning and statement-making plants are large, expensive, and difficult to install, resulting in unique design challenges.ÊIn Designing with Palms, palm expert Jason Dewees details every major aspect of designing and caring for palms. This definitive guide shares essential information on planting, irrigation, nutrition, pruning, and transplanting. A gallery of the most important species showcases the range of options available, and stunning photographs by Caitlin Atkinson spotlight examples of home and public landscapes that make excellent use of palms.


Small-Space Container Gardens

Small-Space Container Gardens

Author: Fern Richardson

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2012-03-06

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1604692413

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Small? Yes. A concrete slab populated with plastic chairs and an abandoned grill? Not anymore. Small-Space Container Gardens layers practical gardening fundamentals with creative solutions, encouraging us to think “outside the pot.” You'll learn how to tackle unique challenges, like windy conditions several stories above street level, and how to care for plants and troubleshoot problems like garden pests and diseases. From design basics to essential plant picks, Small-Space Container Gardens proves you don't need a yard to have a happy, healthy garden. For anyone who wants more green in their life, it's time to start gardening creatively in small spaces.