Foliage
Foliage

Author: Nancy J. Ondra

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2007-05-15

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 160342685X

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Framing the edges of a peaceful garden retreat or serving as a background color to make your flowers stand out, foliage is an important part of any well-thought-out planting. In this fun and informative guide, Nancy J. Ondra shows you how to use foliage plants to add drama and structure to your landscape. Ondra’s approachable and easy-to-follow advice, along with Rob Cardillo’s stunning photography, will inspire you to employ foliage to transform your outdoor world into a dazzling mixture of colors, shapes, and textures.

Autumnal Tints
Autumnal Tints

Author: Henry David Thoreau

Publisher: Applewood Books

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 155709442X

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Two institutions of New England, our fall colors and Henry David Thoreau, are brought together in this posthumously published rumination on Nature. Autumnal Tints was originally published in the October 1862 Atlantic Monthly.

Hello Autumn!
Hello Autumn!

Author: Shelley Rotner

Publisher: Holiday House

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 0823438996

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"Green leaves are turning colors. . . . Maple seeds twirl to the ground. . . . Animals get ready for the cold days ahead." A simple text and vivid photographs show children the changes in animals, plants, and landscapes that occur during fall, and introduce them to hibernation, migration, leaf changing, and seasonal food and holidays. Energetic photographs of diverse children add vitality and warmth to this celebration of the season.

October, Or Autumnal Tints
October, Or Autumnal Tints

Author: Henry David Thoreau

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2012-09-03

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0393081885

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"A gorgeous edition" (Boston Globe) of Thoreau's classic work, enhanced with an illuminating essay and beautiful watercolors.

Winterthur Garden
Winterthur Garden

Author: Denise Magnani

Publisher:

Published: 1995-02

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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The Winterhur Garden is the story of H.F. du Pont's glorious lifelong love affair with his home as well as a biography of one of America's great public gardens.

Local Color
Local Color

Author: Mimi Robinson

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2015-04-21

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1616894407

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How to understand color’s impact on our perception of a place—and capture its palette in watercolor landscapes and cityscapes. Whenever we first encounter a new place, whether landscape or cityscape, one of the most immediate and powerful sensations comes from its colors, or the palette of colors, which profoundly influence our reaction to and sense of a space. In Local Color, designer and educator Mimi Robinson teaches us not only how to see the colors around us but also how to capture and record them in watercolor. Regardless of your level of painting expertise, Robinson will quickly have you creating personal memories of time, place, and travel through a series of self-guided exercises and illustrated examples.

Hiking Southern Oregon
Hiking Southern Oregon

Author: Art Bernstein

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 1493013378

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With over 90 hikes in the Southern Cascades and Siskiyou Mountain Range, this book is easily the most comprehensive guide available for Southern Oregon's diverse hiking opportunities. Explore the Mount Thielsen, Sky Lakes, Mountain Lakes, Red Buttes, and Wild Rogue Wilderness Areas, and much more. This guide also covers all trails in Crater Lake National Park. Complete with maps, elevation profiles, and clear, informative hike narratives, this book is bound to be the standard against which all other guides for the area are judged.

Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves

Author: Ken Robbins

Publisher:

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 9780439149884

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Examines the characteristics of different types of leaves and explains how and why they change colors in the autumn.

Garden Renovation
Garden Renovation

Author: Bobbie Schwartz

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2017-11-01

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1604696125

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A do-it-yourself guide to a complete garden rehab Gardens, just like houses, sometimes need makeovers. The changes can be as minor as replacing a shrub or as major as pulling everything up and starting from scratch. No matter the size of your space or the scope of the project, the sage advice in Garden Renovation will help you turn a problem-filled yard into a paradise. Bobbie Schwartz draws on her years of experience as a garden designer to teach gardeners how to evaluate their yards, determine what to keep and what to remove, choose the right plants and design plans for successful remodels, and know when to hire help. A gallery of before-and-after photos provides ideas and inspiration for turning a tired garden into an enlivening retreat.

The Little Yellow Leaf
The Little Yellow Leaf

Author: Carin Berger

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2008-08-26

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 0061452238

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As all the other leaves float off and fly past, Little Yellow Leaf thinks, I'm not ready yet. As the seasons change all around, Little Yellow Leaf holds on to the tree. Still not ready. Will Little Yellow Leaf ever be ready? This is a story for anyone who has ever been afraid of facing the unknown—and a celebration of the friends who help us take the leap.