The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom
The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom

Author: Eileen Powell

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9781580175173

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A comprehensive, richly illustrated reference on how to grow plants from seed provides everything a gardener needs to know about germinating, growing, and cultivating more than five hundred different types of flowering plants, furnishing essential information on light, soil, spacing requirements, climate, general plant care, and propagation, with quick-reference charts covering more than one thousand species. Original.

The Bricks 'n Blooms Guide to a Beautiful and Easy-Care Flower Garden
The Bricks 'n Blooms Guide to a Beautiful and Easy-Care Flower Garden

Author: Stacy Ling

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2024-02-06

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0736988483

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In this incredibly comprehensive and gorgeously photographed guide, master gardener Stacy Ling helps aspiring green thumbs achieve success with her easy-to-grow, easy-care, and low maintenance approach to growing beautiful flowers. Have you never met a plant you couldn’t kill? Does maintaining a flourishing flower garden seem intimidating or time-consuming? Have you dug around in the dirt with nothing to show for it except a sunburn and a sore back? This book is for you! Inside you’ll find everything you need to know to grow beautiful flowers, including: gardening basics to set you up for success great garden design ideas with ready-made plans for you to follow easy-care instructions for a wide variety of flowers and flowering shrubs helpful how-tos for container and cut flower gardening graphs, charts, and lists to help you stay organized This guide will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to grow beautiful flowers.

The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide
The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide

Author: Jenny Rose Carey

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2022-07-05

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1643260383

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The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Guide gives home gardeners the confidence they need to create the flower-filled garden of their dreams. Jenny Rose Carey proposes a holistic approach to flower gardening with a refreshing twist. Instead of concentrating primarily on color, it brings flower shape and texture to the fore, helping homeowners make plant choices that come together in an aesthetically pleasing way. The featured plants include both perennials and annuals, and all have been chosen for their ease of care, attractiveness to pollinators, and environmental friendliness. Carey also shares information on planning for year-round color and design strategies for a range of spaces. The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Guide is a complete road map to a successful and satisfying flower-focused garden.

A Guide to Natural Beauty
A Guide to Natural Beauty

Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of Information

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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This booklet was designed to suggest some ways to build a more beautiful America, and some USDA services that can help.

Nancy Brachey's Guide to Peidmont Gardening
Nancy Brachey's Guide to Peidmont Gardening

Author: Nancy Brachey

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC

Published: 2000-10

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781571674906

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Nancy Brachey's Guide to Piedmont Gardening is a comprehensive gardening reference for any Piedmont area resident. As the gardening editor of the Charlotte Observer, Nancy has helped beginners and advanced gardeners from the basics of planting to cultivating a garden. The book offers a month-by-month guide to gardening. Each month includes sections like "What to Plant," "It's Time to...," "What is Blooming," and "Ask Nancy: Answers to Some Common Problems" as well as other topics relevant to the month.

Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias
Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias

Author: Erin Benzakein

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2021-03-09

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1452181853

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A stunning guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous dahlia blooms from celebrated farmer-florist and New York Times bestselling author Erin Benzakein, founder of Floret Flower Farm. World-renowned flower farmer and floral designer Erin Benzakein reveals all the secrets to growing, cultivating, and arranging gorgeous dahlias. These coveted floral treasures come in a dazzling range of colors, sizes, and forms, with enough variety for virtually every garden space and personal preference, making them one of the most beloved flowers for arrangements. In these pages, readers will discover: • Expert advice for planting, harvesting, and arranging garden-fresh dahlias • A simple-to-follow overview of the dahlia classification system • An A–Z guide with photos and descriptions of more than 350 varieties • Step-by-step how-to's for designing show-stopping dahlia bouquets that elevate any occasion Expert Author: Erin Benzakein's gorgeous flowers are celebrated throughout the world. Her book Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers was a New York Times bestseller and her first book, Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, won the American Horticultural Society Book Award. Filled with Wisdom: Overflowing with hundreds of lush photographs and invaluable advice, DISCOVERING DAHLIAS is an essential resource for gardeners and a must-have for anyone who loves flowers, including flower lovers, avid and novice gardeners, floral designers, florists, small farmers, stylists, and designers.

Colour Your Garden
Colour Your Garden

Author: Jacqueline van der Kloet

Publisher: Lannoo Publishers

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789462501768

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Spring-flowering bulbs are the quintessential start of the gardening season. But bulbs are not only for spring, they can add colour and visual interest to your garden all year round. In Colour your Garden Jacqueline van der Kloet shows you how to combine bulbs with the existing plants in your garden. She explains how to choose the right bulb for the right situation, how to plant them for maximum effect and what to expect when you combine established plants with bulbs, both spring-flowering and those that flower in summer and even autumn. There is also inspiring information on planting bulbs for courtyards, balconies and roof terraces. Jacqueline shows there are interesting combinations to be made in pots as well, resulting in spectacular mini gardens that flower for weeks on end. AUTHOR: Jacqueline van der Kloet is one of the most famous garden designers of the Netherlands. She works around the globe and has designed EXPO 2000 in Hannover, River Park in Shen Yang (China), Millennium Park in Chicago and many more. SELLING POINTS: * Practical guide for big gardens and small balconies on how to combine bulbs with existing flowers * Discover different colour combinations and astonishing mini gardens 180 colour illustrations