The Garden Lover's Guide to Canada

The Garden Lover's Guide to Canada

Author: Larry Hodgson

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781568982793

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The Garden Lover's Guides were devised for gardeners on the move, profiling points of horticultural interest in various countries. Each guide lists an extensive range of practical information, including opening times, admission fees, directions, nearby sites of interest and other available facilities. Exquisitely drawn three-dimensional maps are provided for selected gardens. These new titles lead readers to over 100 of the best Canadian gardens and through the imposing formal terraces and breathtaking plantings of Ireland's castles, parks and country gardens. All guides include lush photographs and detailed descriptions.


The Garden Lover's Guide to Ireland

The Garden Lover's Guide to Ireland

Author: Terence Reeves-Smyth

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Published: 2001-03

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781568982700

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Even from the name The Emerald Isle, it's clear that gardens are part and parcel of the history and character of Ireland. Castles, parks, and simple country gardens are all presented in this essential tour guide that features over 100 Irish gardens with lush photographs and detailed descriptions. From the imposing formal terraces of Powerscourt near Dublin to the mixed plantings of Glenveagh Castle's woodland garden, set in the wild Donegal landscape, this guide reveals breathtaking sights awaiting travelers.


The Plant Lover's Guide to Dahlias

The Plant Lover's Guide to Dahlias

Author: Andy Vernon

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2014-04-22

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1604696052

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Dahlias are the showgirls of the garden. A favorite of floral and landscape designers, they come in a wide range of jewel-like colors—rich reds and vibrant oranges, shocking pinks—and an engaging variation of form and petal shape. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Dahlias is packed with everything you need to know to grow these fantastic flowers including tips on using dahlias in garden design, growth and propagation information, and lists of where to buy the plants and where to view them in public gardens. The bulk of the book is devoted to profiles for over 200 varieties, organized by color, with information on type, height, and spread. Gorgeous color photographs bring the plants to life.


The Garden Lover's Guide to the Midwest

The Garden Lover's Guide to the Midwest

Author: Paul Bennett

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Published: 2000-05

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781568981659

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Our Garden Lover's Guide series has been hailed by Garden Design as "eminently practical" and by Home as "authoritative" and "indispensible." These three new volumes complete our survey of American gardens; together, the four books feature over 500 public gardens across the country. Each book is designed for readers to use as they travel through a state or region. Similar to our highly successful European garden guides, the U. S. guides are illustrated in full color with numerous photographic images and watercolor drawings of the most significant gardens, all specially commissioned for these books. In addition to insightful texts, contact data, opening hours, admission fees, and directions are provided. The perfect companion for any garden enthusiast, whether tourist or armchair traveler.


The Plant Lover's Guide to Hardy Geraniums

The Plant Lover's Guide to Hardy Geraniums

Author: Robin Parer

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2016-04-20

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1604694181

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Hardy geraniums are a staple in the garden and are among the best-loved and most widely grown plants. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Hardy Geraniums, by nursery owner Robin Parer, highlights 140 of the best species and cultivars. Featuring information on growth, care, and design, along with suggested companion plants and hundreds of gorgeous color photographs, it covers everything a home gardener needs to introduce these delightful plants into their garden.


The Edwardian Gardener’s Guide

The Edwardian Gardener’s Guide

Author: Twigs Way

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0747815186

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It is Edwardian England, and a delightful flower garden and fruitful allotment are matters of personal pride, boons for the family dinner table, and even 'important acts of local patriotism'. 'The Edwardian Gardener's Guide' selects nuggets of wisdom from the best-selling 'One & All' garden books, originally published in 1913. In these short booklets, the foremost agricultural and horticultural writers of the period revealed fashions in gardening styles, the best seasonal plants, how to enhance food production and how best to lay out adventurous rockeries, ferneries and grottoes. Packed with charming contemporary advertisements and colour illustrations, this handbook gives a glimpse of the pre-First World War 'golden era' of British gardening. With an introduction by garden historian Twigs Way.


The Plant Lover's Guide to Sedums

The Plant Lover's Guide to Sedums

Author: Brent Horvath

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2014-04-22

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1604696060

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Sedums are most popular flowering succulent. They range from groundcovers to large border perennials and are often included in green roof and vertical garden design because of their visual interest and drought tolerance. Sedums changes dramatically with the seasons—in fall, they are rich and earthy while in summer their flowers come in vibrant shades of pink and yellow. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Sedums includes everything you need to know about these beautiful gems. Plant profiles highlight 150 of the best varieties to grow, with information on zones, plant size, soil and light needs, origin, and how they are used in the landscape. Additional information includes designing with sedums, understanding sedums, growing and propagating, where to buy them, and where to see them in public gardens.


Grow Cook Eat

Grow Cook Eat

Author: Willi Galloway

Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Published: 2012-02-07

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1570617953

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Conscious foodies will love this easy-to-follow guide on creating garden-to-table meals—with tips on growing and storing your own harvest, plus delicious recipes From sinking a seed into the soil through to sitting down to enjoy a meal made with vegetables and fruits harvested right outside your back door, this gorgeous kitchen gardening book is filled with practical, useful information for both novices and seasoned gardeners alike. Grow Cook Eat will inspire people who already buy fresh, seasonal, local, organic food to grow the food they love to eat. For those who already have experience getting their hands dirty in the garden, this handbook will help them refine their gardening skills and cultivate gourmet quality food. The book also fills in the blanks that exist between growing food in the garden and using it in the kitchen with guides to 50 of the best-loved, tastiest vegetables, herbs, and small fruits. The guides give readers easy-to-follow planting and growing information, specific instructions for harvesting all the edible parts of the plant, advice on storing food in a way that maximizes flavor, basic preparation techniques, and recipes. The recipes at the end of each guide help readers explore the foods they grow and demonstrate how to use unusual foods, like radish greens, garlic scapes, and green coriander seeds.


The Garden Lover's Guide to the West

The Garden Lover's Guide to the West

Author: Kathleen McCormick

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Published: 2000-09

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9781568981666

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Our Garden Lover's Guide series has been hailed by Garden Design as "eminently practical" and by Home as "authoritative" and "indispensible." These three new volumes complete our survey of American gardens; together, the four books feature over 500 public gardens across the country.Each book is designed for readers to use as they travel through a state or region. Similar to our highly successful European garden guides, the U. S. guides are illustrated in full color with numerous photographic images and watercolor drawings of the most significant gardens, all specially commissioned for these books. In addition to insightful texts, contact data, opening hours, admission fees, and directions are provided. The perfect companion for any garden enthusiast, whether tourist or armchair traveler.


The Plant Lover's Guide to Salvias

The Plant Lover's Guide to Salvias

Author: John Whittlesey

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2014-04-22

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 160469419X

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Salvias are available in a huge range of sizes, colors, foliage, and hardiness, with over 900 species and hundreds of hybrids. Salvia’s popularity stems from how easy they are to grow, their multiple medicinal and culinary uses, and the vibrancy of their blooms that cover every color in the spectrum from white to nearly black. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Salvias features everything you need to know to grow this vibrant and fragrant plant. Plant profiles of 150 varieties highlight each plant’s type, habitat, size, hardiness, origin, cultivation, and use in the landscape. Additional information includes tips on design, how to grow and propagate salvia, where to view them in public gardens, and where to buy them.