|
|
||
ONLINE AMAZON BOOKSTORE
|
| Search: | Enter keywords |  |
|
Search: Popular Books ~ Enter key word
|
SHADE
GARDENING FOR FLORIDA
by Monica Moran Brandies
Product Description:
Having it "made in the shade" can be a challenge, if you're a gardener. Lawns, roses, and some flowering plants may not thrive or bloom as well there as in full sun. But there are many colorful foliage and flowering plants that absolutely love the shade. Learn what you can plant in different kinds of shade--deep, dappled, or somewhere in between--and how to maintain your trees and landscape to keep the level of shade you want, whether your goal is to create a garden that evokes a tropical jungle or a woodland forest. Plant directory with color photos, bibliography, index. THE AUDUBON BACKYARD BIRDWATCHER: BIRDFEEDERS AND BIRD GARDENS by Robert Burton, Stephen W. Bird Garden Kress, National Audubon Society
From Book News, Inc. RARE AND ENDANGERED BIOTA OF FLORIDA: BIRDS (RARE AND ENDANGERED BIOTA OF FLORIDA SERIES, VOL 5) by James A. Rodgers Jr., Herbert W., II Kale, Henry T. Smith
FLORIDA GARDENER'S GUIDE, 2ND EDITION by Tom MacCubbin, Georgia B. Tasker
Book
Description Book retailers are well aware
that the
trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible
information on the plants that perform well in specific regions. Written by gardening experts
Georgia
Tasker and Tom MacCubbin, this book offers advice on the diverse
landscape of Contains easy to use advice on
the top
landscape plant choices (more than 160 entries) for GARDENING AND
LANDSCAPING IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
Book
Description GARDENING
AND LANDSCAPING IN CENTRAL FLORIDA takes readers from planning and
planting, to
what to do when there are problems, and where to go for help. Newcomers
and
long term residents alike will find pictures and information of
interest,
whether they are doing the work themselves, or having it done for them.
With
its emphasis on low maintenance, environmentally friendly, personalized
approaches, it synthesizes current research and best practises which
should be
considered by all homeowners. It is practical enough to take to the
nursery to
aid in plant selection but also so beautiful that it deserves a place
of honor
on the coffee table. by Pamela Crawford
The
book is a result of decades of plant research by the author to
determine which
plants and planting strategies give the most color for the least amount
of
care. The author personally grew most of the plants, giving her
practical
experience with all aspects of the plants’ use and maintenance. It is a
companion to the best-selling " " The book is large-format, hard-cover,
reference book
with top-quality binding and paper. It is designed to be a useful,
long-lasting
book that goes with you to the garden center and into your backyard for
many
years to come. " by James R. Cothran
Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South is a beautifully illustrated volume that features botanical prints, lithographs, garden plans, historic photographs, and contemporary photography to reveal the rich garden history of the South. A pictorial splendor as well as a treasure trove of cultural history, this volume is unique in its field. James R. Cothran invites plant enthusiasts, gardeners, and individuals interested in the history of the South to experience the glorious gardens that flourished in the region from 1820 through 1860. During this period of enormous wealth, prosperous southerners built stately houses and established high-style gardens in towns and cities, as well as on plantations. The South's mild climate, long growing season, fertile soil, and traditional ties to the land fostered an abiding interest in gardening that encompassed the region. Cothran's research included travel throughout the South to examine a multitude of historical sources—diaries, letters, travel accounts, garden plans, maps, paintings, photographs, nursery catalogs, garden books, and agricultural journals. In the resulting volume he describes the distinguishing features of antebellum gardens, sources for seed and plants, and dissemination of gardening information and fashion. Cothran also identifies landscape plans executed and plants cultivated during the golden age of horticulture in the South. Of particular interest to contemporary gardeners is an extensive list of ornamentals—American natives, European favorites, and a wide selection of newly introduced exotics from China and Japan—that were hallmarks of antebellum gardens and that remain mainstays of southern gardens today. In addition, Cothran provides profiles of prominent gardeners, horticulturists, nurserymen, and writers who, in the decades preceding the American Civil War, were instrumental in shaping the horticultural and gardening legacy of the South The Philadelphia Flower Show: Celebrating 175 Years by: Raymond Rogers (Author), Adam Levine (Author)
Book Description by: Jerry Baker
About
the Author by National Audubon Society (Author)
Editorial Review by Henry Nehrling, Robert W. Read (Editor)
Editorial
Reviews From the Publisher First published in the 1940s as My Garden in Florida, these two newly revised and edited volumes by Henry Nehrling (1853-1929) present a remarkable record of Florida's botanical history and a delightful mixture of observations on the central and south Florida climate and growing conditions. His association with writers, scientists, and travelers presents a window into the gardening community of his era, and his intriguing mixture of subjects furnishes an important source of information for those interested in Florida's social, botanical, and environmental history. A noted authority on tropical and subtropical plant lore, Nehrling wrote with passion in a style rich in detail and free from technical jargon, and his plant descriptions and horticultural information are as valuable today as when first written. In his gardens at Gotha near Orlando and at Naples (now Caribbean Gardens), Nehrling introduced into cultivation and popularized many plant species that have since become common in Florida landscapes. His articles provide invaluable first-hand accounts of the environment in his time, descriptions of natural conditions, and observations of areas no longer undisturbed. More than history, however, these books describe the beautiful tropical and subtropical flora that make Florida the Garden of Eden as we know it today. Nehrling's Early Florida Gardens describes his arrival in Floria, Florida's climate and soils, the planting of his first garden and his mistakes and failures, the flatwoods, the hammocks, epiphytes, bamboos, magnolias, live oaks, Japanese and Chinese evergreens, the camphor tree, conifers, the myrtle family, oleanders, cycads, bromeliads, air plants, orchids, shade trees and flowering trees, fig trees, sacred trees, vines and swwet-scented plants, flowering shrubs, oleasters, annuals, perennials, and bulbs Flowering Trees of Florida by Mark K. Stebbins
Reviewer:
A reader from Florida
This book is an excellent reference book for Florida trees. The photography is absolutely beautiful. It allows the reader to easily identify a tree and then read about it as a layman or a more advanced horticulturist. Nehrling's
Plants, People, and Places in Early Florida (ABRIDGED)
by Henry
Nehrling, Robert W. Read (Editor)
From the
Publisher First published in the 1940s as My Garden in Florida, these two newly revised and edited volumes by Henry Nehrling (1853-1929) present a remarkable record of Florida's botanical history and a delightful mixture of observations on the central and south Florida climate and growing conditions. His association with writers, scientists, and travelers presents a window into the gardening community of his era, and his intriguing mixture of subjects furnishes an important source of information for those interested in Florida's social, botanical, andenvironmental history. A noted authority on tropical and subtropical plant lore, Nehrling wrote with passion in a style rich in detail and free from technical jargon, and his plant descriptions and horticultural information are as valuable today as when first written. Florida's Best Native Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals by Gil Nelson
A Gardener's Guide to Frost: Outwit the Weather and Extend the Spring and Fall Seasons by Philip Harnden, Roger B. Swain
Editorial
Reviews Book Description Each year, as you prepare your garden, you know that sooner or later—in the spring or in the fall or in both—Jack Frost will pay you a visit. Knowing that, what can you do at the start of the gardening season to prepare for those frosty nights? In this book, all aspects of frost are explained to help gardeners start their planting earlier in the spring and extend their growing season later in the fall. You’ll learn what weather systems produce frost, how it damages, or enhances, the flavor of your plants, how to read your garden’s microclimate, and how to design your garden so you can work with frost, instead of against it. The informative text is paired with beautiful full-color photos of useful frost protection techniques and wonderful gardens in their full frosty splendor. Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying and Enjoying Butterflies of the Lower South by Marc C. Minno, Maria Minno, Diane Pierce (Illustrator) and Thomas C. Emml.
Anyone who
wants to
identify butterflies or plant a butterfly-attracting garden will find
all
the information they need here." Fairchild Tropical Graden News.
400 + Color Photos Shows butterflies in adult, larva, and pupa stages Florida butterfly checklist Resource guide to suppliers . This book provides a complete reference for Florida gardeners who wish to attract butterflies to their gardens with both host and nectar plants. It provides authoritative information on how to attract and identify butterflies (including skippers) as well as an understanding of their biology, behavior, life cycle and Florida habitats. Both useful and beautiful, it is the first book in North America to cover, in full color, the adult, larva and pupa stages and host plants of over 60 butterflies and a dozen of our most interesting moth species. Chapters devoted to gardening explain easy methods of planning and planting a butterfly garden, including nectar plants and plants recommended for wet, dry, or shady areas. Also included are a checklist of Florida butterflies and a resource guide to butterfly and plant supplies Flower Power: Fresh,
Fabulous Arrangements
by Rebecca Cole, Helen Norman
Book
Description Saying it with flowers becomes a creative pleasure when arrangements are as original as they are beautiful. In Flower Power, acclaimed author and flower expert Rebecca Cole explains how to create lush, hip, simple, and elegant arrangements to make any occasion memorable, from a dinner for two to a wedding attended by hundreds. Both exquisite and irreverent, her bouquets combine the classicwiththequirky—sumptuous roses with crisp celery stalks, for example, or calla lilies with curly willow branches—and delight in the whimsical. Rebecca’s step-by-step recipes and tips of the trade make it easy for anyone to re-create her inventive designs at home. She explains how to shop for the best blooms at a supermarket, farmers’ market, or corner deli and how to condition and prepare their stems for maximum longevity. She takes a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a and explores the international flower market. Above all, Rebecca brings new life to the often predictable world of floral arrangements. Her Black Power bouquet combines black irises and black tufloristlips with the brilliant green of euphorbia stems for a stunning effect, while a superb White Christmas bouquet consists of white amaryllis, narcissus, and ranunculus. She offers arrangements to suit a take-out Chinese dinner, a keep-up-the-good-work celebration for an office colleague, and a harvest party outdoors, as well as a Pepto-Bismol-pink get-well bouquet and an uncommon solution for using the most commonplace flowers. Filled with professional advice, helpful information, and nearly 400 gorgeous full-color photographs, Flower Power is an inspiring and refreshing guide to the art of flower arranging, certain to add wit, flair, and beauty to any occasion. Safe Sex in the Garden: And Other Propositions for an Allergy-Free World by Thomas Leo Ogren
Editorial Reviews -
Book Description Residential and commercial landscapes are loaded with male-only trees and shrubs since they are litter- and therefore maintenance-free. But given a choice, what would you rather do—sweep or battle hay fever? The fact that our urban forests have been propagated with male-clones is a crime on two counts: male plants are the pollen-producing offenders, and without female plants to absorb pollen, allergenic pollen counts are on the rise nationwide. In SAFE SEX IN THE GARDEN, horticulturist Thomas Leo Ogren explores this safe sex issue (plant sex, that is!), as well as many other allergy-related topics: organic gardening, protecting pets against allergies, handling allergy-related stress, and global warming’s affect on allergies. A Cutting Garden for Florida, Third Edition by Betty Mackey, Monica Brandies
A Cutting Garden For
Florida continues to be a marvelously detailed, instructive, easy to
understand guide to growinwith easy-to-follow instructions delivered in
clear, direct prose. Black and white sketches of various plants
illustrate the techniques and species-specific entries. A Cutting
Garden For
Florida is a superb horticultural and cultivational guide and a "must"
not just for Florida's gardening enthusiasts, but for anyone interested
in creating a beautiful cutting garden of their own!
The Container Gardening Encyclopedia by Sue Phillips (Editor
Questions and Answers for Deep South Gardeners by Nellie Neal
Flowers for the Table: Arrangements and Bouquets for All Seasons by Ariella Chezar, Elise Cannon, Shaun Sullivan (Photographer
Book
Description Filled with lush seasonal arrangements, Flowers for the Table is the perfect guide to creating a gorgeous centerpiece for any celebration or gathering. What makes floral designer Ariella Chezar’s work so distinctive is her utterly contemporary approach. In the 24 stunning arrangements included, she demonstrates how to fashion centerpieces out of flowers, branches, fruits, fabrics, and unusual flea market treasures. A brunch tabletop is crowned with delicate white bouquets of clematis, ranunculus, lilies, and anemones. An abundance of roses, amaryllis, and berries festooned with ribbons sets the stage for an intimate dinner party. And the hot pinks, reds, and yellows of winter poppies in silk-swathed vases warm the room for a winter cocktail party. From sleek modern arrangements to more traditional bouquets, there’s something for every sensibility. Full-color photographs, an introduction to each season and the flowers and greenery available, a glossary for each section, and countless tips make this the ultimate guide to creating magnificent table arrangements The Fine Art of Flower Arranging by Nancy D'Oench, Mick Hales (Photographer
Blossom Tales: Flower Stories
of Many Folk by Patricia Hruby Powell, Sarah Dillard (Illustrator)
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
Ages 6-8. Here's a pretty gathering of folk tales about flowers. Each
flower
tale is only page or two long, very compressed but still recognizable
in
the telling. The tales range from a Sicilian story of a crocus sprung
from
a poor boy's kindness, to a tale in which the prophet Mohammed's linen
shirt
turns a common mallow plant into a bright and scented geranium.
Dillard's dry and rather formal gouache style works better for the
flower images, clear and botanically correct, than for the figures. A
bibliography (of adult research titles) is appended. GraceAnne
DeCandido
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved New Junior Garden Book (Better
Homes and Gardens) by Felder Rushing, Better Homes and Gardens (Editor), Ken Carlson (Designer), Cathy Wilkinson Barash (Editor)
Editorial Reviews
Book Description Cool things for kids to grow, make and learn! Unlike other children's books, this one talks to kids,not their parents. Filled with vibrant, zany illustrations, this book will get kids excited about digging in the dirt, planting, making special projects and loving nature. For kids 6 to 14. 38 kid-tested and kid approved projects. More than 50 fun illustrations. All projects include around-the-house materials.Teaches how to create garden spaces - from a recycled pop bottle planter to a raised garden bed. Dirr's Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Michael A. Dirr
From Library Journal
A professor of horticulture and the author of ten books, including the well-known Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, Dirr (Univ. of Georgia) here presents an encyclopedia with more than 1400 beautiful photographs, personal observations of over 400 species, and hundreds more cultivars anvarieties of trees, Editorial Reviews Fshrubs, and vines that grow in the temperate zones of the Southeast. Intended as acompanion volume to Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, this new book will be useful to landscapers,garden designers, horticulturalists, and home gardeners located in the South, as well as the West Coast throughBritish Columbia. Dirr also includes a section on cold-hardy palms that will survive in growing zones 7-11.What sets this book apart from many other botanical encyclopedias is the author's personal writing style, whichbreathes life into the text. Each plant is described in detail, showing flower, fruit, bark, fall color, and any otherdistinguishing characteristics. Easy-to-read entries may also include the author's individual experience with theplant, recommended cultural requirements, and growing habits. This practical and comprehensivework indicates whatever unique features a plant has to offer in the garden, both aesthetically and economically. Useful appendixes aid in selection of plants by their various characteristics. Dirr's encyclopedia is strongly and unhesitatingly recommended as a basic reference resource for both public and academic libraries,especially in the relevant growing zones. Deborah Anne Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Dunwoody. Your Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening A Guide for the Deep South (Published in Cooperation With the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) by Jaret C. Daniels
Native Florida Plants Low-Maintenance Landscaping and Gardening by Robert G. Haehle and Joan Brookwell
Cycads of the World by David L. Jones, Dennis Stevenson
From Book News, Inc.
Cycads superficially resemble ferns, but are a type of plant so old that dinosaurs feasted on them. Today they are widely sought for gardens, and many of the species are endangered. For horticulturalists, botanists, and general readers, the prehistory and history, distribution, cultivation, biology, propagation, and other aspects, are discussed. Highly and colorfully illustrated. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Audubon Naturalist News "This is the best single reference for cycads that is available today." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. American Horticultural Society Complete Guide To Water Gardening by Peter Robinson
If you find aquatic
plants fascinating but aren't sure where to start, let this thorough
how-to manual be your guide.
Brimming with practical insights and photographic inspirations, the Complete Guide to Water Gardening supplies step-by-step instructions for all types of water features, from full-blown oriental ponds to a simple container of bog plants. Possibilities are only as limited as your size and budget. Proper planning is essential to good results, and this book takes it nice and slow. Explanations are straight forward and comprehensible for folks who have some previous home improvement experience, but for a first-ever project,this may be biting off a bit more than you can chew. Leveling, backfilling, laying concrete--these are a few of the details to prepare for in adding even a small pond to your garden. You'll see your efforts pay off quickly, though. Flourishing plants and a return of natural amphibians are a couple of rewards in sight. Plant selection involves a good understanding of this developing ecosystem, and the sections concerning options and routine maintenance are specific in the requirements of your new garden. Close-up shots of healthy plants and systems, as well as diseases and pests, will provide an excellent education. If you're looking for a new adventure in gardening and don't mind getting your feet wet, this could provide just the experience you're looking for. --Jill Lightner How to Build Ponds and Waterfalls: The Complete Guide by Jeffrey Reid
The Introduction; Jeffrey Reid
"Adding a pond or waterfall to your landscape will be one of the most rewarding things you'll ever do. I fell in love with their significant beauty about twelve years ago and I've never looked back. Water features, many of which are in this book, have brought me so much personal joy and pleasure. Knowing the correct steps and using the right product for the job practically guarantees success. This book will show and tell you everything that you need. The methodsshown in these chapters are proven and have been taught to thousands of do-it-yourselfers." The Art and Craft of Stone Setting and Stacking Stone by David Reed
|
