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Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > General
In this wonderful gardening journal, which accompanies the BBC2
series of the same name, Carol Klein, with characteristic warmth
and eloquence, tells us the story of a year in her beautiful garden
at Glebe Cottage. With superb photography throughout, she takes us
on a procession through the seasons, as she plans and plants, sows
seeds and nurtures cuttings, tends the borders, and harvests her
crops. Her energy, knowledge and enthusiasm are an inspiration in
every month of the year.
A guide to ferns, palms an cycads that will prove of much interest
to the modern gardener. Illustrated with black and white
photographs. This book contains classic material dating back to the
1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its
interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Features over 335 annuals best suited to growing conditions in
Ohio. Gardeners will enjoy the more than 400 brilliant full-color
photographs in the book. They'll also benefit from the
down-to-earth knowledge and extensive experience of Ohio
horticulturist and garden designer Debra Knapke and Alison Beck,
author of more than a dozen gardening guides.
At thirty-five, Leslie Buck made an impulsive decision to put her
personal life on hold to pursue her passion. Leaving behind a full
life of friends, love, and professional security, she became the
first American woman to learn pruning from one of the most storied
landscaping companies in Kyoto. Cutting Back recounts Buck's bold
journey and the revelations she has along the way. During her
apprenticeship in Japan, she learns that the best Kyoto gardens
look so natural they appear untouched by human hands, even though
her crew spends hours meticulously cleaning every pebble in the
streams. She is taught how to bring nature's essence into a garden
scene, how to design with native plants, and how to subtly direct a
visitor through a landscape. But she learns the most important
lessons from her fellow gardeners: how to balance strength with
grace, seriousness with humour, and technique with heart. Cutting
Back is an insightful debut memoir and story of personal growth
that will appeal to gardeners and non-gardeners alike.
Carolina Gardener's Handbook is filled with need-to-know
information from popular Carolina gardening experts. Each expert
includes his or her collective wisdom in this complete guide for
Carolina gardeners. In addition to hundreds of proven plants, this
resource has monthly to-do calendars for more than ten plant
categories from annuals to vines. "When to" information assists
gardeners with the proper care and timing for everything from
planting to watering. Advice on gardening with less water addresses
the challenges of gardening in the Carolinas.
Take a visual tour of gardens and homes in one Pacific Coast area,
the South Bay of Los Angeles County, which includes Hermosa Beach,
Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach. A distinctive feature of
Southern California's beach communities is how often homeowners
enclose their front yards. Because of the dense development in the
residential neighborhoods adjacent to the ocean, some property
lines have been clearly defined by fences, garden walls, and
ornaments. Here find compelling photographs that will inspire
homeowners and gardeners who are looking to define their own
outdoor spaces. Organized by the function of the fences and types
of enclosures, this book also includes sidebars about the evolution
and history of some unique property divisions and homeowner
"stories."
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