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In order to be a successful gardener you have to know how to prune
whether to improve growth, increase fruiting qualities or to enable
the plant to grow in space-restricted areas or cold environments.
This practical book provides advice on pruning garden plants, from
infancy to maturity. Included is detailed advice on renovating
neglected plants, from shrubs and climbers to fruit trees and
bushes. There is also a fun element, with instructions for creating
topiary in the garden. "
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs - Practical Gardening -
By A.D. Webster. This book has been written and is published with
the distinct object in view of bringing home to the minds of
planters of Hardy Trees and Shrubs, the fact that the monotonous
repetition, in at least nine-tenths of our Parks and Gardens, of
such Trees as the Elm, the Lime, and the Oak, and such Shrubs as
the Cherry Laurel and the Privet, is neither necessary nor
desirable. There is quite a host of choice and beautiful flowering
species, which, though at present not generally known are yet
perfectly hardy, of the simplest culture, and equally well adapted
for the ornamentation of our Public and Private Parks and Gardens.
Of late years, with the marked decline in the cultivation of
Coniferous Trees, many of which are ill adapted for the climate of
this country, the interest in our lovely flowering Trees and Shrubs
has been greatly revived. This fact has been well exemplified in
the numerous enquiries after these subjects, and the space devoted
to their description and modes of cultivation in the Horticultural
Press. In the hope, too, of helping to establish a much-desired
standard of nomenclature, I have followed the generic names adopted
by the authors of The Genera Plantarum, and the specific names and
orthography, as far as I have been able, of the Index Kewensis; and
where possible I have given the synonyms, the date of introduction,
and the native country. The alphabetical arrangement that has been
adopted, both with regard to the genera and species, it is hoped,
will greatly facilitate the work of reference to its pages. The
descriptive notes and hints on cultivation, the selected lists of
Trees and Shrubs for various special purposes, and the calendarial
list which indicates the flowering season of the different species,
may be considered all the more valuable for being concisely
written, and made readily accessible by means of the Index.
Finally, a hydrangea book for the Northern gardener which answers
the age-old question, "How do I get my hydrangeas to bloom?" Author
Tim Boebel has come up with a proven method for getting blooms on
macrophylla and serrata hydrangeas grown in the colder climates.
Loaded with full-color photographs, this book details over a
hundred cultivars and what they need to explode into bloom in the
North.
1831. Elizabeth Kent's works are transitional between literary
accounts about plants and systematic, scientific accounts. Her
Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower Garden, for which she is
best known, and Sylvan Sketches, integrate nature and narrative,
science and art, horticulture and romantic languages of nature in
ways that signify changing directions in early 19th century plant
culture, looking forward to a more scientific approach to the
subject. Sylvan Sketches describes 80 hardy trees and shrubs common
in England, providing factual information about the plants along
with their cultural associations and usages in other parts of the
world, citing explorers and travel writers.
BILLARDIERA LONGIFLORA.--Blue Apple Berry. Van Diemen's Land, 1810.
If only for its rich, blue berries, as large as those of a cherry,
this otherwise elegant climbing shrub is well worthy of a far
greater share of attention than it has yet received, for it must be
admitted that it is far from common. The greenish bell-shaped
blossoms produced in May are, perhaps, not very attractive, but
this is more than compensated for by the highly ornamental fruit,
which renders the plant an object of great beauty about
mid-September.
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THE MUST- HAVE NATIVE WOODY PLANT BOOK for Eastern United States
homeowners, designers, contractors, nurseries, and students *
Discover the wonders of gardening with native plants in Native
Woody Landscape and Restoration Plants of the Eastern United States
by expert, Michael L. Dorn. * Choose from 85 native trees, shrubs,
and vines to incorporate into YOUR landscape. * Create woodland
gardens, restore stream banks or wetlands, stabilize shorelines,
construct buffers, enhance habitat, and more. * Dorn's 246 color
photographs show beautifully, the physical characteristics of each
plant. * Reference charts help you locate specific plants for
particular purposes. * Native Woody Landscape and Restoration
Plants of the Eastern United States is the most valuable native
plant reference guide available today.
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rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
BILLARDIERA LONGIFLORA.--Blue Apple Berry. Van Diemen's Land, 1810.
If only for its rich, blue berries, as large as those of a cherry,
this otherwise elegant climbing shrub is well worthy of a far
greater share of attention than it has yet received, for it must be
admitted that it is far from common. The greenish bell-shaped
blossoms produced in May are, perhaps, not very attractive, but
this is more than compensated for by the highly ornamental fruit,
which renders the plant an object of great beauty about
mid-September.
1831. Elizabeth Kent's works are transitional between literary
accounts about plants and systematic, scientific accounts. Her
Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower Garden, for which she is
best known, and Sylvan Sketches, integrate nature and narrative,
science and art, horticulture and romantic languages of nature in
ways that signify changing directions in early 19th century plant
culture, looking forward to a more scientific approach to the
subject. Sylvan Sketches describes 80 hardy trees and shrubs common
in England, providing factual information about the plants along
with their cultural associations and usages in other parts of the
world, citing explorers and travel writers.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
1831. Elizabeth Kent's works are transitional between literary
accounts about plants and systematic, scientific accounts. Her
Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower Garden, for which she is
best known, and Sylvan Sketches, integrate nature and narrative,
science and art, horticulture and romantic languages of nature in
ways that signify changing directions in early 19th century plant
culture, looking forward to a more scientific approach to the
subject. Sylvan Sketches describes 80 hardy trees and shrubs common
in England, providing factual information about the plants along
with their cultural associations and usages in other parts of the
world, citing explorers and travel writers.
BILLARDIERA LONGIFLORA.--Blue Apple Berry. Van Diemen's Land, 1810.
If only for its rich, blue berries, as large as those of a cherry,
this otherwise elegant climbing shrub is well worthy of a far
greater share of attention than it has yet received, for it must be
admitted that it is far from common. The greenish bell-shaped
blossoms produced in May are, perhaps, not very attractive, but
this is more than compensated for by the highly ornamental fruit,
which renders the plant an object of great beauty about
mid-September.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
The fruits and fruit trees of America are described in Andrew
Downing's 1847 comprehensive guide.
Thomas Field's 1858 work covers all aspects of the culture of
pears.
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