This profusely illustrated book by an expert in the Japanese art of flower arrangement surveys many techniques, from ancient to modern. American writer Mary Averill (1866-1954) offers practical advice drawn from her direct experience of the importance of flowers to daily life in Japan. More than 80 drawings depict the finer details of choosing flowers, proper use of foliage, combining different varieties of flowers, and the symbolism involved. Averill, also known as Kwashinsai Kiyokumei, was proficient in the Japanese art of ikebana and the author of Japanese Flower Arrangement Applied to West... View More...
A water garden brings soothing sounds and peaceful beauty to a yard. This book ensures your backyard pond is always a joy, never a chore. With clear explanations and dozens of tips, this book helps you to select and care for plants and fish and keep your pond healthy. Tips for potting, propagating, and growing water plants; Advice on selecting and caring for fish; Solutions for pests and predators; Designs and plans to get you started; Encyclopedia of the best plants for water gardens. View More...
This is the perfect book to aid those who wish to create a rock garden, perhaps as an attractive adjunct to an open terrace, doorway entrance, flagstone walk, driveway, or winding woodland path. Author H. Lincoln Foster presents a wide variety of landscape planting ideas, as well as detailed instructions for the use of rocks in the landscape.Published at $24.95 Our last copies available at $12.49 View More...
What gardener hasn't been disappointed with borders after spring blooms have faded? Designing a garden with the focus on flowers is missing half the fun, according to the author, an expert plantswoman and popular horticultural educator. Working on the premise that the form of the leaf is the most important design element, Glattstein explains the basic leaf shapes and how to balance them pleasingly. Color also adds dimension to plantings, and Glattstein includes individual chapters focusing on specific tonal palettes. Each chapter is filled with plant suggestions and hints for successfully inco... View More...
For most homeowners, shrubs are an essential part of the yard or garden because they provide shade, flowers, and foliage from spring through fall. Unfortunately, the choices available at many garden centers tend to be predictable and often unsuited to the local climate and growing conditions. It doesn't have to be that way. The superior plants available today can transform ho-hum gardens into scenes of beauty and serenity. For decades, the Gossler family has tested, propagated, and sold the very best hardy shrubs from around the world. This book is a distillation of their expertise -- a guide ... View More...
Contains special chapters on walkways, lighting, fences, gates, and roof gardens as well as the latest in infinity, lap and rooftop pools, featuring some of the most sought after designs in homes and hotels in the region. View More...
Foliage is destined to play a key role in the gardens of the future as gardeners increasingly recognise the astonishing repertoire that foliage offers in terms of shapes, textures and colours, from the dramatic impact of large leaved exotics to the subtle sensuality of bamboos and grasses. Here, David Joyce analyzes the characteristics of leaves, shows why foliage is so valuable ornamentally and looks at the way they are carried on the plant and discusses their contribution to the overall effect of the garden. The book also features a special selection of outstanding foliage plants, cross-refe... View More...
This volume aims to show how to transform an ordinary flowerpot using a variety of materials and techniques. It offers easy-to-follow instructions and helpful illustrations. View More...
Expert grass breeders reveal the amazing diversity of ornamental grasses in this beautifully illustrated book. Gardeners are shown how grasses, unlike other plants, offer texture, shape, color, movement, and even sound to create a dramatic and calming effect in any landscape design. Grass forms and uses are detailed, terminology is explained, and proper grass maintenance and care are outlined. Gardeners also learn about how to get the most out of grasses in the summer, fall, and winter seasons. One hundred different grasses are shown and described in the Grasses at a Glance section, and simple... View More...
In "Digging Deep: Unearthing Your Creative Roots Through Gardening," author Fran Sorin guides you - step by step- through her 7 stages of creative unfolding. You will learn all you need to know to design your personal paradise - in both the garden and life. Why you're creative and always have been. How to re-awaken your creative spirit and develop techniques that will help you design your own unique, personal landscape in your garden and life. To appreciate the process of gardening, not just the end result. The seven steps of creative awakening that will help you develop the knowledge, skills,... View More...
Learn to grow and care for decorative bonsai trees with this user-friendly Japanese gardening book. For those with no bonsai tree growing experience, Beginning Bonsai: The Gentle Art of Miniature Tree Growing covers everything from buying the first plant for beginning bonsai to creating a miniature landscape of rocks, grasses and trees. Authors Larry and Shirley Student describe different bonsai styles, list important tools, explain pruning and pinching and introduce procedures like defoliation. They cover all aspects of how to cultivate these miniature trees, anticipating common problems and ... View More...
Imagine the lush possibilities. In one volume with over 200 photographs, readers will discover how to grow an entire spectrum of exciting new plants in their home gardens. This book reveals the types of tropical plants that are right for your site, no matter what your climate. In addition, it will tell how to get various plants through the winter and into the next growing season. Just the thing for the gardener who wants to incorporate the exotic into the usual landscape. View More...
Award-winning garden designer Stephen Woodhams demonstrates how to make the most of any outside space, whether it is a typical urban garden, exposed roof terrace or shady courtyard. Drawing on his many years of experience designing gardens of all sizes in different climates around the world, Stephen shares his expertise and offers clever design solutions for all types of outdoor spaces in a range of styles.Illustrated with inspiring photographs, plans and three-dimensional visuals of some of his practice s most celebrated projects, Stephen gives advice on everything from conceiving a scheme a... View More...
