Suggests decorative plants and flowers suitable for different soil and sun conditions, and recommends ground covers, hedges, shrubs, and trees
50 it amuses me how enthusiastic I've become about Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost'. Because both the flowers and the leaves are tiny, this isn't a plant that will put on a spectacular show. Instead, its greatest feature is how well it ...
Florida Getting Started Garden Guide features * More than 175 plant recommendations—chosen just for Florida gardeners for their ease of growing, maintenance, and the beauty they offer * Every plant type—from flowers and tropicals to ...
A series of helpful, regional horticultural guides lists and describes hundreds of plants--including annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs, and herbs--that are suitable for the specific requirements and growing ...
In this book you'll learn how to prune selectively to admit more light and how to amend soil to increase its moisture retention.
California Getting Started Garden Guide features * Features 170 plant recommendations—chosen just for gardeners in California for their ease of growing and maintenance and for the beauty they offer * Every plant type—from flowers and ...
In warmer areas try 'George L. Tabor', 'Fielder's White', or 'Formosa'. Satsuki hybrids include 'Higasa', 'Macrantha', 'Gumbo Pink', and 'Pride of Mobile'. Native azalea include wild azalea (Rhododendron canescens) with large, ...
Illustrated with detailed drawings and beautiful color photographs, this is a book to keep close at hand as you plan and plant your garden.
reed grass form an ocean of pinkish tan that bends and undulates with every breeze of summer. The light red, upright flower spikes emerge above the green foliage in early June. Spikes gradually dry to a golden, then buff color by autumn ...
First published in 1995, this invaluable guide to the trees, shrubs, ground covers, and smaller plants that thrive in New Mexico’s many life zones and growing areas is now available in a long-awaited new edition.
Tells how to select and use perennials, grasses, ferns, alpines, conifers, heaths, heathers, and shrubs, and describes the care requirements of the most popular varieties