Exceptional Plants
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Exceptional Plants
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Author : Stephen Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Hyland House Publishing
Release Date : 1999
Exceptional Plants written by Stephen Ryan and has been published by Hyland House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Gardening categories.
Trees and shrubs are the framework of every garden, no matter how small. Today, the amateur gardener can choose from a range of plants from all parts of the world, so diverse that even the most skilful need advice on the beautiful and rewarding trees and shrubs now available from nurseries. Stephan Ryan, regarded as one of Australia's experts on rare plants, has created a beautiful and inspiring A-Z description of one hundred temperate-climate trees and shrubs that would be conversation pieces in any garden. They are all rare, without being difficult to grow, and almost all, including some Australian native plants, have received awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, London. Most of them have been selected because they perform well throughout the year -- particularly important in small gardens. Many can also be grown in containers.
More Exceptional Plants
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Author : Stephen Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Hyland House Publishing
Release Date : 2002-01-01
More Exceptional Plants written by Stephen Ryan and has been published by Hyland House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Bulbs categories.
This book doesn't just list 100 rare or unusual plants. It is a fun and light-hearted look at the 100 plants -- bulbs, climbers, ornamental grasses, perennials, some biennials and even a few annuals -- which the author has found more appealing, more interesting and more beautiful than others.
Quiver Trees Phantom Orchids Rock Splitters
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Author : Jesse Vernon Trail
language : en
Publisher: ECW/ORIM
Release Date : 2015-06-01
Quiver Trees Phantom Orchids Rock Splitters written by Jesse Vernon Trail and has been published by ECW/ORIM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with Nature categories.
“Showcases the many weird and wonderful ways plants adapt to survive and spread their progeny . . . A great book for anyone interested in botany” (The Gardener). Whether it’s an arctic heather that can create subtropical conditions within its leaves, or a dwarf mistletoe that can shoot its seeds up to fifty feet away, plants demonstrate remarkable strategies in coping with and surviving their environments. Plants are often exposed to bitter cold, relentless winds, intense heat, drought, fire, pollution, and many other adverse growing conditions. Yet they are still able to survive and often even thrive. This book showcases these exceptional plants with absorbing information and stunning photos that will inspire a new respect for nature’s innovation and resilience. “From hummingbirds on the high slopes of the Andes to sugarbirds on the South African Cape, Vernon takes the reader on an awe-inducing journey to discover the secret life of pollinators and the plants that depend upon them. . . . You’ll delight in the surprising, unusual, and downright amazing strategies plants use to cope and copulate.” —Sierra
Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World
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Author : Helen Bynum
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2014-09-22
Remarkable Plants That Shape Our World written by Helen Bynum and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-22 with Nature categories.
A glorious celebration of the beauty, diversity, importance and sheer wonder of the most remarkable plants that shape our world, with exquisite illustrations from the incomparable collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The authors are expert guides to the intriguing histories, significance and uses of over 80 key plants, revealing our complex relationship with them, both for use and beauty. Rich in cultural, historical, botanical and symbolic associations, the plants presented here, from every corner of the globe, both familiar and bizarre, all have fascinating stories to tell. Sections cover every aspect of our interaction with plants, starting with foods that laid the foundations for the development of civilizations, such as wheat, rice and maize, and those that enliven our diet, such as saffron and spices. Other sections look at plants that have helped to house us, including bamboo and the oak, or crops that have made people rich, notably tea, coffee and sugar cane. Many plants have been used medicinally, from willow to the Madagascar periwinkle. Some are the objects of obsession or are revered, including the tulip, the rose and the lotus, and some are bizarre, such as the world's largest flower, rafflesia, which smells of rotting flesh. For anyone interested in the beauty and diversity of plants, this beautiful book, richly illustrated with over 200 drawings and paintings, will be an inspiration and a delight.
Remarkable Plants Of Texas
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Author : Matt Warnock Turner
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Remarkable Plants Of Texas written by Matt Warnock Turner and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Nature categories.
Matt Warnock Turner explores the little-known facts--be they archaeological, historical, material, medicinal, culinary, or cultural--behind our familiar botanical landscape. In sixty-five entries that cover over eighty of our most common native plants from trees, shrubs, and wildflowers to grasses, cacti, vines, and aquatics, he traces our vast array of connections with plants.
Cool Plants For Cold Climates
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Author : Brenda C. Adams
language : en
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Release Date : 2017-05-15
Cool Plants For Cold Climates written by Brenda C. Adams and has been published by University of Alaska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with Nature categories.
A cold climate is no excuse for a dull, colorless garden. The key is knowing the right plants that will survive and thrive in even the chilliest environments. Who better to guide gardeners than an expert from the far north? Award-winning designer and Alaska gardener Brenda Adams has spent decades searching for exceptional plants that flourish in wintery climates. In Cool Plants for Cold Climates, she presents vivid and detailed portraits of the best and most beautiful of the bunch. When Adams moved from the warm Southwest to Alaska, she found herself in a different gardening world, with few guides on how to approach this new ecosystem. Now, more than twenty-five years later, she shares the secrets gained from her years of gardening experiments as well as bountiful advice from friends and local nurseries. She explains how to evaluate a plant, balancing its artistic attributes with its more utilitarian ones, as well as how to evaluate your space and soil. Adams then takes you into the nursery, offering guidance on how to pick the best of the best. Finally, she offers a detailed look at a wide variety of wonderful plants, highlighting those that offer overall beauty, are especially easy to care for, and solidly hardy. With more than three hundred vivid pictures of both individual plants and full gardens, Adams proves that there is a bounty of plants, in a rainbow of colors, waiting to brighten up your space.
Carnivorous Plants
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Author : Nigel Hewitt-Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Timber Press
Release Date : 2016-02-24
Carnivorous Plants written by Nigel Hewitt-Cooper and has been published by Timber Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-24 with Gardening categories.
Once known only to collectors, adolescent boys, and fans of the cult film The Little Shop of Horrors, carnivorous plants are poised to be the next big trend in home gardening. They provide striking architectural style and can be grown indoors and outdoors. Carnivorous Plants is an accessible, smartly designed guide to growing this unusual group of plants. It offers a general introduction to the world of carnivorous plants, and growing and cultivation information for commonly available and easily grown varieties. Nigel Hewitt-Cooper also provides advice on where to grow the plants; year-round care, cultivation, and maintenance; and a directory of the best carnivorous plants for home gardeners.
Modern Plant Hunters
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Author : S. B. Primrose
language : en
Publisher: Pimpernel Press
Release Date : 2020
Modern Plant Hunters written by S. B. Primrose and has been published by Pimpernel Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The only book to tell the stories of the modern plant hunters - and their breathtaking adventures.
Special Plants
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Author : Jane Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing
Release Date : 1998
Special Plants written by Jane Taylor and has been published by Quadrille Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Gardening categories.
In "Special Plants," Jane Taylor offers a personal selection of both familiar and lesser-known plants. She begins with those trees and shrubs with enough character to stand on their own and to provide an overall framework for the garden. She moves on to plants that scramble over walls and arches, and then to those that are happiest in woodland and bog. She looks at plants for beds and borders in two ways--to provide long-lasting flower and foliage effects and to add more fleeting delights, particularly those of bulbs and annuals. At the heart of each chapter is a plant-by-plant directory in which each entry pinpoints the plant's most effective feature and explains its basic horticultural requirements. Gracefully written and exquisitely photographed, this is book that will find its place at the side of every discriminating gardener.
Extraordinary Orchids
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Author : Sandra Knapp
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2021-04-02
Extraordinary Orchids written by Sandra Knapp and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-02 with Gardening categories.
"First published in 2021 by the Natural History Museum, ... London."--Title page verso.