Hot Color, Dry Garden

Hot Color, Dry Garden
Author: Nan Sterman
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2018-04-26
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604694572

“Eye-popping proof that water-wise gardens are bold, beautiful and brilliantly hued.” —San Diego Home and Garden Dry weather defines the southwest, and it's getting dryer. As water becomes more precious, our gardens suffer. If we want to keep gardening, we must revolutionize our plant choices and garden practices. Hot Color, Dry Garden provides a joyful, color-filled way to exuberantly garden in low-water conditions. Garden expert Nan Sterman highlights inspiring examples of brilliant gardens filled with water-smart plants. You'll find information about designing for color using plants, architecture, and accessories, along with a plant directory that features drought-tolerant plants that dazzle.

The Gardener's Color Palette

The Gardener's Color Palette
Author: Tom Fischer
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2010-02-24
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604690844

Looks at one hundred flowering plants arranged by color offering information on their care, condition requirements, companion plants, size, bloom time, and growing zones.

The Gardener's Book of Charts, Tables and Lists

The Gardener's Book of Charts, Tables and Lists
Author: Nancy Ballek MacKinnon
Publisher: Capital Books
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2002
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781892123633

A comprehensive book that organizes plants and flowers by their growing attributes and answers thousands of gardening questions.

The Gardener's Palette

The Gardener's Palette
Author: Rainbird
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780385233576

Shows and describes ornamental trees, shrubs, and flowers, explains soil and care requirements, and recommends specific varieties

Fearless Color Gardens

Fearless Color Gardens
Author: Keeyla Meadows
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604691298

Renowned garden artist Keeyla Meadows sees the world in strong, saturated shades. Fearless Color Gardens brings this unique vision to life by showing how to use wild, uninhibited color to connect indoor and outdoor spaces and turn a garden into a work of art. Learn how to pick colors that work together; how to coordinate the colors of walls, benches, containers, and garden art; how to organize garden spaces through the use of color; and how to translate personal color preferences into tangible form in the garden. Fearless Color Gardens also features a new way of looking at color with "Keeyla's Color Triangle"; easy-to use tips on growing edibles in color themed gardens; and Keeyla's favorite plants for specific colors. In the end, readers will want to reinvent the staid rules of the color wheel and turn their color preferences into intoxicatingly vibrant garden expressions.

Guide to the Gardens of Georgia

Guide to the Gardens of Georgia
Author: Lilly Pinkas
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2000
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781561641987

This guide captures the width and breadth of the gardens of the Peach State. Learn the history and unique offerings of each garden, what plants to see and the best time to see them. Perfect for those who just like to look at pretty flowers and take walks down secluded, shaded paths, as well as for those looking for ideas for their own gardens. Organized by region with detailed information about featured species and garden facilities as well as directions, hours, and admission fees. A complete calendar of garden events and a listing of where to see specific types of flora is included.