The Garden Symphony

The Garden Symphony
Author: Victoria Kintner Griswold
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018
Genre: Gardens
ISBN: 9780692095454

"A ladybug searches the garden for her musical instrument and song."--

Northern Garden Symphony

Northern Garden Symphony
Author: Cyndie Warbelow
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2021-05-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1602234418

"Section I defines the terms that will assure we all have our feet on the ground in the same garden speaking the same language. Section II dives into the concept of perennial design and identifies the most important parameters to consider when choosing the players for a garden symphony. Section III introduces the concept of the Charts as a design tool to keep the garden symphony playing bright and clear all season long. Section IV walks the reader through the step-by-step design of five garden symphonies using the charts as a guide for choosing the players. Appendix A is easy to access, in-depth descriptions of all of the plants listed on the Charts. The last four appendices provide guidance on planning, planting, supplementing color and structure in a perennial garden, and maintaining perennials from season to season"--

Northern Garden Symphony

Northern Garden Symphony
Author: Cyndie Warbelow
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2021-05-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1602234426

Put the power of a garden planning pro to work for you! Northern Garden Symphony offers explanations and illustrations of the sequential blooms of ornamental perennials as a tool for garden design. The idea of sequential blooming, Fairbanks-famous author Cyndie Warbelow explains, is similar to the workings of a musical symphony, in which at least a portion of its stunning constituent plants is blooming at all times, even though they are not all blooming together. Given that perennial plants bloom for limited and specific periods of time during the growing season, Warbelow notes, it is crucial that a garden be designed with sequential blooming in mind. Yet this concept can often overwhelm and discourage gardeners. Using narrative, figures, photographs, and a groundbreaking set of layout charts that can aid even the most experienced horticulturist in the process of flower garden planning, Northern Garden Symphony gives gardeners the tools they need to be a successful northern perennial gardener.

Welcome to the Symphony

Welcome to the Symphony
Author: Carolyn Sloan
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761176470

Using one of the most famous works in classical music—Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony—here is the perfect way to introduce a young child to the world of classical music. This charming and interactive picture book with its panel of 19 sound buttons is like a ticket to a concert hall, taking readers on a journey from the exciting first moment when the musicians begin tuning up to the end of the first movement (attention newcomers: don’t clap yet!). At each step of the way, readers learn the basics of classical music and the orchestra: What is a conductor? What is a symphony? Who was Beethoven? The different aspects of music: melody, harmony, tempo, theme. And the families of instruments—strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. But the best part is that every critical idea is illustrated in gorgeous sound. The sound panel allows readers to hear the different parts of the symphony and voices of the music—the famous beginning of the Fifth, what a clarinet sounds like, the difference between a violin and a viola, what a melody is, and what harmony is. Kids will want to match their voices to the A note that tunes the orchestra, dance to the rhythmic passages—and, of course, sing along to da-da-da-daah!

Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces

Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces
Author: Jan Johnsen
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1682683974

“Gardentopia is that rare marriage of the art of landscaping and the technical knowledge of how to compose a landscape—boiled down to readily understood and easily executed actions. This book puts you in the driver’s seat and shows you how to chart the course to your own personal garden utopia.” - Margie Grace, Grace Design Associates Any backyard has the potential to refresh and inspire if you know what to do. Jan Johnsen’s new book, Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces, will delight all garden lovers with over 130 lushly illustrated landscape design and planting suggestions. Ms. Johnsen is an admired designer and popular speaker whose hands-on approach to “co-creating with nature” will have you saying, “I can do that!’ This info-packed, sumptuous book offers individual tips for enhancing any size landscape using ‘real world’ solutions. The suggestions are grouped into five categories that include Garden Design and Artful Accents, Walls, Patios, and Steps and Plants and Planting, among others. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a landscaping novice, Gardentopia will inspire you with tips such as ‘Soften a Corner”, “Paint it Black”, and “Hide and Reveal”.

A Garden Design All By Myself

A Garden Design All By Myself
Author: Agnes Williams
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2009-05
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1438969686

In this book, Agnes Williams shares her stages of creating a beautiful garden. She invites you into her love of nature's beauty and its influence on her passion to grow seeds, plant, and watch her efforts transform into blossoming havens. Along with her strong belief that the earth desperately needs beauty, Williams feels that we all can contribute to healing the planet with simple strides in our yards. She believes that the gardens around our homes are the reflections of our souls to the world around us. Williams' connection with nature over the years has led to personal growth and amazing spiritual journeys. The colorful images throughout this book were captured after gifts of meditations and amazing stories of a gardener's spiritual journey. Williams wishes that every image in her book will quiet your mind and enable you to hear the whispers of universal intelligence that directs all creative instincts.