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.

Georgia Gardener's Guide

Georgia Gardener's Guide
Author: Erica Glasener
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 159186044X

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value. This book contains easy-to-use advice on the top landscape plant choices. It also recommends specific varieties, and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for the best plants.

Field Guide to the Introduced Flora of South Georgia

Field Guide to the Introduced Flora of South Georgia
Author: Rebecca Upson
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Alien plants
ISBN: 9781842466520

Non-native plants have been introduced to South Georgia since the first sealers inhabited the island in the late eighteenth century. The number of species and their impacts have varied over the years and today 41 non-native plant species are established and many threaten the native species and habitats of South Georgia. This is the first field guide to comprehensively treat these species, providing full colour photographs, distribution maps and species descriptions, plus keys to the grasses and sedges. This guide is accessible to all and also provides an opportunity for visitors to be part of a citizen science programme contributing sightings and improving our knowledge of the introduced flora of South Georgia.

Georgia Getting Started Garden Guide

Georgia Getting Started Garden Guide
Author: Erica Glasener
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2013-12-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1591865719

Dig this !The Georgia Gardener's Guide gives gardeners easy-to-follow advice on how to choose, plant, grow, and care for the top landscape plant varieties for the Georgia climate.

The Plant Lover's Guide to Sedums

The Plant Lover's Guide to Sedums
Author: Brent Horvath
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2014-04-22
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604696060

Sedums are most popular flowering succulent. They range from groundcovers to large border perennials and are often included in green roof and vertical garden design because of their visual interest and drought tolerance. Sedums changes dramatically with the seasons—in fall, they are rich and earthy while in summer their flowers come in vibrant shades of pink and yellow. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Sedums includes everything you need to know about these beautiful gems. Plant profiles highlight 150 of the best varieties to grow, with information on zones, plant size, soil and light needs, origin, and how they are used in the landscape. Additional information includes designing with sedums, understanding sedums, growing and propagating, where to buy them, and where to see them in public gardens.

Guide to the Gardens of South Carolina

Guide to the Gardens of South Carolina
Author: Lilly Pinkas
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2002
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781561642519

The Charleston-area gardens profiled are: Boon Hall Plantation, Chalhoun Mansion, Charlestowne Landing, Drayton Hall, Heyward-Washington House, Joseph Manigault House, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Middleton Place, Nathaniel Russell House, Philip Simmons Garden.

Explorer's Guide Georgia (Second Edition)

Explorer's Guide Georgia (Second Edition)
Author: Carol Thalimer
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2012-12-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581577745

Georgia is one of the top domestic travel destinations in the U.S. From ancient mountains and winding rivers to charming towns, plush coastal island communities, and the lively metropolis of Atlanta, Georgia: An Explorer's Guide offers a vast variety of opportunities for travelers of many interests. In this all-new guide, veteran travel writers Carol and Dan Thalimer lead you on the ultimate exploration of the Peach Tree State, showing you where to find the best barbeque, white-water rafting, historic battlefields, cultural opportunities, and much more. This revised edition includes hundreds of dining recommendations, from roadside eateries to fine cuisine. Opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, vacation cabins, and campgrounds are also featured. Other features include: 15 up-to-date regional and city maps; an alphabetical “What's Where” guide for trip planning; handy icons that point out best values, wheelchair access, family- and pet-friendly activities and establishments.

Green Escapes

Green Escapes
Author: Toby Musgrave
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-05-18
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780714876122

An insider's guide to the world's greatest 'secret' gardens, green spaces, and pocket parks tucked away in cities around the globe Cities everywhere are graced with charming but little-known, off-the-beaten-track gardens and green spaces, offering urbanites in the know a chance to immerse themselves in nature. These often small, well-kept secrets are not as grand as those on the tourist trail but are equally delightful and rewarding to visit, if you know where to find them. Green Escapes is the revelatory insider's guide to these secret gems. Each of them open to the public, the gardens range from pocket parks, courtyards, and rooftop terraces, to community gardens and more.

The Bee Friendly Garden

The Bee Friendly Garden
Author: Doug Purdie
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2016-08-24
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1952534704

Bees are our most important pollinators and they are in decline the world over. They love to live in urban environments, where it's a short flight path from one type of plant to the next. But conventional gardens that favour lawns and pesticides over flowers and edible plants are scaring the good bugs away. The Bee Friendly Garden is a guide for all gardeners great and small to encouraging bees and other good bugs to your green space. Includes: - How bees forage and why your garden needs them - A comprehensive plant guide to bee friendly plants - Simple changes anybody can make - Ideas for gardens of all sizes - Natural pest control and companion planting advice

Georgia Master Gardener Handbook

Georgia Master Gardener Handbook
Author: Marco T. Fonseca
Publisher:
Total Pages: 708
Release: 2011
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

The Master Gardener Handbook is the official reference text produced by the University of Georgia and developed for Master Gardener training.