Hypertufa Containers

Hypertufa Containers
Author: Lori Chips
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604697067

“A complete guide to designing, making and planting hypertufa troughs. If you are a total novice, Lori will take you through every step with confidence”—North American Rock Garden Society Hypertufa containers—also known as troughs—are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat, and water, they are simple and affordable to make at home. Hypertufa Containers details everything you need to know to make your own troughs and successfully garden in them. From plant portraits that include growing and cultivation information along with potting tips you’ll discover the amazing variety of plants that thrive in troughs. Hypertufa Containers features step-by-step instructions and color photography for making hypertufa containers in a variety of shapes and sizes.

Hypertufa Containers

Hypertufa Containers
Author: Lori Chips
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604698683

A step-by-step guide to making hypertufa containers, the ultimate DIY garden planter.

Creating and Planting Garden Troughs

Creating and Planting Garden Troughs
Author: Joyce Fingerut
Publisher: B. B.Mackey Books
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781893443211

The authoriative guide to creating and planting wonderful garden troughs.

Container Gardening Complete

Container Gardening Complete
Author: Jessica Walliser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2017-12-12
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1591866820

Whether it's vegetables, fruits, or flowers; on a balcony or along your steps and walkways, you want information on container gardening that is foolproof and has step-by-step directions. Walliser provides scalable projects for differing needs, and give you ideas for reusing containers you have around your home. She covers the importance of drainage, irrigation, and other watering concerns for a successful garden.

Gardening with Emma

Gardening with Emma
Author: Emma Biggs
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1612129250

Thirteen-year-old Emma Biggs is passionate about gardening and eager to share her passion with other kids! Gardening with Emma is a kid-to-kid guide to growing healthy food and raising the coolest, most awesome plants while making sure there’s plenty of fun. With plants that tickle and make noise, tips for how to grow a flower stand garden, and suggestions for veggies from tiny to colossal, Emma offers a range of original, practical, and entertaining advice and inspiration. She provides lots of useful know-how about soil, sowing, and caring for a garden throughout the seasons, along with ways to make play spaces among the plants. Lively photography and Emma’s own writing (with some help from her gardening dad, Steve) capture the authentic creativity of a kid who loves to be outdoors, digging in the dirt.

Making Concrete Garden Ornaments

Making Concrete Garden Ornaments
Author: Sherri Warner Hunter
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579903183

A celebrated teacher has gathered the tried-and-true techniques used by sculptors and folk artists, and tailored them for low-tech surroundings. Work with molds; form over armatures; model or carve with concrete; and treat concrete surfaces with mosaics, embedded objects, incising, and coloring. For dazzling outdoor embellishments, craft a birdbath, a Little Lady Fountain, and more. Twenty-five projects in all.

The Unexpected Houseplant

The Unexpected Houseplant
Author: Tovah Martin
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 160469243X

It's time for plant lovers to dust off their houseplants, update their image, and discover just how exciting, trendy, and crucial plants can be in the home. The Unexpected Houseplant, by renowned plant authority Tovah Martin, isn't your typical, old-fashioned, dowdy houseplant book. Martin's approach is revolutionary—picture brilliant spring bulbs by the bed, lush perennials brought in from the garden, quirky succulents in the kitchen, even flowering vines and small trees growing beside an easy chair. Martin brings an evangelist's zeal to the task of convincing homeowners that indoor plants aren't just a luxury—they're a necessity. In addition to design flair, houseplants clean indoor air, which can be up to ten times more polluted. Along with loads of visual inspiration, readers will learn how to make unusual selections, where to best position plants in the home, and valuable tips on watering, feeding, grooming, pruning, and troubleshooting, season by season.

Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden

Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden
Author: Sherri Warner Hunter
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2005
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781579905859

Sherri Hunter, author of the best-selling Creating with Concrete, proves once again that concrete isn't just for sidewalks anymore; it's perfect for the garden too. A selection of 30 beautiful designs suggests the range of this increasingly popular material, and the illustrated instructions make the craft's fundamentals easy to learn. Because the simplest projects come first, beginners can work their way through the book progressively, building on their skills. Novices will have fun making the carved trough, sandcast bowl, and elegant relief panel. More sophisticated projects, including a decorative walkway and polished table, come next, and they'll bring charm to any outdoor space. More adventurous artists can unleash their creativity on a "Garden Guardian" sculpture or water feature. A Selection of the Crafters Choice and Homestyle Book Clubs.

Succulent Container Gardens

Succulent Container Gardens
Author: Debra Lee Baldwin
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2010-01-20
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 088192959X

Define your individual style. With their colorful leaves, sculptural shapes, and simple care, succulents are beautiful yet forgiving plants for pots. If grown in containers, these dry-climate jewels—which include but are not limited to cacti—can be brought indoors in winter and so can thrive anywhere in the world. In this inspiring compendium, the popular author of Designing with Succulents provides everything beginners and experienced gardeners need to know to create stunning container displays of exceptionally waterwise plants. The extensive palette includes delicate sedums, frilly echeverias, cascading senecios, edgy agaves, and fat-trunked beaucarneas, to name just a few. Easy-to-follow, expert tips explain soil mixes, overwintering, propagation, and more.

Herbs in Pots

Herbs in Pots
Author: Rob Proctor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1999
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Creating an herb garden does not require a plot of land. A variety of containers -- wild, weird, and wonderful -- provide perfect settings for all kinds of herbs, making it possible to garden indoors and out. Herbs in Pots tells gardeners how to find or make containers, plant the herbs, and artfully integrate Pots into an exiting garden. Additional ideas for container gardens include creating a cooks patio with salsa, pesto, and other flavors: making a potted herb topiary; and many more creative suggestions. Beautiful color photographs and helpful charts appear throughout.