Taylor's Guide to Shade Gardening

Taylor's Guide to Shade Gardening
Author: Frances Tenenbaum
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1994
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780395651650

"To grow a successful garden in shade, you need to select the right plants and then grow them according to their special needs. In this book, experts give you all the information you need to turn a common problem into a gardening pleasure." --Cover.

Glorious Shade

Glorious Shade
Author: Jenny Rose Carey
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2017-04-19
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604696818

Turn a shady yard into a sumptuous garden Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Glorious Shade celebrates the benefits of shade and shows you how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard. You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares the techniques, design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden. Stunning color photographs offer design inspiration and reveal the beauty of shade-loving plants.

The Horticulture Gardener's Guides - Planting for Color

The Horticulture Gardener's Guides - Planting for Color
Author: Sue Chivers
Publisher: David & Charles
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-10-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781558707634

Your garden color scheme will depend on the style of garden you want to create. You may want to plant spontaneously, or you may want to restrict the colors you use. Either way, using a color scheme can change an ordinary garden into a spectacular one. Planting for Color explores what color can add to your garden and how to achieve the effect you require. It discusses the multitude of ways to put color together, demonstrating how color can change the sense of space, suggest coolness and warmth, and create different moods. It also enables you to assemble the right plants for your chosen scheme, and to carry that scheme throughout the year.

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.

The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom

The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom
Author: Eileen Powell
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2004
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781580175173

A comprehensive, richly illustrated reference on how to grow plants from seed provides everything a gardener needs to know about germinating, growing, and cultivating more than five hundred different types of flowering plants, furnishing essential information on light, soil, spacing requirements, climate, general plant care, and propagation, with quick-reference charts covering more than one thousand species. Original.

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.

Complete Guide to Flower Gardening

Complete Guide to Flower Gardening
Author: Susan A. Roth
Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens Books
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2003
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780696208522

Provides information on planning, designing, planting, and caring for flower gardens; contains plans for gardens in a variety of styles; features an encyclopedia of over 450 perennials, annuals, bulbs, roses, ornamental grasses, and ferns; and includes advice from gardeners across the country.

Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening

Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening
Author: Reader's Digest
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780895778291

Providing guidance on a wide range of garden types from small backyard plots to country acreage, an in-depth reference offers information on such topics as plants, pest-control, fertilizer, and environmental awareness.

The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide

The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide
Author: Jenny Rose Carey
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1643260383

The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Guide gives home gardeners the confidence they need to create the flower-filled garden of their dreams. Jenny Rose Carey proposes a holistic approach to flower gardening with a refreshing twist. Instead of concentrating primarily on color, it brings flower shape and texture to the fore, helping homeowners make plant choices that come together in an aesthetically pleasing way. The featured plants include both perennials and annuals, and all have been chosen for their ease of care, attractiveness to pollinators, and environmental friendliness. Carey also shares information on planning for year-round color and design strategies for a range of spaces. The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Guide is a complete road map to a successful and satisfying flower-focused garden.