Succulents For The Contemporary Garden
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| Author | : Yvonne Cave |
| Publisher | : Godwit |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Plants, Ornamental |
| ISBN | : 9781869621698 |
With their great variety of form and colour and their easy-care reputation, succulents have an enduring popularity and are a perfect fit with contemporary gardening and living styles. Gardening expert Yvonne Cave's revised edition of Succulents for the Contemporary Garden helps succulent lovers make sensible choices about which species are right for their gardens. With descriptions and cultivation information for 60 genera and hundreds of species, and illustrated with 350 colour photographs, this book has a vital place on all succulent connoisseurs' bookshelves.
| Author | : Gabriel Frank |
| Publisher | : Ten Speed Press |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2021-01-26 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 0399580999 |
Design a succulent garden of your own, with inspiration, advice, and instructional step-by-step projects for container gardens, small-space gardens, mixed gardens, and more. You can't help but be mesmerized by the eye-catching geometric forms and jewel-toned colors of succulents. But how do you grow these beauties in your own garden? One of the only books dedicated to succulent garden design, Striking Succulent Gardens is a stylish, modern gardening book for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Known for his colorful approach and bold use of varied textures and shapes, garden designer Gabriel Frank offers practical ideas, simple concepts, stunning full-color photography, step-by-step instructions for a dozen different gardens, plant recommendations, basic succulent care, and an inspired approach to creating living art in your own garden. For those in colder climates, there is a list of cold-hardy succulents and advice for bringing container gardens indoors for the winter, making succulent gardens achievable no matter where you live. Tough, water-wise, wildly popular, and nearly indestructible, succulents will transform your outdoor space, providing gardens of every size with minimal maintenance and maximum impact.
| Author | : Debra Lee Baldwin |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 574 |
| Release | : 2011-03-18 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 1604692960 |
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, Designing with Succulents gives design and cultivation basics for paths, borders, slopes, and containers; hundreds of succulent plant recommendations; and descriptions of 90 easy-care, drought-tolerant companion plants. Beginners and experienced designers, landscapers, and collectors alike will find what they need to visualize, create, and nurture the three-dimensional work of art that is the succulent garden.
| Author | : Fred Dortort |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014-11-19 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 9781604693577 |
The plants are organized into 28 intuitively logical groups, such as succulent euphorbias, mesembryanthemums, bulbs, succulent trees, aloes, agaves, and haworthias. Each entry includes information on the plant's native habitat, its cultivation requirements, and its horticultural potential. As useful to novice growers as to collectors and those with an existing interest in succulents, this will be the standard reference for years to come.
| Author | : Pam Penick |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016-02-23 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 1607747936 |
A guide to growing beautiful gardens in drought-prone areas utilizing minimal water for maximum results. With climate change, water rationing, and drought on the rise, water conservation is more important than ever—but that doesn’t mean your gardening options are limited to cacti and rocks. The Water-Saving Garden provides gardeners and homeowners with a diverse array of techniques and plentiful inspiration for creating sustainable gardens that are so beautiful and inviting, it’s hard to believe they are water-thrifty. Including a directory of 100 plants appropriate for a variety of drought-prone regions of the country, this accessible and contemporary xeriscaping guide is full of must-know information on popular gardening topics like native and drought-tolerant plants (including succulents), rainwater harvesting, greywater systems, permeable paving, and more.
| 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.
| Author | : Sueko Katsuji |
| Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 2021-04-27 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 1462922422 |
Add a touch of green to your office, bookshelf, coffee table or dorm room with these adorable mini ecosystems! A Beginner's Guide to Terrariums shows you how to create your own glass container gardens with easy-to-understand instructions and over 230 inspiring lifestyle photos. With this guide you'll learn all the basics, including how to: Decorate using a variety of plants Combine plants, rocks and other objects to achieve just the right look Choose the right container for your plants Care for a variety of plants, including low-maintenance ones like succulents, air plants and mosses This book includes 52 projects that teach you how to create a wide variety of terrariums--from open-air containers, like bowls, to jars and hanging decorations. No matter how you choose to display them, terrariums are a whimsical, easy and inexpensive addition to your home.
| Author | : Yvonne Cave |
| Publisher | : Godwit |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Succulent plants |
| ISBN | : 9781869621025 |
Succulents, with their great variety of form and colour and easy-care reputation, are becoming increasingly popular. This increased desirability has led to more and more species becoming available, and the choice can sometimes be overwhelming. SUCCULENTS FOR THE CONTEMPORARY GARDEN helps the succulent lover to make sensible choices when deciding what species are appropriate for their contemporary garden. Descriptions and cultivation information are given for 60 genera and hundreds of species of these fascinating water-storage plants. Illustrated throughout with 350 colour photographs, this book is an important addition to the succulent connoisseur's library. Yvonne Cave is the author of the acclaimed The Succulent Garden in New Zealand. Her superb photographic work has illustrated a number of major gardening books, including IRISES FOR NEW ZEALAND GARDENS, GARDENING WITH CAMELLIAS, RHODODENDRONS FOR NEW ZEALAND GARDENS, THE SUCCULENT GARDEN IN NEW ZEALAND and THE GARDENER'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF NZ NATIVE PLANTS.
| Author | : Greg Loades |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2020-09-15 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 1604699086 |
“An inspirational book, with encouraging words and down-to-earth advice for achieving a year-round beautiful garden.” —Michael Marriott, chief rosarian at David Austin Roses In this practical and inspirational guide, Greg Loades presents a new style of planting: a fusion between classic cottage style and the new perennial movement. Using real gardens as examples, The Modern Cottage Garden teaches gardeners how to combine the best of both styles—big, colorful blooms and striking grasses and native plants—into one beautiful space that requires little maintenance and has a long season of interest. Fresh planting ideas for containers, small gardens, and diverse climates present an exciting style that can shine anywhere.
| Author | : Susan Morrison |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2018-02-07 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 160469839X |
“Big ideas for your small garden.” —Garden Design When it comes to gardens, bigger isn’t always better, and The Less Is More Garden shows you how to take advantage of every square foot of space. Designer Susan Morrison offers savvy tips to match your landscape to your lifestyle, draws on years of experience to recommend smart plants with seasonal interest, and suggests hardscape materials to personalize your space. Inspiring photographs highlight a variety of inspiring small-space designs from around the country. With The Less Is More Garden, you’ll see how limited space can mean unlimited opportunities for gorgeous garden design.
