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Author |
: Nan Sterman |
Publisher |
: Timber Press |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2018-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781604694574 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1604694572 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hot Color, Dry Garden by : Nan Sterman
“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.
Author |
: Eric A. Johnson |
Publisher |
: Natural Garden |
Total Pages |
: 152 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015034308448 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Low-water Flower Gardener by : Eric A. Johnson
Written for today's water-conscious gardener, this book provides cutting-edge information on how to grow more than 270 colorful, unthirsty flowering perennials, shrubs, and ornamental grasses adapted to dry-climate regions. Over 125 large color photos provide ideas to create appealing, easy-care gardens and make it easy to select flowering plants best suited to particular regions. The book was especially prepared for gardeners in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. It provides proper planting dates and recommended plants and growing techniques for each area, and shows how to prepare soils, make compost, and get the most out of water.
Author |
: Pam Penick |
Publisher |
: Ten Speed Press |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2016-02-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781607747949 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1607747944 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Water-Saving Garden by : Pam Penick
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 |
: Scott Ogden |
Publisher |
: Timber Press |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2011-09-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781604691696 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1604691697 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens by : Scott Ogden
“I can't imagine a designer or avid gardener who wouldn't want this on their bookshelf.” —Garden Design Online Waterwise Plants for Sustainable Gardens is a practical guide to the best 200 plants guaranteed to thrive in low-water gardens. Plant entries provide the common and botanical name, the regions where the plant is best adapted, growth and care information, and notes on pests and disease. This practical and inspiring guide includes a variety of plants, from trees to succulents, perennials to bulbs, all selected for their wide adaptability and ornamental value. Companion plants, creative design ideas, and full color photography make this guide a must-have resource for any sustainable gardener.
Author |
: David A. Bainbridge |
Publisher |
: Hachette UK |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2015-12-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781612125831 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1612125832 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gardening with Less Water by : David A. Bainbridge
Are you facing drought or water shortages? Gardening with Less Water offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently — using up to 90 percent less water for the same results. With illustrated step-by-step instructions, David Bainbridge shows you how to install buried clay pots and pipes, wicking systems, and other porous containers that deliver water directly to a plant’s roots with little to no evaporation. These systems are available at hardware stores and garden centers; are easy to set up and use; and work for garden beds, container gardens, and trees.
Author |
: Carol Shuler |
Publisher |
: Da Capo Press, Incorporated |
Total Pages |
: 150 |
Release |
: 1993-07-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: CORNELL:31924059249411 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Low-water-use Plants by : Carol Shuler
Shows how to save water and still have a lush, blooming landscape. Water and soil requirements, planting, irrigation and principles of xeriscape landscaping.
Author |
: Norman Taylor |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 456 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:49015001151001 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Taylor's Guide to Water-saving Gardening by : Norman Taylor
This new guide addresses the most pressing concern of American gardeners--how to have beautiful flowers and handsome grounds when water is scarce. Readers will find more than 250 full-color photographs and descriptions of trees, shrubs, flowers, and ground covers that thrive in low water conditions and are available in all parts of the country.
Author |
: Joan Benjamin |
Publisher |
: St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 1996-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0875969542 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780875969541 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rodale's No-fail Flower Garden by : Joan Benjamin
This flower gardening guide guarantees success with do-it-yourself techniques for creating beautiful plantings that will make you the envy of the neighborhood.
Author |
: Pattie Barron |
Publisher |
: Southwater |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2015-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1780194218 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781780194219 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Low-Water No-Water Garden by : Pattie Barron
Gardening for drought and heat the Mediterranean way. This book reveals the secrets of gardening with a low watering regime, with techniques showing how you can create the ideal garden for living in, whatever the weather. It shows how to create a garden that is full of radiance and scent, with vivid flowers and foliage, and aromatic herbs - the perfect outdoor living room. It offers an advice on making a garden that is beautiful through every season, whatever the climate, so that it can survive through the driest summers, and yet can cope with damp, rain and even frost. It includes photographs of inspirational scenes from dry and Mediterranean gardens. Gardening in today's ever hotter and drier conditions need not be a barrier to enjoyment, success and creativity. The low-water no-water method is not for the faint-hearted, but for those who like their plants spirited and their flower beds exuberant. This book shows how to use Mediterranean plants for a glorious garden that will thrive in a dry climate. There are instructions for planting evergreens with robust, aromatic folliage, as well as low-maintenance shrubs that need no staking, watering, feeding or pruning. The book shows how tough love, not pampering, pays off, giving you a drought-proof and aromatic paradise in your own plot.
Author |
: Sophia Orne Johnson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 156 |
Release |
: 1889 |
ISBN-10 |
: UIUC:30112020354921 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Every Woman Her Own Flower Gardener by : Sophia Orne Johnson