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Shooter's bible guide to planting food plots : a comprehensive handbook on summer, fall, and winter crops to attract deer to your property / by Fiduccia, Peter.(CARDINAL)657820;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-201) and index.
Subjects: Backyards.; Deer hunting.; Deer; Planting design.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Cultivating chaos : how to enrich landscapes with self-seeding plants / by Reif, Jonas,author.(CARDINAL)622945; Kress, Christian,author.(CARDINAL)622942; Becker, Jürgen(Photographer),photographer.(CARDINAL)430103; Kingsbury, Noël,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)635936;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-179) and index.How do you garden with self-seeding plants? Letting go ; The advantages of gardening with self-seeders ; The strategy behind self-seeding plants ; The life spans of self-seeding plants ; Dungeness : nature's tapestry -- Let the planting being. Using seeds and plug plants ; Preparation for planting ; Wolfram Kunick : the pioneer of pioneers ; Transforming a site ; Gardening from the bottom up ; Het Vlackeland : fast-blooming dynamic splendor -- Strategies for design and maintenance. Can self-seeding plants be controlled? ; Unwanted plants ; Every picture needs a frame ; Ton der Linden : chaotic charm in the garden ; Plants in crevices and joints ; Crushed limestone beds ; Meadows : cultivating chaos on a grand scale ; Managing the mix ; Picking your time ; The only constant is change ; Waltham Place : naturalism in a formal setting -- Plants for self-seeding gardens.Self-seeding plants can create naturalistic gardens of great charm, but left to their own devices quickly spiral out of control. Maintaining the balance of plants so that a small number of robust species do not evict the others and developing the structure of the garden are important techniques to acquire. Taking inspiration from the gardens of Christopher Lloyd, Derek Jarman and Henk Gerritsen. Cultivating Chaos teaches how to prepare your soil for improved germination, guide your planting as it evolves, and create different ecological niches from which will emerge beautiful, species-rich gardens.
Subjects: Planting design.; Landscape plants.; Plant propagation.; Gardens;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 10
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Planting design for dry gardens : beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel and other alternatives to the lawn / by Filippi, Olivier,author.(CARDINAL)558880; Harbouri, Caroline,author.(CARDINAL)685236;
Includes bibliographical references (page 231) and index.Lawns and groundcover plants -- The history of lawns and rise of alternatives. Groundcover plants in the wild ; Less water and low maintenance : the groundcover garden -- Groundcover gardens for dry climates. Lawns with warm-season groundcovers ; Green carpets : plants you can walk on ; Flowering carpets : a mixture of groundcover plats ; Mixed grassland "lawns" : the art of cultivating weeds ; Flowering steppes ; Gravel gardens ; Terraces, paths, and steps : the greening of stone surfaces ; Perennial and shrub groundcovers for large areas ; Pioneer plants for slopes and wild gardens ; Flowering meadows in dry climates -- Planting and maintaining the groundcover garden. Soil preparation ; Planting groundcovers ; Economizing on water ; Reducing maintenance ; Garden escapees : the problem in invasive plants -- A-Z of groundcover plants for dry gardens : a directory of 200 species and varieties."Filippi shares his unparalleled knowledge of dry region plants in relation to planting design, plant selection, establishment, maintenance and watering regimes. The A-Z plant directory of 200 groundcovers recommended for dry gardens is a unique resource and the book is enlivened by 400 exceptional photographs of plants in both wild and garden situations"--
Subjects: Drought-tolerant plants.; Gardens; Landscape gardening;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Potted : make your own stylish garden containers / by Gutierrez, Annette Goliti,author.(CARDINAL)351417; Gray, Mary,1956-author.(CARDINAL)351416;
Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index.Concrete -- Plastics -- Metals -- Terra cotta -- Organic materials.Outdoor style often comes at a high price, but it doesn't have to. This lushly designed guide empowers you to create your own show-stopping containers made from everyday materials such as concrete, plastic, metal, terracotta, rope, driftwood, and fabric. The 23 step-by-step projects are affordable, made from accessible materials, and most importantly, gorgeous. They include new spins on old favorites, like the cinderblock garden made popular by design blogs or hanging planters made from enamelware bowls, along with never-before-seen ideas like a chimney flue planter and wall planters made from paint cans. Packed with color photographs and simple instruction, Potted is for anyone who wants to turn an outdoor space into a stylish oasis.
Subjects: Plant containers; Container gardening;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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Planting in a post-wild world : designing plant communities for resilient landscapes / by Rainer, Thomas(Landscape architect),author.; West, Claudia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 258) and index.Principles of designed plant communities -- The inspiration of the wild -- The design process -- Creating and managing a plant community.This groundbreaking guide presents a powerful alternative to traditional horticulture: designed plantings that function like naturally occurring plant communities. Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, two leading voices in ecological landscape design, reveal how plants fit together in nature and how to use this knowledge to create landscapes that are resilient, beautiful, and diverse. As practical as inspiring, this book is an optimistic manifest for the post-wild world of planting design.--COVER.
Subjects: Gardens; Plant communities.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 10
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The foliage garden : tapestries of color, shape, and texture / by Davis, Becke.(CARDINAL)637760;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-139) and index.
Subjects: Foliage plants.; Gardens;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The encyclopedia of planting combinations : the ultimate visual guide to successful plant harmony / by Lord, Tony,1949-(CARDINAL)529021; Lawson, Andrew,1945-(CARDINAL)717506;
Guide to 4,000 color and planting schemes including shrubs, roses, perennials, bulbs, and annuals.
Subjects: Color in gardening.; Companion planting.; Gardens; Plants, Ornamental.; Perennials.; Planting design.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Planting designs for cactus & succulents : indoor & outdoor projects for unique, easy-care plants -- in all climates / by Asakawa, Sharon.; Bagnasco, John.; Buchanan, Shaun.; Foreman, Robyn.;
Landscape accents -- Interior accents -- Weddings, parties, and special events -- Raise the wroof! -- Kid-friendly projects -- Back-to-nature projects -- Seasonal arrangements -- Outdoor decor projects -- Basics of succulent care -- Basics of succulent propagation.
Subjects: Cactus.; Succulent plants.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Garden design & decorating / by McHoy, Peter.(CARDINAL)509415;
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Gardens; Gardening; Gardens; Planting design.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Jackson & Perkins rose companions : growing annuals, perennials, bulbs, shrubs, and vines with roses / by Scanniello, Stephen.(CARDINAL)357913;
Includes bibliographical references (page 217) and index.
Subjects: Companion planting.; Gardens; Rose culture.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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