Gardening

P. Allen Smith

P. Allen Smith's Container Gardens Deck: 50 Recipes for Year-Round Gardening

Editura: Potter Style

Anul aparitiei: 2009

Page Dickey

Embroidered Ground: Revisiting the Garden

Editura: Farrar Straus Giroux

Anul aparitiei: 2011

Acclaimed author and garden designer Dickey writes of the pitfalls, challenges, successes, and myriad pleasures of the 29-year-long process of creating her own remarkable garden, Duck Hill, in upstate New York.

Joe Eck, Wayne Winterrowd

Our Life in Gardens

Editura: Farrar Straus Giroux

Anul aparitiei: 2009

This is the third book we have written together, though separately we have written others . . . But to say 'written separately' makes no sense, for when two lives have been bent for so many years on one central enterprise--in this case, gardening--there really is no such thing as separately. With these words, the renowned garden designers Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd begin their entertaining, fascinating, and unexpectedly moving book about the life and garden they share. The book contains much sound information about the cultivation of plants and their value in the landscape, and invaluable advice about Eck and Winterrowd's area of expertise: garden design. There are chapters about the various parts of their garden, and sections about particular plants--roses and lilacs, snowdrops and cyclamen--and vegetables. The authors also discuss the development of their garden over time, and the dark issue that weighs more and more on their minds: its eventual decline and demise. Our Life in Gardens is a deeply satisfying perspective on gardening, and on life.

Margery Fish

We Made a Garden

Editura: Modern Library

Anul aparitiei: 2002

First published in Britain in 1956 and never before available in America, We Made a Garden is the classic story of a unique and enduring English country garden. One of Britain's most esteemed gardening writers recounts how she and her husband set about creating an exemplary cottage garden from unpromising beginnings on the site of the former farmyard and rubbish heap that surround their newly purchased home in the countryside of Somerset, England. Each imbued with a strong set of horticultural opinions and passions, Mr. and Mrs. Fish negotiate the terrain of their garden, by turns separately and together, often with humorous collisions. From the secret to cultivating the smoothest lawn to the art of lifting and replanting tulip bulbs to the landscaping possibilities of evergreens, the diverse elements of successful gardening--and delightful writing--are bound together by Mr. and Mrs. Fish's aspiration to cultivate that most precious and slow-growing quality--the fundamental character of a good garden.

Capek Karel, Karel Capek

The Gardener's Year

Editura: Modern Library

Anul aparitiei: 2002

From the internationally acclaimed Czech writer Karel Capek comes this beautifully written and marvelously apt account of the trials and tribulations of the gardener's life. First published in Prague in 1929, The Gardener's Year combines a richly comic portrait of life in the garden, narrated month by month, with a series of delightful illustrations by the author's older brother and collaborator, Josef. Capek's gardeners--all too human, despite their lofty aspirations--often look the fool, whether they be found sopping wet, victims of the cobralike water hose, or hunched over, hands immersed in the soil, "presenting their rumps to the splendid azure sky." In their repeated folly, Capek gives us not only cause for laughter but also, in the end, "testimony of the imperishable and miraculous optimism of the human race." This Modern Library edition is published with a new Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg, a New York Times editorialist and the author of Making Hay and The Last Fine Time .

Michael Pollan

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

Editura: Random House Trade

Anul aparitiei: 2002

"Pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as on our implication in the natural world." --The New York Times "A wry, informed pastoral." --The New Yorker The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, Cooked and The Omnivore's Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully links four fundamental human desires--sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control--with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind's most basic yearnings. And just as we've benefited from these plants, we have also done well by them. So who is really domesticating whom? ...

Hank Jenkins, Editors of Sunset Books

Sunset Outdoor Design & Build: Container Gardening: Fresh Ideas for Outdoor Living

Editura: Oxmoor House

Anul aparitiei: 2011

Great ideas and expert advice on designing, planting, and caring for beautiful container gardens. Creating a paradise in pots The latest choices in container styles and materials Combining "thrillers" and "spillers" for spectacular arrangements Twenty-eight simple and stunning DIY projects Secrets to keeping container gardens thriving Inspiration blossoms with dozens of photos showcasing container gardens of all styles, from traditional to contemporary. "Designing Your Container" covers the basics of working with color, shape, and scale to create eye-catching compositions. "Finishing the Look" offers a wealth of ideas for displaying container gardens to maximum effect.

Dave Egbert, Sunset Editors, Emily Young

Big Ideas for Small Gardens: Featuring Dave Egbert's Garden Notebook

Editura: Oxmoor House

Anul aparitiei: 2007

Even the smallest garden can be transformed into an earthly delight. Balconies, rooftops, townhouse patios, and postage-stamp-size front yards alike can yield spectacular results with the right focal point, plants, and an expert trick or two that can be found in this inventive resource.

Sunset Publishing, Hazel White, Of Sunset Books Editors

The Edible Garden: Vegetables and Herbs; Berries; Fruit Trees, and Citrus; Organic Techniques, Pruning and More

Editura: Oxmoor House

Anul aparitiei: 2004

Putting delicious food on the table doesn't get more fulfilling--or fresher--than this! "The Edible Garden" is packed with practical advice for designing a horticultural haven that includes herbs, edible flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees. 305 photos. 70 illustrations.

Tom Wilhite, Marianne Lipanovich

Big Book of Garden Designs

Editura: Sunset Books

Anul aparitiei: 2008

With more than 120 garden plans designed to fit every imaginable landscape situation, this new volume guides readers through the issues that perplex everyone planning a garden.

Vicki Webster, Of Sunset Books Editors

Container Gardening: Design Ideas for Rooftops, Balconies, Terraces, and More

Editura: Oxmoor House

Anul aparitiei: 2004

In this all-new edition of a Sunset classic, where the containers go is as important as what goes in the containers. Large photos illustrate the concept of "landscaping" with potted containers; step-by-step directions show how to create containers with maximum visual impact.

Philip Edinger, Susan Lang, Janet H. Sanchez

365 Days of Garden Color: Keeping Your Garden in Bloom

Editura: Sunset Books

Anul aparitiei: 2010

Every season has its charms in a well-designed garden. This volume brings together literally hundreds of ideas for getting the most out of the garden, no matter the time of year.

Of Sunset Books Editors, Monica Moran Brandies

Landscaping with Tropical Plants: Design Ideas, Creative Garden Plans, Cold-Climate Solutions

Editura: Oxmoor House

Anul aparitiei: 2004

Imagine the lush possibilities. In one volume with over 200 photographs, readers will discover how to grow an entire spectrum of exciting new plants in their home gardens. This book reveals the types of tropical plants that are right for your site, no matter what your climate. In addition, it will tell how to get various plants through the winter and into the next growing season. Just the thing for the gardener who wants to incorporate the exotic into the usual landscape.

Jeanne Huber, Editors of Sunset Books

Landscaping with Stone

Editura: Sunset Publishing Corporation

Anul aparitiei: 2006

- Photo galleries feature updated approaches to enhance gardens with stone, from traditional to contemporary - Detailed step-by-step instructions for projects including paths, walls, and water features - Helpful lists identify appropriate plants for specific situations, such as when creating gravel or stepping-stone paths - "Trade Secrets" and "Design Tips" give professional hints on using stones most effectively to enhance your garden

Hazel White, Editors of Sunset Books

Hillside Landscaping

Editura: Sunset Books

Anul aparitiei: 2007

Hundreds of photographs illustrate just how beautiful hillside gardens can be, accented with elements such as streams, terraces, and boulders. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through basic construction techniques and recommend plant selections.

Of Southern Living Magazine Editors

The Southern Living Garden Book: Completely Revised, All-New Edition

Editura: Oxmoor House

Anul aparitiei: 2004

- Descriptions of over 7,000 plants keyed to climate zone maps - 33 unique plant selection guides - Thousands of color photos and illustrations

Western Landscaping

Editura: Sunset Publishing Corporation

Anul aparitiei: 2006

This companion book to the much-beloved "Western Garden Book" is packed with expert advice from landscape designers, gardeners, and others, and addresses climatic, soil, and topographical challenges and solutions for the West.

Sunset Western Garden Book

Editura: Sunset Books

Anul aparitiei: 2007

Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and fresh-looking edition of the bible of Western gardening. With a new, easy-to-read design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings--500 of them new--it's the essential book for gardeners in the Western states.

Western Garden Book

Editura: Sunset Books

Anul aparitiei: 2007

Western Garden Book of Edibles: The Complete A to Z Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits

Editura: Sunset Books

Anul aparitiei: 2010

Complete instructions for growing over 190 vegetables, herbs, berries, fruits, nuts, and tropical fruits in the ground and in containers. Plans and design ideas for kitchen gardens of all sizes, as well as easy-to-follow guidelines for composting, building raised beds, and more. Growing season details for all regions of the West, including Alaska and Hawaii. Timely tips from edibles experts around the West-British Columbia to New Mexico. More than 300 pages of color photographs, practical advice, and inspiration from the editors of Sunset magazine, the West's authority on gardening.