Encyclopedia of Dahlias

Author: Bill McClaren
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 9781604690637
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this delightful and profusely illustrated encyclopedia, noted hybridizer and nurseryman Bill McClaren provides an authoritative account of garden-worthy dahlias for every garden design. Nearly 700 selections are included, complete with notes on their history, awards, and cultural peculiarities. Additional chapters on dahlia care and propagation, dahlia species in nature, hybridizing, and showing dahlias add to this well-rounded overview. Thorough appendices with resources on dahlia societies, nurseries, and gardens complete the book. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias

Author: Erin Benzakein
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452181853
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
A stunning guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous dahlia blooms from celebrated farmer-florist and New York Times bestselling author Erin Benzakein, founder of Floret Flower Farm. World-renowned flower farmer and floral designer Erin Benzakein reveals all the secrets to growing, cultivating, and arranging gorgeous dahlias. These coveted floral treasures come in a dazzling range of colors, sizes, and forms, with enough variety for virtually every garden space and personal preference, making them one of the most beloved flowers for arrangements. In these pages, readers will discover: • Expert advice for planting, harvesting, and arranging garden-fresh dahlias • A simple-to-follow overview of the dahlia classification system • An A–Z guide with photos and descriptions of more than 350 varieties • Step-by-step how-to's for designing show-stopping dahlia bouquets that elevate any occasion Expert Author: Erin Benzakein's gorgeous flowers are celebrated throughout the world. Her book Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers was a New York Times bestseller and her first book, Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, won the American Horticultural Society Book Award. Filled with Wisdom: Overflowing with hundreds of lush photographs and invaluable advice, DISCOVERING DAHLIAS is an essential resource for gardeners and a must-have for anyone who loves flowers, including flower lovers, avid and novice gardeners, floral designers, florists, small farmers, stylists, and designers.

Peonies

Author: Tara Austen Weaver
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 163217362X
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
“Delightful…Next time you are lucky enough to be someone’s houseguest, consider arriving with a bouquet of either one of the Little Book of Flowers.”-The New York Times Peonies are queens of the spring garden, a romantic flower long popular in bridal bouquets (symbolizing prosperity and a happy marriage). In bloom for only a few weeks, they have passionate fans who love them despite—or perhaps because of—their short season. They can live to be 100 years, and are one of the easiest flowers to grow, with many different shapes and colors available, and a delicate scent. This charming little hardcover book includes 60+ full-color botanical illustrations, basic botany and history, everything you need to know to grow gorgeous blooms in the garden, tips for creating beautiful arrangements and preserving flowers, plus quotes, lore, and notable gardens and growers. Like a bouquet of peonies, this book is an affordable little luxury for gardeners and flower lovers --the perfect hostess gift or mother's day present. Perfect for flower fans, this little love letter to the peony is bursting with tips, tricks and facts.

The Gardener's Guide to Growing Dahlias

Author: Gareth Rowlands
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Our popular ongoing Gardener's Guide series offers first-rate authors, an approach that is neither superficial nor overly technical, and excellent photographs.

The Plant Lover's Guide to Dahlias

Author: Andy Vernon
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604694165
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Dahlias are the showgirls of the garden. A favorite of floral and landscape designers, they come in a wide range of jewel-like colors—rich reds and vibrant oranges, shocking pinks—and an engaging variation of form and petal shape. The Plant Lover’s Guide to Dahlias is packed with everything you need to know to grow these fantastic flowers including tips on using dahlias in garden design, growth and propagation information, and lists of where to buy the plants and where to view them in public gardens. The bulk of the book is devoted to profiles for over 200 varieties, organized by color, with information on type, height, and spread. Gorgeous color photographs bring the plants to life.

The Black Dahlia

Author: James Ellroy
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446504467
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
The highly acclaimed novel based on America's most infamous unsolved murder case. Dive into 1940s Los Angeles as two cops spiral out of control in their hunt for The Black Dahlia's killer in this powerful thriller that is "brutal and at the same time believable" (New York Times). On January 15, 1947, the torture-ravished body of a beautiful young woman is found in a Los Angeles vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia -- and so begins the greatest manhunt in California history. Caught up in the investigation are Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard: Warrants Squad cops, friends, and rivals in love with the same woman. But both are obsessed with the Dahlia -- driven by dark needs to know everything about her past, to capture her killer, to possess the woman even in death. Their quest will take them on a hellish journey through the underbelly of postwar Hollywood, to the core of the dead girl's twisted life, past the extremes of their own psyches -- into a region of total madness.

Alpine Plants of North America

Author: Graham Nicholls
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781417558490
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
North America is replete with beautiful aplines, and this guide is equally useful to the traveler or the gardener for its identification, propagation, and cultivation information.

Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers

Author: Christopher Brickell
Publisher: DK
ISBN: 9780756668570
Category : Flower gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Packed with 8,000 plants for every climate--inside and out--from trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, biennials, bulbs, water plants, and cacti, the "AHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers" is a must-have reference for all gardeners! This fully revised and updated edition features a brighter, clearer design and improved navigation--cataloging plants by color, season, and size--that makes the book more intuitive for the reader

Armitage's Garden Perennials

Author: Allan M. Armitage
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604690380
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 349

Book Description
Provides a photographic guide to more than 1,200 interesting and beautiful garden plants, with each entry including full-color photos, hardiness-zone information, growing tips and more, in a book that also has lists of plants for certain situations.

The Joy of Dahlias

Author: Linda van der Slot
Publisher: Lannoo Publishers
ISBN: 9789089898258
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
The ideal gift book on this flower that has seen a rise in popularity, illustrated with beautiful color photographsThe ultimate book for every flower lover"Dahlias have enriched my life. By making this book, I want to share my passion and show how versatile and special dahlias really are;" - Marlies Weijers"Everyone is capable of letting dahlias flower. And what we love the most is spreading the love for flowers with #spreadtheloveforflowers." - Linda van der SlotThe dahlia, a flower that was once thought of as old-fashioned, has surged in popularity over the past few years due to the development of new varieties and an uptick in appreciation from Royals and celebrities. They appear in a broad spectrum of beautiful colors and eccentric shapes, and thanks to their long flowering time they are garden crop favorites. This inspirational book explores every aspect of the dahlia from its history to its sustainable cultivation.