Success with Hydrangeas

Author: Lorraine Ballato
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982039410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
When a garden includes hydrangeas you can count on months of consistent carefree color. This book gives tips for knowledgable and novice gardeners alike on how to grow this favorite garden shrub, including: -When and how to fertilize-When to transplant-How to propagate-When and how to pruneAnd so much more!

Hydrangeas

Author: Toni Lawson-Hall
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 9780881926699
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Beautifully illustrated with over 130 color photographs, this new, revised edition of the classic text on hydrangeas shows the enormous possibilities offered by the plants, describing 20 new cultivars not in the original edition. The first section provides information on natural history, cultivation, and propagation; the second section describes 100 cultivars, including salient characteristics and even leaf and sepal outlines. The information is highly readable, yet full enough to be used as a guide to identification. It's easy to see why the book is a classic, and no hydrangea enthusiast will want to be without this new, expanded edition.

Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas

Author: Cornelis Johannes Gelderen
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881926224
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
This lavishly illustrated book with 795 photographs offers thorough coverage of more than 1000 hydrangea species, subspecies, varieties, and cultivars.

Complete Hydrangeas

Author: Glyn Church
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781554072637
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hydrangea species and cultivars, with their history in cultivation, their growing requirements, and their landscaping potential.

Hydrangeas for American Gardens

Author: Michael Dirr
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781635618716
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Originating in Japan, the hydrangea is a classic of the American garden. Flowering shrubs enthusiasts love the iconic beauty of their long-lasting blooms and their adept growth in varied environments. Whatever your experience with this lavish species, Dirr offers practical "hands-in-the soil" advice based on years of experience and research.

Plant Partners

Author: Jessica Walliser
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1635861330
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Companion planting has a long history of use by gardeners, but the explanation of why it works has been filled with folklore and conjecture. Plant Partners delivers a research-based rationale for this ever-popular growing technique, offering dozens of ways you can use scientifically tested plant partnerships to benefit your whole garden. Through an enhanced understanding of how plants interact with and influence each other, this guide suggests specific plant combinations that improve soil health and weed control, decrease pest damage, and increase biodiversity, resulting in real and measurable impacts in the garden.

Heavenly Hydrangeas

Author: Joan Harrison
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764344190
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A comprehensive hydrangea handbook for the home gardener who appreciate their long season of bloom, ease of maintenance, and dazzling variety of flower colors and forms.

A Way to Garden

Author: Margaret Roach
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604698772
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

Vintage Roses

Author: Jane Eastoe
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423646711
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Vintage roses encompass both the true 'old' roses and the best of the 'modern' roses, developed to celebrate the classic, ageless, enduring beauty of the old varieties. The 60 specially selected specimens include those that have the best visual appearance and most fragrant perfume, and are also easy to grow and produce beautiful flowers for cutting"--Amazon.com.

Five-Plant Gardens

Author: Nancy J. Ondra
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1612120040
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
With literally hundreds of choices, it can be overwhelming to decide which perennials to plant in your garden. Nancy J. Ondra takes the stressful guesswork out of perennial garden planning by offering 52 vibrant designs, each made up of only five plants. Ondra tailors each simple design to a specific set of growing conditions, with plenty of tips to help your planting mature. Enjoy gardens full of sun-drenched blooming flowers and shade-loving greenery for years to come.