From spring green to winter gold, the drama of grasses is nonstop. One of the few books available that advises the gardener on how to uses grasses in the garden, "Grasses" features plans and practical advice for more than 24 unique gardens. The book includes an identification guide to the plants and features more than 150 color photos, ...
Focusing on the color, shape, and texture of the plants, and avoiding the technicalities presented by most botanical guides, this first and only popular book on the subject provides a lively account of the history, ecology, and uses of 135 species of grasses.Horticulture. 368 line drawings.
This comprehensive book covers all types of turfgrass management - golf courses, athletic fields, lawns and more with a new chapter on integrated pest control.
This gardening guide looks at the possibilities of using grass for decorative effect, not just in lawns and meadows, but also in borders, as background shrubs to enhance other plants and as a means of creating dramatic contrasts. The versatility of grass as a foliage plant is increasingly being realized with the popularity of naturalistic planting ...
What makes a true garden out of a collection of flowering plants are the ferns, mosses, and grasses that are the verdant canvas on which nature paints its portraits. With this new volume, award-winning author Cullina completes the set of stunning books on native North American plants for the garden, 320 pp.
Ornamental grasses surpass all other garden plants in their luminous qualities. Their colors are softly sophisticated, varied, and subtle. They include a striking array of textures, forms, sizes, and flowering times and have appeal in the garden throughout the year. Grasses' ethereal quality, sound, and movement make them ideal choices for ...
This seminal work organizes grasses (and grasslike plants) into types, and includes not only valuable information on culture but tips for integrating grasses into the design of any garden.
Available in a new edition, this acclaimed sourcebook presents a wealth of information about the oldest and most remarkable resource on the planet. An astounding compendium of bamboo science and history, it covers more than 1200 species, and provides a "whole earth bamboo catalog" of tools, instruments, boats, houses and a thousand other uses. The ...
This clear, concise, and well-organized guide is a basic and essential text for the difficult work of identifying grasses. Intended for use in the classroom or in the field, the book contains over 500 drawings and an illustrated glossary.
Volume 1 of the basic study of American grasses, both indigenous and escapes, cultivated and wild. Over 1400 species. Full descriptions, information. Total in set: over 1100 maps, illustrations. "A definitive work invaluable to both amateur and professional botanists." -- "American Reference Books Annual."
This complete design and reference book explores the history of grasses in their natural settings, and describes how to integrate them in a variety of climatic situations--from shady woodland to desert, Asian-style gardens to naturalistic landscapes, family-friendly yards to small patios. 250 photos. 20 illustrations.
From the fresh green shoots of spring through the dramatic foliage of summer, the lush colors of autumn, and the pale, feathery maturity of winter, grasses add a special touch to the garden in every season. Native species of beautiful ornamental grasses flourish in almost every part of North America. Now these attractive, adaptable plants are ...
Ornamental grasses have been a part of landscape design for decades, mostly in commercial landscape settings. Readers discover how to use these strikingly beautiful, virtually carefree plants to complement their own home's landscape.
Volume 2 of the basic study of American grasses, both indigenous and escapes, cultivated and wild. Over 1400 species. Full descriptions, information. Total in set: over 1100 maps, illustrations. "A definitive work invaluable to both amateur and professional botanists." -- "American Reference Books Annual."
In this new book, noted grass expert and advocate Rick Darke addresses both the aesthetic qualities of grasses in private gardens and the opportunities and challenges of using them in wild and constructed public landscapes. All the true grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, and cattails that possess ornamental merit or that can contribute to ...
This convenient pocket guide surveys the ranges and provides identification keys for the common introduced and native grasses. It indicates their uses, and will interest not only nature lovers and student but also wildland specialists, range managers, and those concerned with environmental impact studies.
"Grass Productivity" is a prodigiously documented textbook of scientific information concerning every aspect of management "where the cow and grass meet." Andre Voisin's "rational grazing" method maximizes productivity in both grass and cattle operations.
Ornamental grasses are at home in a mixed border or as striking individual specimens. They adapt to a wide range of climates and soils, need little or no maintenance, and resist most pests and diseases. This book offers both an introduction and a very practical guide to ornamental grasses with dozens of ideas for landscaping and portraits of the ...
This photographic guide to grasses gives all who have been frustrated trying to identify these difficult plants an easy-to-use, visually precise, and information-packed field guide to seventy-seven native and introduced species that grow in the Texas Hill Country and beyond. With a blade of grass in hand, open this book and find: handy thumb ...
Practical growing techniques and creative display ideas are showcased in this comprehensive guide to ornamental grasses and bamboos. Grasses have gained popularity in recent years, and tropical plants like bamboo are incorporated more frequently into Northern gardeners' landscapes. This guide provides an overview of grass structures and functions, ...
Whether used as covering to hide ugly spots or for their own beauty, these are the plants that hold a garden together. Featuring an encyclopedia of over 300 ground covers, vines, and grasses, this book illustrates the diversity and practicality of these useful plants.
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