Boasting diverse leaf shape, size, color, and texture, hostas are the supreme plant for shade. This guide features 280 of the best new and old hostas, each handpicked by veteran plantswoman Diana Grenfell for its superb performance in the landscape. The descriptions include botanical details to aid in plant identification and selection, succinct ...
The core of this encyclopedia is a fully illustrated collection of the world's finest hostas, with a full description and color photo for each of 750 plants.
This guide starts with an introduction to the history of the manufacture of the teddy bear and then sets out to show readers how to make a collection of fully-jointed teddy bear designs featuring all the classic characteristics including long arms, humped backs and button eyes, and ranging in size from 3in to 30in. Bears include Smudge, a tiny ...
Back in print: Introductory guide to growing hostas, including hardiness zone information. Provides practical advice on how to plant, propagate, cultivate and landscape with hostas, including information on companion plants.
The versatility and beauty of hostas makes them one of the most popular and rewarding foliage plants. Whether you use larger hostas to create a stately summer border or dwarf varieties to enliven a rocky or aquatic environment, they are reliable, attractive and low maintenance. The book divides into three sections. There is an introduction to ...
Hostas are the perfect perennial: easy-to-grow, long-lasting, and diverse. They offer a myriad of shapes and colors to choose from and create an interesting diversion in any shady corner. From designing your garden and preparing the soil to choosing the right plant varieties, this is a comprehensive guide to growing hostas and other shade plants.
Aimed at the gardener, this is a book on the genus Hosta, planned both to help the novice get started and to serve as a guide and reference for the practised gardener. It takes a practical approach and avoids chemical, expensive or labour-intensive recommendations. Ten world experts have contributed to the book, including Graham Stuart Thomas, ...
Hostas are becoming increasingly popular - they are hardy, have attractive foliage and associate well with a variety of other plants. This guide features a selection of suitable plants to be used as the basis of the planting design, as well as advice on their cultivation.
This classification for the genus reflects the author's fascination with hostas. All hostas known at the time of writing are detailed, including their 3500 names and synonyms in many languages (300 in Japanese kana).
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