Best Ornamental Plant Gardening Books
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1. Essential Succulents: The Beginner's Guide
Author: by Ken Shelf
English
184 pages
1641522550
Succulent gardens made simpleeasy to grow and effortless to design. In recent years, succulents have become increasingly popular for their low-maintenance use as indoor decoration and in home gardening. In Essential Succulents, budding succulent enthusiasts will gain the know-how needed to begin growing, decorating with, and enjoying these amazing plants.
From simple houseplants and drought-friendly landscaping to decorative wreaths and trendy mason jar terrariums, Essential Succulents is the ultimate guide to learning which succulents are best for beginners, along with a basic understanding of how to care for and creatively design with them.
Accompanied by beautiful photography of the succulents and projects presented, Essential Succulents includes:50 easy-to-grow succulents that can grow in a variety of environments, as well as a care guide and arrangement tips for each. 8 easy DIY projects that include step-by-step instructions and are listed in order from easiest to more challenging.
2. Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates: Plants for a Lush, Water-Conscious Landscape
Author: by Nora Harlow
English
308 pages
1604699124
Dry summer, wet winter climate? This is your must have plant guide. Selecting plants suited to your climate is the first step toward a thriving, largely self-sustaining garden that connects with and supports the natural world. With gentle and compelling text and stunning photographs of plants in garden settings, Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates by Nora Harlow and Saxon Holt is a guide to native and climate-adapted plants for summer-dry, winter-wet climates of North America’s Pacific coast.
Knowing what these climates share and how and why they differ, you can choose to make gardens that maintain and expand local and regional biodiversity, take little from the earth that is not returned, and welcome and accommodate the presence of wildlife.
With global warming, it is now even more critical that we garden in tune with climate.
3. The Gardener's Guide to Succulents: A Handbook of Over 125 Exquisite Varieties of Succulents and Cacti
Author: by Misa Matsuyama
Tuttle Publishing
English
96 pages
The Gardener’s Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, floweringand coming in every imaginable shape, color and sizethis plant family has captured the affection of plant enthusiasts all over the world.
This book provides a beautiful overview of the diversity that succulents have to offer, presenting a wide variety of popular plants to help you create striking, aesthetically pleasing compositions. This succulent guide includes information about:What each variety needs and where it thrivesPlant characteristics, with ratings on ease of growth and maintenance requirementsIdeas for group plantings and illustrated tips on indoor plantingStriking identification photos, rich in color and contrastThis succulent encyclopedia is a useful resource for everyonefrom cacti beginners looking to decorate their living space to serious gardeners hoping to expand their succulent plantings.
4. New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden
Author: by Kelly D. Norris
English
208 pages
0760368198
In New Naturalism, horticulturist and modern plantsman Kelly D. Norris shares his inspiring, ecologically sound vision for home gardens created with stylish yet naturalistic plantings that mimic the wild spaces we covet, such as meadows, prairies, woodlands, and streamsidesfar from the contrived, formal, high-maintenance plantings of the past.
Through a basic introduction to plant biology and ecology, you’ll learn how to design and grow a lush, thriving home garden by harnessing the power of plant layers and palettes defined by nature, not humans. The next generation of home landscapes don’t consist of plants in a row, pruned to perfection and reliant on pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides to survive.
Instead, today’s stunning landscapes convey nature’s inherent beauty. These gardens are imbued with romance and emotion, yet they have so much more to offer than their gorgeous aesthetics. Naturalistic garden designs, such as those featured in this groundbreaking new book, contribute to positive environmental change by increasing biodiversity, providing a refuge for wildlife, and reconnecting humans to nature.
5. The Drought-Defying California Garden: 230 Native Plants for a Lush, Low-Water Landscape
Author: by Greg Rubin
1604697091
English
208 pages
A must-have for every gardener in California looking for a new way to garden in a changing climate In recent years California has been facing extreme drought, and in 2015 they passed state-wide water restrictions that affect home owners. Unfortunately the drought is only going to get worse, and gardeners who aren’t willing to abandon their beloved pastime entirely are going to have to learn how to garden with the absolute minimum of water.
The Drought-Defying California Garden highlights the best 230 plants to grow, shares advice on how to get them established, and offers tips on how to maintain them with the minimum amount of water. All of the plants are native to Californiamaking them uniquely adept at managing the harsh climateand include perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees, and succulents.
6. The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants
Author: by Peter D'Amato
1607744104
Ten Speed Press
English
For fifteen years, The Savage Garden has been the number one bestselling bible for those interested in growing carnivorous plants. This new edition is fully revised to include the latest developments and discoveries in the carnivorous plant world, making it the most accurate and up to date book of its kind.
You may be familiar with the Venus flytrap, but did you know that some pitcher plants canand dodigest an entire rat? Or that there are several hundred species of carnivorous plants on our planet? Beautiful, unusual, and surprisingly easy to grow, flesh-eating plants thrive everywhere from windowsills to outdoor container gardens, in a wide variety of climates.
The Savage Garden is the most comprehensive guide to these fascinating oddities, gloriously illustrated with more than 200 color photos. Fully revised with the latest developments in the carnivorous plant world, this new edition includes: All the basicsfrom watering and feeding to modern advances in artificial lighting, soil, and fertilizers.
7. Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
Author: by Thomas Rainer
English
272 pages
1604695536
As practical as it is poetic…. An optimistic call to action. Chicago Tribune Over time, with industrialization and urban sprawl, we have driven nature out of our neighborhoods and cities. But we can invite it back by designing landscapes that look and function more like they do in the wild: robust, diverse, and visually harmonious.
Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is an inspiring call to action dedicated to the idea of a new naturea hybrid of both the wild and the cultivatedthat can ourish in our cities and suburbs.
This is both a post-wild manifesto and practical guide that describes how to incorporate and layer plants into plant communities to create an environment that is reective of natural systems and thrives within our built world.
8. A Beginner's Guide to Succulent Gardening: A Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Beautiful & Long-Lasting Succulents
Author: by Taku Furuya
Tuttle Publishing
English
96 pages
Adored for their charming shapes and colors, respected for their resilience and adaptability, and just plain fun to have aroundsucculents are the hottest home gardening trend today. A Beginner’s Guide to Succulent Gardening is a friendly guide to popular succulents, walking novices through all the basics, like: Choosing your succulentsfrom Hens and Chicks (Echeveria) to bristly flowering cactus varietiesMixing the right soils for your succulents and preparing the growing environmentEasy potting and transplanting techniquesSucculent careincluding watering, fertilizing and providing the right amount of sun for each varietyUnderstanding peak periods as well as seasonal traits and needs, so you can have a beautiful succulent garden year-roundThis book contains all sorts of helpful tips on what to look for when buying a plant, how to troubleshoot when your succulent shows signs of distress, how to trim the leaves and stems, and how to start new plants from cuttings.
Clear diagrams and at-a-glance fact sheets for each variety, as well as inspirational photos of attractively and happily-housed succulents, fill the pages of this book. Now is the time to give succulents a try! Let A Beginner’s Guide to Succulent Gardening be your guide to get you started and grow your indoor garden one succulent at a time.
9. Native Plants of the Midwest: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 500 Species for the Garden
Author: by Alan Branhagen
Timber Press
English
440 pages
Native Plants of the Midwest, by regional plant expert Alan Branhagan, features the best native plants in the heartland and offers clear and concise guidance on how to use them in the garden. Plant profiles for more than 500 species of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, ground covers, bulbs, and annuals contain the common and botanical names, growing information, tips on using the plant in a landscape, and advice on related plants.
You’ll learn how to select the right plant and how to design with native plants. Helpful lists of plants for specific purposes are shared throughout. This comprehensive book is for native plant enthusiasts and home gardeners in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, northern Arkansas, and eastern Kansas.
10. Windcliff: A Story of People, Plants, and Gardens
Author: by Daniel J. Hinkley
English
280 pages
1604699019
Dan Hinkley is a rare man, generous, inspired, and gifted with an eye for beauty that is given to few people. How I long to wander again in the galloping beauty of his garden at Windcliff. Here it is, in all its inspiring wonder.
Anna Pavord, author of Landskipping and The Curious GardenerDaniel Hinkley is widely recognized as one of the foremost modern plant explorers and one of the world’s leading plant collectors. He has created two outstanding private gardensHeronswood and Windcliff. Both gardens, and the story of how one begat the other, are beautifully celebrated in Hinkley’s new book, Windcliff.
In these pages you will delight in Hinkley’s recounting of the creation of his garden, the stories of the plants that fill its space, and in his sage gardening advice. Hinkley’s spirited ruminations on the audacity and importance of garden-makingcontemplations on the beauty of a sunflower turning its neck from dawn to dusk, the way a plant’s scent can spur a memory, and much morewill appeal to the hearts of every gardener.
11. How Not to Kill a Peony: An Owner's Manual
Author: by Stephanie J. Weber
English
98 pages
0692975233
This cheerful no-nonsense narrative demystifies every aspect of the peony and its unusual life cycle, navigating the obstacles to success. Prepare for the fall planting season by exploring how to choose peonies for your purpose landscape, cut flowers or both and learn about recommended varieties for each.
Get detailed instructions on how to dig, divide and plant peony roots for the best long-term success. Discover how to cut fresh flowers and how to cold-store buds for events up to 7 weeks in the future. “How Not to Kill a Peony” follows the author’s transformation from clueless peony-obsessed beginner making every mistake in the book, to seasoned peony farm owner passionate about educating others on how to avoid and overcome the same issues.
Packed with hundreds of photos that will inform and inspire, for all levels of expertise. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ kansasgardenmusings.Blogspot. Com, February 25, 2020, Dr. James K. Roush, Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, author, Master Gardener and self-proclaimed garden curmudgeon: “I’ve read several garden books this winter, but none better than this one.
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Designing with Succulents
Author: by Debra Lee Baldwin
Timber Press
English
304 pages
Designing with Succulents is inspiring, practical, and completea treasure for any gardener who loves these otherworldly beauties.Kathleen N. Brenzel, Sunset Succulents offer dazzling possibilities and require very little maintenance to remain lush and alluring year-round. No one knows them better than the Queen of Succulents, Debra Lee Baldwin.
This new, completely revised edition of her bestselling classic is a design compendium that is as practical as it is inspirational. Designing with Succulents shares design and cultivation basics, hundreds of succulent plant recommendations, and 50 companion plant profiles. Lavishly illustrated with 400 photographs, you’ll find everything you need to visualize, create, and nurture a thriving, water-smart succulent garden.
13. Authentic Japanese Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden (IMM Lifestyle Books) Traditional Elements, Layout, a Plant Directory of Trees, Shrubs, Bamboo, Flowers, and More
Author: by Yoko Kawaguchi
IMM Lifestyle Books
English
168 pages
Your guide to Japanese gardening design! 150 photos and illustrations of beautiful Japanese garden designs Layout and care for the components of your garden, from plants to paths and bridges Plant directory covering trees, shrubs, berries, ground cover, grasses, mosses, ferns, flowers, and more Informative, accessible, well-written text is easy to read and understand even for novice gardeners This beautifully illustrated book offers an inspirational and practical introduction to the tradition of Japanese Zen gardens.
Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of color through the varied greens of foliage and moss, Authentic Japanese Gardens explains how western plants and materials can be used to achieve peaceful, contemplative gardens. There are instructions and tips for selecting plants and materials that are readily available, as well as plant lists and climate zone maps to aid western gardeners and landscapers.
As the wealth of stunning color photographs from around the world demonstrates, Japanese landscaping is concerned with a reverence for nature. The overall effect is of tranquility, with gardens crafted using natural materials such as wood, bamboo, rocks, and pebbles.
14. Native Plants of the Southeast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 460 Species for the Garden
Author: by Larry Mellichamp
English
368 pages
1604693231
Using native plants in a garden has many benefits. They attract beneficial wildlife and insects, they allow a gardener to create a garden that reflects the native beauty of the region, and they make a garden more sustainable. Because of all this, they are an increasingly popular plant choice for home and public gardens.
Native Plants of the Southeast shows you how to choose the best native plants and how to use them in the garden. This complete guide is an invaluable resource, with plant profiles for over 460 species of trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers.
Each plant description includes information about cultivation and propagation, ranges, and hardiness. Comprehensive lists recommend particular plants for difficult situations, as well as plants for attracting butterflies, hummingbirds, and other wildlife.
15. The Essential Garden Design Workbook: Completely Revised and Expanded
Author: by Rosemary Alexander
Timber Press
English
392 pages
A bestselling classic completely revised and updatedThe Essential Garden Design Workbook has been the go-to guide for students, professionals, and any gardener passionate about well-designed outdoor spaces. Now, eminent designer-educator Rosemary Alexander has teamed up with rising design star Rachel Myers for a complete update.
New garden plans, new photos and diagrams, and updated profiles of 50 top plants offer timely insights for today’s designers. Advice on designing for sustainability and diversity has been added, along with guidance on planning for garden spaces large and small, using computer-aided design, and starting a garden design business.
Detailed sections that lead you through the entire processpre-design, concept, layout, planning, planting, and maintenanceare more relevant than ever. Invaluable for experienced pros and the next generation alike, this expanded classic is for anyone interested in designing beautiful, successful gardens.
16. Water Me Next Week: A Succulent's Plea
Author: by Ma Theresa Ebro
English
142 pages
1734573627
Have you tried growing succulents and failed? Are you contemplating on growing these drought-tolerant plants but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps you already have a few but can’t figure out how to keep them looking gorgeous and happy?
Succulent plants can be resilient and easy to grow and maintain. Still, they can also become delicate and hard to please when treated the same way as non-drought-tolerant plants. The most common reason for failure when growing succulents is giving them too much water.
If you search online for succulent care tips, you’ll realize there is much conflicting advice on watering them. The more you explore, the more confusing it gets. Some say they water their succulents twice a week
