Best Perennial Gardening Books
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1. Peonies: Beautiful Varieties for Home & Garden
Author: by Jane Eastoe
Published at: Gibbs Smith (February 13, 2018)
ISBN: 978-1423648314
A floral gardening guide to the ultra popular peony. From Shawnee Chief to Top Brass, this guide to over 60 varieties of peonies presents an eclectic selection of specimensfrom those with the best visual appearance and the most fragrant perfume, to those that are easiest to grow and produce the best cutting flowers.
With commentary on each bloom, easy-to-follow growing advice, and glorious photography, Peonies will appeal to anyone who appreciates the romance of the majestic peony. Journalist Jane Eastoe is author of Vintage Roses (Gibbs Smith, 2016) plus gardening and outdoor books published by National Trust Books (UK).
Georgianna Lane, author of Paris in Bloom, is a leading floral photographer whose work also appeared in Vintage Roses.
2. Good Vibes Only Adult Coloring Book: Motivational and Inspirational Sayings Coloring Book for Adults | Large Print Coloring Book For Adult Relaxation And Stress Relief .
Author: by Mula Cha Cha
Published at: Independently published; Large type / Large print edition (January 8, 2021)
ISBN: 979-8592206016
Motivational Sayings and Inspirational Quotes Coloring Book for Adults | Good Vibes Adult Coloring Book |Large Print Coloring Book For Adult Relaxation Spend time with yourself ! This Inspirational Quotes Coloring Book will refresh your souls and release your stress with motivational sayings and inspirational quotes to uplift your spirit!
Enjoy Our Inspirational Quotes coloring book to spend hours of relaxation and stress relief. Feel happy while coloring your favorite affirmations. Scroll to the top of the page and click the Add to Cart button.
3. Mindfulness Coloring Book: A Relaxing Coloring Therapy Gift Book for Adults Relaxation with Stress Relieving, Nature Art Designs and Mindful Patterns to Relax Your Mind, Body and Soul
Author: by Catty Press
Published at: Independently published (November 27, 2020)
ISBN: 979-8564234467
This is the perfect hilarious coloring book for all mindfulness lovers to express their creativity, relax and have fun! This coloring book is great for anyone of all ages and makes the perfect gift for anyone in your life! Help anyone step away from the computer, television set, phone or the tablet they’re attached to.
Help mindfulness lovers express their creativity while enjoy coloring these calming, relaxing and mindfulness pictures! Each illustration is printed on a single sided sheet with the reverse left blank to prevent bleed through no matter what tool you decided to use!
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4. How To Draw Modern Florals: An Introduction To The Art of Flowers, Cacti, and More
Author: by Alli Koch
Published at: Blue Star Press; Illustrated edition (April 15, 2017)
ISBN: 978-1944515508
Turn simple doodles into beautifully designed floral illustrations with How To Draw Modern Florals, a step-by-step guide that teaches everything you need to know about drawing modern florals, including: Tools of the trade The anatomy of a flower The basic shapes for drawing a flower Where to find inspirationYou’ll feel as though you’re sitting down with author Alli Koch at a coffee shop as she walks you through the process of drawing and designing classic favorites like the rose to today’s trendiest florals, as well as succulents and cacti.
How to Draw Modern Florals is an introduction to drawing, so no experience is needed! If you can draw an S or a C with a pen, then Alli can teach you how to draw a beautiful, modern floral design!
5. Hydrangeas: Beautiful Varieties for Home and Garden
Author: by Naomi Slade
Published at: Gibbs Smith (May 26, 2020)
ISBN: 978-1423654025
A favorite indoor-outdoor flower adorns the summer in colorful bursts of petals. Perhaps the most abundantly blooming plant, hydrangeas have captivated gardeners and cultivators alike with their old-fashioned charm and tantalizing colors. From late spring to early autumn, they burst from the ends of stems in natural bouquets of vibrant pink, stunning white, lavender, rose, and blue.
With over 75 species and 600 named cultivars that range over the world, the variety makes them perfect for any occasion. Georgianna Lane’s entrancing photography showcase the varieties of nature’s firework flower, such as the intensely colored Alpenglhen and the airy Lanarth White, while Naomi Slade imparts her gardening expertise for the fullest bloom of this rewarding flower.
Readers will discover the wide array that hydrangeas have to offer, and why these bountiful blossoms are becoming increasingly popular as houseplants and gifts. Naomi Slade is a well-known journalist and photographer specializing in gardening, environment, and lifestyle. A biologist by training, naturalist by inclination, and with a lifelong love of plants, she contributes regularly to a range of British publications including The English Garden and House and Garden.
6. The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: The Essential Guide to Planting and Pruning Techniques, Third Edition
Author: by Tracy DiSabato-Aust
Published at: Timber Press; Third Edition, Revised (February 22, 2017)
ISBN: 978-1604697070
This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice. Real Simple Whether you are a new gardener or a green thumb, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is here to help you successfully plan, plant, and tend your garden. This hardworking guide includes thorough details on the essential practices of perennial careincluded deadheading, pinching, and thinningalong with growing information for specific species and cultivars, on-trend garden design advice, a monthly planting and maintenance schedule, and details on native plants and gardening for wildlife.
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden will be your ally in the quest for a beautiful, well-maintained garden.
7. The Flower Gardener's Bible: A Complete Guide to Colorful Blooms All Season Long: 400 Favorite Flowers, Time-Tested Techniques, Creative Garden Designs, and a Lifetime of Gardening Wisdom
Author: by Lewis Hill
Published at: Storey Publishing, LLC; 1st Edition (February 15, 2003)
ISBN: 978-1580174626
Create the flower garden of your dreams. This comprehensive guide includes expert advice on everything from choosing an appropriate growing site to maximizing the lifespan of your plants. Charming illustrations and photographs accompany helpful tips on how to improve soil, fight off pests, and make all your flowers bloom with radiant color.
Whether you’re a beginning gardener or a seasoned florist, The Flower Gardener’s Bible is a useful resource that will help you keep your garden healthy and beautiful for years to come.
8. Hummelo: A Journey Through a Plantsman's Life
Author: by Piet Oudolf
Published at: The Monacelli Press (March 9, 2021)
ISBN: 978-1580935708
An intimate look at the personal garden of the Dutch landscape designer renowned for his plantings at the High Line in New York City, and Lurie Garden at Chicago’s Millennium Park. Hummelonear the village of the same name in Gelderland in the eastern Netherlandsis visited by thousands of gardeners seeking inspiration each year.
It is Piet Oudolf’s home, his personal garden laboratory, a former nursery run by his wife Anja, and the place where he first tested new designs and created the new varieties of perennials that are now widely available. A follow-up to Oudolf’s successful Landscapes in LandscapesHummelo tells the story of how the garden has evolved over the past three decades since Oudolf, Anja, and their two young sons moved onto the property, with its loamy sand and derelict, wood stove-heated farmhouse, in 1982.
Text by noted garden author and longtime personal friend Noel Kingsbury places Hummelo in context within gardening history, from The Netherlands’ counterculture and nascent green movement of the 1960s, to prairie restoration in the American Midwest, and shows how its development has mirrored that of Oudolf’s own outstanding career and unique naturalistic aesthetic.
9. Spring Scenes: An Adult Coloring Book Featuring Beautiful Spring Scenes, Cute Animals and Relaxing Country Landscapes
Author: by Coloring Book Cafe
Published at: Independently published (February 24, 2021)
ISBN: 979-8713186975
New Release 2021: Unlock the magic of spring with this soothing and picturesque adult coloring book! 50% off for a limited time. Do you want to lose yourself inside a cute and exciting collection of springtime scenes? Are you searching for a way to celebrate the spring season and breathe life into adorable animals, flowers, cottages and more?
Then this book is for you! Specially crafted by Best-Selling brand of 100+ illustrated masterpieces, Coloring Book Cafe, this exquisite and whimsical coloring book will take you on an adventure into the beauty of the spring countryside, showcasing a collection of adorable farmyard animals, rolling hills and flourishing flowers, quaint country towns, and so much more!
Brimming with all the wonder of a springtime spent in the countryside, now you can cherish and celebrate this magical season with the joys of coloring. Perfect as a stress-reliever to help you beat anxiety and calm an overworked mind, the Spring Scenes Coloring Book will help you tap into the proven benefits of meditative mindfulness as you put your thoughts to rest.
10. Perennial Combinations: Stunning Combinations That Make Your Garden Look Fantastic Right from the Start (Rodale Garden Book)
Author: by C. Colston Burrell
Published at: Rodale Books; Revised edition (February 19, 2008)
ISBN: 978-1594868535
Perennial Combinations by C. Colston Burrell features plant medleys that bring color, texture, and excitement to the garden in every season. The book features 130 of the best perennial combinations with photographs of each grouping, along with a numbered photo key and plant list.
Each grouping features just two to six plants; gardeners can plant the combinations as they appear for small garden spaces or they can repeat or mix the combinations for large beds and landscapes. Available for the first time in paperback, with a new chapter of plant combinations featuring today’s big, dramatic perennials, backyard gardeners will find the best choices to accent wide open spaces, marry slopes and high foundations, and make an impact on the landscape with impressive and showy plants.
From tall plumes to bold foliage, many of these plant combinations create a living privacy screen and offer a bounty of bloom for those looking to make an “architectural” statement in their perennial beds. Plant cultivar names have been updated throughout the book so gardeners can choose perennials that are readily available at local nurseries.
11. Mason Bee Revolution: How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World – One Backyard at a Time
Author: by Dave Hunter
Published at: Mountaineers Books; Illustrated edition (March 22, 2016)
ISBN: 978-1594859632
The national media regularly features dire stories on honeybee colony collapse and its danger to our food supply. But there’s another, unsung bee that has the potential to save the planetthe mason bee. Mason Bee Revolution explains how docile, hard-working, solitary mason bees (and their compatriots, the leafcutter bees) are even more productive pollinators than honeybees, and keeping them can be a fun, easy, backyard hobby for gardeners, conservationists, foodies, and families everywhere.Why these bees?
Bee pollination is critical for about 80 percent of US agricultural crops, increasing crop value by an estimated $15 billion annually. Since 2006, nearly a third of all honeybee hives have been lost each year, due to parasites, pesticides, habitat loss, climate change, and a newer malady called Colony Collapse Disorder.
While scientists search for answers to save the honeybee, Dave Hunter and his company, Crown Bees, are leading the effort to increase the population of other highly efficient pollinators: One mason bee can produce twelve pounds of cherries, via pollination, where it would take sixty honey bees to achieve the same.
12. 100 Easy Flowers Coloring Book for Beginners: Simple and Beautiful Flowers Designs. Relax, Fun, Easy Large Print Coloring Pages for Seniors, Beginners, Families
Author: by Sally Berry
Published at: Independently published (March 5, 2021)
ISBN: 979-8717409186
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF EASY FLOWERS COLORING PAGES | RELAX AND FUNDiscover the amazing selection of easy flowers coloring pages made by Sally Berry and get hours of relax and stress relief. These ready-to-color pages have been selected among multiple talented artists and include 100 coloring easy flowers designs.
The 100 Easy Flowers Coloring Book by Sally Berry has been prepared with the help of an expert psychologist to include illustrations which can bring serenity and peace. If you like flowers and you want to achieve happiness and a mindful emotional state, you will love this book.
Why This is a Great Choice Each coloring page is printed on a separate page with a full black page on the back to avoid bleed throughWhite paper suitable for coloring pencils, coloring pastels, markers, gel pens, brush pens, fine liners, water colors100 Unique Large Images, welcome to creativity and relaxationLarge 8,5 x 11″ (21,59 x 27,94 cm) format, professional quality designs from independent artistsSingle sided pages allow you to remove the finished artwork for framing or to use as you please.
13. The Modern Cottage Garden: A Fresh Approach to a Classic Style
Author: by Greg Loades
Published at: Timber Press; Illustrated edition (September 15, 2020)
ISBN: 978-1604699081
An inspirational book, with encouraging words and down-to-earth advice for achieving a year-round beautiful garden. Michael Marriott, chief rosarian at David Austin Roses In this practical and inspirational guide, Greg Loades presents a new style of planting: a fusion between classic cottage style and the new perennial movement.
Using real gardens as examples, The Modern Cottage Garden teaches gardeners how to combine the best of both stylesbig, colorful blooms and striking grasses and native plantsinto one beautiful space that requires little maintenance and has a long season of interest.
Fresh planting ideas for containers, small gardens, and diverse climates present an exciting style that can shine anywhere.
14. Secret Garden Coloring Book 2: An Adult Coloring Book Featuring Magical Garden Scenes, Adorable Hidden Homes and Whimsical Tiny Creatures
Author: by Ava Browne
Published at: Independently published (March 6, 2021)
ISBN: 979-8717897396
30 Unique High Quality ImagesOur Secret Garden 2 coloring book welcomes you into a relaxing, stress relieving world where you can let your coloring imagination run wild. Included in this book are 30 unique and cute coloring pages featuring magical scenes, tiny homes, and tiny creatures!
Why Choose This Book30 High Quality Images – 30 unique, detailed images perfect to express your creativity. Double Images – Color your favorite images twice! The extra set of images are a perfect addition in case you make a mistake, or you want to share and color along with a friend!
Digital Copy Included – Every Ava Browne book comes with a code to download a free printable copy. You can print these and color as many times as you like! Single Sided Pages – Images are printed on one side of the sheet.
This helps prevent bleed through onto the next page. Perfect For Different Skill Levels – All skill levels will feel right at home with this book. There is no wrong way to color. Our pages allow you to express your creativity and color the images however you would like.
15. Gnome Life Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book Featuring Fun, Whimsical and Beautiful Gnomes for Stress Relief and Relaxation
Author: by Coloring Book Cafe
Published at: Independently published (July 4, 2019)
ISBN: 978-1078002950
Experience a fun and whimsical fantasy adventure with this delightful adult coloring book! Do you want to relax and unwind while enjoying the wonderful folklore world of gnomes? Looking for a new and unique coloring book to unlock your creativity and help you experience the benefits of mindfulness?
Then this book is for you! Specially crafted by Best-Selling brand of 100+ illustrated masterpieces, Coloring Book Caf, this delightful and relaxing adult coloring book features a fantasy world of gnomes, including picturesque forest scenes, miniature houses, vibrant flowers, and tons of jolly little gnomes just waiting to be colored in!
With fantasy mushrooms and toadstools, fun and lively scenes, and tons of animals too, this book has something for everyone! Coloring is also scientifically proven to help you focus, destress, reduce anxiety, and promote feelings of calmness, peace and wellbeing.
Now you can do all this while unleashing your inner artist and experiencing the benefits of mindfulness meditation. Coloring Book Details:25 hand-drawn images exclusively designed to stimulate your artistic ambitionSeparately printed sheets to prevent bleed-through and allow you to easily remove and frame your favorites!
16. Dream Plants for the Natural Garden
Author: by Piet Oudolf
Published at: Frances Lincoln; Illustrated edition (December 1, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0711234628
Join two of the world’s most influential garden designers, Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen, as they describe their ideal perennials, bulbs, grasses, ferns and small shrubs for your natural garden. This comprehensive compendium classifies these 1200 plants according to their behaviour, strengths and uses.
An ideal plant is one that is both beautiful and robust, performing reliably with very little input from the gardener and without artificial fertilizers and pesticides. Rather than striving for big, bold masses of colourful blooms that are vigorously pruned back as soon as they have finished flowering, their innovative approach to gardening involves choosing plants chiefly for their form leaves, flower heads and stems included which means they retain their natural beauty through all the seasons.
Find within:1200 beautiful and reliable plants used by top garden designersFull descriptions and growing instructionsUnique easy-to-follow classification according to growing behaviour and use in the gardenNatural gardening, without artificial fertilizers or pesticidesMore than 250 full-colour photographsWith these plants and expert advice, create a garden that will thrive with the life of the insects and birds it welcomes.
