[PDF] Complete Manual Of Perennial Ground Covers eBook

Author : Gary Lewis
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604694604

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Ground covers are widely thought of as utilitarian—we turn to them when we have a problem that needs a solution. How fast will it fill an area? Can we put it into the tight spaces between pavers? How much foot traffic can it withstand? Yet these plants also offer a diverse range of beautiful and intriguing options with a variety of colors, textures, and forms. They can unify a landscape, knit together plantings and hardscape, and add extra layers of beauty, dynamism, and surprise. As a replacement for lawns, they can reduce our use of water, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, carbon-based fuels, and transform a yard into a diverse landscape of habitat and food for native insects, birds, and other wildlife. In this meticulously researched reference, nurseryman Gary Lewis profiles more than 4000 ground covers that can perform these roles with aplomb. No matter what kinds of conditions you’re facing—shade, dry soil, heavy clay, excess moisture—there’s a ground cover that will thrive and beautify your garden. Comprehensive, practical, and copiously illustrated, this indispensable volume belongs on the shelf of every designer, landscape architect, and serious gardener.

Author : David S. MacKenzie
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881925579

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Stretch your imagination about the potential of ground covers. Includes hostas, stonecrops, smaller rhododendrons, prayer plants, pyracanthas, box huckleberry, hellebores, daylilies, grasses, alpine willows, and unsupported climbing vines, just to name a few.

Author : David Michener
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 19,35 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780618030101

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No category of plants works harder than ground covers to help a gardener create a beautiful yet low-maintenance landscape. In this book readers will discover the best plants * to stabilize banks and control erosion * to substitute for turf where grass won’t grow or is hard to mow * to line curbs and driveways, where salt will damage ordinary plants * to enhance a landscape with broad, dramatic sweeps.

Author : Lewis Hill
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 2000-02-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781580172141

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Create and maintain a picture-perfect home landscape. Veteran gardeners Lewis and Nancy Hill show you how to use their through-the-year calendar to stay on top of regular tasks, plan bigger projects for your climate’s mildest months, and protect your plants from seasonal pests, weather, and disease. This troubleshooting guides will help you quickly identify and easily solve a host of common issues that plague both shrubs and blossoms, so that you can spend more time enjoying your home’s beautiful landscape.

Author : Nancy J. Ondra
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 18,41 MB
Release : 2009-07-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1603420452

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Keep your perennial beds looking their best, season after season. From planning and planting to pruning and propagating, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to maintain a stunning perennial garden. Nancy J. Ondra provides an in-depth, plant-by-plant guide that profiles 125 popular perennials, with helpful information on each plant’s soil, light, and water needs. Ondra’s expertise and passion for gardening, along with Rob Cardillo’s breathtaking photography, will inspire you to create a garden of your dreams that will last a lifetime.

Author : David S. MacKenzie
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 22,34 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Gardening
ISBN :

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And propagating these plants. There are chapters on using native plants, ferns, ornamental grasses, and variegated ground covers, and on selecting the right plant for the terrain, for instance: fire-resistant plants for use in public areas where cigarettes are likely to be tossed; plants that will survive under black walnuts with their allelopathic substance; ground covers suitable for erosion-prone hillsides or where mowing is difficult; and those with beautiful.

Author : Ann Reilly
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 32,37 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780395522493

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The colorful, low-maintenance plants in this book are particularly useful for gardeners who have difficult, steep, rocky, dry, or infertile spots where more finicky plants won't grow.