Broad Leafed Evergreens - Rhododendrons & Azaleas
If the Rhododendron is King of the broad-leafed evergreens, then the Azalea is Queen. They certainly are in my garden! When Bambi permits, they provide the only real 'riot' of bloom my garden sees. While I do have something blooming all season, ... [... more]
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Evergreens - Winter Browning
Cedars are the real problem. In general, cedars growing along north or east facing walls will be alright, but those along south or west facing walls will be damaged. This is because exposure to late-afternoon sun, ... [... more]
University of Saskatchewan |
All About Evergreens
Whether you want a bushy plant or a tree with tapered branches and short needles, there will be a breed of evergreen to suit your taste in both colour and shape. This diversity provides many options for the garden in a structural sense. You can ... [... more]
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World of Northern Evergreens
 Seeing the Forest and the Trees For one who lives, as I do, within the heart of the temperate rainforest, I cannot escape the din of poliotically charged rhetoric about what needs doing and saving. And rarely now do publishers resist the temptation of ... [... more]
CDN$23.95
Amazon CA |
The Garden In The Winter: Plant for Beauty and Interest ...
A great book for both novices and seasoned gardeners Time is another dimension in landscape design. Every good designer and gardener should consider seasonal effects when selecting plants and laying out gardens. Winter is a challenging season, but with ... [... more]
CDN$40.50
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Fall Colors Across North America
Great Compositions + Technical Skills = Superb Imagery I had the opportunity of purchasing this book after viewing Mr. Cook's slide presentation. His compositions are fresh and inspiring, and he is a perfectionist when it comes to technical execution. I ... [... more]
CDN$40.10
Amazon CA |
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
Take Dirr's with you when you go to buy trees This book is the standard for hardy trees and shrubs. It is a pictoral encyclopedia of trees that are hardy and should thrive in the northern half of the USA. This book is well-designed and organized--the ... [... more]
CDN$79.95
Amazon CA |
Invisible Bride: Poems
Judge's Citation Invisible Bride is a strange and penetrating book. Questing and questioning, full of wonder and doubt, it draws you in and down. There is no settling, but a constant distance that beckons; once reached you could settle--if only to find & ... [... more]
CDN$25.04
Amazon CA |
The Pruning Book
It is unlikely that the basics of pruning have ever before been assembled so thoroughly or comprehensively than in Lee Reich's The Pruning Book. With clear prose and generous diagrams and photographs, he takes the angst out of pruning for the beginning ... [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
When Evergreens Aren't: Part I Rhizosphaera Needle Cast
If you are familiar with the blue spruce, then you most likely have seen them in various stages of decline. These trees have been overplanted to a fault and often are sited in inhospitable areas. Stressed trees are more prone to insects and ... [... more]
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Broad Leafed Evergreens - Pieris
Pieris can take full sun in cool climates but really need part shade where summers are hot. They are woodland plants and will grow in deep shade, but become more rangy in form and don't flower as heavily as when they get a bit of sun. Avoid late ... [... more]
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Winter Garden Interest V - Berries And Broadleaf Evergreens
If you can see most of your garden easily from the house, then there are probably few plants that surprise you in winter, as you can easily keep track of them year round. I'm not so lucky - huge portions of our yard are hidden by the garage, ... [... more]
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