Books On Wildflowers And Native Plants
“A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina” by Richard Dwight Porcher et al was published by the University of South Carolina Press. With exquisite photos by Porcher, this comprehensive guide has become a classic. It is much more than just a ... [... more]
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Cardinal Flower
Selected cultivars and speciesGreat blue lobelia (L. siphilitica). Native plant that has striking blue flowers. Blooms later in the season than L. cardinalis. Grows two to three feet tall and one to two feet wide. ... [... more]
Home and Garden Television |
White Yarrow
Cultivation: "White Yarrow" can be found growing as a native plant in Colorado. Plant in well drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but the plant will stretch. Does well in most soil types. "Yarrow" also ... [... more]
Denver Plants |
Native Plants
The art of Japanese gardening developed primarily in Kyoto, Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over a thousand years. Early Japanese gardens often included exotic plants from China, but as the Japanese developed their own styles of gardening, the ... [... more]
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Octogenerian Wildflower Expert
For the past 35 years, 87-year-old Caroline Dean has been meticulously photographing and cataloging Alabama wildflowers. With the help of her son Dan, she has created garden spots on her 110-acre farm that are home to hundreds of native plants ... [... more]
Home and Garden Television |
Go Native!; Gardening with Native Plants & Wildflowers ...
 Simple question-and-answer format explains methods of planning, preparation and planting native plants and wildflowers that thrive naturally in the Lower Midwest and require less watering and preserve the ecosystem. 64 photos, 125 illustrations. 336 p. [... more]
$17.05 (Save 32%)
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Native Plants for Prairie Gardens
Native plants - the plants that originate naturally in a region and have been living there for thousands of years - are a gardener_s best friend when it comes to creating a gorgeous, low-maintenance, environment-friendly landscape, because they thrive in ... [... more]
$21.95
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Dyes from American Native Plants: A Practical Guide
The dyeing of textiles and other materials is a rewarding and delightful way to bring the colors of nature to daily living. In our technological age, dyes from plants offer subtle and diverse hues unavailable from synthetic dyestuffs. They connect ... [... more]
$29.95
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Natural Landscaping: Designing With Native Plant Communities
This is a wonderful resource I have the 1982 edition of this book - I stumbled across it and have been amazed ever since that such a book was written in 1982 before this approach to gardening/landscaping was popular. It is tailored to the midwest, but ... [... more]
$49.95
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Phlox David
The discovery of David may spark interest in the native phlox. David is a seedling from some native summer phlox plants that were established at The Brandywine River Museum. The museum is part of The Brandywine Conservancy. The native plants were ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Drought Help
Planting wildflowers and native plants along our highways is not only beautiful, but cost efficient as well. Here in Kansas wildflowers and prairie grasses have been planted. Once these are established, it is estimated they will only need to be ... [... more]
Bella Online |
How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest: ...
From reviews of the first edition: "Nokes draws upon many unpublished observations by experienced propagators, which should keep many gardeners from trial-and-error inquiries of their own. . . . This attractive, clearly written landscape-materials ... [... more]
$60.00
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