Noël Kingsbury
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Small gardens are a challenge to design and to keep looking good. This title aims to inspire and inform gardeners to make the most of their small spaces by looking at more than 50 contemporary and inspirational gardens, at how their designers have created them and how their owners use and develop them. In this serious review of the perennial subject, Noel explains the theory and practice of planting a small garden, he advocates on the use of containers,...
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For gardeners, inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. Perennial enthusiasts around the world might be surprised to find their muse in the middle of a bustling city. Lurie Garden, a nearly three-acre botanic garden in the center of Chicagos lakefront in Millennium Park, is a veritable living lab of prairie perennials, with a rich array of plant life that both fascinates and educates as it grows, flowers, and dies back throughout the...
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"A beautifully illustrated reference book covers the origins, ecology and history of popular garden plants." -Shelf Awareness
The oldest rose fossil was found in Colorado and dates to 35 million years ago. Marigolds, infamous for their ability to self-seed, are named for an Etruscan god who sprang from a ploughed field. And daffodils-an icon of spring-were introduced to Britain by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago. Every garden plant has an...
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"Indispensable." -The New York Times Book Review
Piet Oudolf's gardens-unique combinations of long-lived perennials and woody plants that are rich in texture and sophisticated in color-are breathtaking and have deep emotional resonance. With Planting, designers and home gardeners can recreate these plant-rich, beautiful gardens that support biodiversity and nourish the human spirit.
An intimate knowledge of plants is essential to the success...
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Hermosas, cautivadoras, aunque a veces mortales, las flores han inspirado a nuestros artistas más queridos para captar su maravilla.
-Las flores nos han protegido contra enfermedades, y, gracias a sus frutos, nos han dado alimento en épocas difíciles.
-Hechos fascinantes entrelazados con inspiradoras historias sobre su importancia para las civilizaciones antiguas, el comercio, las creencias religiosas y paganas, el bienestar y los usos medicinales...