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TIMBER PRESS BOOKS
Bloom's Best Perennials and Grasses by Adrian Bloom
There are hundreds of perennials and grasses available to gardeners — how
can they know whether or not they're making the right choice? In
Bloom's Best Perennials and Grasses, Adrian Bloom distills his years
of experience as a nurseryman and gardener into 250 reliable choices that
are beautiful, easy to maintain, and provide year-round interest.
Detailed descriptions feature information on growth, care, and design tips for use in gardens of all sizes. Bloom shows the reader how to design and plant well structured borders that feature perennials and grasses with a mix of other plants playing supporting roles. He also shares his trademark "river of plants" design style that dramatically features the beauty of a plant throughout its life. 0-88192-93-1X, 208 pp, 227 color photos, 8½ x 10 in, Hardcover $34.95 Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses By Rick Darke Ornamental grasses surpass all other garden plants in their
luminous qualities. Their colors are softly sophisticated, varied, and subtle.
They include a striking array of textures, forms, sizes, and flowering times and
have appeal in the garden throughout the year. Grasses' ethereal quality, sound,
and movement make them ideal choices for gardeners and landscape designers
alike. Timber Press Pocket Guide to Ornamental Grasses provides an
accessible and comprehensive reference to the wide range of grasses available to
the gardener. Building on Darke's bestselling The Color Encyclopedia of
Ornamental Grasses, the guide describes many new species and cultivars,
includes dozens of new photographs, and presents cultivation information and
descriptions in a handy, compact format. Covering 530 species and cultivars and
illustrated with 320 color photographs, Timber Press Pocket Guide to
Ornamental Grasses is a valuable complement to Darke's Color
Encyclopedia. Its convenient format makes it an ideal reference to take to
the nursery or garden center. Sharp Gardening by Christopher Holliday With a keen interest in spiky plants, Holliday argues that
gardens don't have to look "nice" — packed with delicate roses and pretty
clematis. There is much to be said for a crisp, clean-lined planting style
featuring swords, straps, and spikes. This book presents a careful selection of
plants that are spiky, sharp, or brittle, whether in their stems, leaves, or
flowers, so that gardeners can choose new and exciting plants that work well in
their landscape. From xeriscapes to maritime gardens and everywhere in between,
all adventurous plantspeople will find fresh ideas for adding a little
excitement to their garden. The Well-Designed Mixed Garden - Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs by Tracy DiSabato-Aust The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is a design book with a
difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds,
it reflects decades of professional experience and artistic innovation. It is a
master class of design fundamentals, with an emphasis on often-neglected topics,
such as site evaluation, color theory, and planning for maintenance. It is also
a gallery of detailed design plans that show how ideas are put onto paper and
then translated into three dimensions. Lessons learned in its first two parts
are strengthened in an "Encyclopedia of Plant Combinations," and the lifetime
care needs and unique design characteristics of featured plants are summarized
in useful charts and lists. The result is a nearly foolproof guide to every
aspect of designing superior gardens with superior plants. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Clematis - by Raymond J. EvisonRaymond Evison, world authority on clematis, here provides a
fresh look at the genus by focusing on not just the popular large-flowered
cultivars but also on the less well known species. A comprehensive plant
encyclopedia divided into the distinct clematis groups provides detailed and
authoritative descriptions of nearly 375 species and varieties. A Natural History of Ferns by Robbin C. Moran A Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and
informative look at why ferns and their relatives are unique among plants. Ferns
live in habitats from the tropics to polar latitudes, and unlike seed plants,
which endow each seed with the resources to help their offspring, ferns
reproduce by minute spores. There are floating ferns, ferns that climb or live
on trees, and ferns that are trees. There are poisonous ferns, iridescent ferns,
and resurrection ferns that survive desert heat and drought. The relations of
ferns and people are equally varied. Moran sheds light on Robinson Crusoe's
ferns, the role of ferns in movies, and how ferns get their names. A Natural
History of Ferns provides just what is needed for those who wish to grow
ferns or observe them in their habitats with greater understanding and
appreciation. The genus Ilex includes a striking variety of plants ranging from
upright trees to 60 feet to creeping prostrate plants suitable for rock gardens.
With fruit colored orange, yellow, black, and white in addition to the familiar
red, sometimes lasting six months or more, hollies are ideal ornamentals. They
prefer acid soil and are therefore perfect companions for rhododendrons an
azaleas. Hollies represents years of research by one of the giants of American
horticulture, covering all the hollies in cultivation with descriptions of many
of the 30 deciduous and 780 evergreen species. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Roses Edited by Mary MoodySuitable for a broad range of rose enthusiasts, this is more than just a big
picture book. It lists groupings, parentage, other names and varieties, and year
and place of origin for more than 1100 garden roses. Classifications include
wild, gallica, damask, alba, centifolia, Portland, bourbon, boursault, china,
noisette, rugosa, tea, hybrid perpetual, polyantha, climbers and ramblers both
old and modern, hybrid tea, floribunda, shrub and miniature and dwarf roses. Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs-An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Michael A. DirrThis best-selling encyclopedia, illustrated with brilliant photographs,
describes the best woody plants adapted to cooler climates, showing both habit
and details of more than 500 species, and including some 700 additional
cultivars and varieties. Brief cultural information is supplied for each plant,
as well as Dirr’s perceptive comments and opinions. Camellias - A Practical Gardening Guide by Jim Rolfe and Yvonne Cave This highly illustrated, practical guide surveys
the important species of the genus Camellia, as well as the numerous
cultivars raised around the world. Comprehensive information and suggestions are
given for selecting and cultivating these popular and adaptable plants. A
discussion of pests and diseases, propagating and hybridizing, along with an
annotated index of species and cultivars, make this book essential reading for
both experienced camellia growers and enthusiastic beginners.
One of the most influential gardeners of this century has selected more than
200 of his personal favorite plants. Described in the context of their value in
the garden, the plants are referenced to literature and horticulture and
recalled firsthand by the great gardeners who grew them. In addition, the author
traces the influences that shaped his own career (including surprising and
illuminating nods to paleontology, geology, and music) and shares tips on
cultivation from his more than 70 years of experience. Gardening with Native Wild Flowers by Samuel B. Jones and Leonard E. FooteNow in paperback, this classic on native plants encourages the garden use of
wild flowers, grasses, groundcovers, and hardy ferns native to the eastern and
mid-western U.S., suggesting suitable plants for sunny or shady woodland, meadow
and wetland features in the garden. Hydrangeas for American Gardens by Michael A. Dirr The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea
species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most
advanced gardeners. How to choose from among the hundreds of mopheads, climbers,
lacecaps, and oakleafs, to name just a few? And how to care for hydrangeas in
American gardens, when nearly all the books offering advice about them come from
England and Europe? Respected plantsman Michael A. Dirr comes to the rescue in
this refreshingly forthright and practical guide to these distinctive shrubs and
climbers. The Year in Trees-Superb Woody Plants for Four-Season Gardens by Kim E. Tripp and J.C. RaulstonKim Tripp assisted the late J.C. Raulston in his pioneering work on plant
testing and introduction at the North Carolina State University Arboretum and
together they produced this collection of 150 exciting trees and shrubs that can
bring new interest to gardens throughout the year. Time-Tested Plants-Thirty Years in a Four-Season Garden by Pamela J. HarperTruly satisfying gardens-like all living things-have a life cycle that
progresses from youth to maturity. Looking at a well-established garden, we
cannot usually see the failures, the trial and errors, that preceded that
successful results. The solid, trustworthy plant of many generations might exist
side-by-side with the novelty just purchased from the nursery. Without a
gardener to guide us, we cannot know a garden’s story, nor learn its lessons.
In this remarkable book, Pamela Harper takes us on a walk through 30 years of
gardening in good conditions and bad; season by season, she unsentimentally
describes the plants that did not live up to expectations, as well as those that
exceeded all hopes. Each season reveals a different aspect of a plant, whether
it be spring’s blooms, summer’s lush foliage, or the fruits nad bark of
autumn. All the trees, shrubs and perennials included are hardy at least to Zone
7 and have earned the author’s trust and affection for a decade or more-plants
that have stood the test of time. Color Atlas of Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers by David V. Alford This authoritative and beautifully illustrated
account provides a unique source of reference for all practitioners involved in
the recognition, biology, and control of the pests of ornamental crops. The
author recommends appropriate control measures, including the environmentally
conscious methods of handpicking insects, eliminating insect hiding places, and
using certain pesticide and chemical controls. Entomologists, horticulturists,
pest control specialists, integrated pest management (IPM) practitioners,
growers, students, and teachers will all find this to be a thorough and
comprehensive text.
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