Best Gardening & Horticulture Flowers
From Erin Benzakein, a leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm, Cut Flower Garden is equal parts instruction and inspiration—a book overflowing with lush photography of magnificent flowers and breathtaking arrangements organized by season. - Stephen Orr, editor in chief, Better Homes and Gardens. "One of the leading voices in the farmer-florist movement, Erin is a tireless advocate for locally-grown flowers. "I met Erin Benzakein more than ten years ago when she was a young mom growing sweet peas and dreaming of making her living from flowers. And now she's sharing that dream with the world - everyone from fellow flower enthusiasts to emerging farmer-florists to veteran designers yearning for a new, seasonal and sustainable model of floristry. In her debut book she not only introduces us to the basics of growing our own flowers, she shares her deep love and understanding of gardening in a way that will leave even the most doubtful grower feeling inspired to get their hands in the dirt." Her first book is deliciously gorgeous and incredibly comprehensive- combining practical advice alongside a huge overdose of seasonal inspiration. Erin Benzakein's gorgeous new book, Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, is equal parts inspiration and education. The layout is simultaneously appealing and practical; Floret's signature lush photographs beautifully illustrate all stages of cut flower production and design through the seasons. Filled with clear growing techniques, detailed harvesting instructions and other tips of the trade, this book is a true gift to anyone wanting to generate good income from the craft of flower farming on a small-scale.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"broken down into flowers of the season... author gives several varieties of her favorite flowers."
"What a book, just about everything you need to know, and her years of experience have been put into this book."
"Beautiful, inspiring, complete, thorough, full of heart and current guide, that can be adapted to farms of all sizes."
"I don't even have a yard/garden right now as I'm renting but this book has been so fun to read and to dream!"
"If you love flowers, you will love this book."
"I wish I bought this as a digital copy so that I could carry everywhere to read."
"Love this book!"
"Cannot put it down!"
Perfect for beginners as well as orchid experts looking for new tricks, The Orchid Whisperer provides everything readers need to know to keep healthy orchids that will flower again and again! Rogers' language is engaging and humorous, and strikes the right balance between being easy to read and needing a science degree to understand.He presents plenty ofeasy-to-understand advice to get novice growers on the road to success.Rogers even adds a chapter on decorating with orchids to challenge evenexperienced growers. The information is clear, concise and easy to assimilate, fromwhere to find the best bargains, to how to help your orchid survive theride home in your car (I'd estimated that 10 per cent of orchids boughtby novices never make it home alive and another 10 per cent suffersignificant damage").
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Good general care and reference book!"
"Great book - I got a very helpful tip just browsing through it - now I know why my pansy orchid leaves are crinkled and can remedy the situation."
"Purchased as a gift."
"Wonderful and insightful read!"
"Great information for beginner or experienced growers."
"This was quite helpful, but it had no information on Monkey Orchids, which is what I specifically wanted."
"As an e book the pictures were difficult to see so that identifying the different orchids was difficult."
"Excellent book for a beginner audience Thanks."
Whether you want to build a miniature empire in your garden bed or design a private garden with a pebble patio for an indoor centerpiece, Gardening in Miniature is the primer for creating your own tiny, living world. As a portal back to childhood, a time when one’s imagination spins magical tales, miniature gardens are precious, and the subtitle gets it just right: you can “create your own tiny living world.” Calvo’s how-to covers miniature garden accessories, scaled design basics, patios and pathways, plants for the miniature garden, samples of miniature garden projects, and maintenance. With listings of additional readings, metric conversions, and an index, Calvo’s guide will draw beginning and experienced practitioners to this whimsical hobby as art. A pleasant escape that allows [one] to not just imagine a carefree and fanciful world, but also to build and experience it, too.” — Country Living. “After reading this book, I came away even more inspired to create my own miniature garden.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Exactly what I needed to get started on my new hobby."
"This miniature gardening hobby is especially wonderful if you have limited space for your regular gardening efforts."
"I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to creating some miniature gardens."
"The book covers subjects such as accessories, plants suitable for the garden, scale, patios and walkways, garden projects for the do-it-yourselfers, plant and garden care, and more."
"Our daughter loves to look through this book, then plan and make her gardens."
"I never "got into" dollhouses--but when you put minatures and PLANTS together --this was a winner with me!"
"I enjoyed flipping through the high gloss photographs."
Best Gardening & Horticulture Annuals
Create the flower garden of your dreams. The Hills are skilled instructors in basic techniques-a strength they use well in Part I. Easy-to-read text, a welcoming magazine-like layout and step-by-step photographic guides provide a solid foundation in flower garden fundamentals. Although there are entire books devoted to any one of the many subjects covered in the Hills' "bible," comprehensive resources that provide a thorough overview of essential gardening topics are always welcome. After showcasing nearly two dozen specialty gardens, from fragrance to foundation, shade to seaside, herbs to hummingbirds, the Hills provide an alphabetical directory of more than 260 flowering shrubs, vines, bulbs, annuals, and perennials that lists critical information such as bloom time, size, site, and pests in a concise at-a-glance format.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"has tons of good info and plenty of pics to help identify literally hundreds of flowers."
"This one is new to me but I like what I've read so far is good sound advice."
"I love this book and refer to it often."
"This book is really helpful & informative."
"Got it sent to a prison because I looked at the preview and saw it was very insightful and had much imagery."
"Photos and suggestions are great; especially if one is new to gardening."
"Very good, It was a gift."
Best Gardening & Horticulture Bulbs
You've probably already considered container gardening - but what about vertical gardening with vining plants that can grow up the wall or using a vertical aeroponics gardening system that can grow 20+ plants in a 4 square foot area? Also included is a list of the 15 best indoor plants for cleaning, purifying and removing toxins from polluted city air. Even in the heart of Manhattan you can breath fresh, pure air thanks to these incredible plants that have been studied by NASA and proven to remove pollutants like benzene, formaldehyde and Volatice Orcanic Compounds (VOCs). In the past, aeroponics and hydroponics systems were only available to the wealthy and those with extensive knowledge of agriculture and hydroponics. Want To Grow An Urban Garden In Your Community? Will Cook is the international bestselling author of Urban Gardening, Indoor Gardening and Container Gardening.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I love all of the great tips in this book - and highly recommend it to anyone - no matter how green or black a thumb you might have."
"Urban Gardening is an introduction to gardening for those with limited space, but it provides a comprehensive look at the important points to consider including site planning, plant choices (this was important to me since I lack direct sunlight), watering and container options."
"I love in-home gardening and grow food items over a koi tank in our garage throughout the winter. I would like to see more photos in this basic a book to show this working in lots of settings."
"Covers a lot of styles in general terms (i.e. what is a hydroponic system/how does it work)."
"I've been urban gardening for a few years - sort of learning by doing - but figured it would be good to dig in deeper."
"There was plenty of basic information for outside planting, including on a balcony or in a small garden, but what about if you're actually planting indoors?"
Best Gardening & Horticulture Orchids
Perfect for beginners as well as orchid experts looking for new tricks, The Orchid Whisperer provides everything readers need to know to keep healthy orchids that will flower again and again! Rogers' language is engaging and humorous, and strikes the right balance between being easy to read and needing a science degree to understand.He presents plenty ofeasy-to-understand advice to get novice growers on the road to success.Rogers even adds a chapter on decorating with orchids to challenge evenexperienced growers. The information is clear, concise and easy to assimilate, fromwhere to find the best bargains, to how to help your orchid survive theride home in your car (I'd estimated that 10 per cent of orchids boughtby novices never make it home alive and another 10 per cent suffersignificant damage").
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Good general care and reference book!"
"Purchased as a gift."
"Wonderful and insightful read!"
"Great information for beginner or experienced growers."
"This was quite helpful, but it had no information on Monkey Orchids, which is what I specifically wanted."
"As an e book the pictures were difficult to see so that identifying the different orchids was difficult."
"Excellent book for a beginner audience Thanks."
"It's a good book to read and get to know more about a few of many orchids out there and how to care for them."
Best Gardening & Horticulture Perennials
Create the flower garden of your dreams. The Hills are skilled instructors in basic techniques-a strength they use well in Part I. Easy-to-read text, a welcoming magazine-like layout and step-by-step photographic guides provide a solid foundation in flower garden fundamentals. Although there are entire books devoted to any one of the many subjects covered in the Hills' "bible," comprehensive resources that provide a thorough overview of essential gardening topics are always welcome. After showcasing nearly two dozen specialty gardens, from fragrance to foundation, shade to seaside, herbs to hummingbirds, the Hills provide an alphabetical directory of more than 260 flowering shrubs, vines, bulbs, annuals, and perennials that lists critical information such as bloom time, size, site, and pests in a concise at-a-glance format.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"has tons of good info and plenty of pics to help identify literally hundreds of flowers."
"This book is really helpful & informative."
"I love this book and refer to it often."
"Great information to fuel research into your gardening plans."
"This one is new to me but I like what I've read so far is good sound advice."
"gave this to a friend who loves gardening and actually has a green thumb, she loves it and is planning new landscapes."
"Got it sent to a prison because I looked at the preview and saw it was very insightful and had much imagery."
"the pictures are tiny, that's my main problem with it; i'd much rather have the printed book, it can't be any worse."
Best Gardening & Horticulture Roses
Rose to the Occasion includes. * old illustrations of roses in bloom, plus historical background on each flower. * down-to-earth wisdom on how to plant, grow, and prune roses. * the in and out of fertilizing roses to get the lushest foliage and best blooms. * advice on choosing the right rose for your garden, as well as many easy-growing varieties. * the latest on organic pest control and fungicide use in the rose garden. * hardy, tough old roses that can take whatever Mother Nature throws at them. * and general garden maintenance help that you can use anywhere in the garden. If you love The Rose Bible by Rayford Clayton Reddell, or books by David Austin, or books like Right Rose, Right Place; or Everyday Roses: How to Grow Knock Out® and Other Easy-Care Garden Roses; or The Organic Rose Garden, and if you like garden books leavened with humor -- then this book is for you. The Kindle version of this book includes. * stunning photographs of roses in bloom, plus historical background on each. * down-to-earth wisdom on how to plant, grow, and prune roses. * the in and out of fertilizing roses. * advice on choosing the right rose for your garden, as well as many easy-growing varieties. * the latest on organic pest control and fungicide use in the rose garden. * and general garden maintenance help that you can use anywhere in the garden. I wanted tough roses, roses that took heat and drought andbug attacks and zombie apocalypses with aplomb and would still come outlooking great and covered with scented blossoms. Rose breeders, most notably David Austin, were crossing modern varietieswith old varieties and to get roses that combined the best of the newand the old. Other breeders were creating roses that were tough anddisease-resistant, such as the 'Knock-Out' landscape rose, which now you see everywhere.I planted some antique roses,and they looked great. The rose garden wasstarting to look spiffy, even though I still had to take roses out every year due to the rose rosette virus.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Really enjoyed the photos, and the determination to annihilate the rose predators."
"Just what I needed as an amateur gardener."
"New to rose gardening, I was searching for some good books on roses care and rose gardening. As someone new to roses care and rose gardening, I found this book to be more than adequate. I inherited some roses at my house from the previous owner so I was looking to better understand how to take better care of my roses and also learn the differences between hybrid tea, floribunda, grandiflora and polyantha, etc, as I am starting from scratch in learning how to identify my roses (although I would have to consult some of the rose databases on the Internet to better identify the roses, which would still be quite a task)."
"As an avid and interested rose keeper, I wanted a book filled with no nonsense, informative tips to help make my garden grow."
"I enjoyed reading it and getting a lot of ideas on how to improve my rose growing, the main problem at the present is I'm in an apartment with minimum space inside and absolutely no yard outside just a parking."
"This author also does a great job of describing organic methods and the ‘over the counter’ alternatives."
"Melissa's Rose book is one I have recommended to visitors at our local Rose Gardens."
"I love roses so this has a lot of useful information that I never had considered."
Best Botany of Flowers
And because of our extraordinary appetite for more unusual and beautiful “super flowers,” plant breeders have created such unnatural blooms as blue roses and black petunias to cater to the human world of haute couture fashion. Here, he integrates fascinating stories about the many colorful personalities who populate the world of flowers, and the flowers and pollinators themselves, with a research-based narrative that illuminates just why there is, indeed, a Reason for Flowers . They are miniature chemical factories, wireless signal stations,inspiration for artists, and—of course—sustenance for the most important creatures living on the planet. "Buchmann, a prolific and ardent pollination ecologist, peels back the petals to reveal fascinating aspects of floriculture....Intensely researched, well paced, intricately detailed, and delightfully accessible, Buchmann’s exploration of this trove of living sensory delights is a boon to both casual and committed flower lovers." "With a subtitle that serves as a swift, sweet summary, [Stephen Buchmann] compresses the cultural and natural history of flowers into a few hundred graceful pages...A volume that is like a Eurail Pass that will carry you through gorgeous terrain you will want to explore in more depth." "Buchmann, a biologist specializing in pollination ecology, uses his eighth book to enthuse about the importance that flowers have played in human civilization...his excitement is both palpable and contagious...fascinating...captivating." This world-renowned explorer of nature’s inner workings will delight you while unobtrusively edifying you at the same time.” (Gary Paul Nabhan, Kellogg Endowed Chair in Sustainable food Systems, University of Arizona ). In this attractive book, Steve Buchmann brings to life for the interested reader the many facets of their existence and their interplay with insects and other animals, informing us well about how they evolved and the roles that they play in our world.” (Peter H. Raven, President Emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden ). How flowers influenced Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin are discussed along with examples of collaborative floral studies I've conducted with other scientists over my career.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It is a wonderful book on the natural history, economics, and beauty of flowers."
"As a Registered Dietitian, I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates the role of food and the marvels of nature in our lives."
"But flowers are so much more."
"This is a delightfully well written, well researched and well organized presentation on flowers and their role in our present and previous societies."
"It is also an excellent book for students interested in the study of plant reproduction."
"There is something for every type of reader from those passionate about natural history to an aficionado of garden design."
"Bought this book for my wife and then couldn’t stop reading it myself."
Best Flower Arranging
From Erin Benzakein, a leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm, Cut Flower Garden is equal parts instruction and inspiration—a book overflowing with lush photography of magnificent flowers and breathtaking arrangements organized by season. - Stephen Orr, editor in chief, Better Homes and Gardens. "One of the leading voices in the farmer-florist movement, Erin is a tireless advocate for locally-grown flowers. "I met Erin Benzakein more than ten years ago when she was a young mom growing sweet peas and dreaming of making her living from flowers. And now she's sharing that dream with the world - everyone from fellow flower enthusiasts to emerging farmer-florists to veteran designers yearning for a new, seasonal and sustainable model of floristry. In her debut book she not only introduces us to the basics of growing our own flowers, she shares her deep love and understanding of gardening in a way that will leave even the most doubtful grower feeling inspired to get their hands in the dirt." Her first book is deliciously gorgeous and incredibly comprehensive- combining practical advice alongside a huge overdose of seasonal inspiration. Erin Benzakein's gorgeous new book, Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, is equal parts inspiration and education. The layout is simultaneously appealing and practical; Floret's signature lush photographs beautifully illustrate all stages of cut flower production and design through the seasons. Filled with clear growing techniques, detailed harvesting instructions and other tips of the trade, this book is a true gift to anyone wanting to generate good income from the craft of flower farming on a small-scale.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"broken down into flowers of the season... author gives several varieties of her favorite flowers."
"What a book, just about everything you need to know, and her years of experience have been put into this book."
"Beautiful, inspiring, complete, thorough, full of heart and current guide, that can be adapted to farms of all sizes."
"I was so inspired after reading this book that I took a leap and bought my first dahlia, now that I know how to take care of it."
"I don't even have a yard/garden right now as I'm renting but this book has been so fun to read and to dream!"
"If you love flowers, you will love this book."
"I wish I bought this as a digital copy so that I could carry everywhere to read."
"Love this book!"