Wildflower Wonders: The 50 Best Wildflower Sites in the World

Library Journal (11/15/2011):
Photographer and naturalist Gibbons has created a stunning guide to the best wildflower sites in the world. His criteria are spectacular beauty, diversity, and accessibility; infrequent and annual, desert, and alpine flowers are included, while difficult to visit, short-lived, and small sites and those with limited species are not featured. The greatest emphasis is on Europe (particularly Italy, France, and Greece), followed by the United States, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Each location is accompanied by at least two photographs, a map, and at-a-glace highlights. Gibbons offers reasons to go (e.g., exceptionally colorful early spring flowers and quartz fields with "living stones"), timing recommendations, and information on protected statuses, and he concludes with useful contacts for each country, including tour companies that will help you get there (many locations are quite remote). There's also an excellent bibliography and a species list that gives both common and Latin names. VERDICT The superior photographs, in-depth information, and inclusive species list will be valuable to flower-loving travelers of every sort.—Susan G. Baird, formerly with Oak Lawn P.L., IL Copyright 2011 Reed Business Information.
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Petal & Twig: Seasonal Bouquets with Blossoms, Branches, and Grasses from Your Garden

Forcing flowers to stand up and do tricks is the old way of flower bouquets. That called for flying in blossoms from around the world. The new way is so much more DIY and all about what's happening in the garden right now--no matter the season. "Petal and Twig" is full of photographs and descriptions of wonderfully fresh combinations from garden-expert Valerie Easton's own garden. With an inviting and personal tone, Easton shows how to assemble floral combinations for color, for fragrance, to express the essence of the season, for the dinner table, for the kitchen, for the bookshelf. Inspiration, experimentation, and simple pleasure are the keys the new bouquets.
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Small Plot, Big Harvest

Aimed at both urban and suburban gardeners with small plots, who want to be part of the grow-your-own phenomenon, "Small Plot, Big Harvest" celebrates what the vast majority of people have -- a little bit of patio or garden that is precious to them.
With at-a-glance crop planners, step-by-step gardening techniques -- such as preparing soil, sowing, planting, watering, feeding, and growing under cover -- and instructions and charts showing when to sow and when to harvest, "Small Plot, Big Harvest" brings foolproof vegetable growing for gardeners with little space.
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Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations

In Natural Companions, acclaimed garden writer Ken Druse presents recipes for perfect plant pairings using diverse species that look great together and bloom at the same time. Organized by theme within seasons, topics include color, fragrance, foliage, grasses, edible flowers and much more, all presented in photographs of gardens that show planted combinations from a wide variety of climates and conditions. Natural Companions also features more than one hundred special botanical images of amazing depth and color created in collaboration with artist Ellen Hoverkamp using modern digital technology. Filled with an incredible amount of horticultural guidance, useful plant recommendations, and gardening lore--all written in Druse's charming, witty style--this book is a must-have for gardeners and lovers of plants and flowers.
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Gardening: The Complete Guide

"Gardening: The Complete Guide" will satisfy those readers who enjoy the process of gardening as much as the finished product. It contains equal parts of inspirational photographs and hands-on instructional pictures. The book presents the latest gardening techniques for the 21st century gardener with an emphasis on time-saving, efficient practices. There is considerable space devoted to growing herbs, flowers, vegetables, and fruit. This book is perfect for the gardener who wants to know how things grow and why certain practices are more effective.
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Landscaping Solutions for Small Spaces: 10 Smart Plans for Designing and Planting Small Gardens

Landscaping Solutions for Small Spaces - Turn your small garden or yard into a showplace by adapting these custom landscape designs.- Change your garden into a multifunctional landscaped space by using plants and structures to create separate areas for relaxing and entertaining.- Create interest in your landscape with distinctive planters, glamorous lighting, and soothing water features.
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Thrifty Gardening: From the Ground Up

Bestselling author and gardening columnist Marjorie Harris offers a timely and entertaining guide for gardeners at every stage of life. Whether you're moving into your first apartment or condo, upgrading to a house, or downsizing to smaller digs, Harris shares the best tips on how to create a beautiful garden for any space -- all on a budget.
The highly anticipated sequel to her popular book "Thrifty: Living the Frugal Life with Style," "Thrifty Gardening" marries Harris's passion for gardening with her thrifty lifestyle savvy so that everyone can create a natural oasis whatever their living situation is -- and without breaking the bank.
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