Ivydene Gardens Library Catalogue: Plant Species Books - M-T |
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Each entry, where possible, has an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) to assist you in locating a copy. In order to assist the design process for a garden, the Library has been split into the following order of abstraction:-
The Reference Library and the Practical Projects categories will assist with construction. Private garden maintenance can then be assisted by the following:-
Please note that entries in the library pages in red text indicate books that Chris Garnons-Williams has found to be more useful than the others in that section. |
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Manual of woody landscape plants |
0-87563-795-7 |
Michael A. Dirr |
Leaf line drawings |
Good description of each woody plant including common names, size, hardiness, habit, rate of vertical growth, texture of plant with and without foliage, bark and stem colour, leaf colour, flowers, fruit, culture, diseases and insects, landscape value, cultivars, propagation, related species, additional notes and native habitat |
Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe |
0-330-26441-9 |
Roger Phillips |
900 fungi |
Good descriptions with photographs |
Natural Surroundings Catalogue for Wildlife Conservation Gardening |
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Centre for Wildlife Gardening and Conservation |
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Wild-flower plants, bulbs, seeds etc. Thin booklet |
Old-fashioned roses their care and cultivation |
0-304-31971-6 |
Amanda Beales |
100 Roses |
Good descriptions of 150 roses with colour photo alongside. Roses as companion plants. Good description lists of shrub roses for north-facing positions, shaded areas, poor soils, hedging, smaller garden, tubs and pots, greenhouse and conservatory and scented garden. Good description lists of climbers and ramblers for north-facing, shaded, poor soils, tree climbing, greenhouse and conservatory and the scented garden |
Ornamental conifers |
0-7153-6848-6 |
Julie Grace |
554 conifers |
Cultivar data of 554 conifers with colour photo |
Our favourite camellias |
0-330-37252-1 |
Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix |
220 camellias |
Descriptions of camellias with photographs |
Plants for water gardens |
1-84084-338-1 |
Malcolm Edwards |
250 water plants |
Good Description with photographs. |
Pocket encyclopedia of Herbs |
0-86318-436-7 |
Lesley Bremness |
90 herbs |
Good descriptions with colour photo. Herbs for cooking, home, beauty, health, cultivation and harvesting. |
Pond guide |
90-71605-06-X |
Floraprint |
221 pond plants and 20 fish |
Plant photographs with flower times and depth into pond. Thin book |
Primrose seeds |
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Barnhaven |
Primroses |
Good descriptions of primroses, some with colour photo. Maintenance instructions. Thin Booklet |
Rhododendron hybrids second edition |
0-7134-7121-2 |
Homer E. Salley and Harold E. Greer |
592 rhododendron hybrids |
Cultivar data of rhododendron hybrids |
Roses |
0-00-272165-1 |
Peter Beales |
1900 roses |
An illustrated encyclopedia and grower's handbook of species roses, old roses and modern roses, shrub roses and climbers |
Sedges, rushes & ferns of britain and northern europe |
0-00-219136-9 |
R. Fitter, A. Fitter, A. Farrer |
420 sedges, rushes and ferns |
All the native grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns of north-west quadrant of Europe are described with illustrations and map of specie's range |
Shrubs |
0-330-30258-2 |
Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix |
1900 shrubs |
Plant descriptions arranged according to their flowering season, from winter through to autumn |
Successful Patio Containers |
0-85202-681-1 |
Gardening Which? |
30 annuals and perennials |
Best annuals and perennials for use in patio containers with their descriptions and photographs. Thin book |
The book of rhododendrons |
0-7153-0061-X |
Marianna Kneller |
50 colour illustrations |
50 rhododendron experts have written 50 articles with illustrations of their favourite rhododendrons by kneller. |
The Book of Wildflowers |
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Richard Morse |
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Wordy essay on wildflowers in different locations in Britain |
The bulb expert |
0-903505-42-8 |
Dr. D.G. Hessayon |
Diagrams |
Good descriptions of indoor and outdoor bulbs in alphabetical order. How to maintain them and short essays of where to use them. List of bulbs in flower for each month of the year |
The colour encyclopedia of ornamental grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, cat-tails and selected bamboos |
0-297-82531-3 |
Rick Darke |
500 sedges, rushes, restios, cat-tails and bamboos |
Good descriptions with photographs. Essay on designing with grasses |
The complete book of herbs and herb growing |
0-7063-6208-X |
Roy Genders |
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Published 1980. General horticulture and uses of herbs are detailed with herb directory of their culture and uses. Lists of medicinal herbs and culinary herbs. |
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Library Pages
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The Garden Style chosen at the beginning defines what a garden should look like. Following this choice of Garden Style, then:-
Plant Association shows which plant combinations give pleasing flower or foliage colour combinations, then Plant Type gives growing conditions of a family of plants - ie Primulas - with lists of primulas with the same flower colour, foliage colour or height and where is suitable for those plants, followed by Plant Species gives data about a family of plants in a restricted format - ie without lists - as the lowest level of useful information (unless you are prepared to read the text in a whole book each time you want to use this particular species of plant).
Gardening gives general information on how to garden for the whole garden. Garden Cultivation gives specific information on veg, fruit, lawn, pond, etc. Garden Pests details garden pests/diseases and their control.
Practical Projects gives details on how to construct hard landscaping. |
THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 15,000:-
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when I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-
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Ground Cover Herbs from Seed I often get asked what herbs are suited as ground covers. Customers tell me, "I hate cutting grass," or "I like trying something completely different, and I don't mind if my neighbours think I'm crazy to dig up my lawn." Herbal ground covers are very different, but their pleasing leaf textures and often showy masses of colour are becoming more popular in place of grass. Being the tough little critters they are, they need next to no care once established. And if you don't mind foliage and flowers that tickle your ankles and beyond, you can dispense with the weekly trysts with the lawnmower to keep things trim and proper. The biggest problem with herbal lawns is the start up cost. Regrettably, some of the finest low growing herbs are only increased by cuttings or division – the flowerless variety of english chamomile, Treneague, is a notable example. You need the payroll of a CEO to afford enough plants for an instant lawn. Or, you need the patience for many seasons of divide and spread to cover much ground starting with a few plants. Fortunately there are several good choices for herbs you can grow from seed. By far the most popular is wild thyme (Thymus praecox subsp. articus), also known as mother-of-thyme. It grows 4 to 6 inches high, has masses of rose-pink flowers in July, and grows fast enough to crowd out weeds. At 110,000 seeds per ounce, the seeds are very fine, much smaller than grass seeds, so it is a good idea to mix seeds with a filler like sand to avoid dropping 90% of your seed in 10% of the area to be covered. We recommend an ounce of seed per 1000 square feet. In the kitchen wild thyme is not commonly regarded as a culinary herb in North America, but European cooks have long used it in meat dishes just like the more famous English and French thymes (Thymus vulgaris). If nothing else, wild thyme will at least drive you from drink should you dare to consumer alcohol and the leaves at the same time. The combination causes a mother-of-a-hangover! Another popular choice for lawnless lawns is yarrow (Achillea millefolium). While its white, red or pink flowering stalks can reach a foot in height, its dense, many-divided leaves make for a cushion lawn that just invites a picnic, a snooze or other prostrate activities. I have seen yarrow used very successfully in small urban settings. especially under partial shade. If the flowers get too high, one or two runs a season with the lawnmower will keep things in check. Yarrow seeds are small and light, lighter than wild thyme. there are 175,000 seeds per ounce, and an ounce per 2500 square feet is the recommended sowing rate. Yarrow tea is insurance for colds and flus, which is a good thing if you are going to lie around in your lawn a lot. If you don't mind a more rangy and taller cover, Fassen's catnip (Nepeta x faassenii) is a good aromatic choice, growing up to 12 inches in height. Don't worry, cats are not as enamoured by this variety as they are by the much taller growing regular catnip (Nepeta cataria). Sow an ounce per 600 square feet. Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) is a good choice for warmer, sunny locales. It is a perennial, hardy to zone 6, with finely divided emerald leaves. The small daisy-like flowers are, of course, used to make the popular herbal tea. Be forewarned, there are those who insist that tea made from the Roman (sometimes also known as 'English') is superior to the annual German or Hungarian variety (Matricaria recutita), and there are others who argue just as strenuously the other way. As sides ten to fall along ethnic lines, we prefer to stay out of the debate! In any case, a Roman chamomile lawn is pure enchantment in many landscape settings. Again the seed are very fine – 155,000 per ounce – and one ounce will cover 2000 square feet. As with all seeds this small, it is crucial not to plant too deep; best simply to press the seeds, once broadcast, into the soil using a board or other object with a flat surface. |