The Practical Home Landscaper's Guide: Time-Tested Ideas on How to Use Native Plants, Local Wildflowers, Fruit Trees, Vegetables and Herbs to Improve
ISBN: 9781451528862 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is your yard pretty enough to justify the time, toil and expense that you put into it? If not, here's your chance to learn from yesterday's practical home landscapers. They got great results by working with nature and by using inexpensive, hardy common or native plants and by nurturing local wildflowers and wild vines. They harvested their landscape by using fruit orchard trees for decoration and for shade. They used vegetables and herbs as borders and shrubs. They used wild vines and grapes for shade and decoration on porches, arbors and verandas. And, they enjoyed their yards all year by...
Is your yard pretty enough to justify the time, toil and expense that you put into it? If not, here's your chance to learn from yesterday's practical ...
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44,87 zł |
The E-Myth Landscape Contractor
ISBN: 9780983500179 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is two things: the product of my lifelong work conceiving, developing, and growing the E-Myth way into a business model that has been applied to every imaginable kind of company in the world, as well as a product of Tony's extraordinary experience and success in applying the E-Myth to the development of his equally extraordinary enterprise, Super Lawn Technologies, Inc.
This book is two things: the product of my lifelong work conceiving, developing, and growing the E-Myth way into a business model that has been applie...
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235,99 zł |
Emergence in Landscape Architecture
ISBN: 9780415506557 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Emergence is the way in which complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Related to chaos theory and self-organising systems, emergence highlights the ever changing and developing urban and natural world and the need to work flexibly within this. Just as an aborist must understand the development and functions of a tree in order to fully understand his actions in relation to it, so must a landscape architect understand the ecological functions of a specific terrain in order to appreciate how the landscape will respond to the conditions he... Emergence is the way in which complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Related to chaos theory a... |
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861,44 zł |
Rock Garden Design and Construction
ISBN: 9781604693300 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few gardens can transport visitors to wild and rugged landscapes as well as rock gardens. Eye-catching rock gardens are among the most challenging -- and satisfying -- expressions of the gardener's craft. A true rock garden is a specialized habitat that allows the gardener to grow plants that do not flourish anywhere else. This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of building rock gardens in all parts of North America. Topics covered include rock placement, materials, and planting and maintenance. Variations on the rock garden theme, from planting troughs to creating water features...
Few gardens can transport visitors to wild and rugged landscapes as well as rock gardens. Eye-catching rock gardens are among the most challenging -- ...
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128,79 zł |
The California Wildlife Habitat Garden: How to Attract Bees, Butterflies, Birds, and Other Animals
ISBN: 9780520267817 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This attractive, practical guide explains how to transform backyard gardens into living ecosystems that are not only enjoyable retreats for humans, but also thriving sanctuaries for wildlife. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, this book provides easy-to-follow recommendations for providing food, cover, and water for birds, bees, butterflies, and other small animals. Emphasizing individual creativity over conventional design, Bauer asks us to consider the intricate relationships between plants and wildlife and our changing role as steward, rather than manipulator, of these...
This attractive, practical guide explains how to transform backyard gardens into living ecosystems that are not only enjoyable retreats for humans, bu...
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128,63 zł |
Your Midwest Garden: An Owner's Manual
ISBN: 9780803240094 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It s a rare midwesterner who doesn t grow something, whether potted plants on a porch, caged tomato vines, a blooming border, or a solitary rose. And it s an even rarer midwestern gardener who isn t sometimes flummoxed by extremes of weather, pesky insects and persistent diseases, or simple questions about what to plant where. For nearly four decades, Jan Riggenbach has given these gardeners answers, as well as a weekly dose of gentle humor and wise counsel, in her widely syndicated newspaper column, Midwest Gardening. Your Midwest Garden draws on these columns to offer readers in... It s a rare midwesterner who doesn t grow something, whether potted plants on a porch, caged tomato vines, a blooming border, or a solitary rose. A... |
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120,04 zł |
The Steel City Garden: Creating a One-Of-A-Kind Garden in Black and Gold
ISBN: 9780985562236 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,09 zł |
The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden
ISBN: 9781604693348 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A veritable goldmine for gardeners." --Plant Talk "A veritable goldmine for gardeners." --Plant Talk |
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113,53 zł |
Heaven Is a Garden: Designing Serene Outdoor Spaces for Inspiration and Reflection
ISBN: 9780985562298 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Heaven Is a Garden: Designing Serene Outdoor Spaces for Inspiration and Reflection offers a new way of thinking about creating peaceful backyard havens. Drawing from ancient traditions and the author's forty years of experience as a landscape designer, Jan Johnsen's richly photographed book explores the power of place and the surprising role that water, trees, color and sound play in transforming our state of mind. She shows how you can attune your garden using shape and light in innovative ways, and identify natural elements that can create a sense of calm well being. This deeply perceptive...
Heaven Is a Garden: Designing Serene Outdoor Spaces for Inspiration and Reflection offers a new way of thinking about creating peaceful backyard haven...
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102,86 zł |
An Infinity of Graces: Cecil Ross Pinsent, an English Architect in the Italian Landscape
ISBN: 9780393732214 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. English expatriate Cecil Ross Pinsent was responsible for the design and construction of new villas and gardens such as the elegant rural estate La Foce, and the renovation of many historically sensitive ones, including Villa I Tatti, Villa Le Balze, and Villa Medici. Edith Wharton sought his advice; Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson admired and were influenced by him. Geoffrey Scott, author of The Architecture of Humanism, dedicated the book to him; and Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, England s premier landscape architect, regarded Pinsent as his first maestro on the placing of buildings in the...
English expatriate Cecil Ross Pinsent was responsible for the design and construction of new villas and gardens such as the elegant rural estate La Fo...
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191,97 zł |
Emergence in Landscape Architecture
ISBN: 9780415506564 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All landscapes are complex systems which are continually changing as a result of relatively simple interactions. This condition of adaption and evolution is called emergence. Related to chaos theory and self-organising systems, emergence highlights the ever changing and developing urban and natural world - and the need to work flexibly within this. Just as an aborist must understand the development and functions of a tree in order to fully understand his actions in relation to it, so must a landscape architect understand the ecological functions of a specific terrain in order to... All landscapes are complex systems which are continually changing as a result of relatively simple interactions. This condition of adaption and evo... |
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263,45 zł |
Landscape, Well-Being and Environment
ISBN: 9780415831512 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Well-being is now firmly established as an overarching theme of key concern to all professionals that work, manage or design the environment. However, well-being is a complex multi-dimensional issue rooted in the ways that we encounter, perceive and interpret the environment. No single discipline can claim to have sufficient knowledge to fully explain the types of interactions that occur, therefore there is a need to draw together a wide range of professions who are exploring the consequences of their actions upon the well- being of individuals and communities. This edited work addresses the...
Well-being is now firmly established as an overarching theme of key concern to all professionals that work, manage or design the environment. However,...
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238,11 zł |
Mathematics for the Green Industry: Essential Calculations for Horticulture and Landscape Professionals
ISBN: 9780470136720 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Get this comprehensive guide to the use of math in the Green Industry.
Designed for both students and practitioners in the Green Industry, this book offers full coverage of the calculations necessary to effectively, safely, and economically manage a Green Industry operation. The authors provide clear explanations of all relevant mathematical principles and cover calculations inherent in all aspects of the Green Industry, from determining area and volume, to the application of fertilizers, pesticides, and growth regulators, to preparing design and installation cost estimates. Coverage... Get this comprehensive guide to the use of math in the Green Industry.
Designed for both students and practitioners in the Green Industry, this boo... |
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351,78 zł |
Piet Oudolf: Landscapes In Landscapes
ISBN: 9780500289464 / Angielski / Miękka / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This glorious full-color volume features twenty-three of Oudolf's most beautiful public and private gardens. Insightful, accessible text by gardening author Noel Kingsbury places Oudolf's work in context and explains how each garden and the plants selected for it fit the specific environment. Oudolf's detailed plans provide inspiration and insight for all interested in small personal gardens and the design of large-scale public landscapes alike."
This glorious full-color volume features twenty-three of Oudolf's most beautiful public and private gardens. Insightful, accessible text by gardening ...
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206,48 zł |
Landscaping For Dummies
ISBN: 9780764551284 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically increases your home's value. Landscaping also makes your house and yard more useful and better able to complement your family's lifestyle. Trees shade your home to reduce energy use. Thorny shrubs deter prowlers. Lawns reduce dust from bare ground and give children the perfect play area. Patios and decks are great for entertaining. And a vegetable garden can yield fresh, delicious salads to eat on that patio or deck.
Landscaping for Dummies has... A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically increases your ho...
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79,96 zł |
Planting: A New Perspective
ISBN: 9781604693706 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Planting: A New Perspective is an essential resource for designers and gardeners looking to create plant-rich, beautiful gardens that support biodiversity and nourish the human spirit. An intimate knowledge of plants is essential to the success of modern landscape design, and Planting makes Oudolf's considerable understanding of plant ecology and performance accessible, explaining how plants behave in different situations, what goes on underground, and which species make good neighbors. Extensive plant charts and planting plans will help you choose plants for their structure,... Planting: A New Perspective is an essential resource for designers and gardeners looking to create plant-rich, beautiful gardens that suppor... |
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165,19 zł |
Lawn Gone!: Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard
ISBN: 9781607743149 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner.
Homeowners spend billions of hours and dollars watering, mowing, and maintaining their lawns. You don t have to be one of them. Free yourself with "Lawn Gone ," a colorful, accessible guide to the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, low-water, money-saving options. It includes: alternative grasses that seldom (or never) need... A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options ...
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85,85 zł |
Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Small Gardens
ISBN: 9781846074059 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering everything from window boxes and balconiesand small gardens up to the size of a tennis court, this definitive guide covers design, planting, landscaping, and plant growingSuccessful gardens can be created in the smallest spaces, and this essential guide, shows how to achieve the rightgarden in the space available. With ideas for maximizing space, design solutions for front gardens and driveways, and recommended plants to grow, this is theultimate guide for anyone wanting to create a garden on a small plot. It also includes design ideas to match practical needs; A-to-Z profiles of...
Covering everything from window boxes and balconiesand small gardens up to the size of a tennis court, this definitive guide covers design, planting, ...
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69,29 zł |
Nature Displaced, Nature Displayed: Order and Beauty in Botanical Gardens
ISBN: 9781848857124 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Botanical gardens brought together in a single space the great diversity of the Earth's flora. They displaced nature from forest and foothill and re-arranged it to reveal something of the scientific principles underpinning the apparent chaos of the wild. Nature Displaced, Nature Displayed shows how the design and display of such gardens was not determined by scientific principles alone. Through a study of three botanical gardens -- belonging to the University of Cambridge, the Royal Dublin Society, and the Belfast Natural History Society -- the author shows how the final outcome...
Botanical gardens brought together in a single space the great diversity of the Earth's flora. They displaced nature from forest and foothill and re-a...
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658,75 zł |
Forest Gardening
ISBN: 9781900322027 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Forest gardening is a way of working with nature which is not only productive and requires minimal maintenance, but creates great environmental benefits. Robert Hart describes the principles and practice of forest gardening (a form of Agroforestry or Permaculture), and shows its potential value for countering environmental devastation both in the West and in the Third World. The book includes guidelines on how to design and maintain a forest garden, and lists of recommended species for temperate, tropical and sub-tropical climates.As Herbert Girardet says in his foreword: "Robert Hart was a...
Forest gardening is a way of working with nature which is not only productive and requires minimal maintenance, but creates great environmental benefi...
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69,29 zł |