Author: Henry S. ConardPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781728827834
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This special re-print edition of Henry S. Conard's book
Water Lilies and How to Grow Them: Including the Proper Making of Ponds
Author: Henry S. ConardPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781728827834
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This special re-print edition of Henry S. Conard's book
The Flower of Empire
Author: Tatiana HolwayPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199911169
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
In 1837, while charting the Amazonian country of Guiana for Great Britain, German naturalist Robert Schomburgk discovered an astounding "vegetable wonder"--a huge water lily whose leaves were five or six feet across and whose flowers were dazzlingly white. In England, a horticultural nation with a mania for gardens and flowers, news of the discovery sparked a race to bring a live specimen back, and to bring it to bloom. In this extraordinary plant, named Victoria regia for the newly crowned queen, the flower-obsessed British had found their beau ideal. In The Flower of Empire, Tatiana Holway tells the story of this magnificent lily, revealing how it touched nearly every aspect of Victorian life, art, and culture. Holway's colorful narrative captures the sensation stirred by Victoria regia in England, particularly the intense race among prominent Britons to be the first to coax the flower to bloom. We meet the great botanists of the age, from the legendary Sir Joseph Banks, to Sir William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, to the extravagant flower collector the Duke of Devonshire. Perhaps most important was the Duke's remarkable gardener, Joseph Paxton, who rose from garden boy to knight, and whose design of a series of ever-more astonishing glass-houses--one, the Big Stove, had a footprint the size of Grand Central Station--culminated in his design of the architectural wonder of the age, the Crystal Palace. Fittingly, Paxton based his design on a glass-house he had recently built to house Victoria regia. Indeed, the natural ribbing of the lily's leaf inspired the pattern of girders supporting the massive iron-and-glass building. From alligator-laden jungle ponds to the heights of Victorian society, The Flower of Empire unfolds the marvelous odyssey of this wonder of nature in a revealing work of cultural history.
Water-lilies and how to Grow Them
Author: Henry Shoemaker ConardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Water-Lilies and How to Grow Them
Author: Henry Shoemaker ConardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332435296
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Excerpt from Water-Lilies and How to Grow Them: With Chapters on the Proper Making of Ponds and the Use of Accessory Plants Water-Lilies are essentially flowers for the man or woman who revels in magnificent colours, for the hues are not equalled in variety or brilliancy by the flowers of any other plants. Is it any wonder that the water-lilies continue to receive a constantly increasing share of attention from horticulturists in all parts of the world? Within recent years, so much has been accomplished through the efforts of hybridising and hybridisers, many of whom in America have equalled or even surpassed the results obtained by the famous French and English raisers, to whose efforts, it is true, the modem activity is largely due. But with the more favourable climatic conditions of this country, still more striking productions have been placed before the gardener. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Water Lilies and How to Grow Them: Including the Proper Making of Ponds
Author: Henry S. ConardPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781728827834
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This special re-print edition of Henry S. Conard's book
Water-lilies and how to Grow Them, with Chapters on the Proper Making of Ponds and the Use of Accessory Plants
Author: Water-lilies, and how to Grow Them
Author: Henry Conard (Shoemaker.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Way to Garden
Author: Margaret RoachPublisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604698772
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.
The Plant Messiah
Author: Carlos MagdalenaPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241979307
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Passionate, forthright and enthusiastic, Carlos Magdalena is a world-renowned horticulturist - known both for his charisma and his conservation work. The Plant Messiah follows Carlos' dreams and disappointments; from his days as a school boy in the death throes of General Franco's Fascist dictatorship, to his advent as The Plant Messiah at the forefront of conservation, backed by the reputation and resources of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and enthused by the potential that lies beyond. The book discloses for the first time the details behind his 'codebreaking' exploits and the secret stories behind his work; his genius, lateral thinking and steadfast belief that everything is possible.
Water-Lilies and How to Grow Them
Author: Henry Shoemaker ConardPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781355625285
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
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