Hardy Gingers Including Hedychium Roscoea And Zingiber

Author : T. M. E. Branney
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hardy Gingers written by T. M. E. Branney and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2005-03-09 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flamboyant members of the family "Zingiberaceae---including "Hedychium, Curcuma, Roscoea, and "Zingiber---are once again on the wanted list as people discover their intricately constructed flowers, beautiful perfumes, and lush foliage. Although the majority of gingers originate in the tropics, a substantial number come from temperate zones or high altitudes and are perfectly at home in the temperate garden. These hardy gingers are the primary subject of this book.In the wild, gingers fit a variety of ecological niches, and diversity is the key to their success in the garden. They make dramatic focal points in tropical-style plantings but can look equally impressive in traditional herbaceous borders, woodland settings, rock gardens, water gardens and containers. Branney charts the history of gingers from their nineteenth-century heyday through modern-day hybridization programmes to the latest introductions of new species. A comprehensive plant directory ranges wide in its coverage from the small, ground-hugging "Kaempferia, with their often gorgeously patterned foliage, to the alpine Roscoea, the richly evocative "Hedychium, the towering "Alpinia, and the tropical "Etlingera. Valuable cultivation advice includes techniques for breaking dormancy, maintaining soil nutrition, and understanding individual plants' hardiness requirements.Captivating photographs complement the descriptions and convey the distinctive charms of these irresistible plants. This book brims with new finds that will tempt newcomers, delight enthusiasts, and ensure hardy gingers a place in every twenty-first-century garden.

Author : Ernest Small
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439856885
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Top 100 Exotic Food Plants written by Ernest Small and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many edible plants considered exotic in the Western world are actually quite mainstream in other cultures. While some of these plants are only encountered in ethnic food markets or during travels to foreign lands, many are now finding their way onto supermarket shelves. Top 100 Exotic Food Plants provides comprehensive coverage of tropical and semitropical food plants, reviewing scientific and technological information as well as their culinary uses. Wide-ranging in scope, this volume’s coverage includes plants that produce fruits, vegetables, spices, culinary herbs, nuts, and extracts. A user-friendly format enables readers to easily locate information on botanical and agricultural aspects, economic and social importance, food uses, storage, preparation, and potential toxicity. The book also contains an introductory chapter that reviews important historical, economic, geopolitical, health, environmental, and ethical considerations associated with exotic food plants. Thoroughly referenced with more than 2000 literature citations, this book is enhanced by more than 200 drawings, many chosen from historical art of extraordinary quality. This timely volume also highlights previously obscure edible plants that have recently become prominent as a result of sensationalistic media reports stemming from their inherently entertaining or socially controversial natures. Some of these plants include the acai berry, kava, hemp, and opium poppy. A scholarly yet accessible presentation, the book is filled with numerous memorable, fascinating, and humorous facts, making it an entertaining and stimulating read that will appeal to a broad audience.

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Total Pages : 1292 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Author : Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew).
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ISBN 13 : 9780117831032
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Author : Arthur James Wells
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1884 pages
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Author : Daniel J. Hinkley
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1643260499
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Windcliff written by Daniel J. Hinkley and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Dan Hinkley is a rare man, generous, inspired, and gifted with an eye for beauty that is given to few people. How I long to wander again in the galloping beauty of his garden at Windcliff. Here it is, in all its inspiring wonder.” —Anna Pavord, author of Landskipping and The Curious Gardener Daniel Hinkley is widely recognized as one of the fore­most modern plant explorers and one of the world’s leading plant collectors. He has created two outstanding private gardens—Heronswood and Windcliff. Both gardens, and the story of how one begat the other, are beautifully celebrated in Hinkley’s new book, Windcliff. In these pages you will delight in Hinkley’s recounting of the creation of his garden, the stories of the plants that fill its space, and in his sage gardening advice. Hinkley’s spirited ruminations on the audacity and importance of garden-making—contemplations on the beauty of a sunflower turning its neck from dawn to dusk, the way a plant’s scent can spur a memory, and much more—will appeal to the hearts of every gardener. Filled with Claire Takacs’s otherworldly photography, Windcliff is spectacular for both its physical beauty and the quality of information it contains.

Author : Geoffrey P. Chapman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540422570
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Plant Life of China written by Geoffrey P. Chapman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camellia, Anemone, Primula, Rosa, Rhododendron, growth form, tree, shrub, herb, alpine.

Author : Deni Bown
Publisher : Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
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Download or read book 4 Gardens in One written by Deni Bown and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 1992 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume tells the story of Scotland's national Botanic Garden, from its founding in 1670 as a small Physic Garden in the shadow of Holyrood Palace to its status today as one of the world's greatest botanical institutions. In addition to providing a glimpse of the vital scientific research undertaken there, Deni Bown guides the reader season by season around each of the four gardens that comprise the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

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Total Pages : 392 pages
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Download or read book California Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 888 pages
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