books about: conifers     books:       Conifers for Gardens: An Illustrated Encyclopedia10 reviews Richard L. Bitner Timber Press, Incorporated, 2007 Conifers For Gardens At last a conifer book that gives us the courage and knowledge to grow conifers in our home gardens. That's the problem with conifers--people dislike them or fear them because they don't know them and understand them. It's hard to love conifers and buy them and grow them if one doesn't see their attraction and potential. If we understand them, conifers can have a meaningful relationship with our ...             A Natural History of Conifers3 reviews Aljos Farjon Timber Press, 2008 Timber Press and Farjon hit a home run... I'm not sure how to review this book without resorting to tired clichés like "a masterpiece" or "the bible of conifer natural histories." This book just happens to be the prefect example of everything popular science writing should be. Farjon doesn't dumb down the science and doesn't apologize for it (excepting a brief mea culpa in the preface, which also includes Farjon's philosophy on the ...             Conifers for Your Gardens (Floraprint)1 review Adrian Bloom John Markham & Associates, 1972 Excellent reference w/ great pictures! I'm ordering my own copy (now that it's back in print) after repeatedly checking it out of the library! This book features pictures (both individual and group) of selected conifers. It's a great reference book and one of my favorites!             A Garden of Conifers: Introduction and Selection Guide1 review Robert A. Obrizok Firefly Books, 1999 A Good Book for the Reference Shelf I am very happy to have this book in my garden and plant material library. That said, I am left wanting more. A Garden of Conifers by Robert Obrizok offers good basic descriptions of and cultural requirements for a dozen or so species of conifers. It is an excellent introduction for the novice. For the more seasoned plantsperson, its greatest value lies in the 63 page checklist with ...             Lives of Conifers: A comparative account of the coniferous trees indigenous to Northeastern North America Graham R. Powell Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008 "What are the lives of trees, of conifers, like?. . . How do seedlings establish and develop into saplings? How do some seedlings stay alive for decades, marking time in the deep shade of the forest? How do the distinctive forms of saplings of the different species arise?. . . When, how, and where do cones come from? What is the sex life of a conifer? Where does pollen come from? What does pollen do?" - From the Introduction ...             The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers4 reviews George Ernest Brown, Tony Kirkham Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004 Great Resource! I ordered this book for my boyfriend, who owns a tree service. He loves the book and has learned a great deal of new information from it! It is a great reference to use on the job! Thanks!             Conifers of California8 reviews Ronald M. Lanner Cachuma Press, 1999 Really Well Done! Well written, beautiful pictures and artwork and informative; that sums it up. My brother, who is accustom to seeing much more academic books on my desk, commented that it did not look "too technical". For technical, I recommend Dr.Grossnickle's excellent "Ecophysiology of Northern Spruce Species: The Performance of Planted Seedlings," but for a good education on the distribution and range of ...             Gardening with Conifers10 reviews Firefly Books, 2007 Conifer book This book is a gorgeous, mouth-watering treatise on gardening with conifers. The photography accompanying the garden descriptions is spectacular with conifers shown in all kinds of light as well as different seasons. It makes you want to begin your gardens all over again using nothing but conifers!             Conifers: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (2 Volumes)9 reviews D. M. Van Gelderen Timber Press, Incorporated, 1996 Conifers : The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Two Volume Set) Two world authorities compiled this outstanding conifer book featuring 2347 excellent, sharp photos reproduced beautifully on high quality paper. Each picture was taken at the proper distance to show the tree's outstanding detail. Captions are a sentence or two with location often included. For detail use a good companion book such as the Manual of Cultivated Conifers by Krussmann. ...             Dwarf and Slow-Growing Conifers (Wisley Handbooks) John Bond, Lyn Randall Cassell, 1995             Dwarf & Unusual Conifers Coming of Age: A Guide to Mature Garden Conifers2 reviews Sandra M. Cutler Barton-Bradley Crossfields Publishing Company, 1997 One of the few really excellent books on conifers This book is a rare work of art. The extensive and excellent photography shows plants in garden settings; photos are numerous and clearly defined. The cultural descriptions, including things like explanations, size, form, zone and suggestions for companion plantings are also very well written-complete and easy to understand. If you are a serious landscaper or love unusual conifers, this ...             Growing Conifers (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide) Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2001             Trees, Shrubs and Vines; A Pictorial Guide to the Ornamental Woody Plants of the Northern United States ...1 review Arthur T. Viertel Syracuse University Press, 1970 Identification made easy This was text book used at the University of Wisconsin, Horticulture Department. You can identify any tree at any time of the year... have fun!!!             Northwest Conifers: A Photographic Key2 reviews Dale N. Bever Binford & Mort Publishing, 1981 The ULTIMATE key to trees in the Northwest. The ULTIMATE key to trees in the Northwest. The book takes the local trees and catagorizes them. I worked at a Boy Scout Camp over the summer as a Nature Counselor. One of the boys Dads showed this book to me. Being a a teenager I thought "I'll show him I'm smarter than the book." Well I beat the book most of the way, until the final question. Pointing to what I thought was A Ponderosa ...             ECOL SOUTHERN CONIFERS ENRIGHT NJ Smithsonian, 1996 Ecology of the Southern Conifers brings together, for the first time, information on this diverse and unique group of plants. Twenty-eight scholars from across the hemisphere examine the history and ecology of the southern conifers, and emphasise their importance in understanding the evolution and ecological dynamics of southern vegetation. Drawing together the results of research from ecosystems as varied as the South African fynbos and New ...             The Ecopress Complete Guide to Native Conifers of the Pacific Northwest3 reviews Chris Beatty Ecopress, 1999 Ecopress Complete Guide to Native Conifers of the Pacific NW This is an excellent guide to the conifers of the PNW. It is complete, unlike some of the other cards available which show a subset of the PNW's conifers. The format is well-thought out: excellent photos of needles and cones with highlighted descriptions of unique identifying features. It comes as a laminated tri-fold. I used the card on a hike down the CDT last summer, and found it most ...              search for books all-region, botanic, brooklyn, california, comparative, complete, coniferous, conifers, ecopress, encyclopedia, exclusive, floraprint, gardening, growing, handbooks, illustrated, indigenous, introduction, natural, northeastern, northern, northwest, ornamental, pacific, photographic, pictorial, selection, slow-growing, southern, unusual books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen health & personal care: Juicy Couture By Juicy Couture For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 3.4 OZ leave a comment home  impressum - about us