Gardening the Mediterranean Way: How to Create a Waterwise, Drought-Tolerant Garden.
Gardeners who live in Mediterranean-type climates, where winters
are wet and summers are dry, as well as people looking to use water more
efficiently in their little Edens will find Gildemeister's emphasis
on drought-tolerant planting compelling. Several chapters examine how
climate, invasive plant species, and other factors affect garden plants This is a partial list of garden plants, plants that can be cultivated in the garden, listed alphabetically by genus.
See also: - List of plants by common name
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These are followed by profiles of 20 gardens. There are lessons here in
picking the right plants and in garden design and scale. The profiles
all have themes--the olive grove Olive Grove was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s first permanent football ground, home to the club for just over a decade at the end of the 19th Century. It was located near Queens Road in the centre of Sheffield. , coastal garden, oak woodland, and an
evergreen Eden, for example. Each one includes plant lists, pictures,
and planting and design suggestions. Other chapters help gardeners
incorporate Mediterranean features, such as terracing. Gildemeister also
offers a chapter on container gardening Container gardening is the practice of growing plants exclusively in containers or "pots", instead of planting them in the ground. In some cases, this method of growing is used for ornamental purposes. and laborsaving la·bor·sav·ing
adj.
Designed to conserve human energy in performing work or to decrease the amount of human labor needed.
Adj. 1. techniques.
Abrams, 2004, 222 p., color photos, hardcover, $35.00.
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