My Connecticut Garden: Personal Experiences of an Amateur GardenerIn a warm and unpretentious style, Valchar guides the reader through his 2.4-acre garden in Connecticut's challenging climate. A charming and inspiring book particularly for gardeners in the Northeast.Published at $39.95 Our last copies available at $19.98 |
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Page 85
... Asia . On older branches the leaves are scalelike , but on younger branchlets they are needlelike and flattened in a horizontal plane . The range of Thuja occidentalis extends from Labrador and Manitoba south to New York and , in the ...
... Asia . On older branches the leaves are scalelike , but on younger branchlets they are needlelike and flattened in a horizontal plane . The range of Thuja occidentalis extends from Labrador and Manitoba south to New York and , in the ...
Page 179
... Asia but naturalized as weeds in all temperate zones of the world . Achillea millefolium is a perennial herb with strongly aromatic leaves up to 10 in ( 25 cm ) long , dissected into many fine segments . The small flowers , arranged in ...
... Asia but naturalized as weeds in all temperate zones of the world . Achillea millefolium is a perennial herb with strongly aromatic leaves up to 10 in ( 25 cm ) long , dissected into many fine segments . The small flowers , arranged in ...
Page 229
... Asia and North as well as South America . Osmunda cinnamomea ranges from South America and the West Indies to northern North America and eastern Asia . The plant is very attractive at every stage of its growth . It begins in early ...
... Asia and North as well as South America . Osmunda cinnamomea ranges from South America and the West Indies to northern North America and eastern Asia . The plant is very attractive at every stage of its growth . It begins in early ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Ground | 13 |
Native Species and Introduced Plants | 22 |
Copyright | |
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