Böcker av Barbara W. Ellis

What if, one step at a time, we could make our gardens and landscapes more eco-friendly? Barbara W. Ellis's colourful, comprehensive guide shows homeowners, gardeners, garden designers, and landscapers how to do just that for the large and beautiful Chesapeake Bay watershed region.

Growing plants from seeds isn't difficult; it just takes a little know-how. This book provides the basic information that you need and teaches you foolproof starting techniques for a variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

How to Prune Trees and Shrubs stresses the importance of determining the unique needs of each plant and then developing a plan before pruning it. It helps readers develop the skill and knowledge they need, whether they're motivated gardeners or beginners who simply want to maintain a new landscape with as little effort as possible.

More than just broad expanses of a single plant, ground covers can bring a fresh look to dozens of landscaping challenges and opportunities. Working with the theory that ground covers should be hardworking as well as beautiful, this work provides readers with low-maintenance, creative ideas.