Book
A tapestry garden : the art of weaving plants and place / Marietta and Ernie O'Byrne.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604697599 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 263 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Beginnings -- The vegetable and fruit garden -- The shade garden -- Across the creek and into the woods -- The long shady border -- Arisaemas -- Musings from the kitchen window -- Favorite spring bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes -- Life around the goldfish pond -- The rockeries and alpine troughs -- For the love of hellebores -- The perennial borders -- High summer in the perennial borders -- The chaparral garden -- The conifer and heather garden -- The glory of the autumn and winter garden -- Caring for the garden -- The miracle of seeds. |
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| Subject: | Gardening. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Stroud Branch | 635 OBy | 31681010101293 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The owners of Northwest Garden Nursery in Eugene, Oregon, who have created a stunning patchwork of exuberant plants that is widely considered one of Americaâs most outstanding private gardens, share their vast knowledge of plants and indispensable garden advice to help gardeners everywhere weave their own incredible garden. - Book News
This color-illustrated gardening book for general readers opens with a narrative about the authorsâ farm in Eugene, Oregon. The rest of the book offers suggestions for planting gardens on many themes: shade garden, vegetable and fruit garden, seasonal gardens, kitchen garden, and border garden. The book also offers guidelines on types of plants for conifer and heather gardens and chaparral gardens. Color photos on every page demonstrate patterns and techniques for sun, shade, wet, and dry environments. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Grand Central PubEqual parts inspirational and practical, A Tapestry Garden will help you weave your own incredible garden.
- Grand Central PubâThis is a love story about a couple and their relationship with an acre-and-a-half of land. . . with exceptional plant descriptions that read like character references for old friends. . . . beautiful photographs and prose await.â âLibrary Journal
Marietta and Ernie OâByrneâs gardenâsituated on one and a half acres in Eugene, Oregonâis filled with an incredible array of plants from around the world. By consciously leveraging the gardenâs many microclimates, they have created a stunning patchwork of exuberant plants that is widely considered one of Americaâs most outstanding private gardens. In A Tapestry Garden, the OâByrnes share their deep knowledge of plants and essential garden advice. Readers will discover the humble roots of the garden, explore the numerous habitats and the plants that make them shine, and find inspiration in photography that captures the gardenâs astonishing beauty. There is something here for every type of gardener: a shade garden, perennial borders, a chaparral garden, a kitchen garden, and more. Profiles of the OâByrneâs favorite plantsâincluding hellebores, trilliums, arisaemas, and alpine plantsâinclude comprehensive growing information and tips on pruning and care. A Tapestry Garden captures the spirit of a very special place. - Workman Press.'this is a love story about a couple and their relationship with an acre-and-a-half of land. . . with exceptional plant descriptions that read like character references for old friends. . . . beautiful photographs and prose await.' 'Library Journal
Marietta and Ernie O'Byrne's garden'situated on one and a half acres in Eugene, Oregon'is filled with an incredible array of plants from around the world. By consciously leveraging the garden's many microclimates, they have created a stunning patchwork of exuberant plants that is widely considered one of America's most outstanding private gardens. In A Tapestry Garden, the O'Byrnes share their deep knowledge of plants and essential garden advice. Readers will discover the humble roots of the garden, explore the numerous habitats and the plants that make them shine, and find inspiration in photography that captures the garden's astonishing beauty. There is something here for every type of gardener: a shade garden, perennial borders, a chaparral garden, a kitchen garden, and more. Profiles of the O'Byrne's favorite plants'including hellebores, trilliums, arisaemas, and alpine plants'include comprehensive growing information and tips on pruning and care. A Tapestry Garden captures the spirit of a very special place.
