Plants to brighten your Sedum Garden
Last week we discussed a Garden of Sedums. While these plants can stand on their own, it is nice to have plants in bloom when the sedums are out of bloom. Before choosing the plants, let's remember that most sedums grow in very well drained soil, ... [... more]
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Sedum: Cultivated Stonecrops
Gardeners worldwide grow Sedums which are frequently called stonecrops. Lack of literature about this plant genus has been a problem for many years. The latest book dated to the early '70s and others were written even earlier this century. Much ... [... more]
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The Propagator's Calendar - Part 2
(eg Ajuga, Armeria, Dianthus (left), Iberis, Lewisia, Sedum) A guide to when to propagate your plants (eg Amelanchier, Sorbus) (eg deciduous & evergreen azalea, Chimonanthus) (eg Arabis, Ajuga, Iberis) (eg Anemone, Helleborus, Kniphofia, ... [... more]
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Plant these jewels of the fall garden
Sedum 'Autumn Joy', Japanese anenomes, Perovskia and Monch's asters sparkle in the autumn garden. Until a cooling thunderstorm moved through southern Ontario yesterday, autumn has been more like an extended summer than the herald of winter. Now, ... [... more]
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Succulents for the Contemporary Garden
 Pretty but not a good reference book: This book is an extensive collection of nice pictures of over 350 different succulents. They are arranged in scientific name order. However the descriptions for each entry are just text describing the plant. There is [... more]
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Succulents: The Illustrated Dictionary
exactly what I expected.: Really nice book... just loaded with pictures. If you are looking for a photo reference of a lot of succulent plants, this book does the trick. No cultivation information: I am a beginner with succulent plants and rock [... more]
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Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Crassulaceae
Not great for photographs but wonderful for information.: First I should say that I nearly sent this book back. I was expecting a book with lots of wonderful photographs to identify a family I love very much. Instead I got a book with photographs that [... more]
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Gardening with Perennials Month by Month
Useful when used in conjunction with other gardening guides: This is a guide for the serious perennial gardener. It is useful as a reference for planning a perennial garden that will always have some feature of interest, no matter what the season. Many [... more]
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