Elizabeth Lawrence
Beautiful at All Seasons
Southern Gardening and Beyond with Elizabeth Lawrence
Herausgeber: Armstrong, Ann L; Wilson, Lindie
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A collection of gardening columns by Elizabeth Lawrence that were published in her column "The Garden Gate" which appeared weekly in the "Charlotte Observer."
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A collection of gardening columns by Elizabeth Lawrence that were published in her column "The Garden Gate" which appeared weekly in the "Charlotte Observer."
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- Verlag: Duke University Press
- Seitenzahl: 272
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2007
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 241mm x 154mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 508g
- ISBN-13: 9780822338871
- ISBN-10: 0822338874
- Artikelnr.: 22599470
- Verlag: Duke University Press
- Seitenzahl: 272
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2007
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 241mm x 154mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 508g
- ISBN-13: 9780822338871
- ISBN-10: 0822338874
- Artikelnr.: 22599470
Elizabeth Lawrence
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Note to the Reader xxi
One: Seasonal Flowers
Garden Resolutions 1
Flowers for Christmas Time 3
Flowers Greet the New Year 5
Winter Flowers 7
The Green Winter 8
A Hard Winter 9
Bamboo 11
Storm Damage 13
The Merry Month of May 14
Tender Perennials for Hot-Weather Gardens 16
Flowers in the Fall Border 18
Fragrance in the Garden 19
Fall Additions to the Border 21
Sow Hardy Annual Seeds During September 22
Planting Annuals in Autumn 24
Late-Blooming Flowers 25
The Gardening Year Is Just Beginning 27
Two: Perennials and Annuals
Planting in Relays 29
Badge of Gardening Includes Black Knees 31
Gardening Surprises 33
The Law of Supply and Demand 34
Variegated Foliage 36
Selections for the Rock Garden 38
Tropical Plants 39
Annuals 41
Sweet Peas 43
Peony 45
Tree Peonies and Others 46
Clematis also Flowers in Shade 48
Beautiful Lilies 49
Asteromoea mongolica-- Kalimeris pinnatifida 51
Hellebores 53
The Christmas Rose and Other Hellebores 54
Giridlian . . . A Master of Plants 56
Night-Blooming Cereus 58
The Dividends of Fall Planting 59
Savannah Lands of East Carolina 61
Petasites 62
Three: Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers
Planting Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers 65
Bulbs Through the Seasons 66
Some Early Spring Bulbs 68
Daffodils Need Early Start 70
Specialty Bulbs 72
Crown Imperials 73
Lycoris radiata 75
Amaryllis Family 77
The Surprise Lily 78
Lilies Grow Where None Were 79
Garden Casualties 81
Four: Trees and Shrubs
Planting for Ice Storms 83
Plants for Parking Strips 85
Flowering Trees for the City 86
Street Trees 88
Trees with Colored Bark 90
Witch Hazels 92
Flowering Cherries 93
Serviceberries and Sloes 95
Dogwoods 97
Buckeyes 98
Eucalyptus 100
Honey Locust 102
Osmanthus 103
Hollies 105
Conifers 106
Firs and Cedars 108
Flowering Shrubs 110
March-Flowering Shrubs 111
Viburnums and Other Flowering Shrubs 113
June-Flowering Shrubs 114
Viburnums 116
Pyracanthas 118
Nandinas 119
Hydrangeas 121
Sasanquas 122
Camellia saluenensis 124
E. A. Bowles's Lunatics 125
Five: Vegetables and Herbs, Climbers and Creepers
Fall Vegetables 129
Two Vegetable Gardens 130
Mrs. Hobbs and Her Herbs 132
Sweet Woodruff 134
Dandelions 136
Vines Are Useful Tools 137
Smilax 139
Clematis Hybrids 140
Akebia and Rosa banksiae 142
Ground Covers 144
Ground Covers Pose Problems 146
Tiny Creepers 148
Six: Gardeners and Gardens
Wing Haven 151
Importance of Garden Details 152
Steps in Your Garden 154
Walks and Paths 156
Terraces and Patios 158
Water in the Garden 159
Mr. Krippenndorf's Garden 161
Physic Garden at the Country Doctor Museum 162
Mr. Busbee's Garden 164
A Visit to Italy's Oldest Botanic Garden 166
Colette's Mother's Garden 167
The Splendor of Royal Gardens 169
Gotelli's Collection of Dwarf Conifers 171
The Scented Garden 172
The Gardens of a Soldier's Wife 174
Pioneer Seedsman 176
Young Belgian Guided Southern Horticulture 177
Meet Caroline Dormon 179
She Talks to the Birds 181
The Hunt Arboretum 182
Seven: Gods, Legends, and Rituals
The Gods of the Garden 185
The Ash, a Symbol in History 187
The Tale of the Magical Hawthorn Tree 189
The Holy Thorn Blooms for Royalty 190
The Christian Year Parallels the Garden Year 192
Holiday Wreaths 194
The Advent Wreath 196
Legend and Lore of the Christmas Tree 197
International Christmas Trees 199
The Flowers of the Trinity 201
The Flowers of Passiontide 203
The Story of the Passion Flower 205
Rituals of the Palms 206
Rogation Days-- The Blessing of the Crops 208
Eight: Bits and Pieces
Asafetida 211
Feeding the Birds 213
Honey 214
Organic Gardening 216
Pruning 218
Pruning Should Be Done Every Day 219
Historic Flower Arrangements 221
Bouquet Carried Messages 223
Pomanders 224
Creatures Add to a Garden 226
Index 229
Introduction xv
Note to the Reader xxi
One: Seasonal Flowers
Garden Resolutions 1
Flowers for Christmas Time 3
Flowers Greet the New Year 5
Winter Flowers 7
The Green Winter 8
A Hard Winter 9
Bamboo 11
Storm Damage 13
The Merry Month of May 14
Tender Perennials for Hot-Weather Gardens 16
Flowers in the Fall Border 18
Fragrance in the Garden 19
Fall Additions to the Border 21
Sow Hardy Annual Seeds During September 22
Planting Annuals in Autumn 24
Late-Blooming Flowers 25
The Gardening Year Is Just Beginning 27
Two: Perennials and Annuals
Planting in Relays 29
Badge of Gardening Includes Black Knees 31
Gardening Surprises 33
The Law of Supply and Demand 34
Variegated Foliage 36
Selections for the Rock Garden 38
Tropical Plants 39
Annuals 41
Sweet Peas 43
Peony 45
Tree Peonies and Others 46
Clematis also Flowers in Shade 48
Beautiful Lilies 49
Asteromoea mongolica-- Kalimeris pinnatifida 51
Hellebores 53
The Christmas Rose and Other Hellebores 54
Giridlian . . . A Master of Plants 56
Night-Blooming Cereus 58
The Dividends of Fall Planting 59
Savannah Lands of East Carolina 61
Petasites 62
Three: Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers
Planting Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers 65
Bulbs Through the Seasons 66
Some Early Spring Bulbs 68
Daffodils Need Early Start 70
Specialty Bulbs 72
Crown Imperials 73
Lycoris radiata 75
Amaryllis Family 77
The Surprise Lily 78
Lilies Grow Where None Were 79
Garden Casualties 81
Four: Trees and Shrubs
Planting for Ice Storms 83
Plants for Parking Strips 85
Flowering Trees for the City 86
Street Trees 88
Trees with Colored Bark 90
Witch Hazels 92
Flowering Cherries 93
Serviceberries and Sloes 95
Dogwoods 97
Buckeyes 98
Eucalyptus 100
Honey Locust 102
Osmanthus 103
Hollies 105
Conifers 106
Firs and Cedars 108
Flowering Shrubs 110
March-Flowering Shrubs 111
Viburnums and Other Flowering Shrubs 113
June-Flowering Shrubs 114
Viburnums 116
Pyracanthas 118
Nandinas 119
Hydrangeas 121
Sasanquas 122
Camellia saluenensis 124
E. A. Bowles's Lunatics 125
Five: Vegetables and Herbs, Climbers and Creepers
Fall Vegetables 129
Two Vegetable Gardens 130
Mrs. Hobbs and Her Herbs 132
Sweet Woodruff 134
Dandelions 136
Vines Are Useful Tools 137
Smilax 139
Clematis Hybrids 140
Akebia and Rosa banksiae 142
Ground Covers 144
Ground Covers Pose Problems 146
Tiny Creepers 148
Six: Gardeners and Gardens
Wing Haven 151
Importance of Garden Details 152
Steps in Your Garden 154
Walks and Paths 156
Terraces and Patios 158
Water in the Garden 159
Mr. Krippenndorf's Garden 161
Physic Garden at the Country Doctor Museum 162
Mr. Busbee's Garden 164
A Visit to Italy's Oldest Botanic Garden 166
Colette's Mother's Garden 167
The Splendor of Royal Gardens 169
Gotelli's Collection of Dwarf Conifers 171
The Scented Garden 172
The Gardens of a Soldier's Wife 174
Pioneer Seedsman 176
Young Belgian Guided Southern Horticulture 177
Meet Caroline Dormon 179
She Talks to the Birds 181
The Hunt Arboretum 182
Seven: Gods, Legends, and Rituals
The Gods of the Garden 185
The Ash, a Symbol in History 187
The Tale of the Magical Hawthorn Tree 189
The Holy Thorn Blooms for Royalty 190
The Christian Year Parallels the Garden Year 192
Holiday Wreaths 194
The Advent Wreath 196
Legend and Lore of the Christmas Tree 197
International Christmas Trees 199
The Flowers of the Trinity 201
The Flowers of Passiontide 203
The Story of the Passion Flower 205
Rituals of the Palms 206
Rogation Days-- The Blessing of the Crops 208
Eight: Bits and Pieces
Asafetida 211
Feeding the Birds 213
Honey 214
Organic Gardening 216
Pruning 218
Pruning Should Be Done Every Day 219
Historic Flower Arrangements 221
Bouquet Carried Messages 223
Pomanders 224
Creatures Add to a Garden 226
Index 229
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Note to the Reader xxi
One: Seasonal Flowers
Garden Resolutions 1
Flowers for Christmas Time 3
Flowers Greet the New Year 5
Winter Flowers 7
The Green Winter 8
A Hard Winter 9
Bamboo 11
Storm Damage 13
The Merry Month of May 14
Tender Perennials for Hot-Weather Gardens 16
Flowers in the Fall Border 18
Fragrance in the Garden 19
Fall Additions to the Border 21
Sow Hardy Annual Seeds During September 22
Planting Annuals in Autumn 24
Late-Blooming Flowers 25
The Gardening Year Is Just Beginning 27
Two: Perennials and Annuals
Planting in Relays 29
Badge of Gardening Includes Black Knees 31
Gardening Surprises 33
The Law of Supply and Demand 34
Variegated Foliage 36
Selections for the Rock Garden 38
Tropical Plants 39
Annuals 41
Sweet Peas 43
Peony 45
Tree Peonies and Others 46
Clematis also Flowers in Shade 48
Beautiful Lilies 49
Asteromoea mongolica-- Kalimeris pinnatifida 51
Hellebores 53
The Christmas Rose and Other Hellebores 54
Giridlian . . . A Master of Plants 56
Night-Blooming Cereus 58
The Dividends of Fall Planting 59
Savannah Lands of East Carolina 61
Petasites 62
Three: Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers
Planting Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers 65
Bulbs Through the Seasons 66
Some Early Spring Bulbs 68
Daffodils Need Early Start 70
Specialty Bulbs 72
Crown Imperials 73
Lycoris radiata 75
Amaryllis Family 77
The Surprise Lily 78
Lilies Grow Where None Were 79
Garden Casualties 81
Four: Trees and Shrubs
Planting for Ice Storms 83
Plants for Parking Strips 85
Flowering Trees for the City 86
Street Trees 88
Trees with Colored Bark 90
Witch Hazels 92
Flowering Cherries 93
Serviceberries and Sloes 95
Dogwoods 97
Buckeyes 98
Eucalyptus 100
Honey Locust 102
Osmanthus 103
Hollies 105
Conifers 106
Firs and Cedars 108
Flowering Shrubs 110
March-Flowering Shrubs 111
Viburnums and Other Flowering Shrubs 113
June-Flowering Shrubs 114
Viburnums 116
Pyracanthas 118
Nandinas 119
Hydrangeas 121
Sasanquas 122
Camellia saluenensis 124
E. A. Bowles's Lunatics 125
Five: Vegetables and Herbs, Climbers and Creepers
Fall Vegetables 129
Two Vegetable Gardens 130
Mrs. Hobbs and Her Herbs 132
Sweet Woodruff 134
Dandelions 136
Vines Are Useful Tools 137
Smilax 139
Clematis Hybrids 140
Akebia and Rosa banksiae 142
Ground Covers 144
Ground Covers Pose Problems 146
Tiny Creepers 148
Six: Gardeners and Gardens
Wing Haven 151
Importance of Garden Details 152
Steps in Your Garden 154
Walks and Paths 156
Terraces and Patios 158
Water in the Garden 159
Mr. Krippenndorf's Garden 161
Physic Garden at the Country Doctor Museum 162
Mr. Busbee's Garden 164
A Visit to Italy's Oldest Botanic Garden 166
Colette's Mother's Garden 167
The Splendor of Royal Gardens 169
Gotelli's Collection of Dwarf Conifers 171
The Scented Garden 172
The Gardens of a Soldier's Wife 174
Pioneer Seedsman 176
Young Belgian Guided Southern Horticulture 177
Meet Caroline Dormon 179
She Talks to the Birds 181
The Hunt Arboretum 182
Seven: Gods, Legends, and Rituals
The Gods of the Garden 185
The Ash, a Symbol in History 187
The Tale of the Magical Hawthorn Tree 189
The Holy Thorn Blooms for Royalty 190
The Christian Year Parallels the Garden Year 192
Holiday Wreaths 194
The Advent Wreath 196
Legend and Lore of the Christmas Tree 197
International Christmas Trees 199
The Flowers of the Trinity 201
The Flowers of Passiontide 203
The Story of the Passion Flower 205
Rituals of the Palms 206
Rogation Days-- The Blessing of the Crops 208
Eight: Bits and Pieces
Asafetida 211
Feeding the Birds 213
Honey 214
Organic Gardening 216
Pruning 218
Pruning Should Be Done Every Day 219
Historic Flower Arrangements 221
Bouquet Carried Messages 223
Pomanders 224
Creatures Add to a Garden 226
Index 229
Introduction xv
Note to the Reader xxi
One: Seasonal Flowers
Garden Resolutions 1
Flowers for Christmas Time 3
Flowers Greet the New Year 5
Winter Flowers 7
The Green Winter 8
A Hard Winter 9
Bamboo 11
Storm Damage 13
The Merry Month of May 14
Tender Perennials for Hot-Weather Gardens 16
Flowers in the Fall Border 18
Fragrance in the Garden 19
Fall Additions to the Border 21
Sow Hardy Annual Seeds During September 22
Planting Annuals in Autumn 24
Late-Blooming Flowers 25
The Gardening Year Is Just Beginning 27
Two: Perennials and Annuals
Planting in Relays 29
Badge of Gardening Includes Black Knees 31
Gardening Surprises 33
The Law of Supply and Demand 34
Variegated Foliage 36
Selections for the Rock Garden 38
Tropical Plants 39
Annuals 41
Sweet Peas 43
Peony 45
Tree Peonies and Others 46
Clematis also Flowers in Shade 48
Beautiful Lilies 49
Asteromoea mongolica-- Kalimeris pinnatifida 51
Hellebores 53
The Christmas Rose and Other Hellebores 54
Giridlian . . . A Master of Plants 56
Night-Blooming Cereus 58
The Dividends of Fall Planting 59
Savannah Lands of East Carolina 61
Petasites 62
Three: Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers
Planting Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers 65
Bulbs Through the Seasons 66
Some Early Spring Bulbs 68
Daffodils Need Early Start 70
Specialty Bulbs 72
Crown Imperials 73
Lycoris radiata 75
Amaryllis Family 77
The Surprise Lily 78
Lilies Grow Where None Were 79
Garden Casualties 81
Four: Trees and Shrubs
Planting for Ice Storms 83
Plants for Parking Strips 85
Flowering Trees for the City 86
Street Trees 88
Trees with Colored Bark 90
Witch Hazels 92
Flowering Cherries 93
Serviceberries and Sloes 95
Dogwoods 97
Buckeyes 98
Eucalyptus 100
Honey Locust 102
Osmanthus 103
Hollies 105
Conifers 106
Firs and Cedars 108
Flowering Shrubs 110
March-Flowering Shrubs 111
Viburnums and Other Flowering Shrubs 113
June-Flowering Shrubs 114
Viburnums 116
Pyracanthas 118
Nandinas 119
Hydrangeas 121
Sasanquas 122
Camellia saluenensis 124
E. A. Bowles's Lunatics 125
Five: Vegetables and Herbs, Climbers and Creepers
Fall Vegetables 129
Two Vegetable Gardens 130
Mrs. Hobbs and Her Herbs 132
Sweet Woodruff 134
Dandelions 136
Vines Are Useful Tools 137
Smilax 139
Clematis Hybrids 140
Akebia and Rosa banksiae 142
Ground Covers 144
Ground Covers Pose Problems 146
Tiny Creepers 148
Six: Gardeners and Gardens
Wing Haven 151
Importance of Garden Details 152
Steps in Your Garden 154
Walks and Paths 156
Terraces and Patios 158
Water in the Garden 159
Mr. Krippenndorf's Garden 161
Physic Garden at the Country Doctor Museum 162
Mr. Busbee's Garden 164
A Visit to Italy's Oldest Botanic Garden 166
Colette's Mother's Garden 167
The Splendor of Royal Gardens 169
Gotelli's Collection of Dwarf Conifers 171
The Scented Garden 172
The Gardens of a Soldier's Wife 174
Pioneer Seedsman 176
Young Belgian Guided Southern Horticulture 177
Meet Caroline Dormon 179
She Talks to the Birds 181
The Hunt Arboretum 182
Seven: Gods, Legends, and Rituals
The Gods of the Garden 185
The Ash, a Symbol in History 187
The Tale of the Magical Hawthorn Tree 189
The Holy Thorn Blooms for Royalty 190
The Christian Year Parallels the Garden Year 192
Holiday Wreaths 194
The Advent Wreath 196
Legend and Lore of the Christmas Tree 197
International Christmas Trees 199
The Flowers of the Trinity 201
The Flowers of Passiontide 203
The Story of the Passion Flower 205
Rituals of the Palms 206
Rogation Days-- The Blessing of the Crops 208
Eight: Bits and Pieces
Asafetida 211
Feeding the Birds 213
Honey 214
Organic Gardening 216
Pruning 218
Pruning Should Be Done Every Day 219
Historic Flower Arrangements 221
Bouquet Carried Messages 223
Pomanders 224
Creatures Add to a Garden 226
Index 229