Noël Kingsbury Ordre des livres

Throughout history flowers have been an integral part of human survival and culture - as food, for medicine, to express feelings, as symbols, to commemorate and celebrate, and to decorate. Their shapes, colors, scents and textures have always attracted us, as they do animals and insects. Flowers are used as luxury spices (saffron), and as coloring and flavoring agents - marigolds fed to chickens make eggs more yellow and lavender was Elizabeth I's favorite flavor of jam. Flowers are full of symbolic meaning: violets represent modesty, daises purity and daffodils unrequited love. And they have always played an important role in culture through myths and legends, literature and the decorative arts. This delightful new book brings together 100 of the world's flowers to tell their remarkable stories. Each flower is richly illustrated in color and accompanied by facts about each species and what role it has played in our culture and history.

A stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature- based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leading designers such as Sean Hogan, Piet Oudolf, and Dan Pearson

Noel Kingsbury explores how the particularities of landscape, history and culture in the Netherlands have given rise to distinctive gardens and public spaces and demonstrates how a new generation of Dutch designers are reimagining outdoor space in such an revolutionary way.

Jimi Blake has spent 25 years collecting the most interesting plants he could get his hands on. At Hunting Brook, these come together in a unique fusion of funky foliage, perennial, and woodland styles to make a flamboyant, surprising, experimental garden that is overflowing with ideas for enthusiastic gardeners. Exotic-leaved plants from the Far East and South America rub shoulders with temperate perennials to excite the eye. Trees are pollarded, salvias and dahlias are present in abundance, and borders are unconstrained. Jimi's eagle eye for flaws means plants that don't quite cut the mustard are ruthlessly dispatched and the garden is constantly being scrutinized and reinvented. A Beautiful Obsession inspires new garden projects, rewrites the rule book about combining plants, and will have plant enthusiasts reaching for specialist nursery catalogues.

Originální, bohatě ilustrovaná příručka nabízí podrobné informace o sto padesáti druzích stromů z celého světa. Všímá si nejen jejich základních charakteristických znaků, výskytu v přirozeném prostředí či způsobu rozšíření, ale především podivuhodných vlastností jednotlivých druhů a jejich praktického využití – ať už je to ve stavitelství, řemeslech, domácnosti, zemědělství nebo tradičním léčitelství či kulinářské praxi. Cílem této knihy je pomoci čtenářům pochopit, jak neuvěřitelně různorodým způsobem stromy využíváme, jak jsme na nich záviseli v průběhu historie a jak s nimi může být spojená i naše budoucnost.

Drzewa są źródłem niezwykle różnorodnych produktów o nieocenionej wartości dla rodzaju ludzkiego. Czy wiedzieliście, że jedzenie orzechów laskowych miało dawać mądrość, albo że paciorki różańca robiono dawniej z suszonych jagód drzewa różańcowego? Z Ukrytej historii drzew dowiecie się z jakich włókien rdzenni mieszkańcy Ameryki wyplatali kosze, które liście mają właściwości lecznicze, i które drzewa od tysiącleci były źródłem jadalnego oleju. Dzięki kolorowym ilustracjom przedstawiającym każde drzewo otrzymujemy prawdziwy róg obfitości informacji o tym, co jest wiadome, a co się przypuszcza na temat 150 najważniejszych gatunków drzew.

Kleiner Garten, große Ideen - mit diesen kreativen Tipps zur effektiven Gartengestaltung kreieren Sie aus minimalem Raum maximale Wirkung. Der renommierte Gartendesigner Noel Kingsbury zeigt, wie Sie kleine Räume optisch vergrößern, mit vertikalen Pflanzungen die Gartenfläche optimal ausnutzen oder naturnahe Gärten gestalten und Lebensräume für Tiere schaffen. So bringen Sie Ihren kleinen Garten ganz groß raus!Lassen Sie sich von der umfangreichen Pflanzenauswahl, welche die wichtigsten Basis-Informationen wie Größe, Licht-, Boden- und Standortbedingungen sowie Farbe der Blüten beinhaltet, inspirieren und gestalten Sie sich Ihre individuelle Wohlfühloase. Detaillierte Pflanzpläne mit Größenangaben sowie kreative Ideen für eine stimmige Gestaltung unterstützen Sie bei der konkreten Umsetzung Ihrer Gartenpläne. Erfüllen Sie sich mit perfekten grünen Illusionen Ihren Traum vom Gartenparadies!

This lushly illustrated survey of 133 of the most commonly grown plants explains where each plant came from and the journey it took into home gardens. Kingsbury tells intriguing tales of the most important plant hunters, breeders, and gardeners throughout history, and explores the unexpected ways plants have been used.

Small gardens are a challenge to design and to keep looking good. This title aims to inspire and inform gardeners to make the most of their small spaces by looking at more than 50 contemporary and inspirational gardens.

A collection of poems written in many different voices and personas almost always in the first person narrative, giving an immediacy to this absorbing 21st century collection which is rooted in 20th century appeal and experience.