Author: Nancy J. Ondra
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: taylor, roses, varieties, flexible, gardening, guides, blooming, binding, new, guide, select, abd, including, hardy
Number of Pages: 474
Published: 2002-02-05
List price: $23.00
ISBN-10: 0618068880
ISBN-13: 9780618068883

No variety of plants can contribute as much beauty to a garden - and as much satisfaction to the gardener who knows how to grow them - as roses. In this guide you’ll find• photographs of almost 400 roses, with a quick reference to fragrance, winter hardiness, and disease resistance• every important class of rose - Species Roses, Old Garden Roses, Shrubs, Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Grandifloras, Miniatures, and Climbers• suggestions for carefree border and ground-cover roses• an encyclopedia entry for each plant, noting its uses and limitations• a pest and disease

Author: Nancy J. Ondra
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Keywords: foliage
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-04-15
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1580176542
ISBN-13: 9781580176545

Plant foliage brings drama and structure to the garden with color, shape, and texture all its own. Bright, cheerful flowers may have beauty-pageant appeal that gets noticed by passers-by, but where would all those pretty floral faces be without the stalwart presence of foliage? Every garden benefits from an inspired selection of plants chosen for the beauty of their leaves, and the harmony their presence brings to the entire landscape. Organized by color and texture, each chapter in Nancy Ondra’s eye-opening new guide illustrates the features and requirements of dozens of plants, all chosen

Author: Nancy J. Ondra
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Keywords: garden, design, uncommon, partners, versatile, grasses
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2002-02-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 158017423X
ISBN-13: 9781580174237

From spring green to winter gold, the drama of grasses is nonstop. There are the striking yellow-and-green ostrich plumes of Zebra Grass. The fine-textured leaves of Blue Oat Grass. Flame Grass’s dazzling red-orange leaves, Fountain Grass’s coppery brushes, the rich brown nuggets of Northern Sea Oats, the feathery purple haze of Switch Grass. Whether on their own or as backdrops for colorful garden flowers, ornamental grasses are admired for their color, form, movement, and texture. They also aid in erosion control, soil stabilization, and water retention, making them great conse

Authors:Nancy J. Ondra, Barbara Elli,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: taylor, soil, guide, gardening, weekend, fertile, guides, healthy, composting, complete, building
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1998-05-06
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0395862949
ISBN-13: 9780395862940

While most gardeners aren’t blessed with ideal soil to start with, it is possible to improve almost any site. This guide provides clear and practical information on making compost, taking soil samples, all-organic methods of feeding plants, dealing with poor drainage, choosing and using mulches effectively, and more.

Authors:Nancy J. Ondra, Barbara Ellis,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: propagation, plant, easy, taylor
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1998-05-06
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0395862957
ISBN-13: 9780395862957

There are few things in gardening more satisfying than turning one plant into many. In this book, gardeners can learn all the techniques of easy propagation, including growing plants from seeds, multiplying your stock by dividing clumps, taking cuttings to start, layering, and more.

Authors:Nancy J. Ondra, Stephanie Cohen,  Rob Cardillo
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Keywords: autumn, season, garden, extending, fallscaping
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2007-09-12
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1580176801
ISBN-13: 9781580176804

Why should the joys of puttering in the garden be relegated to spring and summer when autumn has so much to offer? Enjoyable temperatures and more dependable rainfall in much of the country extend the growing season and allow the gardener to spend more time enjoying the garden and less time watering. Those final splendid months before winter’s chill offer hospitable conditions for an impressive array of flowers, foliage, berries, and seedheads. Nancy J. Ondra and Stephanie Cohen, two top garden writers and teachers, team up to show readers how to achieve three-season garden color. Join

Authors:Nancy Restuccia, McKenna Linn,  Nancy Dill, no
Publisher: QuiltWoman.com
Keywords: patterns, publish
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-11-18
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0971450102
ISBN-13: 9780971450103

This is the second edition of the "How to" book for anyone in the "soft craft" world (quilting, sewing, needlework, doll making) who wants to take their original designs and turn them into patterns. Section I, "From Idea to Paper" covers coming up with the idea, writing how-to instructions, creating a cover, delivering files to the printer, and packing patterns into bags. Section II, "The Marketing Approach", describes the five elements of the marketing mix product, package, price, distribution, and advertising/publicity/promotion and shows how to use them to maximize sales. Section III, "Busi