is devoted to spreading the word about the art and
science of landscape horticulture
primarily in the
temperate zones of the world. We
want to provide information that will help
you on your journey to a more beautiful and
healthy backyard.
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The number one selling perennial
plant genus in recent
years and a personal favorite of Mr PGC for many
years is the Hosta! We offer theas a source of
information on the selection, care and cultivation
of hostas. Our site includes images and/or information
on over 8,000 hosta species and named cultivars. We include a database
which has the hostas divided
by categories such as type of variegation, size,
flower color, etc.
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We have now published several in what we
anticipate will be a long series of our "A Rookie's
Guide to..."
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These publications are aimed at the beginning to
serious hobbyist gardener.
These publications are available on
Amazon.com and
Lulu.com in a variety of formats. Current titles
include:
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Our
very
large collection of thousands of ornamentalis
now included in our site. Galleries are organized by
plant genus and includes many, many species and
named cultivars. We are adding new images all the time.
Take a look. If you need to use our images for
publications, name tags, literature or websites,
please let us know.
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Mr PGC has been
fortunate to be able to visit public and private gardens in
11
countries and 22 states over the past several decades.
Oursection
currently contains pictures and commentary on
around 225 horticultural locales so far.
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In
ourpages,
we have compiled information on thousands of
ornamental plant families, genera, species and
named cultivars. All of the references are cross-linked to
show the relationships between the plants listed
along with cultural information.
Links to relevant
image galleries are also provided so you can see how
the plants might look in your garden.
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Ever wonder where plants get
their names? Well some of them are named for the
people who "discovered" them. Oursection
tells about historical and contemporary people of
note in the gardening and horticultural world.
Since hostas are one of our specialties, we have
added asection to tell you about the people who have been
the leaders in developing and popularizing this
genus of landscape plants.
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Oursection
deals with all the things you need to know in order
to plant,
prune, fertilize, support and otherwise take care of
your ornamental landscape plants. We also cover the
basics of insects, diseases and cultural problems
and approaches for managing them in the home
ornamental garden.
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Ourcontains
tons of useful links to public gardens, arboreta and
conservatories as well as to thousands of plant
societies and clubs. There is also information from
land grant and other universities as well as
non-profit, gardening related organizations.
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Water in the landscape adds a
new dimension to its beauty and tranquility. In ourunit,
we follow the process of developing your own pond.
It includes information on how to design,
construct and maintain a pond or pool including how
to deal with
water plants, fish and surrounding landscaping.
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If it is part of the garden but
isn't currently alive, it is called
hardscape.pages
include information about paths, statuary, fountains, benches, structures and
much more. Each piece of hardscape
becomes an important element of the design of your garden.
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