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Mar 15, 1997 · by George Schenk (Author) 4.5 67 ratings. See all formats and editions. A delightful book that encourages gardeners to pay closer attention to the subtle beauty of miniature landscapes and introduces one of the glories of Japanese gardens into American designs.
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Six years after it was first published, The Complete Shade Gardener remains the single best book on this popular gardening subject--it's a classic that belongs in the library of anyone who loves...
Jan 1, 1991 · Selected as one of the "great gardening books" of the century, George Schenk's book is simply the best on this popular gardening subject.
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- Welcome to The Plush World of Moss Farming!
- Moss Farming: Rocky Beginnings
- How to Grow Moss
- Adventure #1: Seeding with Beer/Moss Mixture
- Adventure #2: Some Better Moss Advice
- Adventure #3: A Moss Crazy Quilt
- Adventure #4: Mobile Moss
- Adventure #5: Growing Pots of Moss
- Adventure #6: Weeding, Critters, and Summer
- Adventure #7: The Rebirth of Moss
Moss can be a filler on top of a potted plant, an accent in a garden, or a lush, full-fledged replacement for a lawn. To some, it's a creeping, green scourge that starts in damp corners and crawls across your lawn or roof. But to those of us who see things with greener eyes, moss is a delightful, visual, and tactile experience, a self-trimming subs...
In the spring of 2005, I was on a road trip with a friend in Nevada. Suffice to say, we came home joking about opening a roadside rest stop/moss farm. You could get moss spa treatments and all that jazz. Guess we got a little spazzy driving the Extraterrestrial Highway. In Dec 2005, I moved to Seattle, where moss tends to grow on just about anythin...
If you are interested in cultivating moss, there are a variety of ways to do it. They are listed here in order of increasing complexity and effort. 1. Nature:You just let the moss do its thing where and when it wants. Most often gardeners who use this method weed around the moss to remove other plants that grow in it. 2. Scattering spores:This is j...
This is that beer and blender moss thing people talk about. I decided in early February to get some sort of moss seeding going in the light well. Although it is on the north side of the house, and thus is well shaded and retains moisture when we have rain, I didn't think the purely natural method would be very satisfying... lol... A lot of websites...
The gardener gets more serious. In March I had the opportunity to take a day trip down to Portland from Seattle and one of the featured stops was an amazing bookstore called Powell's. I was selling some used books and decided that I could have just one or two new-to-me books. In the garden section, I found a copy of Moss Gardeningby George Schenck....
The idea takes a more definitive shape. During the month of April, I began to harvest moss from our own backyard as well as the neighborhood. If I was taking a walk and came across a really good patch of moss that was in total public space, I'd take a chunk of it. I was limited by what I could carry in both hands. Some pots in the yard had good lay...
April showers bring May mosses. This is a great little growth of moss. It's on an aging blue truck, driven by my friend Calyxa who lives in Sunnyvale, CA. She'd mentioned this happening before, and this year, all those record rains in April sure did a great job of reviving this unusual growth of moss. This is a juncture alongside the door frame on ...
Mosses tend to just rest in summer weather. Most often, summer just isn't a time for moss. It's just too dry and sunny. I'm still reading Schenck's moss book. He pointed out that moss is used to a cycle of wet and dry, and some new moss growers will mistakenly think that dry moss is unhealthy moss and try to keep watering it to keep it green. Whate...
Dog days of summer. The picture here shows a large pot that was full of moss back in the spring. Actually, it still is full of moss, it's just now it's August and not April. Most of the moss is in the brown and dried summer state. I've also got tiny weeds coming up. Pulling these weeds is the "rice picking" I was referring to as I wind up pinching ...
Mosses "wake up" in the fall. Take a good look at the picture in the module titled "Weeding and Critters" and then take another look at this picture. Can you believe it's the same pot of moss? It's true and the pictures are only about a month apart. W&C's picture was taken in early August and this picture was taken in early September. I haven't rea...
Mar 1, 1984 · George Schenk, Peter Loewer. 4.11. 73 ratings4 reviews. This classic and indispensable reference for shade gardening is now back in print. Long considered required reading for those with difficult low-light areas, it covers the basics literally from the ground up, leading the gardener through the creation of his or her own shady retreat.
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Death. 2004 (aged 94–95) Burial. Deltona Memorial Gardens. Orange City, Volusia County, Florida, USA Show Map. Memorial ID. 125198475. · View Source.
German forester Carl Schenck was hired to manage the forest and demonstrate sustainability. Explore the story of Schenck’s work at the Biltmore Estate and its impact on the American...
