Miniature Moss Gardens
Miniature Moss Gardens presents expert advice and techniques from the birthplace of miniature gardening Japan.Friendly enough for total beginners and full of ideas and tips that experienced gardeners will love to read about
Additional Reviews:
"this book is a must-have for my library and yours if you love gardening and plants…Lots of beautiful photos can be found throughout this book too. Another great read." — Desire to Inspire blog
"…I'm giving it a 'Highly Recommended' for your bonsai bookshelf…Hardbound, good to the touch, well thought out, professionally photographed…go get yourself a copy today." — Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog
"It's one of the most fascinating books on gardening I've read in a long time. One of the more detailed descriptions they include in the book is about kokedama or moss balls. I've been intrigued with this unique way of planting little specimens in a ball of soil covered with moss ever since I first saw them, and vowed to start making my own. Here's the exact detailed instructions I was looking for!" — Drought Smart Plants blog
"Comprehensive, beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, organization and presentation, Miniature Moss Gardens will prove to be an outstanding and permanently popular addition to personal, professional, and community library gardening instructional reference collections." — Midwest Book Review
"Drawing on Japan's love of mosses and the special techniques the Japanese have developed for creating small gardens, these authors offer your customers an inspiring look at moss gardening. They tell us moss can be found anywhere and then go on to give instructions for gathering, caring for, and using it to create wonderful little environments. The book is designed with lots of photographs and illustrations and is very well organized. I found myself leafing through it again and again, learning something new every time I did." — Retailing Insight magazine
Miniature Moss Gardens presents expert advice and techniques from Japan, the birthplace of miniature gardening.
In Japan, moss is revered for its sublime colors and textures, inspiring gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Moss can be found everywhere—in your garden, in crevices between stones, and in cracks in the city concrete. In the tiny world of terrariums, container gardens, dish gardens and kokedama (moss ball gardens), moss is a magic carpet that turns a diminutive plot of soil into a self-contained living world.
You'll learn about:
Miniature Moss Gardens offers expert advice and techniques from the birthplace of miniature gardening. One of the only books in print to focus on moss and miniature gardens, it is friendly enough for total beginners and full of ideas and tips for experienced gardeners.
Additional Reviews:
"this book is a must-have for my library and yours if you love gardening and plants…Lots of beautiful photos can be found throughout this book too. Another great read." — Desire to Inspire blog
"…I'm giving it a 'Highly Recommended' for your bonsai bookshelf…Hardbound, good to the touch, well thought out, professionally photographed…go get yourself a copy today." — Adam's Art and Bonsai Blog
"It's one of the most fascinating books on gardening I've read in a long time. One of the more detailed descriptions they include in the book is about kokedama or moss balls. I've been intrigued with this unique way of planting little specimens in a ball of soil covered with moss ever since I first saw them, and vowed to start making my own. Here's the exact detailed instructions I was looking for!" — Drought Smart Plants blog
"Comprehensive, beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, organization and presentation, Miniature Moss Gardens will prove to be an outstanding and permanently popular addition to personal, professional, and community library gardening instructional reference collections." — Midwest Book Review
"Drawing on Japan's love of mosses and the special techniques the Japanese have developed for creating small gardens, these authors offer your customers an inspiring look at moss gardening. They tell us moss can be found anywhere and then go on to give instructions for gathering, caring for, and using it to create wonderful little environments. The book is designed with lots of photographs and illustrations and is very well organized. I found myself leafing through it again and again, learning something new every time I did." — Retailing Insight magazine
Miniature Moss Gardens presents expert advice and techniques from Japan, the birthplace of miniature gardening.
In Japan, moss is revered for its sublime colors and textures, inspiring gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Moss can be found everywhere—in your garden, in crevices between stones, and in cracks in the city concrete. In the tiny world of terrariums, container gardens, dish gardens and kokedama (moss ball gardens), moss is a magic carpet that turns a diminutive plot of soil into a self-contained living world.
You'll learn about:
- Finding and collecting moss
- Choosing soils and containers
- Designing your garden for visual effect
- Choosing the best plants for your mini garden
- Making a perfect kokedama moss ball garden
- Enhancing your moss garden with rocks and other design elements
- Designing a gorgeous terrarium
- And much more!
Miniature Moss Gardens offers expert advice and techniques from the birthplace of miniature gardening. One of the only books in print to focus on moss and miniature gardens, it is friendly enough for total beginners and full of ideas and tips for experienced gardeners.
| Auteur | | Megumi Oshima |
| Taal | | Engels |
| Type | | Hardcover |
| Categorie | | Vrije tijd & Hobby |
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