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Living Wreath

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ISBN-10: 0879057009

ISBN-13: 9780879057008

Edition: 1996

Authors: Teddy Colbert, Chad Slattery

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8 1/2 X 8 1/2 In, 128 Pp, 60 Full-Color Photographs, 25 Line Drawings "Teddy Colbert's Living Wreaths Are Symbols of Great Gardening, Great Innovative Creativity, and Great Imagination. . . Enjoy The Glories of The Garden In A New and Unusual Way. "-- Martha Stewart. Imagine Snipping Fresh Salad and Cooking Herbs From Your Kitchen Wreath. Delight Your Senses and Indulge Your Gardening/Entertaining Fantasies To Create Your Own Magnificent Miniature Garden In The Round. With Teddy Colbert's Simple Directions, Your Gift Giving Can Become A Living Tribute To You Ingenuity and Artful Taste In Succulents Or Flowereing and Fruit-Bearing Plants.
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Publication date: 6/8/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 8.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Teddy Colbert, a trained horticulturist and journalist, is the author of the book The Living Wreath. A winner of The Art of Garden Communication award from the Garden Writers Association of America and a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, The Living Wreath is a step-by-step instruction book that outlines the basic tools and materials needed to build a wreath. In addition, the book contains information on how to grow fruit, edible herb, and salad wreaths. Colbert has appeared on Martha Stewart's television show, as well as being featured in her Handmade Christmas book. Since making her first living wreath, Colbert has commissioned her work to famous faces and places, including the Jerry…    

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Living Wreath Basics
The Living Succulent Wreath
Construction
It All Starts with the Plants The Materials You Will Need
Making It from Scratch
The Fun Begins
Care and Maintenance
Receiving and Sending Wreaths
Mail-Order Living Wreaths from Teddy
Great Group Activity
Floral, Edible, and Ornamental Living Wreaths
Adapting the Basics to Other Plant Materials
Floral Wreaths
Plants and Tips for Living Edible Wreaths
Living Ornamental Wreaths
Planting Techniques for Alternative Wreaths
Care and Maintenance for All Living Wreaths
Recycling the Wreath Base
Coming Full Circle
The Spirit of Continuity
Sources Bibliography