The perfect handy reference to more than 1000 shade perennials.
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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials
£14.99
Rich with descriptions and illustrations of more than 1000 readily available species and cultivars that will enliven and thrive in your shade garden. The easy-to-read format, illustrated with more than 300 photographs, makes this the perfect handy reference. You will find definitions of shade intensities; information about plant cultivation, maintenance and pests and diseases; and lists of plants for specific landscape uses. Also included is a list of specialist nurseries that carry shade perennials.
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This volume is generously and gorgeously illustrated. The photographs are not only lushly beautiful but also provide instructive suggestions for grouping plants and their layout. Easy to carry and easy to get lost in, this guide will be an asset not only for experienced gardeners, but for those of us who want to become better ones.
The moderate price, $19.95, is remarkable for a book so lavishly illustrated and in color.
Use of this book can take you beyond the usual hosta and fern shade garden to sophisticated and beautiful shade gardens.
A very useful illustrated reference, describing over 1,000 perennials.
This handy reference book is the perfect companion for a trip to the nursery.
Schmid draws upon his immense expertise to provide a thoroughly user-friendly, profusely illustrated guide ... If you want to have a shade garden that will maximize plant diversity and esthetics, you need this Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials.
Offers ideas for plants that will bring year-round color to the woodland garden.
This book ... would make a good reference for anyone needing some ideas for other plants to grow in the shade besides the common hosta varieties seen in the large box stores.
The expertise of the author is reflected on every page.
Reminded me of all the beautiful shade plants I should be growing out in the wooded area behind my house. A definite keeper!