Awards
- Winner of One of the Year's Ten Best Gardening Books, 2004, Fine Gardening.
Overview
Whether it's urban, suburban, or rural, nearly every property has some shade, if only on the north side of the house. Countless more are ""blessed"" with giant trees planted decades ago that screen out the sunlight. Under such conditions, you may think that it's impossible to have an interesting garden without a lot of work. Not so if you are willing to learn about the plethora of easygoing horticultural gems that don't require full sun. Most gardeners think only of impatiens and hostas for their shady areas, but shade gardening can be far more interesting, and even exciting - and you need not work too hard at it if you incorporate some lesser-known but easy-to-grow plants into your landscape. Judiciously mixing the common plants with the more unusual ones can help the busy, tired, or lazy gardener create a special and unique retreat. Carolyn Harstad organizes this book around the principle that an interesting shade garden is well balanced and has a variety of plantings. Early chapters focus on designing the low-maintenance garden. Further chapters discuss small trees, shrubs, dwarf conifers, vines, ground covers, ferns, grasses, perennials, woodland wildflowers, spring bulbs, and annuals (yes, there are annuals that enjoy shade!). She discusses hundreds of shade-tolerant plants hardy in Zones 4-8, suggests how they may be used and combined, and recommends methods to reduce garden maintenance.
Full Product Details
Author: Carolyn A. Harstad ,
Jean Vietor ,
Carolyn A. Harstad
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.049kg
ISBN: 9780253216250
ISBN 10: 0253216257
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 05 November 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
With its informative text, accurate drawings, and colorful photographs, this book is a 'must have' for gardeners across much of North America. -Booked Solid with Virginia C This is the best new book on shade since George Schenk's classic The Complete Shade Gardener. -Fine Gardener This is an exciting book for gardeners tired of ubiquitous hostas and ferns in shade gardens. -Library Journal
<p> This is the best new book on shade since George Schenk's classic TheComplete Shade Gardener. -- Fine Gardener
This is the best new book on shade since George Schenk's classic The Complete Shade Gardener. Fine Gardener--Fine Gardener
Author Information
Master Gardener, nature photographer, and popular lecturer, Carolyn Harstad is a member of the Garden Writers Association of America and a Landscape Design Consultant. She lives in Minneapolis. Jean Vietor graduated from Indiana University in Fine Art. She has exhibited mostly nature paintings for 33 years. Her mediums include: watercolor, transparent acrylic, acrylic on canvas, computer art, and polymer clay art.
