The shady border : knockout plants that light up the shadows

Format:

Book

Title:

The shady border : knockout plants that light up the shadows

Other title(s):

Knockout plants that light up the shadows

ISBN:

9781889538068

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

111 pages : color illustrations, 1 color map ; 23 cm.

Series title(s):

21st-century gardening series ;

Brooklyn Botanic Garden publications.

Number in series:

HANDBOOK #155.

General Note:

"Summer 1998"--Title page verso.

Contents:

Introduction : the shady border / C. Colston Burrell -- Manipulating light levels / Judy Springer -- The challenge of shaded soils / Charles & Martha Oliver -- Designing the shady border / Lucy Hardiman -- Encyclopedia of shade perennials -- Perennials for dry shade / Edith Eddelman -- Pernennials for moist shade / C. Colston Burrell -- Perennials for wet shade / James Stevenson -- USDA hardiness zone map.

Summary:

This latest volume in Brooklyn Botanic Garden's estimable 21st-Century Gardening series offers detailed information on how to create interesting combinations of flowers, foliage, and fruits in a shady spot in every season. Burrell explains how to work with low-light exposures, root competition, and other typical conditions. There is a list of 70 perennials that will grow in dry, moist, and wet shade. And because the shady border can--unlike its sunny counterpart--include complex combinations of wood as well as herbaceous plants, a list of 60 additional shrubs, flowering trees, and shade trees provides suggestions for companion plantings. There are color photographs and illustrations throughout this informative paperback.

Subject(s):

Shade-tolerant plants.

Gardening in the shade -- United States.

Geographic Term:

United States.

Added Author:

Burrell, C. Colston.

Added Corporate Author:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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Library	Call Number	Status
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With full-color photographs throughout and complete advice for shade gardening in every region of the country, this guide will help any gardener or homeowner make the most of shady spots.While much has been written in recent years about flower borders, this newest title in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's spectacular 21st-Century Gardening Series is the first to instruct gardeners in creating a spectacular border in low-light areas. The Shady Border will surprise readers with the many combinations of plant color, form, and texture that are possible in a shady garden.The Shady Border includes instructions for gardeners in the Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest regions, as well as ideas for designing shade gardens for every season. The Encyclopedia of Shade Perennials, which makes up the bulk of the book, describes nearly 70 plants appropriate for dry, moist, and wet shade.Suggestions for further reading and nursery sources are also included.

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