A gorgeous celebration of the shade garden—featuring nearly 300 perennials, annuals, bulbs, ferns, ornamental grasses, and climbing plants that will thrive without direct sunlight
A shaded garden can be a soothing sanctuary that even the most dedicated sun worshipper can welcome on a hot summer day. But how do you get plants to grow in a spot where trees and shrubs hide the sun? In this stunning volume, garden expert Larry Hodgson shows how to create a lush and lovely garden filled with plants that will flourish in the shade.
The first part covers the basics of shade gardening, including planning, planting, and problem-solving. Here readers will find out how to use shade-tolerant grasses and groundcovers for the root-filled areas under trees; discover solutions for dry shade and heavy needle and leaf drop; and learn what to do if a tree should fall and a shade garden is suddenly thrust back in the sun. The second part is devoted to an encyclopedia of shade-loving plants.
Complete with expert designs for five different kinds of shaded gardens, Making the Most of Shade is a splendid new gardening title by the popular author of Perennials for Every Purpose, which Susan McClure, author of Easy-Care Perennial Gardens, called "a treasure . . . the next best thing to having a friendly expert whispering in your ear as you plan, plant, and perfect your perennial garden."
ISBN-13: 9781579549671
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
Publication Date: 04-16-2005
Pages: 416
Product Dimensions: 7.54(w) x 9.14(h) x 0.65(d)
LARRY HODGSON is the author of the Rodale books Perennials for Every Purpose and Annuals for Every Purpose. A regular contributor to garden magazines here and in Canada, he has also been radio garden commentator for CBS Radio. Hodgson lives in Sainte-Foy, Quebec.
Table of Contents
|
Acknowledgments |
v |
|
A Letter from Larry |
vi |
| Part I |
Creating a Showcase of Shade |
|
| Chapter 1 |
Shade Is What You Make of It |
3 |
| Chapter 2 |
Making Shade |
17 |
| Chapter 3 |
Gardening in Shade |
37 |
| Chapter 4 |
Problem Solving |
71 |
| Chapter 5 |
Making It Work: Designing for Shade |
89 |
| Part II |
The Best of the Best for Shade |
|
| Chapter 6 |
Perennials for Shade |
115 |
| Chapter 7 |
Annuals for Shade |
233 |
| Chapter 8 |
Bulbs for Shade |
267 |
| Chapter 9 |
Ferns for Shade |
317 |
| Chapter 10 |
Grasses for Shade |
339 |
| Chapter 11 |
Climbing Plants for Shade |
367 |
|
Resources |
390 |
|
Recommended Reading |
392 |
|
Photo Credits |
393 |
|
Index |
394 |
|
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |
408 |
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