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Allen Lacy is a philosophy professor who loves plants--what a perfect combination for a garden essayist. Collected in this volume are selections from his quarterly newsletter, Read more

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The gardening life...
Allen Lacy has been writing about gardening for a number of years in books, newspaper columns and letters to friends. I've purchased mostly paperback copies, but bought this one in hardcover because I kept theothers and wish now I had bought hardcover versions. I reread them fromtime to time, and lend them to really good friends who will return them.Lacy gardens in New Jersey in Zone 7 so I find his writing helpful since Ilive in the same climate. He was a philosophy professor for a number ofyears, and his writing is reflective. This book is filled with practicalwisdom.Think of your old uncle Horace who can get anything to growsharing some of advice. Lacy's books fall some where between an essay on"How gardening changed my life" and "Why your Bee Balm gotMildew."Read more

Subjects:  1. Essays    2. Flowers - General    3. Gardening    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Horticulture (General)    7. Regional - General    8. Shade    9. Gardening / Essays    10. Gardens (descriptions, history etc)    11. Horticulture   

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Excellent guide to a successful Shade Garden
This book is an excellent resource to have when establishing a shade garden.It covers preparation of your gardening area through design, color, and shapes and texture.This guide covers several examples whereone can use a shade garden. Some examples would be in the city, passage ina wooded area, or established to attract birds.Managing your new gardenis illustarted for more healthy plants.One can start growing their ownplants allowing them to add a touch of their favorite plants to differentlocations of their landscape with this simple guide to growing andpropagating plants. Once you have started a beautiful garden this guidewill help to aid you in maintaining what you have worked to establish. ThisStep-By-Step to Shade Gardening also contains an Encyclopedia which coversall the information you need on the plants to use.The encyclopedia coverscommon and scientific names, description, flower colors, time of season itwill likely bloom, height you can expect a healthy plant to grow, whatzones it grows best in, and the conditions best to establish for yourplants to thrive.This is an excellent and well illustarted guide tocreating a shade garden which your neighbors will admire and you will loveto spend some time. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gardening    2. Gardening / Horticulture    3. Gardening in the shade    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Landscape Horticulture    6. Shade    7. Shade-tolerant plants    8. Techniques    9. United States    10. Garden design & planning    11. Gardening: plants    12. Shrubs & trees   

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Go native.....
This book suggests lovely alternatives to the typical plants that we seeso often now in most Northwest gardens.The author suggests many lovelynative varieties that will make your garden every bit (perhaps more so) asbeautiful than the more common imported varieties.Many nurseries nowcarry a pretty good selection of native plants.Leave behind what I callhighway plants (you know, the ones you see planted by exits) and discoverthe beauty of Northwest natives! ... Read more

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Gardening Excellence
An excellent source of knowledge for all types of plants, annuals and perennials, listed separately for sun, shade, partial shade, etc. and giving zones for each. This book is all you need. ... Read more

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Good beginner's book...
In this BBG monograph, garden designer Colston Burrell reveals methods for transforming your small city plot baking in sunlight into a stunning garden bed using perennials. These BBG guides are an inexpensive and safe way to begin learning about gardening in urban and suburban areas, and perhaps because the source is located in a large metropolitan area (New York). Furthermore, most if not all of the plant material (he does include a list of shrubs for sunny dry plances) listed can be found in city nurseries and garden shops, and most if not allwill not disappoint the new gardener.
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Good for a beginner
I bought 5 shade gardening books at once, and this is the one that I like the best. It is very easy to read, informative, and has a good balance between text & pictures. There is much good advice for the novice gardener in this book. Highly recommend.

Great introductory book
I recently got five shade gardening books in one "go" and this is the one I like the best. It is very practical with advice for the "klutzy" or novice gardener. My one complaint is not enough pictures of the plants described - but get a picture guide (like the Taylor's guide) as a complementary book and you'll be all set. It also has a mail-order nursery guide in the back, so you can GET all the plants described. I'm very satisfied with this book.

A very well thought out book for shade gardening
I have used this book extensively to decided on which plants I want to plant in certain areas.It is not perfectly suited to Qu�bec, as the truly hardy selections are not always included, but very useful in any case ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flowers    2. Flowers - General    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening in the shade    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Home Gardening    7. Low maintenance gardening    8. Shade    9. Shade-tolerant plants    10. Gardening    11. Gardening / Shade   

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A beginners guide to shade gardening
Limited information about Hostas in this poorly namedbook. It is better described as a beginners guide toshade gardening, with some reference to Hostas. Hostas and Other Shade Loving Plants
This bood was a tremendous help to me in selecting plants for my Hosta garden and shade garden. This book helped with my knowledge and selection of plants at my local nursery.My garden looks great! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flowers - General    2. Flowers - Perennials    3. Gardening    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Shade   

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