Plant Solutions for Every Garden
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Product Description
If you're looking for the right plant for a particular place or purpose, Plant Solutions is an invaluable resource. Whether you have a shady spot, alkaline soil, or a boggy area; you're looking for fall color, cut flowers, or ground cover; or need to consider pollution tolerance or allergies, the extensive plant suggestions in this thorough directory will help you make the right choices. Each entry has a photograph, a clear description including desirable varieties, a summary of cultivation requirements, planting ideas, and suggestions for companion plants. Cross references to other plants in the book enable gardeners to build up a palette of plants to suit their needs. Fully annotated illustrations of planting schemes and color-coded tabs for quick reference make for an inspirational and practical companion for gardeners and designers.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #849957 in Books
- Published on: 2006-09-01
- Format: Illustrated
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 448 pages
Features
- ISBN13: 9780881928389
- Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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Editorial Reviews
Review
“This book is an invaluable resource for both gardeners and designers.”
(Journal Enquirer )
About the Author
Nigel Colborn is a highly respected garden writer and broadcaster. Educated at Cornell University, he worked in agriculture for many years before becoming a full-time journalist. He has written extensively about gardening, travel, and the countryside for newspapers and magazines, and is a frequent and popular presenter on radio and television in Britain.




