This problem‐solving guide—from one of the world’s foremost woody plant experts—shows you everything you need to know to pick the right shrub for a wide variety of sites and conditions.
Ray Bracken, Piedmont, South Carolina, started the introduction bandwagon in the Southeast with 'Bracken's Brown Beauty', patented in 1985. I estimate 15 to 18 new cultivars in the last 25 years. Alta® ('TMGH'), upright-columnar to ...
Shrubs: The New Glamour Plants
In this book you'll find: foundation plants that won't outgrow their place; shrubs that provide flowers from earliest spring to late in fall; shrubs that provide colorful leaves in fall, interesting branches in winter; berried shrubs to ...
Bibliography for Scientific ( Latin ) Names BAILEY , LIBERTY HYDE n.d. How Plants Get Their Names . Dover Publications , N.Y. , NY . BAILEY , RALPH , Editor 1948. The Home Garden Self - Pronouncing Dictionary of Plant Names .
Trees and Shrubs
Finally in paperback, this authoritative volume provides a comprehensive guide to the 282 species of woody plants found in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and eastern Missouri.
Illustrates and describes broad-leaved woody plants indigenous to the northern United States.
Describes the benefits and uses for shrubs and discusses developing a landscape plan, creating privacy with hedges and bushes, and choosing, planting, and caring for shrubs
This important new book is the essential reference on the subject that no discerning horticulturist, landscape designer, or gardener should consider being without.
• Learn how to frame outdoor living spaces by selecting the best foundation of trees, shrubs, and woody vines. • Learn how to select woody plants for purpose, site adaptability, ornamental aspects, and care required. • Popular ...