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Designing With Climbers (The Joy of Gardening)

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A beautifully photographed subject, the text provides outstanding detail on different plant varieties in addition to general information on climbers--growing them and sustaining them. The book is organized by types of climbers and I will say it expanded my thinking about climbers and their uses. An excellent three pages on care and cultivation, with pruning diagrams. Those might just be worth the price of the book itself. The downside is that it is not area specific and I wonder which of those in the book are either available or suitable for southern California.

I always had troubles with putting vines in the wrong places. I found that they were often nuisances more than pleasures when established. With the tips in this book, I have been able to make smarter selections so I have the advantages of vines and climbers without the invasive problems. Especially useful were tips on espaliering climbers and pruning specialty plants, such as clematis. If you are planning on using climbers, this book is worth a read.