Gardening in the Shade [Hardcover]

Horticulture Magazine (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2004

Based on expertise culled from 100 years of Horticulture magazine, Gardening in the Shade gives readers the authoritative guidance they need to design and plant lovely gardens in the shady corners of their yards. Gardeners will find:

* Descriptions of plants receptive to shady homes, from perennials, trees, and shrubs, to bulbs and tubers

* Basic techniques and insider tips for creating shade gardens that thrive during a variety of seasons and in a spectrum of regional conditions

* 300+ photos to spark creativity and inspire readers with visions of gardens to grow

Any gardener with a shady spot will welcome the chance to cultivate a gorgeous garden with the handy advice in this dynamic guide.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The New York Times said of her gardening memoir, We Made a Garden, "a gentle reminder that plants are only a small part of what a garden is. The good ones are autobiographies written in green." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

The late Margery Fish is one of England's most beloved gardening writers. She is the author of numerous gardening classics, including "Carefree Gardening," "Cottage Garden Flowers," and "We Made a Garden." Her books remains as relevant to gardeners today as they were when they were first published in the 1950s and 1960s. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 142 pages
• Publisher: Betterway Books (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558707204
• ISBN-13: 978-1558707207
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,375,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed info for the intermediate gardener, February 11, 2007

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papillon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gardening in the Shade (Hardcover)

I've been gardening for a long time and recently joined the Hardy Plant Society and am a volunteer in their seed exchange. I'm an intermediate level gardener and I've got enough basic books on the subject. When I first got this book I was a little disappointed, it seemed like a slim volume and each chapter focused on only one flower, also they used different crops of the same photo/garden within a page or two of each other. Then I started reading it! The text of each article has the character of the gardener writing it. But what I really like are the sidebars with great tidbits on growing cyclamen from seed, sections on trilliums,epimediums and cypripedium (hardy lady slipper orchids), and phlox divaricata as well as other plants I want to learn about like mountain laurel, bloodroot, cimicifuga, japanese anemones for late summer, and more. The focus on propagating was just what I needed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful ideas and plain and simple speech, May 21, 2009

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Randy Ball "R J Management Group/CEO" (Sidon MIssissippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gardening in the Shade (Hardcover)

I was impressed with this book and how easyit made things out to be. I am looking forward to planting some of these great plants they mentioned.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shade Garden, November 15, 2010

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Carol - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gardening in the Shade (Hardcover)

This book is excellent for gardeners from beginner to master gardener.
A wealth of information that isn't found in many books such as this.
Excellent. I definitely recommend this book if you have an abundance
of shade in your yard.