Made for the Shade [Paperback]

Judy Glattstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

Home gardeners looking for answers to the question of what to plant in shady places, will find answers to their problems in this volume. The book emphasizes the importance of good gardening sense and explains how plants can be matched to different conditions based on their natural habitat. Presented here are detailed descriptions and instructions for nurturing trees, shrubs, ground covers, perennials, bulbs, tubers, and annuals that thrive in shady places. This attractive, informative, but above all useful volume features 150 full-color photos.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764105124
• ISBN-13: 978-0764105128
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,593,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book!, April 21, 2002

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"margaretm" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Made for the Shade (Paperback)

If you are one of the millions of people who live in the leafy older suburbs of the Northeast, this is the book for you. It's a really practical guide to gardening in the shade, with serious advice on the problems we face here. Need advice on what shade plants are unappealing to deer? Judy Glattstein has great suggestions. How about plants that will survive in the dry shade under maples? She knows that too. She recommends lots of plants that will thrive here and will look beautiful too. I've been following her advice for a couple of years now with great results.
But this book is not a primer for beginners. Nor is it one of those big Martha-style coffee table books with lots of large, inspirational pictures of gardens it would take an army of slaves to produce. And like every garden book, it has a unacknowledged regional bias (probably Boston to Washington), so if you live in California or Britain, don't bother. (Just as I have stopped reading British gardening books--they are lovely, but none of those plants will be happy here.)
So read and get ready to plant!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Practical Book, January 7, 2001

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Rebecca Green - See all my reviews

This review is from: Made for the Shade (Paperback)

If you are looking for a practical book on shade gardening, especially if you have deer, I highly recommend Made for the Shade, by Judy Glattstein.

Frequently gardens with deer are, at least in part, shady. Yet, most shade gardening books conspicuously overlook the topic of deer browsing, almost as if it was an embarrassing social disease. Judy Glattstein's straightforward discussion of deer in her book Made for the Shade should be commended.

Indeed, Made for the Shade is a very practical book. Not only does it describe many types of plants that are suitable for shade, but it also addresses common gardening questions about mulch, compost, fertilizers and attracting birds.

However, perhaps the thing I like best about this book is it doesn't emphasize the use of azalea and rhododendron in the shade garden. Not only can azalea and rhododendron be rather fussy plants, they are a favorite food of deer. Yet, so many gardening books promote these finicky deer treats as shade gardening essentials, leaving the neophyte gardener feeling like a hopeless failure with no alternatives when the deer devour his or her azaleas. Rather, Judy Glattstein introduces the gardener to the attributes of such wonderful plants as holly grape (Mahonia species), spicebush (Lindera benzoin) and, Viburnum.

Whether you are a beginning gardener, or more experienced, Made for the Shade has something to offer.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Response!, October 23, 2009

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Grandma Mimi - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Made for the Shade (Paperback)

A friend recommended this book to me as I am in the process of reworking a shade garden. It is an excellent book. I was very pleased with the quality of the book (gently used)and the speed of delivery.