In this new edition of a favorite manual among New Orleans gardeners, Seidenberg instructs how to create a beautiful garden in this subtropical, sometimes richly alluvial zone and identifies plants that over generations have become a part of the gardening heritage of New Orleans. She discusses such basics as soil preparation and pest control and advises the gardener on how to grow roses, native and exotic trees and shrubs, vines, annuals, perennials, ferns, wildflowers, bulbous and tuberous plants, and groundcovers. She instructs how best to create specialty gardens such as container gardens and herb gardens. Like many other gardeners today, she is ecology-conscious, strongly advocating that one should garden not only for beauty but also for attracting wildlife.
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Among America's garden cities, one of the most remarkably beautiful is New Orleans. Now the exotic New Orleans garden can live not only in romance but also in settings very close to home. Whether in the Vieux Carre or in the humid hinterlands, anyone hoping to recreate such a romantic spot in the climes of the Gulf Coast region should consult Charlotte Seidenberg's essential handbook.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A taste of history from NOLA,
By MoccasinLanding "MoccasinLanding" (Mobile, AL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The New Orleans Garden: Gardening in the Gulf South (Paperback)
The book has a style reminiscent of the early 20th century. I am reminded, in fact, of my aunts and grandmother walking through their flower gardens and talking about each plant they encounter by the path.It is a charming book. However, it is not a visually attractive book. The inside has large print on inexpensive paper (in my edition anyway) and it does not feature colored photos. It is strictly a book for readers who have a good imagination, who can envision the use of each plant, and how it appears. This is not a real drawback to using the book if you plan to create a New Orleans style garden. There are plenty of sources with color photos. Another book which is one of my favorites is once again available and might be the one you prefer, by Roy Guste, "Secret Gardens of the Vieux Carre."
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely as a companion to other books,
By Deedster (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The New Orleans Garden: Gardening in the Gulf South (Paperback)
Very comprehensive and specific, which I needed. But contains no graphics of gardens or plants. Consider this a companion to other books that provide those features as well.
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New Orleans is different. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fertilize with bone meal, creole box, reputedly grown, doorstep gardens, family shrub, easy from seed, part shade, inch leaflets, fertile garden soil, inch clusters, humusy soil, cool weather plants, soil replacement, wildlife garden, inch flowers, hummingbird plant, historic plants, welldrained soil, escaped cultivation, biennial grown, profuse bloom, severe freezes, perennial grown, twining vine, protruding stamens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, North America, South Africa, South America, Audubon Park, Magnolia Nurseries, French Quarter, City Park, United States, Vieux Carre, Central America, New Orleanians, Old World, West Indies, New World, Charles Avenue, Hilda Latapie, Lake Pontchartrain, Cotton Centennial, Joseph Ewan, Leslee Reed, Magazine Street, New Zealand, Plant Depot, Thomas Jefferson New!
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fertilize with bone meal, creole box, reputedly grown, doorstep gardens, family shrub, easy from seed, part shade, inch leaflets, fertile garden soil, inch clusters, humusy soil, cool weather plants, soil replacement, wildlife garden, inch flowers, hummingbird plant, historic plants, welldrained soil, escaped cultivation, biennial grown, profuse bloom, severe freezes, perennial grown, twining vine, protruding stamens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, North America, South Africa, South America, Audubon Park, Magnolia Nurseries, French Quarter, City Park, United States, Vieux Carre, Central America, New Orleanians, Old World, West Indies, New World, Charles Avenue, Hilda Latapie, Lake Pontchartrain, Cotton Centennial, Joseph Ewan, Leslee Reed, Magazine Street, New Zealand, Plant Depot, Thomas Jefferson New!
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- New American Garden by Carole Ottesen on 4 pages
- The Garden Book by Rh Value Publishing on 4 pages
- Gardening in New Orleans by Mary Stewart on 4 pages
- The Plant Hunters: Tales of the Botanist-Explorers Who Enriched Our Gardens (Horticulture Garden Classic) by Tyler Whittle in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Wildflowers of Louisiana and Adjoining States by Clair Alan Brown in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana by Dan Gill in Back Matter
- Month-by-Month Gardening in Texas by Dale Groom in Back Matter
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