Ground covers take on new meaning in this enlightening book designed to make gardeners' work easier. Hostas, stonecrops, smaller rhododendrons, prayer plants, pyracanthas, box huckleberry, hellebores, daylilies, grasses, alpine willows, and climbing vines (minus their support) are just some of David MacKenzie's imaginative suggestions. Written in an accessible style by a distinguished grower of ground covers, it includes information on selecting, planting, maintaining, and propagating these plants. There are chapters on using native plants, ferns, ornamental grasses, and variegated ground covers, and on selecting the right plant for the terrain, for instance: fire-resistant plants for use in public areas where cigarettes are likely to be tossed; plants that will survive under black walnuts with their allelopathic substance; ground covers suitable for erosion-prone hillsides or where mowing is difficult; and those with beautiful foliage, color, or form. Ground cover solutions for any need can be found in the alphabetical listings of thousands of reliable, low-maintenance varieties, illustrated with more than 300 color photos.
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"Makes finding original groundcovers for large areas with contrast in leaf shape and sizes that go along with companion planting for your landscape easier ... excellent for the amateur or the experienced gardener."
—National Gardener, August 2002 (National Gardener )
"If I need to plant a large section of groundcover among Japanese maples and I want something more interesting than the old standbys, I can pick up Perennial Ground Covers, by David MacKenzie, page through excellent pictures, and find a plant that I had forgotten or never thought would work."
—Donna Williamson, HortResources newsletter, January 2004 (HortResources ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
—National Gardener, August 2002 (National Gardener )
"If I need to plant a large section of groundcover among Japanese maples and I want something more interesting than the old standbys, I can pick up Perennial Ground Covers, by David MacKenzie, page through excellent pictures, and find a plant that I had forgotten or never thought would work."
—Donna Williamson, HortResources newsletter, January 2004 (HortResources ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Ground covers take on new meaning in this enlightening book designed to make gardeners' work easier. Hostas, stonecrops, smaller rhododendrons, prayer plants, pyracanthas, box huckleberry, hellebores, daylilies, grasses, alpine willows, & unsupported climbing vines are just some of MacKenzie's imaginative suggestions. Even Gunnera manicata, a 6-foot-tall, 8-foot-wide plant, is suggested for some situations!
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An excellent title from Timber Press,
This review is from: Perennial Ground Covers (Hardcover)
Perennial Ground Covers is a great example of the high standards of Timber Press publishing of horticultural subjects. MacKenzie does an overall exceptional job at breaking down hundreds of species of both traditional and non-traditional groundcovers. Many of the plants included here are clever and reasonable additions to those that would normally be considered groundcovers, while some step over a few bounds, with no harm done nonetheless, to be included in this group. This reference book is best for those with just a little more than basic plant knowledge, but can be just as helpful for the beginner. It is refreshing in its approach that does not baby the reader as it does not assume they know nothing about plants at all. The breakdown of this book consists of an introduction, including an explanation on nomenclature, a section of plates of each groundcover included in the book, a non-picture section of species in alphabetical order, and an outstanding appendix of characteristics in table form for all of the plants included. One main drawback of the book is a lack of family names of species that have descriptions. This is where a grouping by relationship or by environmental conditions would be better than an alphabetical listing. I appreciate that the pictures were kept together in a separate section, rather than including them alongside each description. This makes for easier use for reference. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a reference for both groundcovers and perennials as two individual groups of plants.
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North America, United States, New Zealand, South Africa, British Columbia, Native Americans, South America, New York, North Carolina, North Temperate Zone, Asia Minor, North Africa, Northern Hemisphere, Nova Scotia, New Jersey, New Mexico, Old World, Pacific Northwest, West Indies, New England, Point Reyes, Walters Gardens Plate, Canary Islands, New Brunswick, Pamela Harper Plate New!
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North America, United States, New Zealand, South Africa, British Columbia, Native Americans, South America, New York, North Carolina, North Temperate Zone, Asia Minor, North Africa, Northern Hemisphere, Nova Scotia, New Jersey, New Mexico, Old World, Pacific Northwest, West Indies, New England, Point Reyes, Walters Gardens Plate, Canary Islands, New Brunswick, Pamela Harper Plate New!
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- Gold Dust (Antelope Books) by Jenny Seed on page 83
- The Hosta Book by Paul Aden in Back Matter
- Encyclopedia of Garden Plants by Storey Publishing in Back Matter
- The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop on page 58
- The Middle Ages (Royal History of England) by John Gillingham on page 58
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- Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening by Roger Holmes in Back Matter
- New York Gardener's Guide: Revised Edition (Gardener's Guides) by Ralph Snodsmith in Back Matter
- Month-by-Month Gardening in the Mid-Atlantic: What To Do Each Month To Have a Beautiful Garden All Year by Jacqueline Heriteau in Back Matter
- Jackson & Perkins Selecting, Growing and Combining Outstanding Perennials: Great Plains Edition by Teri Dunn in Back Matter
- Michigan Gardener's Guide by Tim Boland in Back Matter
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