Trees, Shrubs, & Hedges for Home Landscaping, a magnificently illustrated book, presents over 1,000 of the best woody species and cultivars for all regions of the United States and southern Canada. They are "best" because they're beautiful, low-maintenance, pest- and disease-resistant, and available at local nurseries and home centers. This environmentally friendly book is both a comprehensive reference on top-rated plants and a complete guide to their selection, planting, and care. Within separate tree, shrub, and hedge sections, more than 520 full-color photographs and 120 paintings showcase plant features and illustrate procedures step by step.
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Landscape professionals regard trees, shrubs, and hedges as the "bones," or essential framework, of any landscape design. The trick is to select the best plants for your growing conditions - plants that also look good together. This book shows you how to
- Select plants that will improve your property's appearance and value
- Design for four-season interest, color, and beauty
- Create harmonious relationships of color, scale, and texture
- Save money over the long term by selecting cultivars engineered for your conditions
- Improve soil and growing conditions
- Plant and transplant with confidence
- Prune and shear plants for beauty and long life
Full-color throughout, this truly groundbreaking guide clearly illustrates all procedures, while also providing descriptions of over 1,000 of the best plants - "best" because they're beautiful, low-maintenance, pest- and disease-resistant, and available at local nurseries and home centers.
- Select plants that will improve your property's appearance and value
- Design for four-season interest, color, and beauty
- Create harmonious relationships of color, scale, and texture
- Save money over the long term by selecting cultivars engineered for your conditions
- Improve soil and growing conditions
- Plant and transplant with confidence
- Prune and shear plants for beauty and long life
Full-color throughout, this truly groundbreaking guide clearly illustrates all procedures, while also providing descriptions of over 1,000 of the best plants - "best" because they're beautiful, low-maintenance, pest- and disease-resistant, and available at local nurseries and home centers.
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Trees, shrubs, and hedges are among the smartest investments you can make. Besides beautifying your landscape, these plants can dramatically increase your property value.
This environmentally friendly book is both a comprehensive reference on top-rated plants and a complete guide to their selection, planting, and care. It addresses all regions of the United States and southern Canada.
Here, you'll find more than 1,000 plants recommended for their beauty, availability, ease of maintenance, and resistance to pests and diseases. More than 520 full-color photographs and 120 paintings showcase plant features and illustrate procedures step by step. What's more, you'll learn how to
- Design you landscape for four-season interest and harmonies of size, shape, color, and texture
- Conduct simple but essential soil tests for pH
- Select plants ideally suited for your soil and growing conditions
- Distinguish healthy nursery plants from those at risk
- Save money over the long term by buying pest- and disease-resistant plants that are appropriate for your soil and climate
- Use the latest scientifically proved planting methods
- Prune like a pro?at the proper time for each plant, making well-placed cuts that stimulate desired growth.
This environmentally friendly book is both a comprehensive reference on top-rated plants and a complete guide to their selection, planting, and care. It addresses all regions of the United States and southern Canada.
Here, you'll find more than 1,000 plants recommended for their beauty, availability, ease of maintenance, and resistance to pests and diseases. More than 520 full-color photographs and 120 paintings showcase plant features and illustrate procedures step by step. What's more, you'll learn how to
- Design you landscape for four-season interest and harmonies of size, shape, color, and texture
- Conduct simple but essential soil tests for pH
- Select plants ideally suited for your soil and growing conditions
- Distinguish healthy nursery plants from those at risk
- Save money over the long term by buying pest- and disease-resistant plants that are appropriate for your soil and climate
- Use the latest scientifically proved planting methods
- Prune like a pro?at the proper time for each plant, making well-placed cuts that stimulate desired growth.
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By Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
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This is an excellent book for anyone with a yard or garden. The book starts out explaining basic design principles, helping you decide where to place plants. Size, shape, balance & lighting conditions are also discussed here. Next are detailed illustrations, charts & step-by-step instructions on selecting, planting, transplanting, fertilizing, mulching, composting, pruning & training the plants. Site preparation & soil testing are also included. Profiles of over 50 tree groups (such as the maples or birches) follow. In each group there are clear photos of several species. General information is given on habitat, size, shape, zones, soil, pH, moisture & light requirements. Plants are indexed by both botanical & common name making them easy to find. A chart helps find the right tree for flowers, fruits, bark, fall color, or winter interest. This is a great book to help beautify any outdoor area.
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excellent, well-illustrated, and right-to-the-point book,
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This is an excellent book, which helped me decide on which trees and shrubs would benefit my landscape. Many of the trees and shrubs in the book are now in my yard, and there are trees described in the book to accomodate anyone's lanscaping aspirations. The colored illustrations, easily understood culture requirements for the trees and shrubs mentioned, and the organization of each section makes this book an essential tool for every gardener, whether they are beginners, or are expereinced gardeners. Trees and shrubs for every locale and region are mentioned, so every gardener will find this book extremely helpful.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Useful reference book,
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I borrowed this from my library before deciding that I needed to purchase it since I refer to it a few times per year. It has some detail about each type of tree/shrub including when to prune and other species specific info.
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TREES ARE THE LONGEST-LIVED and largest of the garden ornamentals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
midspring flowers, full sun for best color, eastern ninebark, dwarf witch alder, park specimen, humusy soil, sustained moisture, lawn specimen, spring heath, evergreen flowering shrub, native range, lustrous dark green, callery pear, pyramidal tree, glossy abelia, beauty bush, landscape specimen, botanical name, columnar trees, false cypress, dove tree, blue gum eucalyptus, formal hedge, upright clusters, top inset Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bloom Period, Pruning Seasons, North America, Genus Range, Rosaceae Type of Plant, Japan Hardiness, China Hardiness, Tree Botanical Name, Asia Hardiness, June Flowers, April Flowers, West Coast, Ericaceae Type of Plant, May Flowers, National Arboretum, British Columbia, Harry Lauder, Northern Hemisphere, Pinaceae Type of Plant, Christmas Berry, July Flowers, Native Americans, Oleaceae Type of Plant, Caprifoliaceae Type of Plant, Cupressaceae Type of Plant New!
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midspring flowers, full sun for best color, eastern ninebark, dwarf witch alder, park specimen, humusy soil, sustained moisture, lawn specimen, spring heath, evergreen flowering shrub, native range, lustrous dark green, callery pear, pyramidal tree, glossy abelia, beauty bush, landscape specimen, botanical name, columnar trees, false cypress, dove tree, blue gum eucalyptus, formal hedge, upright clusters, top inset Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bloom Period, Pruning Seasons, North America, Genus Range, Rosaceae Type of Plant, Japan Hardiness, China Hardiness, Tree Botanical Name, Asia Hardiness, June Flowers, April Flowers, West Coast, Ericaceae Type of Plant, May Flowers, National Arboretum, British Columbia, Harry Lauder, Northern Hemisphere, Pinaceae Type of Plant, Christmas Berry, July Flowers, Native Americans, Oleaceae Type of Plant, Caprifoliaceae Type of Plant, Cupressaceae Type of Plant New!
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