Northwest gardeners have relied on the solid information found in various editions of this book for more than 50 years. This greatly enlarged 1990 edition reflects the vast increase in suitable plants for the region now available from area nurseries.
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This excellent new edition will certainly take its place among the standard reference books that all good gardeners in the pacific Northwest should have. -- Gerald B. Straley "Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin" (02/01/1990)
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Northwest gardeners have relied on the solid information found in various editions of this book for more than 50 years. This greatly enlarged 1990 edition reflects the vast increase in suitable plants for the region now available from area nurseries.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Detailed, practical guide,
By P. N. West (Washington State & Maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Trees and Shrubs for Pacific Northwest Gardens (Paperback)
Very comprehensive, detailed, informative, and practical guide/reference source for information on trees and shrubs in the Pacific Northwest. From the amount of information in the book probably only very little is missing. Even though it is small print, very dense, very few illustrations, it is nevertheless very readable. Very well done.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good reference for PNW woodland gardeners,
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This review is from: Trees and Shrubs for Pacific Northwest Gardens (Hardcover)
Book hard to find - but Amazon has on used book list. Order revised edition, think it is 1990 version. Lots of basic help for those of us taming or creating our own woodlands gardens and trying to sort through what we have growing wild, what to edit, what is invasive, placement for sun, soil, water conditions. Written in the 1940s and updated by hands-on garden experts Uof W and Seattle. I view it as a core reference.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Informative, but how will it look in my garden?,
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This review is from: Trees and Shrubs for Pacific Northwest Gardens (Paperback)
Although the information in the book is detailed, more pictures are needed to give some idea how these trees and shrubs might actually enhance a garden. The photos contained in the book are sparse and are entirely in black and white. Pictures in books? Generally not needed, but in a gardening book, good graphics are essential.
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The Pacific Northwest has a climate all its own. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
roundheaded tree, loose trusses, upswept branches, annual mulch, preceding species, pyramidal tree, more treelike, seaside plantings, multistemmed shrub, silvery blue foliage, semidouble flowers, pyramidal outline, good garden soil, short racemes, garden conditions, fall leaf color, ericaceous plants, summer cuttings, hardiest species, columnar habit, summer pruning, glaucous foliage, summer moisture, creamy white flowers, fertile flowers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brian Mulligan, Pacific Northwest, North America, Washington Park Arboretum, New Zealand, British Columbia, Puget Sound, University of Washington, Don Normark, Arnold Arboretum, Northern Hemisphere, South America, George Forrest, Rocky Mountains, Upper Burma, Cooperative Extension, Douglas Fir, National Arboretum, Asia Minor, Monterey Cypress, Norway Maple, Donald Wyman, Glenn Dale, New Jersey, Red Maple New!
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The Pacific Northwest has a climate all its own. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
roundheaded tree, loose trusses, upswept branches, annual mulch, preceding species, pyramidal tree, more treelike, seaside plantings, multistemmed shrub, silvery blue foliage, semidouble flowers, pyramidal outline, good garden soil, short racemes, garden conditions, fall leaf color, ericaceous plants, summer cuttings, hardiest species, columnar habit, summer pruning, glaucous foliage, summer moisture, creamy white flowers, fertile flowers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brian Mulligan, Pacific Northwest, North America, Washington Park Arboretum, New Zealand, British Columbia, Puget Sound, University of Washington, Don Normark, Arnold Arboretum, Northern Hemisphere, South America, George Forrest, Rocky Mountains, Upper Burma, Cooperative Extension, Douglas Fir, National Arboretum, Asia Minor, Monterey Cypress, Norway Maple, Donald Wyman, Glenn Dale, New Jersey, Red Maple New!
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- Trees and Shrubs: Hardy in the British Isles (Volume II: D-M) by W. J. Bean on page 187, and Back Matter
- The British Isles (Cambridge Regional Geography) by A. V. Hardy on page 187, and Back Matter
- Manual of Dwarf Conifers by Humphrey James Welch on page 344, and Back Matter
- Trees and Shrubs (Hearst Garden Guides) by William Thomas in Back Matter
- Manual of Cultivated Conifers by Gerd Krussmann in Back Matter
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- Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening by Roger Holmes in Back Matter
- How to Get Your Lawn off Grass: A North American Guide to Turning Off the Water Tap and Going Native by Carole Rubin in Back Matter
- The Woodland Garden: Planting in Harmony with Nature by R. Roy Forster in Back Matter
- Theme Gardens: Revised Edition by Barbara Damrosch in Back Matter
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