Trees and Shrubs for Pacific Northwest Gardens [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

~ (Author), Carol L. Grant (Author) "The Pacific Northwest has a climate all its own..." (more)
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Product Description

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.

Book Description

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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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated; 2 edition (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881923036
• ISBN-13: 978-0881923032
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,425,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed, practical guide, November 21, 1999

By	P. N. West (Washington State & Maryland) - See all my reviews

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.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for PNW woodland gardeners, November 30, 2001

By A Customer

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?, April 16, 2000

By A Customer

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.