Native Plants for New England Gardens

1st Edition

Mark Richardson - Photographs by Dan Jaffe

Native plants are drought tolerant, disease resistant, wildlife friendly, and environmentally sound. Experts increasingly encourage gardeners to use natives exclusively. This handy and practical guide focuses on 100 great native flowers, ground covers, shrubs, ferns, and grasses that will thrive in New England gardens. The presentation is aimed at gardeners, who want concise, practical information. It will also include material on the importance and desirability of using native plants.
The heart of this book is 100 two-page spreads, one for each species. The spreads will include facts about the plant of use to a gardener (not a botanist)—where it grows best, when it blooms, the soil conditions in which it thrives, its appeal to wildlife, sunlight requirements, how high it grows, how to propagate it, and how to avoid any problems particular to the species. Each spread will also feature two color photos.

Globe Pequot

Pages: 232 • Trim: 5½ x 8

978-1-4930-2926-6 • eBook • March 2018 • $20.99 • (£15.95)

Subjects: Gardening / Regional / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Native Plants for New England Gardens

1st Edition

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Summary

Native plants are drought tolerant, disease resistant, wildlife friendly, and environmentally sound. Experts increasingly encourage gardeners to use natives exclusively. This handy and practical guide focuses on 100 great native flowers, ground covers, shrubs, ferns, and grasses that will thrive in New England gardens. The presentation is aimed at gardeners, who want concise, practical information. It will also include material on the importance and desirability of using native plants.
The heart of this book is 100 two-page spreads, one for each species. The spreads will include facts about the plant of use to a gardener (not a botanist)—where it grows best, when it blooms, the soil conditions in which it thrives, its appeal to wildlife, sunlight requirements, how high it grows, how to propagate it, and how to avoid any problems particular to the species. Each spread will also feature two color photos.

Details

Globe Pequot

Pages: 232 • Trim: 5½ x 8

978-1-4930-2926-6 • eBook • March 2018 • $20.99 • (£15.95)

Subjects: Gardening / Regional / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Author

New England Wild Flower Society Director of the Botanic Garden Mark Richardson studied ornamental horticulture at the University of Rhode Island and holds a master’s degree from the University of Delaware’s Longwood Graduate Program. Native Plants for New England Gardens is a product of his passion for public horticulture.

Photographer and author Dan Jaffe earned a degree in botany from the University of Maine, Orono, and has years of nursery and plant sales experience. He is the official propagator and stock bed grower of the New England Wild Flower Society.

Native Plants for New England Gardens

1st Edition

Mark Richardson - Photographs by Dan Jaffe

Native Plants for New England Gardens

1st Edition

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