PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY

Close Notification

Your cart does not contain any items

The Shady Lady's Guide to Northeast Shade Gardening

Amy Ziffer

$64.95   $58.62

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

QTY:

English
Comstock Publishing Associates
15 May 2022
"The Shady Lady's Guide to Northeast Shade Gardening is a crash course in the essentials of shade gardening, helping gardeners take advantage of the potential in shadow. Within this expanded second edition, Amy Ziffer identifies best practices, best plants, and best information for the greater Northeast.

Placed in a broader context of ecology, Ziffer promotes gardening as the act of focusing the natural world rather than manipulating it. She categorizes shade plants based on their function in the garden and describes how to cultivate them with a high likelihood of success and a minimum of failure and frustration. Ziffer introduces the concept of ""backbone plants,"" which should make up 75 to 80 percent of a shade garden, and discusses soils, fertilization, maintenance, animal browsing, and much more, providing clear and concise advice on what to do and what not to do.

This edition of The Shady Lady's Guide to Northeast Shade Gardening includes an expanded illustrated plant gallery with over forty new photos, an updated taxonomic classification of the plants, and a candid discussion of the future effects of climate change."

By:  
Imprint:   Comstock Publishing Associates
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   second edition
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm, 
Weight:   907g
ISBN:   9781501760037
ISBN 10:   1501760033
Pages:   312
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Amy Ziffer is a garden designer and public speaker. She has been a Master Gardener for over twenty-five years and is a former staff editor and photographer for Fine Gardening magazine.

Reviews for The Shady Lady's Guide to Northeast Shade Gardening

Written exclusively for those of us who live in this region of acidic soils, sultry summers, wintry mixes, twisters, hurricanes, nor'easters and, my new favorite, wind events. The Shady Lady is bossy, as well she should be. Just tell us what to do: We need help! * New York Times Book Review * The Shady Lady's Guide to Northeast Shade Gardening by Amy Ziffer aims to help gardeners take advantage of not-so-sunny spots. A gallery of reliable perennials paired with close-up photographs forms the heart of the book. Ziffer defines the categories of shade, then divides listed plants into those that do well in deep shade and those that prefer lighter shade. More lists in the appendices group plants by use and zone. * The American Gardener *


See Also