Impossible Gardening: Hot, Dry, Clay Soil, Part Shade-Part 2
Last week I discussed Coneflowers and shasta daisies. This week, let's move on to Russian Sage and Rue which are also hardy plants in USDA Zone 5. As with all the plants in this series, these grow well in dry, clay soil, with part-sun. They also ... [... more]
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Annuals & Perennials
 annuals and perennials: Annuals and Perennials is a great book for gardeners of all ages. It tells you when to grow plants, when the flowers of that plant will bloom, and where in the U.S. it will grow. With full color pictures and info on tons of plants, [... more]
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Perennials for Illinois
Super Duper: I purchased this book for my public library and it has been very popular. This is a fantastic gardening resource for all green thumbs in Illinois because all the information is specific to growing in Illinois. Wonderful color pictures on [... more]
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Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, ...
The Nurseryman's Bible: This is absolutely the best text available for the referencing of woody trees and shrubs grown in North America. This book is not meant as a guide for tree identification, so much as it's a way to look up all the significant [... more]
CDN$59.18
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hostas
So Many Hostas So Little Planet: Buy this for the plant list. It is easy to spend more than the book price on a modest bunch of Hostas at some garden center, or a lot more, if you are in a big hurry. Grenfell tells us more than those pretty tags do, and [... more]
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Taylor's 50 Best Shrubs: Easy Plants for More Beautiful ...
The BEST shrub book on the market and I've seen plenty: This book is THE guide and it's set up perfectly to help you understand and pick out a shrub. It has 95% of the most popular shrubs you would ever want for your garden. It has the USDA zone map and [... more]
CDN$11.95
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Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, ...
The Nurseryman's Bible: This is absolutely the best text available for the referencing of woody trees and shrubs grown in North America. This book is not meant as a guide for tree identification, so much as it's a way to look up all the significant [... more]
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Planting Under Trees - Part 6
Gardening in Shade - Planting Under Trees - Part 6 - Some Special Pets for the Mixed Border Thus far, in this series about plants that tolerate the dry, rooty conditions under trees in my USDA zone 7 garden, we've talked about plants that don't ... [... more]
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Ornamental Grasses for Shade - Variegated Bulbous Oat Grass
Variegated Bulbous Oat Grass (Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum 'Variegatum') is a new kid on the block in my USDA zone 7 garden. I just planted it late last season, so it hasn't bloomed yet for me. So far I really like it and hope it fulfills ... [... more]
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Planting for Moist Shade - Part 2
Gardening in Shade - Planting for Moist Shade - Part 2 - The Center Circle Last week, I introduced you to my Circle Garden which, until a couple of weeks ago, was the only spot in my USDA zone 7 garden that I could keep damp enough to make real ... [... more]
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Harbingers of Fall - Part III - Asters, Part 1, Etc.
Just coming on now, Asters are plants that really wrap up the gardening season in my USDA zone 7 garden. Starting to bloom about the same time as eupatorium and liriope, begonia grandis (hardy begonia) also tells me the season is getting on. I ... [... more]
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Planting Under Trees - Part 10
Some plants who are happy and some who are not, growing under an oak (Quercus>) and four dogwoods (Cornus florida) in my USDA zone 7 garden. Last week, in this series about planting in the dry, rooty conditions under mature deciduous trees, I ... [... more]
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