Stylish Shady Containers
Born in England, I grew up with a sincere love of gardening. When we moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1996, I came across an unfamiliar phrase that filled me with foreboding: "shade gardening." At first, I was daunted at the thought of not ... [... more]
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Planting under a Tree
You aren't a fool for wanting to put a garden beneath a mature tree. It's natural for a gardener to close his or her eyes and transform this patch of hard earth, sparse weeds, and knobby roots into a shady nook lush with hostas, astilbes, and ... [... more]
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Impatiens Midnight Blend Seeds
 Features: These dazzling, velvety impatiens in rich gemstone colors will turn any dark dreary corner into a bed of luxurious color! Annual. Blooms summer to fall. 8" - 12" tall. Shade to part shade. EAN: 0736210000171 UPC: 736210000171 [... more]
$2.99
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Complete Shade Gardener
Even if you have shied away from shade plants in the past, you will find this an inspiring guidefrom the basics to the creation of a shady retreat. [... more]
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Tree Peonies Blossom in Dappled Shade
I first met Kasha at a dinner party I had for a few friends back in the early 1980s. At the end of the party, I offered her a tree peony blossom from my modest garden, hoping it might cast a romantic spell. It did. And not too long afterward, we ... [... more]
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Making the Most of Shade: How to Plan, Plant, and Grow a ...
Plants for shaded gardens: A thoroughly detailed informed book for each plant mentioned in the book. Well worth buying. Each feature goes into depth about the plant. The author knows his plants.Excellent purchase. Inspiring book for the beginner shade [... more]
$22.95
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Hostas with a Golden Touch
One of the reasons hostas are so popular is that they are easy to grow. They generally thrive in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8 and prefer fast-draining soils. While blue and green varieties can tolerate full to partial shade, yellow hostas require ... [... more]
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Container Plantings in the Shade Yield a Spectacular Garden
Just when I get a gardening routine down pat, new challenges arise to test my knowledge or shatter my perceptions. Such was the case when I moved from my previous garden-which had an open exposure bathed in sun from morning to sundown-to a garden ... [... more]
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Distinguishing Degrees of Light and Shade
So, shade is shade, right? Wrong. All shade is not created equal. Many variables, including season, time of day, age of trees, their density, and canopy composition, all affect how plants are shaded. Understanding these factors helps gardeners ... [... more]
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Brightening Damp Shade
Creating beauty where least expected has been one of the most rewarding and exciting experiences of a long gardening life. In the summer of 2001, we bought and renovated an old one-room schoolhouse on 10 neglected acres in the foothills of the ... [... more]
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Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas (Timber Press Pocket ...
Grenfell & Shadrack: Pocket Guide to Hostas: This is another in the continuing series of Pocket Guides being published by Timber Press, more or less based on TP's comprehensive collection of authoritative books on a wide variety of gardening and [... more]
$19.95
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Ornamental Foliage Plants
Author: Denise Greig Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 635 EAN: 9781554070176 ISBN: 1554070171 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: 2004-10-02 [... more]
$45.00
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