Cool Climate Choices
As your garden matures, native plants will draw wildlife to your garden. Bees and butterflies will seek out the flowers. Berries will entice rabbits, deer and songbirds. Some of Gilmer's suggestions for gardens in cooler climates include the ... [... more]
DIYnet |
Annual Flowers: Ipomopsis rubra
Biennial grown as a half hardy annual; prefers well drained soil; prefers cool climate; drought tolerant Scarlet outside, yellow with red dots inside 6 to 9 inches [... more]
NC State University Coop Extension |
Poa pratensis (group)
Kentucky blue grass (hereinafter KBG) is best grown in fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers cool climates, neutral to slightly acidic soils, frequent watering (1-1.5" per week) and periodic applications ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Primula 'Juanita'
Best grown in moist, rich, organic, well-drained soils in part shade. Tolerates full sun in cool climates with constant moisture and a good summer mulch, but generally does best in part shade in warmer summer climates. Border fronts, rock gardens ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Australian Wine Country: Tasmania
Tasmania is an island just across the Bass Strait from Victoria. In this cool climate, Pinot Noir makes a serious play for stardom in a style that is bright and crisp. Citrusy Riesling and Pinot Gris are doing well in Tasmania, too. In this cool ... [... more]
All Recipes |
Perennials - Lupinus
Over 300 species of Lupines exist; most are native to the Western USA, and require a cool climate. Native lupines such as L. perennis and L. diffusus grow in the coastal plain but may be difficult to find horticulturally. Hybrid Lupines such as ... [... more]
NC State University Coop Extension |
How to Grow Rhubarb
Rhubarb is one of the few perennial vegetables. It favors cool climates, but in territory it likes (USDA zone 8 and colder) it's easy to care for. A well-fed clump will keep you in pies, cobblers and muffins for 20 years or more. Purchase started ... [... more]
eHow |
Hot Plants for Cool Climates: Gardening with Tropical ...
 DIVThe most exciting new trend in garden design is the lush look of the tropics -- no matter where you live! If, like so many gardeners, you're a little bored with pastel flowers and rigid borders, welcome to the jungly garden, where the plants have huge [... more]
$28.75
A1 Books |
Exotic Gardening in Cool Climates
Author: Myles Challis Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635 EAN: 9781857021875 ISBN: 1857021878 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1994-07 [... more]
$22.95
Amazon.com |
The Production of Grapes & Wine in Cool Climates
A gem for the new grapegrower: As a complete beginner to viticulture I have found this book absolutely invaluable. It covers all aspects of cool-climate grapegrowing in a readable and accessible manner, with clear text and diagrams concerning site and [... more]
$40.00
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Hot Plants for Cool Climates: Gardening Wth Tropical ...
Amazon.com Review: Using flamboyant plants to evoke tropical gardens is the hottest trend in the gardening world, perhaps best described as the "banana and canna" style of garden design. Hot Plants for Cool Climates makes clear, for those of us [... more]
$24.95
Amazon.com |
Hot Plants for Cool Climates: Gardening with Tropical ...
Amazon.com Review: Using flamboyant plants to evoke tropical gardens is the hottest trend in the gardening world, perhaps best described as the "banana and canna" style of garden design. Hot Plants for Cool Climates makes clear, for those of us [... more]
$35.00
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