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THE COMPLETE SHADE GARDENER by George Schenk. On shade, gardening, and friends. See the Garden Writing page for full description. Also see, ...HOSTA by Diana Grenfell and ...HELLEBORES by G. Rice & E. Strangman, and IVIES by Peter Q. Rose, in the Gardener's Guide Series on the Specific Plants page. Taylor's guide to Shade Gardening. Includes Perennials, Annuals, Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Ground covers, Vines, etc. that are suitable for partial to full shade. 501pgs / 4 1/2 x 8 3/4 / full colour throughout / $35.95flexibind THE HOSTA HANDBOOK by Mark Zilis. More hostas here in this compact handbook than in any other popular reference. 600pgs / 4 1/2 x 9 / full colour photos throughout / $59.95pb
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| "Problem" sites are often garden assets simply not discovered yet! Rather than fighting to change what is natural to your little part of the world, here are books to help you make the most of ALL of your garden areas. Evelyn Books here are in alpha by author order. 
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 DRY-LAND GARDENING: A Xeriscaping Guide for Dry-Summer, Cold-Winter Climates, by Jennifer Bennett. Many of the books on Xeriscaping are designed for gardens in warmer climates. Our climate here in southern Ontario is one of the most difficult in the temperate world for gardening because of the drastic extremes of exceptional cold in winter and equally exceptional heat of summer. Here's a book on drought tolerant gardening from an Ontario gardener who
knows intimately the challenges we face. The book includes all types of plants suitable for a dry garden, with many tips and drought preparation methods on all of our garden areas from the lawn and perennial bed to the veggie patch. 175pgs / 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 / full colour photos throughout / $24.95pb~ | |||||||||||||
| THE DRY GARDEN by Beth Chatto. From one of the most experienced and knowledgeable gardeners in the world comes a guide to the plants we can grow in our dry garden areas. Here is a topic where the hands-on experience of someone who has grown them all brings us insight into some plants we wouldn't normally think of as drought tolerant, but have proven successful in her garden. The book is mainly plant lists, but opening chapters give us many design tips and planting plans for different problem sites. ~ | |||||||||||||
| FERNS TO KNOW AND GROW by F. Gordon Foster. Known simply as "the fern bible" to collectors, this book covers identification, propagation, cultivation and uses on these classics of the shade garden. 132 ferns for both the garden and the greenhouse are covered. 244pgs / 8 1/2 x 11 / 150 b&w photos / $32.95pb ~ | |||||||||||||
| PLANTFINDER'S GUIDE TO GARDEN FERNS by Martin Rickard. The versatility of these ancient plants is demonstrated in individual and garden setting photographs and detailed information. All of the books in the Plantfinder's series are organized by selection criteria rather than alphabetically, making them useful to someone looking for guidance on choices for particular sites. Other's in the series in the same format & price are - DAISIES; ORNAMENTAL GRASSES; CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS; EARLY BULBS; TENDER PERENNIALS which can be found on the Specific Plants page. 192pgs / 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 / full colour photos
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| MOSS GARDENING: Including Lichens, Liverworts & other Miniatures. by George Schenk. By the same author as THE COMPLETE SHADE GARDENER, Schenk introduces us to one of the glories of Japanese gardens. On rocks, on walls, in containers, as a ground cover for difficult sites, etc., gardening with mosses is an alternative that should be more often explored, and Schenk, with his engaging writing style is just the author to encourage us to do so. 262pgs / 97 colour photos / 6 x 9 / $49.95pb ~ | |||||||||||||
| An Encyclopedia of SHADE PERENNIALS by W. George Schmid. Information on more than 7,000 species and cultivars in 184 genera from Acanthus to Woodwardia - some relatively new to horticulture, others unjustly overlooked. Schmid is the author of the master reference on Hosta THE GENUS HOSTA and now he turns his decades of shade gardening experience to a masterwork on other shade lover. There have been a few good books on shade plants, but never one as comprehensive as this. 494pgs / 8 1/2 x 11 / full colour photos / $89.95hc ~ | |||||||||||||
| GENUS HOSTA by W. George Schmid. The first complete classification for the genus, this labour of love reflects the author's long fascination with, and comprehensive knowledge of hostas. All hostas known at the time of writing are detailed, including their 3500 names and synonyms in many languages (300 in Japanese kana), their parentage, and identification features. Practical information on growing hostas is just as complete and detailed. 468pgs / 8 1/2 x 11 / 208 colour photos, 200 b&w photos / $82.95hc ~ | |||||||||||||
