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Gardeners, like everyone, are too short on time and money to waste either on plants that only look good for a few weeks. You want hardworking, eye-catching plants that provide beauty for multiple seasons. You want powerhouse plants -- plants with colorful spring flowers and summer fruits, or summer fruits and fall foliage, or summer flowers, fall foliage and winter stems ... or any combination of two or more of these desirable features. Like flowering dogwood that boasts summer flowers and fall fruit and foliage. Or honeysuckle that has fragrant spring flowers, summer and fall foliage, and fall fruit. "Powerhouse Plants" by Graham Rice features multiseasonal perennials, annuals, groundcovers, vines, shrubs, and trees. Profiles include basic plant information, including size, hardiness, and preferred growing conditions. With this indispensable guide in hand, you can leave the slacker plants behind and get the most of your money and landscape.
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"Concise care and habit information is augmented by captivating color photographs by judywhite that showcase these hardworking, must-have garden standouts." --Booklist
"The author does an excellent job. . . . overall, this is a handy A-to-Z overview of a variety plants from grasses to trees." --Library Journal
"Hundreds of photographs illustrate his ideas but also encourage readers to look a little closer at every plant in their garden and insist that each one earn its place." --Better Homes and Gardens
"Promises to be an abiding reference for year-round gardeners." --Garden Design
"Offers a mind-boggling number of suggestions. . . . It's about making the most of the space in your garden. And that's always a good idea." --Philadelphia Inquirer
"Learn about. . . . how to choose hardworking plants that provide garden interest, in some cases, from spring through winter." --The Virginian-Pilot
"Readers will be delighted that the author's suggestions are confined to ones that are easy to grow, hardy, and glorious performers. Nothing makes a gardener happier than to discover that a beautiful plant is also a workhorse and that it requires little attention." --Garden Guru
"There's no need to settle for a garden that looks great in spring or summer but makes you want to yawn during the rest of the year. Add some powerhouse plants, and you'll be on your way to a garden that delights you in every season." --North Dallas Gazette
We homeowners want to spend our hard-earned money on plants that look good for more than a few weeks--or only a few days--of the year. Even favorite plants can lose their charm if they look the same in every season. The best value comes from hardworking plants that truly earn their keep--with eye-catching looks that transform themselves over two, three, or even four seasons, giving you multiple plants in one. Of course, these treasures also should be easy, hardy, and glorious performers.
A "powerhouse plant" is one that changes beautifully and dramatically over the seasons, with colorful spring flowers, summer fruits, and fall foliage. . . or with summer flowers, fall foliage, and winter stem color--or some other combination of wonderful features and completely different looks. This book profiles outstanding multi-season plants from Abelia to Weigela, including perennials, annuals, groundcovers, vines, shrubs, and trees. By combining them in your yard, you can have a landscape that never looks boring or tired.
Powerhouse Plants is the indispensable guide to making sure you get the most out of your landscape--and leave the "slacker" plants at the nursery.
A "powerhouse plant" is one that changes beautifully and dramatically over the seasons, with colorful spring flowers, summer fruits, and fall foliage. . . or with summer flowers, fall foliage, and winter stem color--or some other combination of wonderful features and completely different looks. This book profiles outstanding multi-season plants from Abelia to Weigela, including perennials, annuals, groundcovers, vines, shrubs, and trees. By combining them in your yard, you can have a landscape that never looks boring or tired.
Powerhouse Plants is the indispensable guide to making sure you get the most out of your landscape--and leave the "slacker" plants at the nursery.
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- PublisherTimber Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1604692103
- ISBN 13 9781604692105
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages284
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Gardeners, like everyone, are too short on time and money to waste either on plants that only look good for a few weeks. You want hardworking, eye-catching plants that provide beauty for multiple seasons. You want powerhouse plants plants with colourful spring flowers and summer fruits, or summer fruits and fall foliage, or summer flowers, fall foliage and winter stems or any combination of two or more of these desirable features. Like flowering dogwood that boasts summer flowers and fall fruit and foliage. Or honeysuckle that has fragrant spring flowers, summer and fall foliage, and fall fruit. Powerhouse Plants by Graham Rice features multiseasonal perennials, annuals, groundcovers, vines, shrubs, and trees. Profiles include basic plant information, including size, hardiness, and preferred growing conditions. With this indispensable guide in hand, you can leave the slacker plants behind and get the most of your money and landscape. By the bestselling author of "Planting The Dry Shade Garden" comes a new resource for gardeners with busy lives, focusing on plants that can earn their keep by providing interest for more than one season. Lavish colour photographs help to bring the plants to life. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781604692105
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