“Easy Gardens Volume 2 - In the Shade” focuses on shade plants which require little or no maintenance. You will receive valuable information on how you can have a beautiful shady garden 12 months a year.
For 20 years I lived in Philadelphia and had a shady garden which bloomed 12 months a year with little or no work. You, too, can do this. It seems almost unbelievable, but in one year you can have fun and watch your easy garden grow.
Over 200 plants that bloom in the shade are listed along with a wealth of ideas and directions on how to create your own little slice of paradise. “Easy Gardens Volume 2 – In the Shade” is written in a format both beginning and experienced gardeners will find easy to follow, using common names for plants.
SELECT A QUICK AND EASY GARDEN STYLE to match your shady or partially shady garden. Decide what you want to do in your garden, look at the physical layout and shape of your garden, choose the color and texture of your plants by following the easy steps presented.
PREPARE THE SOIL or use the raised bed designs which do not require digging.
SELECT THE PLANTS by growing season from the chart so that you can have flowers blooming 12 months a year in most climates. Most of these wonderful plants grow up and bloom in the shade without you having to do anything, year after year. Do the work one year and reap the harvest for many years to come.
Included are lists of my favorite perennials, wildflowers, climbers and annuals that do well in shady or partially shady gardens.
PLANT THE PLANTS so that few weeds can grow, water your plants the easy way and enjoy your slice of Heaven. Each year your garden will grow, bloom and die back on its own. Do the work one year and reap the benefits for many years to come.
Valuable information is included on compost, fertilizer, mulch, weeds, disease and where you can find bargains and free plants.
You can have fun and feel pride in your gorgeous shady garden which takes little or no work.
Volume 2 highlights shady gardens from the original “Easy Gardens A to Z,” which is a compilation of all I have read and learned firsthand over the years.
Guided by the table of contents in the original “Easy Gardens A to Z,” you will readily find answers to all your questions: from designing your garden by following the easy steps in the 47 garden designs presented plus decks and water features; to preparing your soil; to planting shady and sunny perennial and annual flowers, vegetables, fruits, bulbs, grasses, climbers, bushes and trees; to dealing with garden pests; and reaping your harvest.
“Easy Gardens A to Z” is the only book you need as each page is filled with a wealth of ideas and directions on how to create your own little slice of paradise.
“Congratulations to you on your practical, easily understandable, delightful gardening book that has over 300 pages chock full of everything a gardener wants and needs to know to plant a lovely garden. It is nicely painted with personal vignettes from your own experience. It felt like a lovely garden walk when reading it.” Margaret Salisbury
“Your gardening book is very concise and practical. If one puts into practice the instructions and information that you have parlayed – spectacular gardens will be the end result. Well done.” Margarita Kybartas
“Your garden in Philadelphia was spectacular. You used a lot of land and it wasn’t difficult to always have something in bloom.” Betsy Weiss
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