Smartgarden Regional Guide: Southeast

by Rita Pelczar, William Barrick

Presenting a new way to think about gardening, the American Horticultural Society's "smart gardening" program teaches gardeners how to their own preferences and time availability, assess the possibilities of a location, and then create a garden that is in tune with the environment. A coding system, assigned to each plant, uses hardiness and heat zones, sun/shade, water needs, and plant size to help determine the perfect plants for any site.

Includes more than 3,000 plants that grow well Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Reference

400 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2004

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the Smart Garden Series book from the American Horticulture Society published by DK in the year 2004. A huge collection and treasure trove of various plants suitable to the location and climate of Southwestern States of America but some of the plants can also be seen growing in my country.

It i s divided in three (3) parts:
» The Ten SmartGarden Tenets
» Plant Catalog
Is an extensive collection of both woody and herbacious plants divided into several sub-sections dedicated for trees,shrubs, cacti, climbers to perennials, flowering plants, succulents, bulbs, orchids, aquatic plants and annuals.

» Gradening Techniques
Contains easy to read format on selecting plants, from planting to pruning, even propagation.
and supplemental section in appendices.

[David Ward · Rating 2 out of 5]

Smart Garden Regional Guide: Southeast (American Horticultural Society Smart Garden Regional Guide) by Rita Pelczar and William E. Barrick (DK Publishing 2004) (635.90975) is basically a not-at-all-intended-to-be comprehensive photo survey of plants that will grow in the Southeastern U.S. from trees to groundcovers. This is pretty, but it's elementary. My rating: 4/10, finished 4/6/11.

[Clarke · Rating 4 out of 5]

DK always does an excellent job with their books and beautiful pictures. This offers an in depth yet concise guide to gardening in warmer climates of the south. From garden layout, soil pH, plant selection, trees, and more. It doesn't offer a step by from seed to planting but does offer information on pruning larger items like trees and roses.

[Sheri Fresonke Harper · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my least favorite Florida gardening book, not because the book is lacking in content, just that the content seldom fits the gardening conditions I have in Florida. Good pictures but the organization makes it difficult to find specific things.