The Homeowner's Complete Tree & Shrub Handbook: The Essential Guide to Choosing, Planting, and Maintaining Perfect Landscape Plants

by Karen Bussolini (Photographer), Penelope O'Sullivan

Trees and shrubs can bring regal silhouettes, delightful shade, and spectacular foliage to any home landscape. With detailed profiles of hundreds of tree and shrub varieties that include information on availability, size, hardiness, and special characteristics, Penelope O’Sullivan shows you how to use these plants to add structure and texture to your outdoor space. Create a vibrant landscape full of springtime blossoms, summer shade and fruits, autumn foliage, and winter evergreens. 

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

408 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2007

Reviews

[Laurla2]

i only paged thru this. had good pruning tips and pictures for different types of trees and shrubs.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent and compressive reference book with a ton of great, color photographs. I'd highly recommend!

[Penelope · Rating 5 out of 5]

This the perfect book to tote with you to the nursery when you're picking out plants. I wrote it for folks who want healthy, lovely landscapes. You'll discover the best trees and shrubs for specific sites; how best to arrange them in the landscape; and step-by-step sustainable maintenance and planting practices demonstrated by a certified arborist. At the back of this 416-page book you'll find a succinct 12-page chart of trees and shrubs to fit your fancy and suit your surroundings. You can see at a glance whether a particular shrub will thrive in wet soil and attract wildlife or find a small flowering tree with four seasons of interest suited to dry zones. Use this book and enjoy!

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fine book on trees and shrubs for beginners and the experienced. Full of newer cultivars and the authors picks.