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Winter Ornamentals: For the Maritime Northwest Gardener
Lengthen the gardening season by transforming your single-season garden into one that blossoms throughout the year. Flowers, berries, barks, and leaves provide brilliant color on dark winter days, and this guide emphasizes plants that possess special cold-weather traits. Included are sections on cultural requirements, pests and diseases, and companion plants.
- GenresGardening
96 pages, Paperback
First published September 20, 1993
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July 22, 2024
I bought this little book years ago when Dan Hinkley did a speaking tour of Australia. Winter where I live (the Central Tablelands of NSW) isn't as cold & wet as Puget Sound but the climate isn't hugely different. I wanted my garden to have something of interest 12 months a year, so I've planted just about every winter flowering plant I can lay my hands on. 'Winter Ornamentals' gave me lots to aspire to.
About half of the book consists of plant portraits, grouped under bark, foliage, flowers & berries. At the back there are tables listing the important characteristics of all the plants in an easy to find format. There's an 8 page insert of colour photos but not every plant is illustrated.
About half of the book consists of plant portraits, grouped under bark, foliage, flowers & berries. At the back there are tables listing the important characteristics of all the plants in an easy to find format. There's an 8 page insert of colour photos but not every plant is illustrated.
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