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Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs, by Vincent A. Simeone
Vincent Simeone has used his vast experience as a plantsman
and as director of the Planting Fields Arboretum to compile the
best flowering shrubs for the home landscape. More than 50
genera of shrubs are arranged by genus, separated into Deciduous
Flowering Shrubs and Notable Evergreen Shrubs. Chapters
also describe how best to plant shrubs, how to use shrubs in the
landscape, and how to prune and maintain the shrubs.
Resources for more information and ordering shrubs are provided,
as is a bibliography and USDA Zone Map. 2005, Hardcover,
176 pages, Color, Index, Item number 3042.
--Reviewed by and available at American Nurseryman,
www.amerinursery.com
The Garden Problem Solver, by Reader's Digest
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This is an excellent garden problem-solving
tool. The book covers all the most popular species of
flowers, vegetables, herbs, ground covers, shrubs, trees, vines
and fruit and nut trees. Plant by plant, you can find the
symptoms that match the problem in your garden. It then
tells you the cause, the solution, and how to prevent it in the
future. The solution is usually organic first and chemical
as a last resort. Written by a team of experts with a wide
range of experience, including Trevor Cole, former curator of
the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa, Canada, Natalia Hamill,
founder of Clearfield Farm garden center in the Midwest, New
York City urban garden master Jacqueline Murphy, and West Coast
gardening specialist Pam Pierce, among others. A very
useful reference on pests, disease and nutrition.
Softcover, 8-1/2" x 10-3/4", 416 pages, 2004.
--Reviewed by and available at Lee Valley,
www.leevalley.com/home/main.aspx
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