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Need ideas for gifts for Michigan gardeners. Here are some more great books.
Best Garden Plants For Michigan by Alison Beck (Author), Tim Wood (Author)
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing (May 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1551054981
ISBN-13: 978-1551054988
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
Be sure to have this handy little guide with you on your next trip to the garden center. It features those varieties of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs and herbs best-suited to Michigan growing conditions. Plant information is complemented by over 300 beautiful full-color photographs.
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Perennials for Michigan by Nancy Szerlag (Author), Alison Beck (Author)
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing (February 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1551053454
ISBN-13: 978-1551053455
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
Perennial gardening can be easy, fun and rewarding, especially when you have this beautifully illustrated guide at your fingertips. Grouped into 84 entries, these 681 species, varieties, hybrids and cultivars range from the easiest to grow to the challenging flowers that will expand your gardening triumphs. The authors' common sense and garden wisdom with help you tranform any patch of ground - wet or dry, sunny or shady, lakeside or inland - into a spectacular garden you can enjoy year after year.
The book covers flower and foliage colors, height and spread ranges, blooming periods, how and when to start your plants, planting strategies, light, water and nutrient needs and choosing the best perennials for different growing conditions.
With over 500 color photographs and lots of straightforward tips and solutions for common problems, this book is sure to meet your gardening needs.
There are more gardening book gift ideas to come.
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