Shrubs And Vines For Atlantic Canada

Written specifically for Atlantic Canada, this guide gives you the tools and information you need to select, place, and care for the shrubs and climbers best suited to your garden. Shrubs and vines make up the skeleton of a garden, providing structure, defining spaces, and contributing to privacy or windbreaks. Some are chosen for flamboyant floral displays, others for colourful leaves. But they can be tricky to grow and maintain in this region's climate and soil conditions. With over 40 years of gardening experience in Atlantic Canada, author Todd Boland has deep expertise in overcoming these challenges to build spectacular gardens. In Shrubs and Vines for Atlantic Canada, he shares this knowledge, along with hundreds of his own full--colour photographs to inspire and inform. This comprehensive guide includes: - At--a--glance lists of the best plants for acidic soils, seaside gardens, shady areas, and more - Detailed insight into the best available cultivars for your zone - Tips on where to plant each species, and how to avoid common pests and pitfalls The perfect companion to Boland's Favourite Perennials for Atlantic Canada, this guide will set you up for gardening success, no matter where you live.

Whether you?ve been gardening for decades, or you?re just contemplating where to build your first flower bed, Favourite Perennials for Atlantic Canada has the information you need to design, plant, and maintain a thriving flower garden. Which plants work best together? How can you extend the blooming season of your favourite flowers? Which cultivars are best suited to your zone? What works in a seaside or inland garden?

A great gardening book for the Maritimes! This handy guide is packed with the best plant varieties you will want for your garden: annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs and herbs. Each account includes information on habitat, height and spread; information on soil, light and water; tips on how to best use the plant in your garden; and recommended species for East Coast gardens.

Gives accounts of 646 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines.

A new edition of the classic guide to creating a habitat to attract birds

With Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, acclaimed horticulturalist and bestselling author William Cullina continues his authoritative three-part series on the native species of North America. This user-friendly guide encourages the concept of ecological gardening by working with strictly native flora, and presents a trove of helpful information with lively, easily accessible prose. This encyclopedic guide to temperate North American woody plants covers nearly one thousand native varieties, arranged alphabetically by genus and species. Writing with enjoyable, easy-to-read language and drawing from a deep wellspring of personal experience, Cullina discusses all of the important details you need to select and cultivate each species, including their taxonomic and genetic data, Latin name pronunciations, optimal geographic ranges, soil needs, light and habitat requirements, information about pruning and diseases, and propagation difficulty ratings. It also notes the value of each species for attracting wildlife and highlights the threat of invasive species. Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines is also beautifully illustrated with over 400 color photographs of each genus, and includes recommendations detailing conditions under which various species thrive. Cullina is also passionate about environmentally-responsible native plant landscaping and gives valuable advice with the larger environment in mind. This book is an indispensable resource for any landscape designer or home gardener's library.

Denise Adams has had a lifetime of gardening experience at the threshold of the Atlantic Ocean. In Atlantic Coastal Gardening she offers personal, practical tips, techniques, and inspirational advice for creating healthy, beautiful coastal gardens.With a focus on sea-hardy flowers, vegetables, herbs, and shrubs, Adams's suggestions are accessible to both budding and blossomed gardeners. Grow with your property, with tips on which plants to purchase, grow, or avoid, and learn how to cultivate your natural surroundings to their full potential, year round. Atlantic Coastal Gardening includes everything from creative composting to gathering and growing seeds, simple, natural recipes for the seaside garden harvest, solutions to poor soil quality, and plenty more!Includes over 300 vibrant images of stunning coastal gardens and scenery on Nova Scotia's South Shore.

A comprehensive, high quality field guide to over 230 species of trees and shrubs in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Full colour photographs, supplemented with visual cues - including habitats and leaf types - make this a "must have" for outdoors enthusiasts.