Most gardens do not have smooth, flat lawns and borders of rich, easily dug soil. We have to put up with damp, sunless corridors between houses, awkward slopes or plots shaded by trees or neighbouring buildings. Equally difficult to plant are seaside gardens exposed to gale-force winds and salt spray; waterlogged plots, where the drainage is poor; and dry ground exposed to the glare of the sun day after day, without the slightest shade. In short, few gardens benefit from perfect conditions. What you need for these sites are tough plants that will not only shrug off all the worst conditions in your garden but will actually thrive in them.
Tough Plants for Tough Places includes a directory of nearly 100 plants that are practically invincible in the specific hostile conditions they have evolved to cope with.
Sharon Amos is an author and freelance journalist specializing in gardening, crafts and interiors. She is the author of Plants for Free (Collins and Brown, 2001). Sharon writes on gardening for Country Living magazine. She lives near Maidstone, Kent.
Title: Tough Plants for Tough Places: Invincible Plants for Every Situation
Author: Amos, Sharon
ISBN: 9781914902017
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Publisher: Pimpernel Press Ltd
Publication Date: 2023-02-09
Number of Pages: 160
Weight: 0.7882 kg
It seems there are plants that laugh in the face of shade, and really like the damp, while sea breezes stiffen their sinews. It's simply a matter of picking the right ones, and in this optimistic book, Amos recommends more than 100 that thrive in hostile conditions.
* Saga magazine *
Although aimed at beginners, it contains advice that all gardeners would benefit from a recap of...all well explained in an easy-to-read writing style.
-- Rosy Hardy * Gardens Illustrated *
If you are struggling with growing conditions in your garden you will find plenty of solutions in Tough Plants for Tough Places...clearly laid out with excellent illustrations and includes a comprehensive plant directory covering sun, shade, dry, damp, exposed and seaside conditions.
* Reckless Gardener *