A Rock Garden in the South (Paperback)

As readers and critics around the country agree, any new book by the renowned garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence is like finding a buried treasure. "A Rock Garden in the South" will not disappoint. Released posthumously, this book is not only a welcome addition to the Lawrence canon, but fills an important gap in the garden literature on the middle South.
Lawrence, in her usual exquisite prose, deals with the full range of rock gardening topics in this work. She addresses the unique problem of cultivating rock gardens in the South, where the growing season is prolonged and humidity and heat are not conducive to such planting. She describes her own experiences in making a rock garden, with excellent advice on placing stones, constructing steps, ordering plants, and making cuttings.
At the same time, what she writes about here is in large part of interest to gardeners everywhere and for gardens with or without rocks. As always, she thoroughly discusses the plants she has tried--recommending bulbs and other perennials of all sorts, annuals, and woody plants--with poetic descriptions of the plants themselves as well as specific and useful cultural advice. "A Rock Garden in the South" includes an encyclopedia of plants alphabetized by genus and species and divided into two parts: wood and non-woody plants.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	September 2014
Authors:	Elizabeth. Lawrence
Editors:	Nancy Goodwin • Allen Lacy
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-5775-9
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardening: plants > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods > General Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > General Books > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods > General
LSN:	0-8223-5775-5
Barcode:	9780822357759

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