Free Downloads Heirloom Gardening In The South: Yesterday's Plants For Today's Gardens (Texas A&M AgriLife Research And Extension Service Series)
New edition of a classic work on Southern heirloom gardening . . . Heirloom plants belong in Southern gardens. Tough and adapted, tried and true, pretty and useful, these living antiques--passed through countless generations--represent the foundation of traditional gardens as we know them today. Heirloom Gardening in the South is a comprehensive resource that also offers a captivating, personal encounter with two dedicated and passionate gardeners whose love of heritage gardening infuses the work from beginning to end. Anyone who wants to know how to find and grow time-honored and pass-along plants or wants to create and nurture a traditional garden is sure to find this a must-have addition to their home gardening library. Inside the book: New essays on naturalizing daffodils, slips and starts, and growing fruit; A completely updated and expanded heirloom plant encyclopedia; Revised plant lists (bulbs, cemetery plants, etc.) New material on the creation of two of the authors' personal gardens Building on the popularity of the original edition, this lively, entertaining, and informative new book from two proven experts will be enthusiastically welcomed by gardeners and horticulturists throughout Texas and the South.
Series: Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series
Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press (April 7, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1603442138
ISBN-13: 978-1603442138
Product Dimensions: 9 x 1.5 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #693,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #59 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Landscape Design > By Region > Southwest #116 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Landscape Design > By Region > South #486 in Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Landscape
If you garden in the South, you need this book. For a lot of reasons.I remember the June days when I sat in my living room with the air conditioning running full blast while I read the White Flower Farm catalog and asked myself why all those pastel beauties pictured therein seldom made it past their first growing season in my garden. I had books on perennials, mostly written by New Englanders who lived within spitting distance of White Flower Farm, and I followed their directions meticulously. I was even a little troubled when the writers instructed readers how to work around rock outcroppings. My garden in Louisiana had no rock outcroppings. Put "rock outcroppings" on the list with the plants in the catalog as things I needed. No telling how much time, money, and gardening pleasure those books cost me.Then along came "Heirloom Gardening in the South." The best thing it taught me was to bloom where I was planted. You'd think a person would know that, but when all the gardening books you lay hands on are written for Northeast or Pacific Northwest gardeners and you are a bookish sort, it's an easy fact to miss. I discovered "Heirloom Gardening" and the Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham, Texas, on the same day, and that was a day my life as a gardener began to change. Thank goodness, I was still young because I had a long way to go.The first thing I realized was that "heirloom gardening" was what both my parents had done all their lives and that their yard filled with camellias and azaleas and beds of bulbs and passalong plants was every bit as artistic as the paler gardens with rock outcroppings I'd been lusting after in catalogs and books.
Heirloom Gardening in the South: Yesterday's Plants for Today's Gardens (Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series) Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac (Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series) The Bulb Hunter (Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series) South Beach Diet: South Beach Diet Recipe Book: 50 Delicious & Easy South Beach Diet Recipes (south beach diet, south beach diet recipes, south beach diet beginners guide, south beach diet cookbook) Gardening:The Simple instructive complete guide to vegetable gardening for beginners (mini farming,Preparedness Gardening,Vertical Gardening,Gardening ... Gardening, Organic Gardening, aquaponic) South Beach Diet: The SOUTH BEACH DIET Beginners Guide - How To Lose Weight And Feel Awesome With The South Beach Diet!: (south beach diet, south ... diet recipes, south beach diet cookbook) Air Plants: A Beginners Guide To Understanding Air Plants, Growing Air Plants and Air Plant Care (Air Plants, Ornamental Plants, House Plants) Greenhouse Gardening: How To Effectively Grow Fruits, Vegetables, And Plants All Year In A Greenhouse Efficiently (Gardening, Planting, Companion Gardening, Gardening Guide, Greenhouse Gardening) Gardening: Air-Cleaning House Plants to Purify Your Home - DIY Home, Home Gardening & Indoor Gardening (Healthy Home, Gardening for Beginners, Container ... Hacks, Healthier You, Outdoor Gardening) Texas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Eat the Best Edibles for Texas Gardens (Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides) Yesterday's Bride: Gowns, Weddings, & Traditions 1850 to 1930 (Yesterday's World) South Beach Diet: The South Beach Diet Beginners Guide to Losing Weight and Feeling Great! (south beach diet, south beach diet beginners guide, south beach diet recipes) South Beach Diet: A Beginners Guide For Using The South Beach Diet For Quick, Easy and Healthy Weight Loss (Dieting, Weight Loss, South Beach Diet, South ... Diet Cookbook, South Beach Diet Kindle) DIY Herbal Gardening - Learn The Benefits Of Planting The Top 5 Medicinal Plants (Herbal Gardening, DIY Herbal Gardening, Medicinal Plants, Herbal Medicines, Herbal Cure) Perennial Vegetables: Vegetable Gardening: 21 Vegetables to Plant Once and Harvest Forever (Perennial Vegetables, Perennial Plants, Gardening, Gardening ... Garden Vegetables, and Vegetable Gardening) Gardening: Organic Gardening Beginners Guide: Growing Vegetables, Herbs and Berries (Gardening, Beginners Gardening, Organic Gardening, Vegetable) Winter Gardening for Beginners 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Planning, Planting & Growing Your Winter Flowers and Vegetables (Companion Gardening, ... Gardening, Gardening, Raised Bed Gardening) Hydroponics: Secrets Of Hydroponic Gardening - A Practical Guide For Beginners To Learn Everything About Hydroponic Gardening (Greenhouse Gardening, Organic Gardening, Basics Of Gardening) Better Homes and Gardens Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Gardening (Better Homes and Gardens Gardening) The South Beach Diet: A Guide for Faster Weight Loss and Healthy Lifestyle with Easy Meal Plan Recipes (South Beach Diet Meal Plan, South Beach Diet Gluten Solution, South Beach Diet Recipes)
