The Complete Shade Gardener

Dust jacket notes: "Almost universally, gardeners think of shade as a problem. Even those of us who love shade don't really know how to garden under it - or what to grow beyond the obvious tried-and-true shade plants. Now, for gardeners in all fifty states and Canada - for those who have shade and those who want to make it - here is the best, the most complete, book on shade gardening ever written. From the moment you join the author in creating his own 'shade room,' you are in the hands of a truly great teacher, one who entertains as he educates. Part I covers preparing the site and the soil, planting, pruning ('landscape gardening is sculpture in a medium that won't stand still'), shade garden pests, and the shady lawn. In Part II, the author describes and details the culture of and uses for more than 600 trees, shrubs, groundcovers, vines, perennials, bulbs, annuals, and even edibles, for shade gardens in every climate. He concludes the book with landscape plans that can be adapted to a small home garden. Mail order sources for unusual plants are listed."