The Prairie Rock Garden

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• Choosing the best rocks and hardy plants • Constructing prairie rock gardens in lawns, troughs, walls, banks, terraces and ledges • Choosing and preparing your site Rock gardens have captivated gardening enthusiasts for centuries.Today, as theme garden design takes its cues directly from nature, rock gardens have never been more popular. The Prairie Rock Garden takes the mystery out of designing, constructing and maintaining the perfect rockery for the prairies.This comprehensive resource alsó features information on • Designing exquisite rock gardens that suit your landscape and budget • Planting and maintaining your prairie rock garden through the seasons Add to that the extensive list of prairie hardy rockery plants and the more than 100 full-color photographs and iilustrations to guide you from design through maintenance, and The Prairie Rock Garden becomes an invaluable resource for anyone who's ever been beguiled by nature. Donna Balzer is a horticulturist, gardening... Tovább

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• Choosing the best rocks and hardy plants • Constructing prairie rock gardens in lawns, troughs, walls, banks, terraces and ledges • Choosing and preparing your site Rock gardens have captivated gardening enthusiasts for centuries.Today, as theme garden design takes its cues directly from nature, rock gardens have never been more popular. The Prairie Rock Garden takes the mystery out of designing, constructing and maintaining the perfect rockery for the prairies.This comprehensive resource alsó features information on • Designing exquisite rock gardens that suit your landscape and budget • Planting and maintaining your prairie rock garden through the seasons Add to that the extensive list of prairie hardy rockery plants and the more than 100 full-color photographs and iilustrations to guide you from design through maintenance, and The Prairie Rock Garden becomes an invaluable resource for anyone who's ever been beguiled by nature. Donna Balzer is a horticulturist, gardening instructor and consultant, newspaper columnist, and popular contributor to radio and television. She has written articles for numerous gardening magazines, designed many commercial landscaping projects, and has a special interest in rock alpines. Her previous book, Gardening for Goofs, is a Canadian best-seller. CAN 16.95 USA 14.95 ISBN D-flíllS-nS-D 9780889951952 Vissza