Planting the Dry Shade Garden : The Best Plants for the Toughest Spot in Your Garden

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Understanding Dry Shade; Coping with Dry Shade; Choosing Plants for Dry Shade; Shrubs; Climbers; Perennials; Ground Covers; Bulbs; Annuals and Biennials; Native Plants; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y.;In this book you'll learn how to prune selectively to admit more light and how to amend soil to increase its moisture retention. You'll also learn about more than 130 plants that accept reduced light and moisture levels-long-blooming woodland gems like epimediums and hellebores, and even lush foliage plants like evergreen ferns and hardy gingers, shrubs, climbers, perennials, ground covers, bulbs, annuals, and perennials- there is an entire palette to help you transform challenging spaces into rich, rewarding gardens.