Tough Plants for Tough Places: Invincible Plants for Every Situation by Sharon Amos

Few gardens have perfect growing conditions. Invariably, there's a corner too shady, wet, windy or dry. The solution: a tough plant. One that will shrug off the worst conditions, and even thrive despite them.

Tough Plants for Tough Places is an easy-to-use, fully illustrated guide to more than 100 virtually unkillable plants for your garden - whatever the growing conditions. This second edition now includes Russian Sage, Coneflowers (echinaceas), Blanketflower and other drought-tolerant favorites.

• Paperback
• Extensive directory with more than 100 plants chosen for ability to survive difficult conditions while adding beauty and color
• Techniques to assess your garden and improve what you have
• Pointers to match available plants to garden conditions
• Understand soil and microclimates created by sun, shade and wind
• Advice on caring for plants in tough situations
• Suggestions on where and how to plant
• Practical tips on getting started, planting, routine care and weed control
• Handy guide to symbols to denote special conditions and the plant's properties and advantage
• Color photos
• Index
• 160 pages
• Dimensions: 9"H x 6.75"W

ISBN: 9780228104230