Choosing Trees and Shrubs
You can buy trees and shrubs from nurseries, department stores and even grocery stores. Your local nursery is the best place to buy trees and shrubs. But even nursery stock plants can be a poor buy if they in poor condition. Evergreens are often ... [... more]
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Gifts for the gardenia lover:
Gardenia is a genus of evergreen flowering shrubs and trees native to tropical and sub-tropical Australia, Asia and Africa. They are prized for their strong sweet aroma and large flowers. Gardenia prefer sheltered humid locations, and acidic ... [... more]
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Native Trees Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural ...
 Great for East of the Rockies: This is a very useful book for those living in the appropriate area. The book contains information on native trees and shrubs in Eastern and Central United States. Native trees and shrubs found west of the Rockies are NOT [... more]
CDN$221.99
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Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs
Well worth it!: This book is on my "short list" of essential references. Species are covered in clear, concise descriptions. This well organized volume makes hunting for similar species as easy as turning a page. The photos? I can't say enough [... more]
CDN$94.50
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Continuous Color: A Month-by-Month Guide to Shrubs and ...
Continuous Color-- A Continuous Hit!: When Continuous Bloom was released a couple of years ago, my gardening friends and I thought we'd died and gone to heaven. It was the first book ever to speak to the Midwestern perennial garndener, and to do so with [... more]
CDN$67.95
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Lois Hole's favorite trees & shrubs
Outstanding Book !: This is an excellent book for the beginner or even expert gardener. The book is full of pictures and is very informative. The historical information about the plants is also very interesting as well as the tips about pruning, planting, [... more]
CDN$20.02
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Favorite Flowering Shrubs (The Canadian Garden Collection)
Book contains invasive weeds which should not be planted: I have not read this undoubtedly excellent book, but at least one of the shrubs in it is a serious invasive weed in the Northeast and Upper Midwest of the US. This plant is Lonicera tatarica. [... more]
CDN$7.99
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The Random House Book of Shrubs
This book took my breath away, I could not put it down!: This volume is the most gorgeous and comprehensive overview of shrubs I have seen to date. The information contained, although not exhaustive, is concise and useful. The breadth of plants covered [... more]
CDN$41.95
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Moving and Transplanting Trees and Shrubs
GardenLine / Trees and Shrubs / Moving and Transplanting Trees and Shrubs Deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs may be planted either in the spring or the fall. Deciduous plants may be moved in the spring as soon as the frost is out of the ... [... more]
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Preparing Trees and Shrubs for Winter
GardenLine / Trees and Shrubs / Preparing Trees and Shrubs for Winter Though our problems with drought have lessened this year, it is still important to prepare trees and shrubs for winter by watering them adequately. In response to dry ... [... more]
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Drought Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
GardenLine / Trees and Shrubs / Drought Tolerant Trees and Shrubs Drought Tolerant Trees and Shrubs Beautiful red colour in fall Elaeagnus angustifolia Inedible fruit, silver-grey leaves Can be invasive, long living Inedible fruit, turns red in ... [... more]
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The Highbush Cranberry - A Multipurpose Shrub
GardenLine / Fruit to Grow and Pick / The Highbush Cranberry - A Multipurpose Shrub The highbush cranberry is a native shrub of easy culture which combines the advantages of edible fruit with year-round ornamental value. Although the common name ... [... more]
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