What Kind of Shade? - Part One - Shades of Shade
Definitions of shade aren't an exact science, but it's important to get a grasp on the shades of shade. Light shade, partial shade, dappled shade, half shade, deep shade, dry shade, damp shade. Exactly what do these terms mean? They're all very ... [... more]
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Planting Daylilies: Beginning the adventure
Last week we selected some easy care Daylilies such as Stella d Óro, Corrytown Pink, and Red Volunteer. Now we need to select and prepare a site. Daylilies appreciate as much sun as you can provide, but we have lots of partial shade at my house ... [... more]
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Best Soil Conditions for Tubeorus Begonias
Article describes how to succesfully grow one of the most long blooming and beautiful plants suitable for partial shade: The Tuberous Begonia. The tuberous begonia has a flowering season of up to 4 months or longer, comes in a wide range of ... [... more]
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Taylor's 50 Best Perennials for Shade: Easy Plants for ...
 it is what it says .... and a bit more: Subtitled 'Easy Plants for More Beautiful Gardens', this book is a pithy reference for gardeners in urban and suburban areas who are trying to fill shady spots with attractive blooms and foliage. I've had the book [... more]
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Geraniums and Pelargoniums
great basic overview: Both geraniums and pelargoniums belong to the family "Geraniaceae," of which there are 750 species (and thousands of cultivars) scattered over most of the world. Geraniums are the hardy plants that grow in the wild. [... more]
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Easy Gardens for South Florida
The best S Fl garden book ever.: I love my yard and this book is a practical blessing for S. Florida gardeners. Takes the guess work out. Inspirational as well as educational even for an "old hand". Have now bought 3 copies as gifts for family [... more]
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The Natural Shade Garden
From Amazon.com: Shade can be a gardener's curse or delight, depending on how it's managed. Even a heavy grove of mature trees needn't have bare ground beneath; they can be surrounded with any number of shade-loving foliage, grasses, or grasslike ground [... more]
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Classic Roses: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia and Grower's ...
I never knew how many different kinds of roses there were: Publishers, please bring "Classic Roses" by Peter Beales back into print! I bought a copy for a friend and now I can't bear to give it up. It has everything for the rosarian: thousands [... more]
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