The Homeowner's Complete Tree & Shrub Handbook: The Essential Guide to Choosing, Planting, and Maintaining Perfect Landscape Plants

The Homeowner's Complete Tree & Shrub Handbook: The Essential Guide to Choosing, Planting, and Maintaining Perfect Landscape Plants

• Plant Identification Challenges Solved: This comprehensive guide addresses common issues in plant identification books, such as insufficient detailed photos, lack of information on common problems, and inadequate emphasis on top cultivars and plant sizes
• Landscape Planting Guide: The introductory section offers guidance on using plants in the landscape and choosing the right plant for specific conditions, with excellent lists of trees and shrubs suitable for various sun, shade, and soil types
• Unique Plant Lists: The author provides uncommon lists, including top choices for distinctive barks, vibrant evergreens, unique textures, and striking silhouettes
• Detailed Plant Care: A section dedicated to plant care covers major diseases, pollution-tolerant plants, and techniques for planting, pruning, and rejuvenating shrubs
• A to Z Plant Profiles: Each entry in the alphabetical list of trees and shrubs includes a general plant description, landscape use suggestions, and a 'Designer's Choice' listing of the best cultivars on the market, accompanied by helpful photographs by Karen Bussolini

<DIV>Trees and shrubs can bring regal silhouettes, delightful shade, and spectacular foliage to any home landscape. With detailed profiles of hundreds of tree and shrub varieties that include information on availability, size, hardiness, and special characteristics, Penelope O’Sullivan shows you how to use these plants to add structure and texture to your outdoor space. Create a vibrant landscape full of springtime blossoms, summer shade and fruits, autumn foliage, and winter evergreens. </DIV>