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The ultimate reference and inspirational guide for gardeners in challenging climates. Takes the reader through the seasons in a most comprehensive, yet pleasurable way, as the authors celebrate a diversity of plants for every site and every season. Passionate Gardening tackles every subject, from early snows to slugs, from bulbs to botanical Latin.
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Onto their prettily designed landscapes, an accomplished horticulturist-garden writer duo graft whimsical color photos (e.g. the authors' "Gardener Gothic" pose) and down-to-earth columns on such perennial challenges as poor soil ("an ode to clay"), Latin plant names, urban "hellstrips," finding winter-hardy roses, attracting/repelling wildlife, and gardening while pregnant. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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