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Thoroughly revised and updated, this valuable gardening handbook for Western gardeners describes more than eight thousand plants and varieties that can be grown in twenty-four specific climates, from Idaho, Utah, and Arizona to the Pacific beaches, and tells how to care for them. Simultaneous.
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The latest edition of the Sunset guide provides gardeners in the western part of North America--Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, southwestern Canada, Idaho, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Utah, Wyoming--with up-to-date information on some 8,000 plants, keyed to the Sunset Climate Zones. The text is illustrated throughout with color photographs, diagrams, maps and drawings, and includes tips from expert horticulturists, botanists, growers, and professors reflecting changing technologies and plants new to the marketplace. In addition to the A-to-Z encyclopedia of plants, the text contains 30 specialized plant selection guides and an A-to-Z guide to gardening techniques, tools, and basic problem-solving for maintaining a healthy landscape. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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