Brian McGowan, Alice McGowan

Saving Container Plants (eBook, ePUB)

Overwintering Techniques for Keeping Tender Plants Alive Year after Year. A Storey BASICS® Title

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Keep beloved plants coming back for years to come with expert methods for storing and caring for frost-intolerant greenery through the coldest months.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612123622
• Artikelnr.: 42026997

Autorenporträt

For 18 years, Alice and Brian McGowan owned and operated Blue Meadow Farm, a specialty nursery that was well known for its selection of unusual tender plants. Brian is now the assistant director of horticulture at Wave Hill and Alice is a freelance garden writer. The couple lives in Hyde Park, New York.

For 18 years, Alice and Brian McGowan owned and operated Blue Meadow Farm, a specialty nursery that was well known for its selection of unusual tender plants. Brian is now the assistant director of horticulture at Wave Hill and Alice is a freelance garden writer. The couple lives in Hyde Park, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Gardening with Tenders
 
                What Is a Tender Perennial?
                Selecting Which Plants to Keep
                Why Grow Tenders?
 
Part 2: Overwintering Your Plants
 
                Overwintering 101
                Sunny & Warm
                Cool & Bright
                Dark & Damp
                The Importance of Temperature
                Setting Up Your Site
                Preventing Pest Problems
                Specific Pests and Diseases
                Spring: The Transition
                Storing Plants Outdoors
 
Part 3: The Tender Palette
 
                Quick Tips for Overwintering
                Plant By Plant
                Sources for Plants and Seeds
                Index