EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Enjoy year after year of blooming beauty from the tender perennials you grow in containers. Benefiting from the overwintering techniques explained by plant experts Alice and Brian McGowan, many of your favorite summer plants, such as dahlias, fuchsias, and geraniums, will survive winter's unfavorable conditions, and you'll save on your plant purchases the following spring. A detailed plant-by-plant guide provides easy reference to more than 100 popular container perennials.
EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Enjoy year after year of blooming beauty from the tender perennials you grow in containers. Benefiting from the overwintering techniques explained by plant experts Alice and Brian McGowan, many of your favorite summer plants, such as dahlias, fuchsias, and geraniums, will survive winter's unfavorable conditions, and you'll save on your plant purchases the following spring. A detailed plant-by-plant guide provides easy reference to more than 100 popular container perennials.
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
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
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