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Glorious shade dazzling plants, design ideas, and proven techniques for your shady garden

Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowners have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle.

Main Author:	Carey, Jenny Rose (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2017.
Subjects:	Gardening in the shade. Shade-tolerant plants.

Summary:	Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowners have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Turn the darkest corner of your yard into an enticing retreat! Carey shows you how to use shade as a opportunity to be embraced, rather than a problem to solve. She introduces readers to plants that thrive without direct sunshine, and teaches techniques for designing and maintaining a shade garden.
Physical Description:	323 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-312) and index.
ISBN:	9781604696813 1604696818
Author Notes:	Jenny Rose Carey is a renowned gardener, educator, historian, and author, and the former senior director at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown. She previously worked at Temple University for over a decade, first as an adjunct professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture and then as director of the Ambler Arboretum. Jenny Rose has been lecturing nationally and internationally for many years. She is an avid hands-on gardener who has gardened in both England and the United States. Her Victorian property, Northview, contains diverse garden spaces, including a cutting garden, an herb garden, a dry garden, and various mixed flower beds. Jenny Rose and her gardens have been featured on the PBS series The Victory Garden, in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Grow magazine, and The Pennsylvania Gardener.

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