Product Description

Gardeners who live in challenging climates know garden success depends on the most appropriate plant selections, the best gardening techniques, and maximizing the seasons. Passionate Gardening takes the gardener through the seasons in a comprehensive and accessible way, as the authors suggest a diversity of plants for every site and every season. They champion sound, ecologically friendly gardening techniques, from soil and water issues to pest management. They also offer up stories of their horticultural adventures as their personal gardens have evolved, making this lively, information-packed reading with a personal, real touch.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #505420 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06-02
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 2.91 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

From Library Journal
This series of short, easy-to-digest essays by noted garden writers Springer (The Undaunted Garden) and Proctor (Herbs in Pots) addresses the horticultural needs of gardeners in difficult climates, discussing design, "challenges" (dry shade, deer, underused plants), the seasons, and "perspectives" (favorite tools, gardening while pregnant). Most of the essays are personal in approach and specific to either Proctor's urban garden in Denver or Springer's new sprawling rural landscape. Gardeners in Colorado and similar high and dry states will value the wealth of practical advice and commiseration in dealing with this challenging but rewarding environment. But the book's appeal is not limited to the West; the text is bursting with good ideas and the joy of growing and designing with plants. Highly recommended for most public libraries.DBeth Clewis Crim, Prince William P.L., VA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher
For more than a decade, Lauren Springer and Rob Proctor have been good friends and garden writing colleagues. In Passionate Gardening, readers will be entertained, informed, and inspired by the pair's practical wisdom, wit, and tales of perseverance. Every subject the authors tackle urges readers to make the most of the gardens they tend. Hailed by critics as among the top American garden writers of today, both Lauren and Rob have translated their shared passion for gardening into a new book that will raise the spirits, expectations, and results of all those who read it.

About the Author
Lauren Springer received her master's degree in horticulture. She designs gardens for the public, including the Watersmart Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens. Her writing has won awards from the Garden Writers' Association of America; the American Horticultural Society named The Undaunted Garden one of the 75 best American gardening books of the century. Rob Proctor is the author of 10 books and is Director of Horticulture at Denver Botanic Gardens. He tends his own one-acre urban garden without benefit of staff.