200 Tips for Gardening in the Shade

Most urban & suburban yards are shaded at least part of the day, by trees, neighboring buildings, & porches or overhanging eaves, frustrating peoples' attempts to grow sunloving favorites. These 200 tips show gardeners how to create lovely shade gardens, from assessing their yard's degree of shade to designing a layout, choosing plants, & maintaining them, to compensating for shade by careful watering, mulching, & soil preparation. Trees, vines, & shrubs for shade, tips for woodland gardens with native plants, & suggestions for keeping the garden in bloom season after season are included.Wolfe, Pamela is the author of '200 Tips for Gardening in the Shade' with ISBN 9781556523694 and ISBN 1556523696.