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Glorious Shade
Jenny Rose Carey
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Description for Glorious Shade
Paperback. Shade is a blessing in disguise. Glorious Shade is an inspiring and information-rich guide that shows gardeners everywhere how to take advantage of it. BIC Classification: WMD; WMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Shade is one of the most common garden problems homeowner's face, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Glorious Shade celebrates the benefits of shade and shows you how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard. You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares the techniques, design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden. Stunning colour photographs offer design inspiration and reveal the beauty of shade-loving plants.
Product Details
Publisher
Timber Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Portland, OR, United States
ISBN
9781604696813
SKU
V9781604696813
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jenny Rose Carey
Jenny Rose Carey is a renowned educator, historian, and author, and the 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 shade garden, moss garden, and a stumpery. Jenny Rose and her gardens have been featured on the PBS series The Victory Garden, in the Wall Street Journal, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Green Scene magazine, and the Pennsylvania Gardener.
Reviews for Glorious Shade
Great plant lists and design tips
Glorious Shade is full of helpful advice from a true gardener.
David Culp, author of The Layered Garden For anyone planning a shade garden, this book is a must. It will inspire you to start digging.
Holly Shimizu, former executive director, U.S. Botanic Garden Jenny Rose Carey simplifies the complexities of shade. This beautifully illustrated book glorifies the picturesqueness of green, while giving practical advice on bringing color to dark areas.
Bill Thomas, executive director of Chanticleer, author of The Art of Gardening Approachable, well-illustrated, thorough guide to shade planting. . . . especially recommended for collections lacking shade-gardening titles.
Booklist An excellent reference for gardeners working with shaded areas who are looking for inspiration.
NYBG's Plant Talk A practical guide to maintaining a shade garden with a useful calendar of seasonal tasks, plant directory and inspiring design ideas.
Gardens Illustrated As much as Glorious Shade strives to help the amateur gardener, the text is also a professional botanist's primer on how to talk about plants to a lay audience and have them listen.
Choice This handsome book enhances understanding of shadow play and guides readers through the process of making shady places sing.
Country Gardens A stand out. . . . can't think of a better volume of shade gardening that's as useful.
Garden Design Online Shade is glorious, and this book helps to make it possible for every garden and gardener.
The Reading Eagle Well researched and packed with valuable information. . . . this is a book that shows you that shade can indeed be glorious.
Three Dogs in a Garden Beautiful and instructional. . . . comprehensive. . . . one of the best.
The Recorder In every chapter, the author's voice comes through as passionate, enthusiastic and inspiring. It is as if Carey is speaking to the reader one-on-one.
Pocono Record Jenny Rose Carey's book is worth buying just for her excellent photographs of gardens, which offer details and inspiration for where shade-loving plants would be able to thrive. . . . Glorious Shade should galvanize you into identifying more places in your garden to grow a wider selection of these beautiful plants.
Alpine Garden Society Journal
Glorious Shade is full of helpful advice from a true gardener.
David Culp, author of The Layered Garden For anyone planning a shade garden, this book is a must. It will inspire you to start digging.
Holly Shimizu, former executive director, U.S. Botanic Garden Jenny Rose Carey simplifies the complexities of shade. This beautifully illustrated book glorifies the picturesqueness of green, while giving practical advice on bringing color to dark areas.
Bill Thomas, executive director of Chanticleer, author of The Art of Gardening Approachable, well-illustrated, thorough guide to shade planting. . . . especially recommended for collections lacking shade-gardening titles.
Booklist An excellent reference for gardeners working with shaded areas who are looking for inspiration.
NYBG's Plant Talk A practical guide to maintaining a shade garden with a useful calendar of seasonal tasks, plant directory and inspiring design ideas.
Gardens Illustrated As much as Glorious Shade strives to help the amateur gardener, the text is also a professional botanist's primer on how to talk about plants to a lay audience and have them listen.
Choice This handsome book enhances understanding of shadow play and guides readers through the process of making shady places sing.
Country Gardens A stand out. . . . can't think of a better volume of shade gardening that's as useful.
Garden Design Online Shade is glorious, and this book helps to make it possible for every garden and gardener.
The Reading Eagle Well researched and packed with valuable information. . . . this is a book that shows you that shade can indeed be glorious.
Three Dogs in a Garden Beautiful and instructional. . . . comprehensive. . . . one of the best.
The Recorder In every chapter, the author's voice comes through as passionate, enthusiastic and inspiring. It is as if Carey is speaking to the reader one-on-one.
Pocono Record Jenny Rose Carey's book is worth buying just for her excellent photographs of gardens, which offer details and inspiration for where shade-loving plants would be able to thrive. . . . Glorious Shade should galvanize you into identifying more places in your garden to grow a wider selection of these beautiful plants.
Alpine Garden Society Journal