Sunset Western Garden BookKathleen Norris Brenzel The Western Garden Book presents hundreds of pages worth of gardening wisdom from the editors of Sunset magazine. The Western reader will find plenty of ideas and tips on growing beautiful gardens, primarily in the Western United States. |
Contents
GARDENING FOR THE NEW CENTURY | 6 |
THE WESTS CLIMATE ZONES | 27 |
Climate zone maps depict the Wests 11 contiguous states | 64 |
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ANNUAL areas Asteraceae ative bear bloom blossoms blue bracts branches Brassicaceae bright green buds bulbs California clump compact corms dark green leaves DECIDUOUS DECIDUOUS SHRUBS dense dwarf early spring early summer espalier EVERGREEN EVERGREEN SHRUBS Fabaceae FERN fireblight flavor fragrant fronds frost fruit FULL SUN FULL SUN REGULAR glossy gray ground cover grown growth hardy high and wide houseplant hybrids indoors Lamiaceae late spring lavender leaf leaflets Leguminosae LIGHT SHADE Liliaceae Midseason mild-winter MODERATE TO REGULAR MODERATE WATER narrow Native orange oval OZONES VARY PARTIAL SHADE PERENNIALS ZONES pink flowers plants Poaceae pots pruning purple purplish reddish rhizomes rock gardens roots seed SHADE REGULAR WATER showy shrub silvery sold spikes spreading stamens SUN OR LIGHT SUN OR PARTIAL SUN REGULAR WATER sweet tall and wide tolerant trunk upright varieties VARY BY SPECIES VINE well-drained soil white flowers yellow flowers ZONES VARY ZZONES