My Connecticut Garden: Personal Experiences of an Amateur GardenerIn a warm and unpretentious style, Valchar guides the reader through his 2.4-acre garden in Connecticut's challenging climate. A charming and inspiring book particularly for gardeners in the Northeast.Published at $39.95 Our last copies available at $19.98 |
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Page 65
... hardy species native to eastern Asia and eastern North America . Cladrastis lutea is one of the rarer North American trees , occurring locally from Arkansas to Illinois , and east to Georgia and North Carolina . It is hardy in ...
... hardy species native to eastern Asia and eastern North America . Cladrastis lutea is one of the rarer North American trees , occurring locally from Arkansas to Illinois , and east to Georgia and North Carolina . It is hardy in ...
Page 134
... hardy to -15 ° F ( -26 ° C ) and is rated 4/4 . Another plant from C. O. Dexter's hybridizing program , it was ... hardy to -10 ° F PLATE 43. The loose lemon - yellow trusses of Rhododendron keiskei , the only yellow Rhodo- dendron ...
... hardy to -15 ° F ( -26 ° C ) and is rated 4/4 . Another plant from C. O. Dexter's hybridizing program , it was ... hardy to -10 ° F PLATE 43. The loose lemon - yellow trusses of Rhododendron keiskei , the only yellow Rhodo- dendron ...
Page 165
... hardy in my climate , but blooms once in mid to late June and does not rebloom . It was raised in France in 1832 by Mr. Hardy and named for his wife . Rosa ' Madame Isaac Pereire ' 8 ft ( 2.1 m ) ; Zone 5 This rose - pink , very ...
... hardy in my climate , but blooms once in mid to late June and does not rebloom . It was raised in France in 1832 by Mr. Hardy and named for his wife . Rosa ' Madame Isaac Pereire ' 8 ft ( 2.1 m ) ; Zone 5 This rose - pink , very ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Ground | 13 |
Native Species and Introduced Plants | 22 |
Copyright | |
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