Allyson Levy: Hidden Gems for Home Landscapes, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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The curious gardener's guide to underappreciated low-maintenance, climate-adaptive, and beautifully ornamental trees and shrubs.

Looking for decorative landscape plants that are as beautiful as they are climate-resilient? Look no further! In Hidden Gems for Home Landscapes , seasoned horticulturalists Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano identify seventy underappreciated plants that make hardy yet attractive additions to home landscapes.

Twenty years ago, Allyson and Scott founded Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens to experiment with native and non-native trees and shrubs, collect seeds from unusual and exciting plants, and explore whether those plants might flourish in their home base near the Catskill Mountains of New York. Over the years, their experimentation has brought about a resilient and biodiverse ecosystem, a thriving habitat for wildlife and pollinators, and magnificent plant life wherever you look.

Hidden Gems for Home Landscapes celebrates decorative landscape plants that are low maintenance and adaptable to shifting climates, in addition to offering multiple types of aesthetic interest---such as attractive flowers, bark, foliage, and seedheads---at different stages of the plant's life cycle. Each plant profile includes:

• Detailed botanical description, including best features for each season
• History of the plant's discovery and cultivation
• Creative ways to include the plant in a landscape
• Information on site and soil needs
• Care, propagation, and pest prevention advice

Gorgeously photographed with information on more than seventy species and cultivars, Hidden Gems for Home Landscapes serves as a comprehensive guide to resilient yet beautiful gardening.