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The Weather-Resilient Garden

A Defensive Approach to Planning & Landscaping

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By Charles W. G. Smith

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$19.95

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$26.95 CAD

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Drought, floods, hail, winds, and extreme heat and cold are just a few of the challenges that unpredictable weather can present as you’re trying to grow healthy plants. Charles W. G. Smith helps you tackle unforeseen weather changes using his ingenious defensive approach to gardening. With profiles of 100 hardy plants and expert information on dealing with problems as they arise, Smith shows you exactly how to plan and maintain a gorgeous, durable garden that will stand up to whatever nature throws at it. 

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  • “His advice is worth heeding for any gardener who wants his or her time and effort to pay off every year, regardless of the weather.” -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel“In addition to sound gardening advice, the book is chock-full of fascinating and useful information.” -Detroit News and Free Press“Blend an encyclopedia of 100 hardy plants with expert advice on how to organize a garden for inclement weather and you have a solid key to a lasting, beautiful garden. -The Midwest Book Review“From evaluating the landscape for problem areas to selecting plants that are as resilient as they are beautiful, Smith shows readers how to plant a gorgeous garden that is tough enough to withstand anything nature might deliver.” -Michigan Gardener

On Sale
Jan 25, 2004
Page Count
416 pages
Publisher
Storey
ISBN-13
9781580175166

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Charles W. G. Smith

About the Author

A former horticulturalist for White Flower Farm, Charles W.G. Smith has also been an instructor of vocational agriculture. He has written about gardening and environmental issues for more than a decade. He is the author of The Beginner’s Guide to Edible Herbs, The Weather-Resilient Garden, and Raptor!


Saxon Holt is a photojournalist who has spent more than 40 years exploring Kingdom Plantae and the fundamental importance of plants to the health of the planet. A lifelong gardener, he abandoned commercial photography when he discovered garden publishers and could no longer stay in a studio. His work has been featured in diverse publications, from Architectural Digest and Pacific Horticulture magazine, to Smithsonian and Money magazines.

Edward C. Smith is the best-selling author of The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible and The Vegetable Gardener’s Container Bible. For more than 30 years he and his wife, Sylvia, have lived off the grid in Vermont, in a house they built on land they cleared by hand. Together, the grow more than 100 varieties of vegetables, fruits, and herbs in their 2,000 square feet of gardens and containers.

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