Best Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies

Name: Best Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies
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ISBN: 9781894004954

ISBN-10: 1894004957

ISBN-13: 9781894004954

Edition: 2004

Authors: Hugh Skinner

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Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Fifth House Publishers
Publication date: 10/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Foreword


Preface


Introduction



The Basics



Landscaping with Trees and Shrubs


Function Follows Form: What They Do and Why


Shade


Shelter


Privacy and Screening


Hiding and Enframement


Defining and Delineating Space


Woody Groundcovers


Naturalization and Wildlife Plantings


The Root of the Matter


Beauty: In the Eye of the Beholder


Form


Foliage


Flowers, Fruit, and Bark


Placement: Making It Work


A Plant's Perspective


A Gardener's Perspective



Plant Selection and Establishment


Is It a Tree or a Shrub?


Site Preparation


Soil


Changing the Grade


Purchasing and Planting Trees and Shrubs


Plant Hardiness


Packaging


Planting Methods



Tree and Shrub Maintenance


Pruning


Why Prune?


Basic Techniques


Deciduous Shrubs


Deciduous Trees


Conifers


Environmental Conditions


Protection from Extreme Cold


Drought Protection


Injury


Mechanical Injury


Chemical Injury


Insects and Diseases


The Integrated Pest Management Approach


Controlling Insect Pests


Controlling Plant Diseases



Trees and Shrubs for Prairie Gardens


Glossary


References


Index