Plants for Dry Gardens - 9780711212220

This guide to choosing and caring for drought-tolerant plants includes information on drought-beating gardening techniques and designs, showing how to make gardens that should flourish during a water shortage.The book discusses the range of climates and habitats in which drought arises, and explains the special strategies ? such as light-reflecting silver leaves and storage organs such as tubers ? that plants adopt to survive. It also looks at the techniques that can be applied to minimize water loss and help plants cope with dry conditions, and demonstrates a range of successful garden designs using drought-tolerant plants. A catalogue of 1000 plants that should flourish in drought conditions is included.

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: Plants for Dry Gardens
• Autore:  Jane Taylor
• Editore: Frances lincoln
• Data di Pubblicazione: 05 Marzo '98
• Genere: Lingua Inglese
• ISBN-10: 0711212228
• EAN-13: 9780711212220