Native Plants for Your Maine Garden
Down East Books · Paperback · April 15, 2023
Use native plants to beautifully transform your Maine garden in the most environmentally friendly way Savvy gardeners include native plants in their landscaping because they know these species are hardy, disease-resistant, noninvasive, and beneficial to wildlife.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore native plants for Maine gardens, with planting advice, design principles, and sample garden plans.
- Themes
- Native plants for Maine gardens, Wildlife-friendly gardening, Garden design and maintenance
- Genres
- New England Gardening, Garden Design, Perennial Flowers
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Use native plants to beautifully transform your Maine garden in the most environmentally friendly way Savvy gardeners include native plants in their landscaping because they know these species are hardy, disease-resistant, noninvasive, and beneficial to wildlife. Most important for gardeners—they offer natural beauty that ranges from subtle to supremely eye-catching.
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More than 140 native perennials, grasses, groundcovers, ferns, shrubs, vines, and trees are profiled and pictured in Native Plants for Your Maine Garden, along with advice on choosing the best plants for a variety of locations. To help you get started, there are sample plans for a woodland border and a garden designed to attract birds and butterflies. Other key areas covered by the book include: - Plants for dry or wet soils - Screens and hedges - Plants for shade and part shade - Deer-resistant species - Plants that attract birds and butterflies - Sample garden plans - Design principles - Planting and garden maintenance tips - Hardiness zone maps - Sources for native plants There’s no one more qualified to discuss superior native plants for Maine gardens than Maureen Heffernan, former executive director of the acclaimed Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, where native plants thrive in a variety of landscaped settings.
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Explore native plants for Maine gardens, with planting advice, design principles, and sample garden plans.
Come here for
- Profiles and pictures of native perennials, grasses, ferns, shrubs, vines, and trees
- Plant choices for wet soils, shade, hedges, and wildlife
Expect
- Guidance on planting and garden maintenance
- Plans for a woodland border and a garden designed to attract birds and butterflies
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| New England Gardening | 100% |
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| Perennial Flowers | 31% |
| Garden Design | 28% |
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Publisher categories
- New England Gardening
- Authors
- Maureen Heffernan
- Publisher
- Down East Books
- Published
- April 15, 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Native plants for Maine gardens · Wildlife-friendly gardening · Garden design and maintenance
- Reading lane
- New England Gardening