Right Plant, Right Place

The Indispensable Guide to the Successful Garden. Now comprehensively revised and updated: over 40% of plants are NEW entries; all photographs are NEW; includes more detailed and NEW information -- USDA hardiness zones, additional plants of interest, etc; and two completely NEW chapters. You will find more than 1,470 plants organized by: GROWING CONDITIONS Plants that will grow in: Shallow soils over chalk Acid soils Heavy...
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The Indispensable Guide to the Successful Garden. Now comprehensively revised and updated: over 40% of plants are NEW entries; all photographs are NEW; includes more detailed and NEW information -- USDA hardiness zones, additional plants of interest, etc; and two completely NEW chapters.

You will find more than 1,470 plants organized by:

GROWING CONDITIONS
Plants that will grow in:

Shallow soils over chalk
Acid soils
Heavy clay soils
Polluted atmosphere
Windswept, seaside sites
Dry soils in hot, sunny sites
Damp and wet soils
Dry shade
Dense shade

PURPOSE
Plants that can be used for:

Ground-cover
Climbers
Hedges
Fillers for crevices in paving
Growing in containers (trees, shrubs and climbers)

APPEARANCE
Plants with:

Variegated leaves
Gray, blue-gray or silver leaves
Red, purple or bronze leaves
Yellow or yellow-green leaves
Decorative, green foliage
Colourful autumn foliage
Aromatic leaves
Ornamental fruit
Ornamental bark and twigs
Flowers suitable for cutting and drying
Fragrant flowers
Winter flowers
Green flowers
'Black' plants
A long, continuous flowering period

Each plant is illustrated with a full color photograph and accompanied by a detailed description of its size, flowering season, needs and care.

Right Plant, Right Place compresses a shelf full of reference books and a pile of seed catalogs into a single comprehensive guide to plant selection.