Product Description
This comprehensive guide addresses one of the most common problems for gardeners. Shade Gardening has over 250 color photographs of the 350 best trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, bulbs, ground covers, vines, ferns, and grasses for shaded areas. Articles cover the basics of growing plants in the shade as well as such subjects as city gardens, flowers, foliage plants, pests and diseases, and lawns.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 8 reviews)

You should know your Zone before you get the book by Lisa (Pennsylvania)

5 Stars
July 23, 2009
This book is really great. I live in Zone 6, but found that some of my best flowers an also thrive in Zones 3 and 4, amazingly. The author does state that trial and error is the best method to go about a shade garden but he also catagorizes the differences between the intensities of shade. Really a great book, lots of information. Will be using it over the winter to choose what I will plant in the Spring.

A good book severely hampered by its format by Delamaine (Seattle Eastside)

3 Stars
May 13, 2009
This is the first "Taylor's Guide" I have ever owned, so I don't know if this unusual format is a standard of their publications. It's about 9" high and over an inch thick, but only 4" wide! This means that you do have to crack the spine in order to comfortably read the information on the inner margins of the pages. I hate having to do that with books, but it was unavoidable here. Content looks good and I hope to find it useful as we tackle the northern side of our property, which only gets about 1 hour of sun a day.

Gardening by Richard A. Neider (Motley, MN USA)

3 Stars
August 24, 2005
Provides lots of interesting gardening information if you are planting only trees and shrubs. Book does not detail anything for vegetable gardeners. Title should be changed to include the word "Forestry" rather than the broad term 'gardening".

Very helpful handbook by Joseph C. Wise (Johnson City, TN)

5 Stars
February 06, 2005
This is a great reference for those gardening in shade. It is organized in a logical format and can be easily used. The photos are nice and the information helpful as plants are considered for a shade garden. While it may not be adequate for those gardening in the deep south, it is very well suited to zones 5,6, and 7.

A must have by Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA)

5 Stars
June 22, 2002
This wonderful little book (thick, but only 4.27" wide) is an absolute necessity for anyone who wishes to do some gardening in a shady area. In fact, this book is really three books rolled into one. The first section looks at shade and shade gardening, it is straightforward and highly informative. The second section is entitled The Color Plates, and gives a long list of shade-loving plants, including a very nice color picture, and a highly informative description. The third section goes hand-in-hand with the second, and gives more in-depth information.This book is really great, a must have for those of us who wish to do some gardening in a shady area. I highly recommend this book to all gardeners!

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