In the first two volumes of the bestselling What Grows Here? series, Jim Hole tackled locations and problems, providing great plant choices for a multitude of gardening situations. In this third volume, Solutions Jim introduces the reader to the owners of thirteen gardens in different stages of development, and discusses the real life problems each faces, while continuing to offer more of the same expert advice on selecting the best plant for specific locations and conditions. Jim also takes the reader into the yards of innovative gardeners who have creatively and successfully met a variety of gardening challenges. He reviews and discusses their solutions and plant choices, and offers his own possible alternatives in his usual friendly and informative manner. Whether answering questions that owners of new yards have or those of gardeners with established landscapes, Jim Hole opens gardener's eyes to the many possibilities that today's best plant varieties offer. Accompanied by award winning photographer, Akemi Matsubuchi's beautiful images, Jim illustrates how to truly make a landscape your own, all while following his personal philosophy: Enjoy Gardening
Focuses on "Problems', those challenges that a homeowner faces in establishing and maintaining a gar
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What Grows Here?: Favorite Plants For Better Yards: Volume 2 - Problems by gardening expert Jim Hole is the sequel to his first volume "Locations" in which he focused on analyzing the wide array of environments and conditions which a homeowner might encounter and have to take into account when planning or developing a garden. Now in the second volume of what is proving to be an outstanding series, Jim Hole focuses on "Problems', those challenges (both mundane and bizarre) that a homeowner faces in establishing and maintaining a garden. Enhanced with more than 400 full-color photographs, tips from other successful gardeners, and advice from one of Canada's most accomplished gardening professionals, "Problems" profiles the best plants to use to overcome each and every type of gardening problem. What Grows Here?: Favorite Plants For Better Yards: Volume 2 - Problems is a welcome and much appreciated addition to any personal or community library gardening reference book collection.
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