100 Favorite Plants for Shade

by Teri Dunn

Because finding the right plant for a shady situation can be a challenge, 100 Favorite Plants for Shade highlights the easiest and most dependable shade-tolerant plants, taking the uncertainty out of purchasing decisions. A brief introduction outlines shade gardening basics, from assessing your shade to improving your soil. One hundred entries—each with a color photograph—provide such critical information as bloom time (if the plant is a flowering variety), cultural conditions, habit, and eventual size, as well as a description that details landscape uses, recommends cultivars, and explains any special requirements. Whether you want a woodland garden dotted with flowers or a few select plants to grow beneath a shade tree, you’ll find the right candidate in this beautiful volume.

Genres: Gardening

120 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1999

About the author

Melinda Myers is a Horticultural Instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Many recognize Myers as the host of "Great Lakes Gardener," a public television program that airs throughout the Great Lakes and provides region-specific advice to Midwest gardeners. She hosts the "Plant Doctor Radio Show" on WTMJ Radio, writes a bi-monthly column for The Milwaukee Journal and has been contributing editor and columnist for Birds & Blooms Magazine since 1996. Melinda is a member of numerous horticultural associations and earned the 1998 Garden Communicator's Award from the American Nursery and Landscape Association and the 1998 Quill and Trowel Award from the Garden Writer's Association of America."