Indiana Getting Started Garden Guide: Grow the Best Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Vines & Groundcovers

Getting Started Garden Guide

by Shawna Coronado

Master the Indiana gardening climate with this photographic guide to more than 150 state-specific plants. It's no secret that the post-glacial soils of Indiana are some of the most fertile that the midwestern United States has to offer. If you're lucky enough to live there - be it on the shores of Lake Michigan in Gary, nestled along the Ohio River in Evansville, or in a small town near one of the state's 1,000-plus lakes - you've found yourself in one of the nation's best gardening countries. In Indiana Getting Started Garden Guide , internationally renowned gardening expert and Indiana native Shawna Coronado presents foolproof planting advice for over 150 species, handpicked for their ability to flourish in the Hoosier State. Organized alphabetically by plant type and common name, this book's format makes it as simple to come upon plants you've never heard of as it is to look up your old favorites. Every species - from annuals and perennials to shrubs, natives, and trees - is featured with gorgeous full-color photography, a name pronunciation guide, instructions for planting and care, and a list of ideal companion plants. A smart set of icons acts as a quick reference for sun and shade requirements and plant-specific benefits, and a color-coded USDA map lets you find your specific plant hardiness zone. So whether you're craving the colorful fall pop of burning bush or the springtime splendor of Siberian squill, Indiana Getting Started Garden Guide is your manual for harnessing that beautiful Indiana countryside.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Learn more about Shawna Coronado at http://www.shawnacoronado.com.

Shawna is an author, blogger, photographer, and spokesperson focused on wellness, organic-gardening, sustainability, and healthy eating who campaigns for social good. She has authored 9 books, 4 ebooks, and written thousands of blog posts.

Shawna's anti-inflammatory wellness initiatives and garden have been featured in many venues including PBS television, FOX News, NBC News, WGN TV, and a feature on WGN TV was been nominated for an Emmy award. Her organic living photographs and stories have been shown both online and off in many international home and garden magazines and multiple books. Shawna has been featured as a Chicago Tribune "Remarkable Woman" and has lectured at locations around the world including TEDx and Google discussing the benefits of wellness and organic living for community.

Shawna was diagnosed with severe Spinal Osteoarthritis in 2015, this diagnosis has led her to change her lifestyle and consume a mostly anti-inflammatory diet. She educates audiences about beneficial diet, food, and health practices through her organic living media. She dreams that this will enable more people to be active who suffer from similar conditions.

Her successful wellness living books, photographs, and stories have been shown both online and off in many international home and garden magazines and multiple books. You can learn more about Shawna Coronado at http://www.shawnacoronado.com.

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful book. Good reference for the plants listed. However, I am disappointed. I expected it to list best native flowers, bushes, and trees, which it does have a short chapter for that, but it also lists annuals, bulbs, etc. but what can’t be grown as an annual or bulb here?? Why list trumpet vine which is invasive here and not cross vine, which is native and its fraternal twin? Other hybrids are listed, as well as plants from other continents that will grow here, yet is only a sampling.

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy of this great gardening guide for Indiana through First Reads. I was so pleased with it, especially as my garden is winding down and frosting over. It gave me a lift to flip through the pages and already get excited for spring and all the garden possibilities.

Coronado did a great job of providing the information I most want to know about each plant, from when and where to plant to growing tips and advice on which other plants work well with each specimen.

The book is laid out well, broken down into annuals, perennials, shrubs, etc., with sections zeroing in on trees and roses. It's logical and easy to quickly get to the information you need.

I've had several friends mention, just this summer, that they don't know what to plant because they don't know what will grow well here. This book is the answer.