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Gardening for acidic soils : working with nature to create a beautiful landscape / Todd Boland and Jamie Ellison.

Boland, Todd, (author.). Ellison, Jamie, (author.).

Summary:

"Acidic soils are widespread throughout North America, especially in humid regions or areas with high precipitation such as the eastern seaboard and the Pacific Northwest. However, little assistance is available on how to garden specifically with acidic soils. In fact, most advice concerns how to make acidic soil less so. Todd Boland and Jamie Ellison take a different approach; they believe in working with nature, rather than trying to change it. A wide variety of ornamental plants, both native and exotic, thrive in acidic soil conditions or require them to survive. This book helps you develop gardens that takes advantage of acidic soil conditions, a feature that has too often been considered a detriment."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781989417492
ISBN: 1989417493
Physical Description: xxxii, 266 pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 26 cm
Publisher: Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Newfoundland and Labrador : Boulder Books, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction. What is pH? -- Acidic soil regions of North America -- The chemistry of acidic soil, toxicity, and nutrient availability -- How plants adapt to acidic soil conditions -- What are the Ericaceae? -- Significance of Ericaceae -- Woodland gardens -- Bog gardens -- Perennials -- Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants -- Ferns -- Deciduous trees -- Conifers -- Shrubs -- Ericaceous shrubs -- Vines -- Appendix: Ericaceous shrub species and cultivars -- Index by latin name -- Index by common name.