Dryland Gardening

Plants That Survive and Thrive in Tough Conditions

von Jennifer Bennett

192 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The world is getting warmer -- and the weather less predictable. This is bad news for many of today's gardens. Dryland Gardening is your guide to selecting and growing plants especially suited to survive in today's tough conditions. Based on gardening techniques that favor not only water conservation, but also low-maintenance, easy-care plants, Dryland Gardening offers time-tested techniques and strategies for: - Selecting tough plants - Coping with limited access to water - Dealing with trees under stress - Nurturing ground covers and grasses - Starting bulbs, perennials and vines - Growing herbs and annuals. Dryland Gardening is packed with practical advice and extensive plant lists for grasses, ground covers, bulbs. Perennials, annuals, herbs and shrubs: all chosen specifically to survive in the hotter, dryer, windier new climate of the 21st century.

• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geographie Physische Geographie und Topographie Aride Zonen (Dürregebiete), Wüsten
• ISBN: 9780228106074
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2026
• Größe: 254 x 204 mm
• Verlag: Firefly Books