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Small and portable, yet truly great in scope, the new expanded edition of DK's bestselling Great Canadian Plant Guide features over 3,000 trees, shrubs, climbers, bulbs, perennials, annuals, bi-annuals compiled for Canadian gardeners by award-winning Canadian horticulture expert Trevor Cole. Now revised to include 32 more pages than in the previous edition, this handy guide will help gardeners select outstanding and reliable plants for their garden, whatever their level of expertise and experience, and whatever the site.
With more than 1,000 photographs and detailed descriptions, complete with cultivation tips and Canadian hardiness zones, this handy new resource will guide you through selecting the best plants for every garden situation, including plants for problem sites, plants with colourful foliage and fruit, and plants for small gardens.
The Great Canadian Plant Guide includes expert instruction and guidance on:
- The importance of soil preparation and how to identify your soil type
- How to select expert specimens based on root health, shape and appearance
- How to create the perfect garden for a specific climate, container or colour scheme
- How to develop expert planting techniques
- The latest Canadian full-colour hardiness zone map
The Great Canadian Plant Guide is the ideal tool for gardeners looking to choose attractive and reliable plants for their gardens.
Listed in the Who's Who in Canada and the recipient of various awards including the Canada 125 Medal, Editor-in-chief Trevor Cole graduated from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1960 and emigrated to Canada in 1967. In his career with Agriculture Canada, he was a horticultural technician engaged in the evaluation and cultivation of native plants, assistant curator in charge of alpine and herbaceous plants and curator in charge of the Dominion Arboretum. Retired since 1995, Cole lectures widely and is the editor-in-chief of DK's Canadian Encyclopedia of Gardening, the Gardening Manual for Canada as well as the popular What Grows Where and What Grows When garden reference books. He resides in Ottawa. |
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