Posts Tagged ‘Shade Plants’
The New Shade Garden by Ken Druse
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: The New Shade Garden by Ken Druse This book came out in 2015, and the subtitle is Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change. In this book, Ken Druse does it again. He provides another comprehensive guide, but this time, he focuses on shade plants and…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Shade by Larry Hodgson
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Making the Most of Shade by Larry Hodgson This book came out in 2005, and the subtitle is How to Plan, Plant, and Grow a Fabulous Garden that Lightens up the Shadows. In this book, Larry features nearly 300 perennials, annuals, bulbs, ferns, ornamental grasses, and climbing plants that…
Read MoreNicolaus Thomas Host: Austrian Botanist and Namesake of the Hosta Genus
Hosta Sieboldiana January 13, 1761 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Austrian botanist and physician Nicolaus Thomas Host. Host was the physician to the Austrian emperor in Vienna. The genus Hosta was named for Host by Austrian botanist Leopold Trattinnick in 1812. Hostas were brought to Europe by the Dutch nurseryman…
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