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Landscaping & Gardening in the Shade- PDF Ebook
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The ‘Landscaping and Gardening in the Shade’ ebook will guide you through everything that you need to know about designing your own shaded garden. Get to know which plants to use, how to care for and maintain them, different varieties that will give you a great shaded area and also consider the building structures that create shade. Imagine your very own rainforest haven… take a deep breath and relax in the cool, fresh air… in your own garden. It is possible.
Shade is a valuable commodity in most gardens. When it’s hot, shade makes us feel cooler and indeed temperatures really are lower in shaded areas. In addition, shade provides a wonderful sense of relaxation.
With 120 pages, the ‘Landscaping and Gardening in the Shade’ ebook is wonderfully illustrated and will give you great direction when designing a garden or landscaping.
This ebook covers the following topics:
CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING SHADY GARDENS
Shade can be an asset in the garden
Shade can also become a problem
Using shade properly
How much shade?
Seasonal shade
CHAPTER 2 CARING FOR PLANTS IN SHADED AREAS
Water
Do-it yourself micro irrigation systems
Feeding shaded plants
Pest and disease control
Weed control
Slippery surfaces
Pruning
CHAPTER 3 CREATING SHADED AREAS
Pergolas
Shade houses
Landscaping shaded areas
CHAPTER 4 RAINFOREST HAVENS
Constructing a rainforest
Maintaining a rainforest garden
Theme gardens
A shaded water garden
Water plants for shaded ponds
CHAPTER 5 PLANTS FOR SHADED AREAS
Shrubs
Groundcovers and small plants
Plants for deep shade
Plants for tropical shady positions
Australian native shade tolerant plants
Rainforest plant selection
CHAPTER 6 LAWNS AND LAWN ALTERNATIVES
Lawns and alternatives
Which grass species to choose
Grass alternatives for shaded areas
Paving
Mulching
CHAPTER 7 AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS AND CAMELLIAS
Cultural requirements
Sun/shade tolerance
Rhododendron species
Evergreen azaleas
Deciduous azaleas
Tropical (vireya) rhododendrons
Azaleodendrons
Rhododendrons
Camellia species and cultivars
CHAPTER 8 FERNS
Some commonly grown ferns
Tree ferns
Recommended ferns to grow
CHAPTER 9 FUCHSIAS
Fuschia culture
CHAPTER 10 BEGONIAS
Growing begonias
Rhizomatous begonias
Rex begonias
Semperflorens begonias
Cane stemmed or tree begonias
Shrub-like begonias
Trailing/scandent begonias
Begonia species
CHAPTER 11 IMPATIENS
Culture
Suggested cultivars
CHAPTER 12 HOSTAS
Propagation
Types of hostas
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