Bulletproof Flowers for the South

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ISBN: 9780878332458 | 0878332456
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 9/1/1999

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The former co-host of the PBS show The Victory Garden illustrates how to plant, grow, and care for a variety of heat-resistant Southern flowers.

Introduction

vii

What's So Special about Southern Gardens and Southern Gardeners?

(4)

Must I Learn Everything about Gardening All Over Again?

(14)

What Gardeners Can Do to Minimize the Impact of Heat and Humidity

(11)

Start by Improving Your Soil

(5)

Feeding Your Soil (Fertilizing)

(1)

Incorporating Organic Matter

(1)

Adding Limestone

(1)

Should You Add Sand to Clay Soils?

(1)

Should You Add Clay to Sandy Soils?

(1)

Then What Should You Add to Sandy Soils?

(1)

Should You Haul in Topsoil?

(1)

Should You Mulch?

(1)

Should You Install an Irrigation System?

(1)

How Can You Reduce the Impact of Periodic Dry Spells and Prolonged Droughts?

(1)

How Can You Moisten Spots That Always Stay Dry?

(1)

How Can You Use Shade to the Best Advantage?

(2)

Shade Structures

(1)

Eliminate Competing Weeds

(1)

How Can You Know Whether a Plant Is Well Grown?

(2)

Growing Flowers and Herbs in Containers

(10)

Potting Soils

(1)

Supplementary Limestone and Plant Nutrients

(1)

How Often Should You Feed Plants in Containers?

(1)

What Are Micronutrients and Should You Use Them?

(2)

How Often Should You Water?

(1)

Types of Containers

(1)

Selecting a Choice Site for a Container

(1)

Use Your Expensive Real Estate Every Month of the Year

(1)

Should Potting Soils Be Reused?

(1)

American Horticultural Society (AHS) Plant Heat-Zone Map

(1)

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (Revised Version)

(1)

Jim Wilson's Favorite Flowers for Southern Summers

(77)

Flowers and Foliage Plants Recommended by Southern Experts

117

(45)

Appendix

162

(4)

Acknowledgments

166

(1)

Photo Credits

167

(1)

Index of Plant Names

168

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Bulletproof Flowers for the South

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