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Western Garden Book by Editors of Sunset Books
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More than 8,000 Plants - The Right Plants for Your Climate - Tips from Western Garden
Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and fresh-looking 8th edition of the "bible of Western gardening." With a new, easy-to-read design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings--500 of them new--it's THE essential book for gardeners in the Western states. What plants to grow, how to nurture them, and where they do the very best--it's all here. You'll also find updated information on the Western climate zones, 30 Plant Selection Guides, plus a Practical Guide to Gardening with basic advice on plant care and essential gardening techniques. New plant lists reflect current trends, such as Mediterranean gardening and easy-care plants for beginners. For more than 70 years, Sunset has been the source for no-nonsense gardening advice, easy-to-follow diagrams, and encyclopedic knowledge of plant varieties. In this edition, we introduce an exciting new feature: gardening tips from well-known plant experts throughout the West. The Western Garden Book has never been better! Features:
8th Edition of this perennial bestseller
More than 8,000 plant listings, 500 new, keyed to climate zones
30 Plant Selection Guides to find the perfect plant for every situation
Special contributions from 40 eminent Western garden experts
Introduction by Sunset garden editor Kathleen N. Brenzel, with a photographic tour of gardens that are truly the `Best of the West' gardens
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Zone 4 Magazine, LIVING
in the high countryWEST

Zone 4 is a quarterly magazine devoted to gardening, landscaping, local foods and outdoor living in the Rocky Mountain states of Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, northern Idaho and northeastern Utah. The editorial focus is on expert growing advice, colorfully illustrative phtography, sustainable growing practices and news from around the region.
High Plains Horticultureexplores the significant, civilizing role that horticulture has played in the development of farmsteads and rural and urban communities on the High Plains of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming, drawing on both the science and the application of science practiced since 1840. The Rocky Mountain Seed Company is featured in one of the books chapters.
John F. Feeman is the founder and president emeritus of the Wyoming Community Foundation, served as community development volunteer to Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal and continues as adviser to several small communities.
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