| An American Cutting Garden: A Primer for Growing Cut Flowers Where Summers Are Hot and Winters Are Cold Contributor(s): McIntire, Suzanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813920620 ISBN-13: 9780813920627 Publisher: University of Virginia Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Flowers - General - Gardening | Techniques - Gardening | Regional - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Dewey: 635.966 |
| LCCN: 2001002487 |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 5.97" W x 9.34" (1.18 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In An American Cutting Garden Suzanne McIntire describes how to plan a cutting garden, choose suitable plants, keep the garden in good order, and harvest a bountiful crop--all with charm and humor. Using both common and botanical names, she discusses in depth a wide variety of herbaceous perennials, biennials, annuals, and bulbs. McIntire includes information on topics such as the length of stems one might expect from the cutting garden, how many plants are needed of any one kind, when and how to sow seed outdoors, the heat-hardiness of plants, and strategies for coping with the effects of hot summers and cold winters. Suzanne McIntire is a freelance writer and seasoned veteran of gardening in northern Virginia. She is the editor of The American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People. |