Designing Borders for Sun and Shade (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide)

By Bob Hyland

Easier-to-maintain, dynamic borders of beautiful shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses, bulbs, and annuals are in--and this new 10-step gardener-friendly guide from Brooklyn's famed Botanic Garden simplifies the art. Written by a master landscape designer and plantsman, it shows how to create dramatic and dazzling borders that span the four seasons, flourish in sun and shade, and are appropriate for different regions and climates. An 80-page encyclopedia showcases and provides information on 120 plants, from background yews and soft flowering tobaccos to see-through meadow rues, sprawling verbenas and rambling roses. Plus, there's a hands-on plan for installing a new border.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188953871X
• ISBN13: 9781889538716
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

landscaping made easy

I love this little book because it gets down to the basics of designing and planting a border, without being a huge (expensive) book. Although simply written, I enjoy the author's aesthetic. These are not so much expensive, showy plants, but rather attractive, unfussy plants for sun and shade. Some of them are native plants, useful for attracting birds and insects.