Description
Acidic soils are widespread throughout North America, especially in humid regions or areas with high precipitation such as the eastern seaboard and the Pacific Northwest.
However, little assistance is available on how to garden specifically with acidic soils. In fact, most advice concerns how to make acidic soil less so. Todd Boland and Jamie Ellison take a different approach; they believe in working with nature, rather than trying to change it.
A wide variety of ornamental plants, both native and exotic, thrive in acidic soil conditions or require them to survive. This book helps you develop gardens that takes advantage of acidic soil conditions, a feature that has too often been considered a detriment.
Gardening for Acidic Soils concentrates on building sustainable gardens that include a broad range of shrubs, woody plants, and perennials. These fascinating plants have a myriad of ornamental attributes with specific survival strategies for thriving in acidic soil conditions. This book includes: • The chemistry of acidic soil and plant adaptations. • Hints and advice on specialized acidic gardens, including peat, bogs, and woodlands. • Plant portraits—trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, grasses, and ferns—to help you create a beautiful landscape on acidic soil.
About the authors
Todd Boland has been gardening for over 40 years. Todd is currently the research horticulturalist at Memorial University of Newfoundland's Botanical Gardens. As a result of his love of gardening, he is the author of several books, including Favourite Perennials for Atlantic Canada, Wildflowers of Nova Scotia, Wildflowers of New Brunswick, Wildflowers and Ferns of Newfoundland, Trees and Shrubs of the Maritimes, and Trees and Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Other titles by
Shrubs and Vines for Atlantic Canada
Choose the best plants for your location
A Newfoundland Garden
Growing fabulous flowers, fruit, and vegetables in a maritime climate
Favourite Perennials for Atlantic Canada
How to choose, design, and plant
Wildflowers and Ferns of Newfoundland
Field Guide
Wildflowers of New Brunswick
Field Guide
Wildflowers of Nova Scotia
Field Guide
Trees and Shrubs of the Maritimes
Field Guide
Trees and Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador
Field Guide