BBG Releases Newest Handbook: Great Natives for Tough Places
Release Date: November 9, 2009 Brooklyn, New York—Brooklyn
Botanic Garden (BBG) announces the release of its new All-Region
Guide, Great Natives for Tough Places, which brings fresh
attention to tough, adaptable, low-maintenance plants that are
indigenous to the continental United States and Canada. Tough
gardening spaces abound in every part of the country, whether
they have extremes of sun or shade; are extraordinarily wet or
dry; or have compacted, nutrient-depleted or otherwise flawed
soil. Great Natives for Tough Places features 120 native plants
that have evolved to naturally cope with those inhospitable
microclimates and poor soil conditions so common in today's
urban and suburban backyards. These extraordinary native plants
are presented in an encyclopedia format, with superb color
photos. Compact, information-packed chapters on site-appropriate
design, propagation, and care provide an additional bounty of
practical knowledge for both the no