John A. Grant - Trees and Shrubs for Pacific Northwest Gardens
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Northwest gardeners have relied on the solid information found in various editions of this book for more than 50 years. This greatly enlarged 1990 edition reflects the vast increase in suitable plants for the region now available from area nurseries.
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A native specimen of the western dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) flowering in Seattle in late April. Photo by E. F. Marten.
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Trees and Shrubs for Pacific Northwest Gardens
Second Edition
John A. Grant and Carol L. Grant
Revised by Marvin E. Black, Brian O. Mulligan, Joseph A. Witt and Jean G. Witt
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1990 by Timber Press, Inc. All rights reserved Paperback edition printed 1994
ISBN 0-88192-303-6
Printed in the United States of America
TIMBER PRESS, INC. The Haseltine Building 133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450 Portland, Oregon 97204-3527, U.S.A.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grant, John A. (John Alexander), 1913 Trees and shrubs for Pacific Northwest gardens / John A. Grant and Carol L. Grant.2nd ed. / revised by Marvin E. Black... [et al.] p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-88192-303-6 (paperback) 1. Ornamental treesNorthwest, Pacific. 2. Ornamental shrubsNorthwest. Pacific. 3. Landscape gardeningNorthwest, Pacific. I. Grant, Carol L. (Carol Longabaugh), 1906 . II. Black, Marvin E. III. Title. SB435.52.N6G73 1989 89-31343 635.9'76'09795dc20 CIP
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Contents
Foreword
7
Preface to the Second Edition
8
Chapter I. Introduction
9
Chapter II. Garden Fundamentals
Revised by M. Black
13
Chapter III. Water, Wind and Weather
Revised by J. A. Witt
17
Chapter IV. Plant Geography
Revised by B. O. Mulligan
24
Chapter V. Garden Maintenance
Revised by J. A. Witt
29
Chapter VI. Propagation
Revised by M. Black
45
Chapter VII. Broad-leaved Deciduous Trees
Revised by M. Black
52
Chapter VIII. Broad-leaved Evergreen Trees
Revised by J. G. Witt
128
Chapter IX. Broad-leaved Evergreen Shrubs
Revised by B. O. Mulligan
140
Chapter X. Deciduous Shrubs
Revised by J. G. Witt
214
Chapter XI. Groundcovers and Small Shrubs
By B. O. Mulligan
279
Chapter XII. Vines and Climbers
Revised by J. G. Witt
310
Chapter XIII. Palms, Yuccas and Bamboos
Revised by J. G. Witt
325
Chapter XIV. Conifers
Revised by J. A. Witt and J. G. Witt
342
Chapter XV. Trees for Street and Park Planting
By M. Black
387
Chapter XVI. The Garden Month by Month
Revised by B. O. Mulligan and J. G. Witt
395
Chapter XVII. Lists of Trees and Shrubs for Special Purposes
Revised by B. O. Mulligan and J. G. Witt
413
Glossary
421
Bibliography
424
Index to Botanical Names
426
Index to Common Names
447
Index to Illustrations
455
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To Joe and Marvin
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Foreword
The need for this book became increasingly apparent when I started to write on garden design for this region. I soon came to the conclusion that a book on design would have little value unless there was an easily available source of information about plant materialsthe material from which a garden design is made.
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