Heirloom gardening in the South : yesterday's plants for today's gardens / William C. Welch and Greg Grant ; with Cynthia W. Mueller and Jason Powell.

Revised and expanded edition of: The southern heirloom garden.

Includes index.

Exploring our gardening heritage -- The three sisters: Native American influence -- Orange blossoms and Spanish-daggers: Spanish influence -- Formality and order: French influence -- Out of Africa: African influence -- Gardening with nature: English influence -- A garden in a wilderness: German influence -- Classics in the garden: Italian influence -- Plant explorers and timeless treasures: Asian influence -- Rediscovering a wealth of southern heirloom plants -- Natives, invasives, cemeteries, and rustling -- 'Slips and starts': how heirloom plants were increased -- Naturalizing daffodils and other southern bulbs -- The fruitful garden -- Enjoying the bounty -- The right plant in the right place -- Designing your own garden: basic design principles -- Fine-tuning the garden -- Heirloom plants of the South -- How our gardens grew: creating your own garden traditions -- A country cottage garden: fragilee -- A sense of place: Emanis house.

Print version record.

English.

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