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Synopsis
High Altitude Western Gardening is an excellent guide to gardening in the 6,000-foot-plus altitude of the Rocky Mountain region of the western U.S. Author Marilyn Quinn reveals what plants to choose and when to plant them, and offers valuable information on how to care for plants at high altitude where temperatures can fluctuate wildly at any time of any season, and a short growing season can wreak havoc on green thumb dreams. She explains how to deal with stubborn soil, hungry moose and other critters, snow in July, "thin" soil, unexpected frosts, and every other challenge that one encounters in rugged mountain climes. Get the guide that proves it is possible to grow a wide variety of plants in a mountain climate and to grow them well, in spite of Mother Nature!
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High Altitude Western Gardening is an excellent guide to gardening in the 6,000-foot-plus altitude of the Rocky Mountain region (Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Western Canada). Marilyn Quinn reveals what plants to choose and when to plant them, and offers valuable information on how to care for plants at high altitudes. She explains how to deal with stubborn soil, hungry moose and other critters, snow in July, "thin" soil, unexpected frosts, and every other challenge that one encounters in rugged mountain climes.
Includes valuable information on:
Flower gardens
Container gardening
Rock gardens
Landscaping with native plants
Vegetable and herb gardens
Composting
Hardscaping
Water features
About the Author
Jackson Hole gardening expert Marilyn Quinn has 30 years of professional gardening experience coaxing asters and roses out of the ground, landscaping around mountain features of rock and streambeds, and babying along vegetable gardens. In High Altitude Gardening, Quinn shares three decades of experience and gives advice for the intrepid planters who live in mountain wonderlands.
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- PublisherGibbs Smith
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1423600843
- ISBN 13 9781423600848
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
- IllustratorEckert Peter
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