About this item
A go-to guide for gardeners of all skill levels planting east of the Mississippi looking to add sustainable native flora to any horticultural project.Gleaned from the authors' 75 years of landscaping experience, this user-friendly reference offers suggestions on species selection based on a plant's performance, aesthetic appeal, and wide range of adaptability. Expert authors Tony Dove and Ginger Woolridge's valuable resource is organized for fast and confident tree and shrub selections for specific landscape applications, and is full of vivid four-color photographs, graphs, and practical tips. A sound and giftable volume for gardeners and landscapers from New England through the Carolinas, from the east coast to the Mississippi River, including Georgia and into northern Florida.
About the Author
Tony Dove is an experienced lecturer and educator focusing on Horticulture and Landscape Management. He has received national and international awards in over 50 years of managing and consulting with public and private gardens from New York to South Carolina. Dove recently retired as horticulturist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD. He has served as the director of the Clark Botanic Garden in Albertson, NY, horticultural director at Tryon Palace Historical Sites and Garden in New Bern, NC, and chief horticulturist and Chief of Environmental Facilities and Programs for Anne Arundel County, MD. He served on the Board of Trustees of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River, NY for over twenty years. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, MD. Mr. Dove co-authored the book Essential Native Trees and Shrubs, For The Eastern United States, that was released in February 2018. He has also written articles for the American Horticultural Society, Smithsonian Associates Magazine and has been a consultant for National Geographic.
