A new plant finder section helps you choose plants for their gardens problem areas or. Information on weeds, gardening to attract wildlife and drip systems are included in this section. For generations of westerners, the sunset western garden book has been the goto guide for all things plant related. The new sunset western garden book by sunset magazine editors call number. The plant encyclopedia lists more than 6,000 varieties, and the plant selection guide will help solve any garden challenge. Its a bit pricey compared to most apps, but with 1 gb of content, the book is packed full of tried and true tips. Tropical garden retreat hgtv gardening plants club backyard ideas outdoor landscaping landscape design unique vegetable gardens better homes and. Sunset western garden book is the best book for plant selection, a very important aspect of planting design. The latest edition, the 8th, was published in february 2007. Best flowers and plants for your garden sunset magazine. Written by experts for gardeners in the west, this book is an indispensible reference for beginning and expert gardeners alike. Sunset has also relaunched an updated version of its popular online plant finder database, along with a companion mobile app. Look up, view a photo and read about the over 7,500 plants which are growing or have been grown in the kemper center display gardens plus selected additions by scientific name, common name andor selected plant characteristics. Lavish photos have replaced the drawings of my 1998 copy.
The company operates from southern progresss menlo park, california office and from southern progresss corporate. Use the plant catalogs below to start browsing and making a list of what plants you would like to have growing in your garden. Use our plant finder to find the right perennials, roses, shrubs, trees and many more for your needs. This book, the sunset western garden book, is and has been staple for gardeners in the west now for over 45 years, and indeed continues to do so.
Costco has the new sunset western garden book the ultimate gardening guide and the sunset western garden book of landscaping. Theres even an app that allows you to access sunsets plant finder from a mobile phone. Western garden by sunset publishing creator alibris. Following the bestselling success of the previous editions of the western garden book, this edition includes a fresh new look, thousands of color photographs, fresh illustrations, and an easytofollow format. It is stained and worn but i still use it because i can actually find plants in it. But the star of the event was the new the new sunset western garden book oxmoor house. May 30, 20 some of the navigation is a bit of a task to figure out at first perhaps with the somewhat convoluted inkling publishing platforms ui to blame, but once you figure out the lay of the digital land, the new sunset western garden book is an evolutionary extension of the wealth of information for gardeners and home improvement types offered throughout the years by sunset. Their garden encyclopedia was first published more than 4 decades ago. At high country gardens we carefully select our plant offerings for hardiness, easeofcare and beauty.
We travel the world to bring you the best new plants for your western gardens. Sunset magazine and plant development services to introduce sunset western. Aug 11, 2018 the new sunset western garden book by susan littlefield since the 1930s, growers of all kinds of plants in the many diverse climate regions of the western u. Sunset western garden book only 1 left in stock order soon. Sunset has been writing about the west for over 100 years. More than 8,000 plants the right plants for your climate tips from western garden experts edition 8. In this hawaii garden, the smooth, coffee and apricothued leaves of ti plants cordyline fruticosa contrast with a blue fan palms corrugated fronds and elephants ears wavy green leaves. Inventory and pricing at your store will vary and are subject to change at any time. Sunset western garden book sunset western garden book paper. Sunset western garden book is updated every few years. Plant finder gardening solutions high country gardens.
The first plant collection to focus exclusively on top performing plants for the western gardener. These new offerings feature 2000 of the wests most popular plants, including new entries that are searchable by zip code, sunset climate zone, plant type, sun and water requirements, height, spread, problem solving. New plants, techniques, materials, and lifestyles are constantly broadening the. Sometimes i look up a plant in the old edition to get the botanical name just to increase my chances of finding it in this newer edition. The western garden book continues to be an invaluable resource for gardeners of the west. This completely revised edition of the western garden book includes more than 2,000 new plant entries, all new fourcolor plant illustrations, improved climate zone information for the western states and new maps for alaska, hawaii, and southwest canada. I have an old edition of the sunset western garden book and i love it. Sunset books is a book publishing company that operates as a part of southern progress corporations oxmoor house book publishing division. The sunset books division was created in 1946 when sunset magazine created a separate book division to publish content from its magazines. The new sunset western garden book sunset magazine.
Plant finder find the perfect plants for your garden, patio. Gorgeous color photographs illustrate all plant entriesfor the first time ever in the western garden book. Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and freshlooking 8th edition of the bible of western gardening. Jul 29, 2009 following the bestselling success of the previous editions of the western garden book, this edition includes a fresh new look, thousands of color photographs, fresh illustrations, and an easytofollow format. Artificial trees guzzle carbon dioxide like mountain dew, and climate scientists are telling us its time to. Sunset s western garden book can tell you everything youll ever need to know about plants. Microclimates are important not only to gardeners, but also to vintners, since microclimates can have a profound effect on grapes and wine. The exclusive plants offered by high country gardens have taken years to develop and perfect. Sunset western garden book by lane book company, menlo park, calif.
New online tool allows gardeners to search the sunset western garden books top 2,500 plants, making it easy to find the best plants for your own backyard. The newest sunset western garden book is an indispensable reference for. Sunsets climate zones, created to improve on the u. Additionally, working with a local landscape designer or architect will make plant selection simple because they have experience with what has been successful in your area. With a new, easytoread design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings500 of them newits the essential book for gardeners in the western states. The new sunset western garden book a must for western. Plant finder find the perfect plants for your garden. There is a digital component to the new sunset western garden book.
To make an allfoliage vignette really come alive, combine plants of various leaf sizes, shapes, colors, and textures. Sunset the authority on western gardening for over 50 years more than 6,000 plant listings keyed to 24 western climate zonessunsets own western climate maps updated and in full color2,500 color photos, illustrations, charts, and diagramsover 50,000 plant facts, explaining. Enter search terms and or select checkboxes that meet your search criteria and click search plants to get your results. If you garden anywhere from montana, wyoming, colorado, new mexico west to alaska and hawaii and corresponding areas of canada, this is a reference youll return to again and again. Find the perfect plants for your garden, patio or containers. Western garden book also offers very specific zonal descriptions for every region of the west and in a much more specific way then the usda zones. Following the same formula that has made sunsets western garden book the bible of western gardeners for generations, this is the first comprehensive guide to keeping a garden in the fifteen northeastern states and eastern canada. For more about the new sunset western garden book or to purchase it, go to. Science fiction or a reallife solution to climate change. When i put in a plant or need any feedback it is always there with the answer. A new version is out this month, now dubbed the new sunset western garden book, and its a significant improvement over our old copy lavish photos have. The new sunset western garden book now available on ios. Mar 12, 2014 yes, you can probably find the info online if you want to but its nice to have a book i can refer to.
Theres a companion online plant finder that lists plants as you browse by color, height, spread and special needs. Sep 28, 2019 show us how you use sunset western garden collection plants in your landscape see more ideas about plants, garden and landscape. Included in the sunset western garden book are color sections designed to aide in plant selection, offering suggestions for specific color, landscaping need, attracting butterflies, plants for ponds, and for problem areas, such as planting beneath native oaks. A new plant finder section helps you choose plants for their garden s problem areas or for special effects. A new plant finder section helps you choose plants for their gardens problem areas or for special effects. Sunset western garden book mountain valley growers. There are 744,809 plants, and 600,014 images in this world class database of plants, which is collaboratively developed by over 3,500 members from around the globe. Hilltops and valley floors of interior southern california. The sunset western garden book was one of the first gardening books we picked up when we bought our house back in 1998. Tap through more than 100 highres photo slideshows, organized by plant, garden trend, and growing features like native plants. The newest sunset western garden book is an indispensable reference for every gardener from the rockies to the pacific and from san diego to alaska. More than 8,000 plants the right plants for your climate tips from western garden experts paperback published february 1st 2007 by oxmoor house paperback, 768 pages.
More than 6, 000 plant listings keyed to 24 western climate zones. The western garden book contains information and maps on its climate zones. This site from the national gardening association provides how to videos, stepbystep projects, plant finders, informational articles, a public garden directory and more. The last two sections of the western garden book are public and historic gardens and the new gardening glossary which is quite helpful to the novice gardener. Besides having descriptions for zillions of plants over 8,000 keyed to climate zones, there are lists for everything. Plants from the mediterranean and near eastern regions thrive here.
Putting the right plant in the right place ucce master gardeners. Sunset western garden book sunset western garden book. Sunset magazine logo we hope plant finder will become as indispensable as a good shovel and trowel. Jan 26, 2012 for generations of westerners, the sunset western garden book has been the goto guide for all things plant related. From the editors of sunset the wests most trusted source of gardening information for over 80 years comes the 9th edition of the everpopular western garden book. A to z plant encyclopedia lists some 8,000 plants that thrive in the west, including more than 500 new ones. As it was said in llifle, it looks similar to the regular matucana madisoniorum, but its. Great home and garden design ideas, from decorating and diy projects to landscaping and edible. Sunset western garden collection sunset western garden collection another horticultural innovation from plant development services inc. More than 8,000 plants the right plants for your climate tips from western garden experts edition 8 available in hardcover add to wishlist isbn10. Mar 22, 2012 16 years ago, when i took my first horticulture class, the sunset western garden book was the very first book i bought. Some of the navigation is a bit of a task to figure out at first perhaps with the somewhat convoluted inkling publishing platforms ui to blame, but once you figure out the lay of the digital land, the new sunset western garden book is an evolutionary extension of the wealth of information for gardeners and home improvement types offered throughout the years by sunset.
By the editorial staff of sunset accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20091124 20. Feb 07, 2012 a new plant finder section helps you choose plants for their garden s problem areas or for special effects. Describes several thousand plants that can be grown in twentyfour specific climates, from idaho, utah, and arizona to the pacific beaches, and tells how to care for them. Every landscape architect that i know owns a copy of this book. The new edition has some sweet bonuses you cant be without. This new edition of the western garden book includes a fresh new look, thousands of color photographs, colorful illustrations, and an easytofollow format.
Western garden book and the relaunch of our popular online plant finder. Jun 28, 1986 sunset western garden book is the best book for plant selection, a very important aspect of planting design. Sunset western garden book ninth edition sunset youtube. With it, you can access more than 2,000 plants and search by plant name, zip code, climate zone, sun and. Mounded red and green tillandsias add punch in the foreground. Sunset magazines unparalleled reference guide for western gardeners springs to life for ipad, iphone, and the web on inkling. Its status in the west is such that i owned three copies by the end of my first year.
But the new ninth edition entirely revised and redesigned, and filled with. The new sunset western garden book goes digital apartment. Sunset western garden books, first edition abebooks. Digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor internet archive language english. A new version is out this month, now dubbed the new sunset western garden book, and its a significant improvement over our old copy.
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