books

Great!
That was one of the first good references I bought when I got interested
in gardening. I used it so much the binding gave out. By then I had
purchased their brown book. I submitted a suggestion to AHS for their 75
best plants and won a copy of the brown. I called and asked if they
wouldn't mind substituting the green (older and $10 cheaper) and they
agreed. I find A-Z more useful (the binding is shot on that now, too) so
my newer green book is still intact. But A-Z (published in both navy
blue and silver covers) is arranged alphabetically while the green book
is much better for finding a plant to suit a need.


BTW - what do you-all do when bindings give out?  I haven't checked yet but assume a rebinding service would be pretty expensive.

Kittty

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> Thanks so much Kitty! I did win it! 
> 
> Theresa 
> 
> Kitty wrote: 
> 
> >Theresa, 
> >I hope your'e still online. There's one at ebay for only $20 (list was 
> >$50) - 18 hours left, no bids: 
> >http://snipurl.com/bw7h 
> > 
> >Kitty 
> > 
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Theresa" 
> >To: 
> >Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 11:22 PM 
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] hydrangea recommendation?? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>Wow! Kitty you are fabulous! And that book sounds great! What is the 
> >>exact title of it? I'm going to hunt for one for myself! 
> >> 
> >>Theresa 
> >> 
> >>Kitty wrote: 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>>Theresa, 
> >>>I have the AHS green book - the one that came out b4 A-Z. It is laid out 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >in 
> > 
> > 
> >>>order of height, seasonal interest, and color with icons for exposure and 
> >>>zonal listing. I'm looking under Shrubs, small (5 ft and under) for part 
> >>>shade in zone 8-9. Here's a few: 
> >>> 
> >>>xGaulnettya 'Wisely Pearl' - white - spring 
> >>>Ledum groenlandicum (Labrador Tea) - white - spring 
> >>>Meziesa cilicalyx var. purpurea - purple-pink - spring 
> >>>Mahonia aquifolium (Mtn Grape Holly) - yellow - spring 
> >>>Gardenia jasminoides 'Fortuniana - white - summer 
> >>>Hydrangea involucrata 'Hortensis - white -summer - Z 7-9 
> >>>Gaultheria shallon - pink - summer (but only Z 6-8 - maybe you'd be too 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >hot) 
> > 
> > 
> >>>Hydrangea serrulat 'Bluebird' - purple/blue - summer 
> >>>Potentillas in red and orange - summer -but only to Zone 8 
> >>>Skimmia japonica 'Fructu-albo' - white - winter & spring EG (need 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >M&F) 
> > 
> > 
> >>>Sarcococca humilis - white flrs, blk fruit - winter EG 
> >>>Skimmia japonica ssp. reevesiana - wht flrs spring, red fruit winter 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >(need 
> > 
> > 
> >>>M&F) 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>Kitty 
> >>> 
> >>>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>From: "Theresa" 
> >>>To: "GardenChat" 
> >>>Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 10:37 PM 
> >>>Subject: [CHAT] hydrangea recommendation?? 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>>For zone 8-9 (Stockton, CA) in partial shade. Prefer blue. A sturdy 
> >>>>hard-to-kill variety. 
> >>>> 
> >>>>Trying to help a friend out finding some plants that might survive her 
> >>>>care : ) 
> >>>> 
> >>>>Also, other recommendations for shrubs that do well in shade, can stand 
> >>>>up to the potential of a dog occassionally running through them, and 
> >>>>require minimal care? Something that flowers, or has some other 
> >>>>interest would be nice! The house is rather mediteranean looking. 
> >>>> 
> >>>>I'm thinking about majonia, camelia, but looking for more ideas.... 
> >>>> 
> >>>>Theresa 
> >>>> 
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