(Goose) wrote:

and what is a sunset guide? is there a website where i can view it? or
could i get it from the nursery itself?

thanks for your suggestions.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...681341&loc=106

buy.com has the best price that I found for this book.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...063921-9999239

Amazon.com has preview pages you could take a look at.
I just bought it based upon repeated recommendations from within this
group.

The encyclopedia part (5000 plants) has black white and green drawings
(no photos). The drawings gives you an idea of the plants shape, look
and some proportion. They do have color photos in the Plant Selection
Guide pages...just not all plants are covered. The sunset book has
their own slightly different zone method.

They have sections for plant selection...showy flowers, autumn
foliage, seasonal color, fragrant, shade, dampy, dry, etc. They may be
a lot of help for you.



My area of NY was changed this year from 6b to 7. Eastern Mass can be
6a, 6b, or 7 depending upon how far southeastern you are. Use an
uptodate zone map. Exceptional winters will occur and exceed the
zone from time to time, but it is a guide for most of the time. While
I might get to winter a plant that is zone 7, I have to do that
knowing a bad winter could kill them...requiring me to maybe take
measure if the temps get too low. Most of the plants will have a range
like 4-8 so you'll have some buffer. Only ones where you are on the
end of their range are the ones you'll have to worry.





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