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Weatherproofing Your Landscape
A Homeowner's Guide to Protecting and Rescuing Your Plants
ISBN: 0813036828 Contributors: Hill, Dean
Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida Published: Sep 25 2011 Pages: 231 Weight: 0.80lbs. Height: 8.50" Width: 5.00" Depth: 0.75" Language: English
Publisher's Comments
In this unique and detailed volume, Dark, a writer whose work has appeared in several gardening publications, and Hill, a landscape designer, and co-host of a gardening program, explain how homeowners can protect their landscapes, especially trees and shrubs, from adverse weather events. They discuss the effects of wind, snow and ice, drought, and flooding; evaluating a landscape for vulnerability and real estate value; preventing different types of damage; what to do during weather events; assessing damage; hiring experts; deciding when to rehabilitate or remove a tree or shrub and what to do to deal with injury, disease, or pests; preserving heirloom plants; replacing items; and understanding landscape insurance and tax benefits. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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