By Anne Halpin
Every coastal gardener knows that strong gales and salty air can make gardening rather tricky. In Seascape Gardening, Anne Halpin gives you the steps to beat the elements and cultivate a lovely garden—including flowers, shrubs, and grasses that flourish along the Atlantic coastline. After helping you decide what to grow, Halpin’s advice extends to long-term maintenance of your garden. You’ll learn how to mulch, fertilize, improve sandy soil, and control diseases and pests like deer that threaten plants.
Halpin also explores 10 stunning coastal gardens, illustrated by beautiful photographs, from New England to South Carolina. One highlight in particular is a Chesapeake Bay home landscape that looks as though it’s floating on an enchanting meadow.
She closes with a concise guide to more than 100 plants that do well in seaside gardens. Each entry provides care instructions and ratings such as drought and salt tolerance to help you choose plants made for your home. Understanding the potentiality of harsh conditions in Seascape Gardening, whether it be winter or a forceful summer storm, will make owning a coastal garden a breeze.
224 pages/Storey Publishing.
