Learn essential gardening skills from a Master Gardener to create a beautiful, head-turning landscape
Most gardening books tell you what to grow. Garden Envy: A Guide to Southern Gardening for All Seasons shows you how to create a garden that people will remember. With a focus on producing guest-ready gardens, Master Gardener Mary Neely Snoddy provides a practical guide for creating a beautiful outdoor environment.
Snoddy combines practical horticultural science with real-world experience to help gardeners throughout the southeastern United States create outdoor spaces that will inspire admiration in any visitor. Garden Envy is the authoritative gardening handbook you need to
- cultivate showy plants that thrive in southern heat and humidity
- select plants for year-round beauty
- design a themed garden
- make your garden appear to its best advantage within any budget
- find an excuse to entertain, and show off your garden, any month of the year
- host and organize a garden tour
Featuring 175 plants, organized by season, Snoddy is your go-to expert for plant selection and cultivation advice. Each plant profile includes detailed cultural information, including sunlight and water needs, mature sizes, cold hardiness zones, and outstanding cultivars. More than 240 color photographs showcase the beauty of flowers and foliage.
Whether your goal is serene outdoor living, gracious entertaining, or to open your garden to public tours, Garden Envy provides the guidance you need to create a memorable southern garden that everyone will envy.
Mary Neely Snoddy is a certified Master Gardener and award-winning garden blogger who has hosted more than eighty garden tours. She teaches in the Clemson University Master Gardener program and the Wofford College Life-Long Learning program. She lives in Landrum, South Carolina, and blogs at www.marysnoddy.com.
