{"product_id":"tough-as-nails-flowers-for-the-south-norman-winter-9781578065448","title":"Tough-As-Nails Flowers for the South","description":"Do you want your garden to have four seasons of bright, colorful flowers? Do you know which plants will perform best? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTough-as-Nails Flowers for the South\u003c\/i\u003e the award-winning horticulturist Norman Winter gives the answers. Taking the guess and the gamble out of plant purchases, he names ideal annuals, perennials, bulbs, grasses, and vines for any Dixie weather. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Via television, newspapers, magazines, and daily public-radio spots, Winter regularly reaches more than two million homes. For his wide audience he showcases plants that are good buys and good performers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the unbeatable southern stalwarts he recommends in this book are four o'clock, Bouncing Bet, and summer poinsettia. New award winners he touts are scaevola, angelonia, and Jewel of Thailand ginger. His discussions of these and many more are enhanced by some 200 full-color photographs that will assist in identification and choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Included, too, are a guide to U.S. planting zones and a color wheel that will lead gardeners to exciting floral combinations sure to create dramatic effects. Along with a photograph of each flower come precise guidelines for proper light, water, bed preparation, fertilizers, and maintenance. In addition, Winter, a gardener with an eye for aesthetic placements, suggests companion plantings to give the landscape striking hues and lush foliage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As coordinator of the acclaimed Mississippi Medallion Program, Winter is one of the best-known gardening experts in the South. \u003ci\u003eTough-as-Nails Flowers for the South\u003c\/i\u003e offers over 170 hardy bloomers, including award winners from such programs as Arkansas Select, Florida Plant of the Year, Georgia Gold Medal, Louisiana Select, Mississippi Medallion, Oklahoma Proven, TenneSelect, and Texas Superstar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winter's recommendations perform well in any of these award-program states and throughout the South and border states.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Winter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1578065445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578065448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.92h x 7.16w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/03\/2003 pg. 73","brand":"Norman Winter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986970116351,"sku":"9781578065448","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_081bd617-4991-4245-b3c1-a26e0c209a54.jpg?v=1683286235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tough-as-nails-flowers-for-the-south-norman-winter-9781578065448","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}