Download or read book Tough Plants for Tough Places written by Gary Vergine and published by NTC Business Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every gardener knows that there is at least one "tough place" in any garden. This book recommends the best plant choices for these challenging sites and explains how gardeners can optimize the growing conditions in their own gardens. It includes inventive planting plans, full plant profiles on star performers, and recommended lists of plants that are particularly suited to certain sites. It also explains how to build "plant communities". 25 illustrations. 350 color photos.