Heirloom gardening in the South
Subtitle: yesterday's plants for today's gardens
By: William C. Welch and Greg Grant ; with Cynthia W. Mueller and Jason Powell
Contributors: Grant, Greg, 1939-; Mueller, Cynthia W.; Powell, Jason (Jason C.); Welch, William C. (William Carlisle), 1939- .
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: AgriLife Research and Extension Service series; AgriLife Research and Extension Service series
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9781603442138
Subjects: Styles; Heirloom varieties; Gardening; Landscape plants; History; Heirloom varieties (Plants); Gardens
Notes: Revised and expanded edition of: The southern heirloom garden.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Exploring our gardening heritage; title: The three sisters: Native American influence; title: Orange blossoms and Spanish-daggers: Spanish influence; title: Formality and order: French influence; title: Out of Africa: African influence; title: Gardening with nature: English influence; title: A garden in a wilderness: German influence; title: Classics in the garden: Italian influence; title: Plant explorers and timeless treasures: Asian influence; title: Rediscovering a wealth of southern heirloom plants; title: Natives, invasives, cemeteries, and rustling; title: 'Slips and starts': how heirloom plants were increased; title: Naturalizing daffodils and other southern bulbs; title: The fruitful garden; title: Enjoying the bounty; title: The right plant in the right place; title: Designing your own garden: basic design principles; title: Fine-tuning the garden; title: Heirloom plants of the South; title: How our gardens grew: creating your own garden traditions; title: A country cottage garden: fragilee; title: A sense of place: Emanis house.