{"product_id":"covering-ground-unexpected-ideas-for-landscaping-with-colorful-low-maintenance-ground-covers-9781580176651","title":"Covering Ground: Unexpected Ideas for Landscaping with Colorful, Low-Maintenance Ground Covers","description":"Ground covers are a pretty and practical way to bring diversity, elegance, and durability to open sweeps of lawn. Give your landscape a vibrant new palette that is both sustainable and low-maintenance through plantings of herbs, shrubs, mosses, and more. Barbara W. Ellis provides a variety of full-color lawn designs and professional planting advice to get you started. You'll be amazed as your ordinary lawn transforms into a striking display of color and texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllis, Barbara W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Barbara W. Ellis is a freelance writer, editor, and lifelong gardener. She is the author of many gardening books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Veggie Gardener's Answer Book, Deckscaping, Shady Retreats, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCovering Ground.\u003c\/i\u003e She holds a B.S. in horticulture from the Ohio State University, Columbus, and a B.A. from Kenyon College. She has worked as managing editor at Rodale Press and as publications director for the American Horticultural Society and is affiliated with the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group, the Garden Writers Association, and the Perennial Plant Association. She lives and gardens in Maryland, where she and her husband live in a renovated \"green\" home with an assortment of rescued dogs, cats, and parrots. Her garden, which is managed organically and designed to be wildlife-friendly, features a wide range of ornamentals, herbs, and edibles for both sun and shade.","brand":"Storey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357104771346,"sku":"9781580176651","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_641207e0-7d6c-493a-8682-f1766b9cb354.jpg?v=1728317416","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/covering-ground-unexpected-ideas-for-landscaping-with-colorful-low-maintenance-ground-covers-9781580176651","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}