{"product_id":"native-plants-for-your-maine-garden-9781684750931","title":"Native Plants for Your Maine Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUse native plants to beautifully transform your Maine garden in the most environmentally friendly way\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSavvy gardeners include native plants in their landscaping because they know these species are hardy, disease-resistant, noninvasive, and beneficial to wildlife. Most important for gardeners--they offer natural beauty that ranges from subtle to supremely eye-catching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 140 native perennials, grasses, groundcovers, ferns, shrubs, vines, and trees are profiled and pictured in \u003ci\u003eNative Plants for Your Maine Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, along with advice on choosing the best plants for a variety of locations. To help you get started, there are sample plans for a woodland border and a garden designed to attract birds and butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther key areas covered by the book include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlants for dry or wet soils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScreens and hedges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlants for shade and part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeer-resistant species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlants that attract birds and butterflies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSample garden plans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign principles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanting and garden maintenance tips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardiness zone maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSources for native plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's no one more qualified to discuss superior native plants for Maine gardens than Maureen Heffernan, former executive director of the acclaimed Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, where native plants thrive in a variety of landscaped settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore helping to establish and becoming executive director of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, in Boothbay, \u003cb\u003eMaureen Heffernan\u003c\/b\u003e served as education coordinator at the American Horticultural Society and as director of education and public programs at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. In addition to creating the horticultural society's Children's Garden Project at River Farm, she coordinated the creation of the Hershey Children's Garden and initiated the Cleveland Botanical Garden's Green Corps. She now lives in Oklahoma City, where she is the director of Myriad Botanical Garden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaureen's previous publications include \u003ci\u003eFairy Houses of the Maine Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, four Burpee gardening books and \u003ci\u003eHershey Children's Garden: A Place to Grow\u003c\/i\u003e. She also was a contributor to \u003ci\u003e500 Popular Annuals and Perennials for American Gardeners\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Down East Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707851739410,"sku":"9781684750931","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3ae2ead-ed45-4d64-a422-3e3d5523e0c1.jpg?v=1734504361","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/native-plants-for-your-maine-garden-9781684750931","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}