The Cape Cod Garden

This is the revised and updated version of The Cape Cod Garden. Since it was originally published in 1996, this book has been the definitive guide to gardening in the coastal regions of Southeast Massachusetts.

Addressing the challenges posed by sandy soil, moist off-ocean air, cold spring temperatures and wind, The Cape Cod Garden provides hundreds of practical "how-to" tips on gardening. Home-landscapers and gardeners will find advice on choosing and planting annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and vegetables. Here too are the most effective yet least toxic ways to deal with pests and diseases common in the area.

The revised edition includes many new topics of concern to gardeners including new plants that have been recently introduced to the market, and strategies for coping with several insect pests that are new to the area. For beginners and experts alike, The Cape Cod Garden is an invaluable guide to the joys and pleasures of gardening by the sea.