Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern United States: The Guide to Creating a Sustainable Landscape

Tony Dove is the horticulturist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD, with 40 years of professional experience managing and consulting with public and private gardens from New York to South Carolina. Dove has served as the director of the Clark Botanic Garden in Albertson, NY, horticultural director at Tryon Palace Historical Sites and Garden in New Bern, NC, and chief horticulturist and chief of environmental facilities and programs for Anne Arundel County, MD. Dove is a frequent public speaker and has written many articles for the American Horticultural Society and Smithsonian Associates Magazine.

Ginger Woolridge's professional experience has included garden design, design instruction at the USDA, commercial real estate acquisitions, commercial and residential development and construction, as well as landscape design education and experience. Woolridge serves on the Board of Trustees of 1000 Friends of Maryland.

   • Preface
   • Introduction
   • How to Use This Book

   • Part 1
Site Conditions and Plant Attributes
Trees
Shrubs

   • Part II
Primary Trees and Shrubs
Select plant profiles. Each entry has aesthetic and cultural information, companion plants, wildlife interest and, where appropriate, selected varieties.

   • Part III
Secondary Plants
A list of native plants with desirable landscape features but limitations that may outweigh their desirable traits.

   • About the Authors
   • Glossary
   • Acknowledgments
   • Sources
   • Photography and Illustration Credits
   • Index