Synopses & Reviews
All gardeners are at the whim of Mother Nature, and most are obsessed with weather. When is the last frost? What is the chance for rain? Will late-spring hail affect my flower beds? The answers to questions like these and more play a significant role in a gardener's success.
The Gardener's Guide to Weather and Climate gives home gardeners an accessible yet comprehensive overview of how the weather works and offers tips on how to use the information to create better gardens. The book begins with a primer on climate and moves on to cover climate change, weather, microclimates, and how plants are affected by the climate and their environment. Throughout, the reader will find hundreds of helpful color photographs and illustrations that bring the concepts to life.
Though climate change is a serious threat, this useful book remains positive and upbeat in its approach. It shows that instead of gardening at the mercy of the weather, knowledgeable gardeners can make the weather work for them.
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“We owe it to our plants to read this book. After all, while we just live with the weather, our plants have to survive it.”
Adrian Higgins, garden columnist, The Washington Post
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“Science-geek gardeners will love this.”
Publishers Weekly
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“Readable and timely, covering a wide range of topics from microclimates to why the growing season is getting longer.” Pacific Northwest Magazine
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“Not just a book about understanding weather, but a gardening guide that keeps a conscious eye on climatic conditions…It's well organised, accessible in tone and style, and well illustrated."
Gardens Illustrated
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We owe it to our plants to read this book. After all, while we just live with the weather, our plants have to survive it. The Washington Post
All gardeners are at the whim of Mother Nature, and so are our plants. Whether it s coping with extreme drought or record-breaking snow fall, gardeners and gardens across the country are fighting against the elements. Instead of justreacting to the weather, Michael Allaby suggests that gardeners use knowledge about how the weather works to create the best growing conditions for their plants. Allaby brings big-picture atmospheric concepts to life with a comprehensive introduction to how weather works and explanations climate change, weather systems, and microclimates. The Gardener s Guide to Weather and Climate proves that instead of gardening at the mercy of the weather, knowledgeable gardeners can make the weather work for them"
Synopsis
You may be at the whim of a changing climate, but you don’t have to let it ruin your garden. Weather expert Michael Allaby comes to the rescue with practical advice on adapting your garden to create optimum conditions for plants. You’ll learn how weather works, how to predict different conditions, and how to make the best of meteorological highs and lows. And you’ll discover fascinating insights into climate change, cloud formation, jet streams, and much more.
About the Author
Michael Allaby is an enthusiastic, prolific, award-winning science writer. His Plants and Plant Life won the Booklist Editor’s Choice in 2001. He is the editor of four science dictionaries for Oxford University Press. He lives in the United Kingdom.