Sunset has also relaunched an updated version of its popular online plant finder database, along with a companion mobile app. Besides having descriptions for zillions of plants over 8,000 keyed to climate zones, there are lists for everything. I also recommend its companion book, the sunset western garden problem solver, for diagnosing plant diseases and identifying beneficial as well as damaging creatures. The new edition has some sweet bonuses you cant be without. The western garden book continues to be an invaluable resource for gardeners of the west.
This book, the sunset western garden book, is and has been staple for gardeners in the west now for over 45 years, and indeed continues to do so. The newest sunset western garden book is an indispensable reference for. We hope plant finder will become as indispensable as a good shovel and trowel. Zone map, thatll help you plant the right mix of plants in your garden. Feb 07, 2012 a new plant finder section helps you choose plants for their garden s problem areas or for special effects. Variegated leaves are trending bigtime, and houseplant lovers are geeking out on them, hard. Sunset magazines plant finder is an online tool that allows gardeners to search the sunset western garden books top 2,500 plants. The newest sunset western garden book is an indispensable reference for every gardener from the rockies to the pacific and from san diego to alaska. A new plant finder section helps you choose plants for their garden s problem areas or for special effects. A new version is out this month, now dubbed the new sunset western garden book, and its a significant improvement over our old copy lavish photos have. Its a bit pricey compared to most apps, but with 1 gb of content, the book is packed full of tried and true tips.
Describes several thousand plants that can be grown in twentyfour specific climates, from idaho, utah, and arizona to the pacific beaches, and tells how to care for them. Sunset s climate zone maps take all these factors into account, unlike the familiar hardiness zone maps devised by the u. A new plant finder section helps you choose plants for their gardens problem areas or for special effects. Water wise landscaping resources monte vista water district, ca. To make an allfoliage vignette really come alive, combine plants of various leaf sizes, shapes, colors, and textures. Available at your local bookseller and home and garden center. Sunset books is a book publishing company that operates as a part of southern progress corporations oxmoor house book publishing division. Of 24 climate zones defined in the sunset western garden book and the 20 zones defined by the united states department of agriculture usda, california has 20 and 16, respectively. The last two sections of the western garden book are public and historic gardens and the new gardening glossary which is quite helpful to the novice gardener. Putting the right plant in the right place ucce master gardeners.
Were thrilled to be delivering plant finderjust in time for spring, said katie tamony, sunsets editorinchief. Gardening ideas subscribe to sunset magazine for landscaping inspiration and gardening advice tailored to your climate in each monthly issue. Annual bamboo boxwood cactussucculent camellia citrus conifer fern groundcover hydrangea magnolia ornamental grass palm peony perennial rhododendron rose shrub tree vine requires support vine selfclinging. New online tool allows gardeners to search the sunset western garden books top 2,500 plants, making it easy to find the best plants for your own backyard. Sunset magazine logo we hope plant finder will become as indispensable as a good shovel and trowel. Mar 31, 2009 fans of the sunset western garden book requested that we put their favorite garden book online. Sunset has been writing about the west for over 100 years. Were thrilled to be delivering plant finder just in time for spring, said katie tamony, sunset s editorinchief. Some of the navigation is a bit of a task to figure out at first perhaps with the somewhat convoluted inkling publishing platforms ui to blame, but once you figure out the lay of the digital land, the new sunset western garden book is an evolutionary extension of the wealth of information for gardeners and home improvement types offered throughout the years by sunset. The usda zones work well for the east, while the sunset zones work excellent for the west. After finding your zone, go back to the plant finder page.
Microclimates are important not only to gardeners, but also to vintners, since microclimates can have a profound effect on grapes and wine. The new sunset western garden book sunset magazine. These new offerings feature 2000 of the wests most popular plants, including new entries that are searchable by zip code, sunset climate zone, plant type, sun and water. Inventory and pricing at your store will vary and are subject to change at any time. With a new, easytoread design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings500 of them newits the essential book for gardeners in the western states. Fans of the sunset western garden book requested that we put their favorite garden book online. Its status in the west is such that i owned three copies by the end of my first year. Information on weeds, gardening to attract wildlife and drip systems are included in this section. There is a digital component to the new sunset western garden book. Water wise landscaping resources monte vista water. Theres a companion online plant finder that lists plants as you browse by color, height, spread and special needs. A map of all of the zones will come up and you can click on it to enlarge the regions if desired. The usda plant hardiness map divides north america into 11 hardiness zones.
Sunset magazine sunset western garden collection sunset western garden collection is a trademark of sunset publishing corporation and is used under license. So i asked kathleen brenzel, garden editor for menlo parkbased sunset magazine and editor of the book, to walk us through the changes in the 768page guide for. In using the web site, go to the plant finder site, and click on find my sunset climate zone. New branded plant collection is unlike any other in the western united states. Sunset western garden books, first edition abebooks.
New plants, techniques, materials, and lifestyles are constantly broadening the choices readers have and reshaping the way they garden in the west. Mounded red and green tillandsias add punch in the foreground. Well be giving away six copies of the the new sunset western garden book tomorrow. Sunset western garden collection another horticultural innovation from plant development services inc. Gorgeous color photographs illustrate all plant entriesfor the first time ever in the western garden book. Gardening zones are used to help determine where plants can be successfully grown. A revised edition of the sunset western garden book has been published every decade or so. A plants performance is governed by the total climate. Lane magazine and book company, 1967 lane magazine and book company, 1967 sunset western garden book, by the editorial staff of lane publishing co. The new sunset western garden book is released with new. But the star of the event was the new the new sunset western garden book oxmoor house. May 30, 20 some of the navigation is a bit of a task to figure out at first perhaps with the somewhat convoluted inkling publishing platforms ui to blame, but once you figure out the lay of the digital land, the new sunset western garden book is an evolutionary extension of the wealth of information for gardeners and home improvement types offered throughout the years by sunset. Best flowers and plants for your garden sunset magazine.
Sunset western garden book only 1 left in stock order soon. Depending on the fennel variety, the seeds, stems, leaves and bulbs of. Their garden encyclopedia was first published more than 4 decades ago. Aug 11, 2018 sunset has also relaunched an updated version of its popular online plant finder database, along with a companion mobile app. Gardening zones and climate zones landscaping network. The sunset books division was created in 1946 when sunset magazine created a separate book division to publish content from its magazines. More than 8,000 plant listings, 500 new, keyed to climate zones.
You get the free mobile edition of the plant finder for your smartphone. And the plant lists are still extremely valuable when planning a new garden or remodeling an old one. Sunset magazine and plant development services to introduce. The company operates from southern progresss menlo park, california office and from southern progresss corporate. Sunset magazine is a popular magazine that focuses on cooking.
Sunset western garden book, new edition, foreword by joseph f. More than 6, 000 plant listings keyed to 24 western climate zones. Mar 12, 2014 yes, you can probably find the info online if you want to but its nice to have a book i can refer to. So dirrs tree and shrub finder app is another that is on my tobuy list as.
An excellent resource for using water wisely when planting a garden. Sunset western garden zones by zip code statacsweet. Sunset western garden collection sunset western garden collection another horticultural innovation from plant development services inc. The new sunset western garden book now available on ios. Use these companion books from sunset to help you garden successfully in your climate zone. In this hawaii garden, the smooth, coffee and apricothued leaves of ti plants cordyline fruticosa contrast with a blue fan palms corrugated fronds and elephants ears wavy green leaves. If you live in the western states your best bet is the sunset climate zones. Sunset magazine has created a climatic zone for the western united states that is more useful than the usda plant hardiness zones. Menlo park, ca sunset magazine, the premier guide to life in the west, today announced the launch of plant finder. A new plant finder section helps you choose plants for their gardens problem areas or for. Sunset the authority on western gardening for over 50 years more than 6,000 plant listings keyed to 24 western climate zonessunsets own western climate maps updated and in full color2,500 color photos, illustrations, charts, and diagramsover 50,000 plant facts, explaining. The sunset western garden book was one of the first gardening books we picked up when we bought our house back in 1998.
Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and freshlooking 8th edition of the bible of western gardening. The usda offers a handy planting zones by zip code search function. Gardeners of all levels will learn about the types of plants that make their gardens as easy to care for as they are easy on the eyes. The new sunset western garden book a must for western. I refer frequently to this book when considering new plant purchases for my garden. We travel the world to bring you the best new plants for your western gardens. A to z plant encyclopedia lists some 8,000 plants that thrive in the west, including more than 500 new ones. Department of agriculture, which divides most of north america. Sunset magazines unparalleled reference guide for western gardeners springs to life for ipad, iphone, and the web on inkling. In addition to the minimum temperature, the sunset climatic zones also take into account important factors such as the number of daylight hours, marine influences, elevation, and rainfall. Mar 22, 2012 16 years ago, when i took my first horticulture class, the sunset western garden book was the very first book i bought. Discount prices on books by sunset books, including titles like cook taste savor. Aug 24, 2011 sunset zones the sunset zones, popularized and researched by sunset magazine, are derived from climate zones developed by the university of california cooperative extension. Zone 1 zone 2 zone 3 zone 4 zone 5 zone 6 zone 7 zone 8 zone 9 zone 10 zone 11.
The new sunset western garden book goes digital apartment. The new sunset western garden book fine gardening magazine. The new western garden book by editors of sunset magazine. The sunset western garden book of easycare plantings is a book about smart plants, and smart ways to combine them, focusing on specific plant. The western garden book contains information and maps on its climate zones. Go to the sunset website, the book sunset national garden book, or sunset western garden book. Costco has the new sunset western garden book the ultimate gardening guide and the sunset western garden book of landscaping. This book illustrates that intricate, fragrant, and welldesigned gardens dont need to be timeconsuming to tend. Doty, director, editorial research, sunset magazine and paul c. The 768page current edition includes an encyclopedia with about 9,000 species and cultivars, a thousand of them new to the book. As surely as gardens change with the seasons, gardening is ever changing.
This completely revised edition of the western garden book includes more than 2,000 new plant entries, all new fourcolor plant illustrations, improved climate zone information for the western states and new maps for alaska, hawaii, and southwest canada. Special contributions from 40 eminent western garden experts. And sunset offers a climate zone map that can help you select appropriate plants. Plant these lowfuss wildflowers in spring to bring bees, butterflies, birds, and a rainbow of hues to your garden april 18, 2019 april 16, 2020. The owner of north coast gardening, she is also a contributing writer at garden design magazine and has written. Sunset western garden book is updated every few years.
The sunset climate zones take into account idahos latitude, elevation, seasonal rainfall regimes, humidity, influence of ocean and continental air masses, and soil types. New plants, techniques, materials, and lifestyles are constantly broadening the. If you live in the eastern states the usda hardiness map will work. You can get the free mobile edition of this books plant finder on your smartphone. In order to get the best results, the plants selected for your. The latest edition, the 8th, was published in february 2007. Based only on average winter temperature lows, the usda map is most accurate in flat areas. Jun 28, 1986 gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and freshlooking 8th edition of the bible of western gardening. The sunset western garden book creates climate zones based on many more factors that simply temperatures like the usda.