Our gardentested western plants thrive in poor soils and harsh climates. The sunset books division was created in 1946 when sunset magazine created a separate book division to publish content from its magazines. Heres a quick way to find your california climate zone. Sunset western garden book mountain valley growers. Sunset western garden books, first edition abebooks. Plants for western gardens drought resistant plants. The lists of plants to use in different situations give a thorough starting point for any gardener with a difficult situation, and in the back they even cover simple garden howto.
These zones help you pick the plants that will thrive where you live. The western garden book presents hundreds of pages worth of gardening wisdom from the editors of sunset magazine. High country gardens is known for developing lowwater plants especially for western gardens. A plant listed as hardy in zones 49 means it will grow in all of those zones. Understanding world hardiness zones plant hardiness. The new sunset western garden book now available on ios.
Published this year, it features climate zones so you can determine which flowers work. Sunsets climate zone maps take all these factors into account, unlike the familiar hardiness zone maps devised by the u. Special contributions from 40 eminent western garden experts. The lack of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy rest. Besides having descriptions for zillions of plants over 8,000 keyed to climate zones, there are lists for everything. Although, most maps ive seen consider that portland is really a zone 8 usda, not zone 9, even with the recent climate changesand after this. The new sunset western garden book is the ultimate flower and vegetable growing guide for this area. But the star of the event was the new the new sunset western garden book oxmoor house. Gardening from start to finish is a new visual guide that leads readers through all steps of making a garden, from soil prep through planting, growing and care, with special sections on natives, veggies, grasses and more. This book breaks down the western united states into a number of morespecific climate zones than the usda climate map does. Department of agriculture, which divides most of north america into zones based strictly on winter lows. What works for one state or even for one county may not work elsewhere. The ultimate gardening guide sunset western garden book the sunset western garden book has been the western landscape architects constant companion since the early 1900s. 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.
Western gardeners know this book as their gardening bible. For more about the new sunset western garden book or to purchase it, go to. The usda zones work well for the east, while the sunset zones work excellent for the west. The national garden book sunset publishing corporation, 1997.
Almost every landscape architect in california owns at. Based only on average winter temperature lows, the usda map is most accurate in flat areas. In the west, most gardeners use the zone maps featured in sunsets western garden book. 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. If you want to know ahead what to sow when, you will find a full year of when to plant, fertilise, prune, take cuttings, and harvest in my book, easy organic gardening and moon planting. The plants youll want to grow this year, plus great gardening ideas from our 2012 edition written by kathleen n. More than 8,000 plants the right plants for your climate tips from western garden experts edition 8 available in hardcover. However, you will be able to grow lots of things when the weather gets too cool for other climate zones. Hood community college aquatics center, 3545 ne 17th st, gresham, or 97030 meet host. Its a bit pricey compared to most apps, but with 1 gb of content, the book is packed full of tried and true tips. Department of agriculture usda hardiness zones and base your plant choices on your position on the planting, growing, and hardiness zone. My experience has been that the western book is commonly sold in bookstores and in some nurseries and of course both books are sold by. In the sunset western garden book 2015, sunset pub. Of 24 climate zones defined in the sunset western garden book and the 20.
Zone 9 is located in the higher elevations around zone 8, but its summers are just as hot. Gardenality is a gardening centric site made by gardeners for gardeners with tools that enhance any gardening for the expert to the weekend gardener. Since the 1930s, growers of all kinds of plants in the many diverse climate regions of the western u. Gardening zones and climate zones landscaping network. Were thrilled to be delivering plant finderjust in time for spring, said katie tamony, sunsets editorinchief. Find your climate zone the key to knowing what plants thrive in your area. However, the usda zones are still of importance to western gardeners, since the usda zones are used in the rest of the country. The 1990 usda hardiness zone map this webpage was originally based on the 1990 usda hardiness zone map, which is one of several maps developed to provide this critical climate information. Inventory and pricing at your store will vary and are subject to change at any time.
The usda offers a handy planting zones by zip code search function. Gardening by region is the best way to make sure your garden is at its best. The company operates from southern progresss menlo park, california office and from southern progresss corporate. The new sunset western garden book a must for western. Western garden book also offers very specific zonal descriptions for every region of the west and in a much more specific way then the usda zones. Usda only looks at lowest average minimum temperature, not heat loading or other factors. The new sunset western garden book sunset magazine. For mo re information on sunset magazines climate zone map system, visit sunsets website or buy the the new western garden book. Australia, new zealand, africa, canada, china, japan, europe, russia, south america, and many more have a similar system, although many have naturally warmer zones and the zones may get higher than the usda system where 11 is the highest. In fact, the sunset zones and maps are what are listed for each plant in sunsets western garden book and western garden cdrom, which are considered the standard gardening references in the west. Many other species are also adaptable plants for zones 911 with a few tips.
Sunset western garden collection another horticultural innovation from plant development services inc. If you live in very warm winter areas zones 911 plants with zones 34 ratings are not recommended. The climate zones are much different than the simpler usda zones and cover nuances in our western climates that simple discussion of low temps cant cover. Weve taken the work out of it with a regional gardening guide to achieving garden success. 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. Cool temperate zones experience cold winter temperatures with heavy frosts during the cooler months.
Coldest winters in the west and western prairie states growing. A 52week organic gardening guide, by carolyn herriot my wellthumbed copy of carolyn herriots organicgardening bible walks me through the year with practical and friendly tips and solid advice for maximizing food. Sunset magazines unparalleled reference guide for western gardeners springs to life for ipad, iphone, and the web on inkling. Following the bestselling success of the previous editions of the western garden book, this edition includes a fresh new look, thousands of color photographs, fresh illustrations, and an easytofollow format. Sunsets climate zones landscape plants oregon state university. These conditions create variations between and within zones. If you garden in west, you can be assured that these plants will be wellsuited for your landscape. Most of the larger countries of the world have their own version of a hardiness map. Plants from the mediterranean and near eastern regions thrive here. A guide to western climate zones for gardening sunset magazine. The book includes climate zone maps and growingseason graphs for all regions of the west, including alaska and hawaii. If you garden anywhere from montana, wyoming, colorado, new mexico west to alaska and hawaii and corresponding areas of canada, this is a reference youll return to again and again. For more information, consult sunsets national garden bookand western garden book. A photo gallery shows the wests most innovative gardens, from alledibles front yards to stylish waterwise and firewise gardens to living walls and green roofsall with ideas you can use.
In addition, the american horticultural society has published a heat zone map. The usda map is the one most gardeners in the eastern united states rely on, and the one that most national garden magazines, catalogs, books, websites and. However, there are many factors that affect a plants ability to grow in a particular climate including exposure, altitude, moisture, soil type and even snow cover. A guide to western climate zones for gardening sunset. Many cooler climate plants can thrive in hot areas but the soil must hold moisture and the site should be protected from the highest heat of the. The most important thing to remember with any plant is to match its needs to the soil. Gorgeous color photographs illustrate all plant entriesfor the first time ever in the western garden book. Hilltops and valley floors of interior southern california. Fans of the sunset western garden book requested that we put their favorite garden book online.
Sunset garden book has its own classification system that does not equate to the usda zones used nationally. Their garden encyclopedia was first published more than 4 decades ago. Sunset western garden book kathleen norris brenzel. These zone descriptions will guide you in choosing the right plants for your garden. This new edition of the western garden book includes a fresh new look, thousands of color photographs, colorful illustrations, and an easytofollow format. Written by experts for gardeners in the west, this book is an indispensible reference for beginning and expert gardeners alike. The western reader will find plenty of ideas and tips on growing beautiful gardens, primarily in the western united states.
Sunset books is a book publishing company that operates as a part of southern progress corporations oxmoor house book publishing division. 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. This book defines the variety of western climate zones, more than 20, shows on maps which zone you garden in, and rates the plants in its extensive encyclopedia. Most gardening books, catalogs, and seed packets refer to plant hardiness zones.
And sunset offers a climate zone map that can help you select appropriate plants. One of the advantages of this zone is that pest problems are lowest, as is pest intensity. Written by experts for gardeners in the west, this book is an indispensable reference for beginning and expert gardeners alike. Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and freshlooking 8th edition of the bible of western gardening. What climate zone is my garden in green harvest organic. Maps and regional guides are important when starting your garden.