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    Gardening in Windy Locations
    Gardening in Windy Locations
    Gardening in Windy Locations
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    Gardening in Windy Locations

    By Michael Carr

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    Strong, persistent winds can be one of the biggest challenges facing gardeners in temperate regions. Both cool sea winds and hot onshore winds can make life very difficult for many plant species.

    Often gardeners don't fully appreciate how much the wind can affect plant growth until they move to an exposed coastal location or a new subdivision with few surrounding trees or shrubs for shelter.

    But despite the many challenges, it is possible to establish an attractive and productive garden in a windy situation if suitable species are chosen and appropriate steps are taken to provide some measure of wind protection.

    This concise booklet provides practical, down-to-earth advice on establishing and maintaining plants in windy situations and lists both ornamental and edible plants which are suited to exposed, windy situations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Carr
    Release dateJun 23, 2012
    ISBN9781476192222
    Gardening in Windy Locations
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    Michael Carr

    I'm a freelance researcher and part-time writer from New Zealand. My writing interests include psychology, mental performance issues and gardening.My writing aim is to produce concise, down-to-earth publications about under-explored subjects, and I believe that concise e-books and articles are a great medium for this.

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      Book preview

      Gardening in Windy Locations - Michael Carr

      Gardening in Windy Locations

      By Michael Carr

      Published by Michael Carr at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Michael Carr

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      Contents

      Introduction

      How Wind Affects Plants

      Landscaping Ideas for Dealing with Wind

      Plant Husbandry for Windy Conditions

      Ornamental Plants for Windy Conditions

      Edibles

      Going Further

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      Introduction

      Coping with windy locations can be one of the biggest challenges facing gardeners in temperate regions. Both cool maritime winds and hot onshore winds can have a very adverse effect on many plant species. Often gardeners don't fully appreciate how much the wind can affect plant growth until they move to an exposed coastal location or a new subdivision with few surrounding trees or shrubs for shelter. However, despite the many challenges, it is possible to establish an appealing and productive garden in a windy environment provided suitable species are chosen and appropriate steps are taken to provide some measure of wind protection. There's a surprisingly wide range of plants which can grow successfully in windy locations and a lot that can be done to make an exposed windy site more hospitable for both plants and gardeners.

      How Wind Affects Plants

      Wind can affect the growth in a number of ways. Some of the ways in which strong winds can negatively affect plants include:

      -burning or breaking leaves

      -stunting plants or making them lop-sided

      -damaging roots and stems by physically shaking them - in extreme cases wind can kill plants by snapping trunks or stems

      -dehydrating plants by increasing water loss through evaporation (a big problem in summer)

      -lowering air temperatures around plants (a particular problem for heat-loving plants like tomatoes

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