Now Available -Purchase your workshop companion and pick up your book at the workshop.  The Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens - Design and Installation for Homeowners in the Upper Midwest.  Author Rusty Schmidt, Dan Shaw And David Dods. 

Valuable raingarden reference guide for homeowners and professional designers. Thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated, the book is approachable for beginners, yet contains detailed information for landscape professionals. It contains easy-to-follow instructions on: How to locate, size, and design raingardens, Preparing the soil and garden bed, Selecting and installing plants, Care and maintenance, Example garden plans for almost any setting, Water depth tolerances for over 100 plants. The plants profiled in the book are from Zones 3, 4, and 5 in the Midwest. However, many of them grow in other zones too, and the information presented will be helpful to gardeners in all regions.

Price: $20.00