Gardening in the Lower Midwest: A Practical Guide for the New Zones 5 and 6

"... a common-sense handbook for gardeners... It will help slacken the stress level that gardening was never meant to bring." HortScience

"[Diane Heilenman] gets to the heart, the soul and the humor shared by all in the gardening world... both a practical reference and an inspiration... " The Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN)

Diane Heilenman tells novice and experienced gardeners how to cope in this difficult and trying climate, create gardens appropriate for the region, and select flowers, plants, trees, and shrubs that will be happy and in turn make us happy. The gardening columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal, Heilenman is also a gifted thinker who grapples with what it means to garden in our time.