THE ADVENTUROUS GARDENER tells you about:

• Growers and suppliers in New England offering unusual locally grown plants that will thrive in your garden.

• Specialty nurseries supplying beds and borders, container gardens, rock gardens, grass collections, ponds, woodlands, seashore gardens, shrubberies, and conservatories.

• Picturesque New England nurseries that are destinations in themselves, from family farms  to fashionable greenhouses.

• Regional hybridizers of distinctive daylilies, hostas, iris, azaleas, orchids, and other horticultural treasures.

• Nursery locations, Web sites, e-mail addresses, and ordering information; maps and clear directions

• Nearby attractions, from historic sites and roadside diners to local destinations for gardeners

• A comprehensive index to plant sources in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

• A gardener's guide to locating exotic annuals, dazzling perennials, native wildflowers, romantic roses, contorted conifers, medicinal herbs, rare bulbs, heirloom seeds, plant-hunters' trophies, and the newest hybrids for gardens in New England.

THE ADVENTUROUS GARDENER offers a lyrical, appreciative, and opinionated tour of horticultural New England- an indispensable companion for gardeners in the Northeast.

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