TREE AND SHRUBSLeaf it to me

Longtime Charlotte nursery creates own world for customers
Charlie Proutt walks through his Horsford Nursery recently in Charlotte. Horsford Nursery, show below, is the oldest running nursery in Vermont. It dates back to 1893. / EMILY McMANAMY, Free Press
Shrubs- Biggest Plants at the Best Prices

JRM CHEMICAL, INC, SOIL MOIST TRANSPLANT 3 OZ., Part No. 526313 (Catalog Category: SOIL AMENDMENTS / HOMEOWNER) $3.49 SOIL MOIST TRANSPLANT 3 OZ.Formulated to inoculate transplant shrubs and trees during planting time. Contains a diverse blend that are adapted to a wide range of plants and habitats. Increases soil structure, water and nutrients uptake, and increases plant establishment. Reduces tr…

The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers (American Horticultural Society Practical Guides) $49.99 Summary:Combining the authority of the AHS with the visual expertise of DK, this full-color gardening reference is the definitive guide for gardeners. Simply the definitive full-color reference to the horticulture of North America, AHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers contains more than 8,000 plant profiles, over 4,250 photographs, and practical advice on everything from cultivation, pests, and di…

Four Seasons of Bonsai $24.95 Here is a season-by-season look at 180 remarkable bonsai presented by the official gardener to the Imperial Household of Japan. Shown in their full glory from the first spring foilage to their somber winter repose, this collection celebrates the individual colors and beauty of each season. 280 full-color photographs….

Meetings With Remarkable Trees $80.00 Thomas Pakenham, a distinguished historian of Africa, takes a new tack by writing an old-fashioned kind of book: a catalog of trees of the British Isles. The last such book was published in 1826. In Meetings with Remarkable Trees Pakenham assembles a beautifully photographed gallery of 60-odd trees of Scotland, England, and Ireland, and magnificent trees they are. One is a 600-year-old king …