Gold Winner: Northern California Publishers & Authors Awards 2009: "Best Overall," "Best Nonfiction," and "Best Interior Text/Layout/Design"

Finalist: 2009 Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gardening/Agriculture category.

This is an informative book written by an experienced gardener for gardeners with varying levels of expertise. Even gardeners who do not have the challenge of hungry deer in their gardens will find lots of good information in this full-color, information-packed book. With thirty-one years of experience gardening, teaching, and consulting, the author includes description, cultural requirements, bloom, companion plants and landscape use, seasonal interest, maintenance, and propagation for more than 100 species of deer-resistant plants.