This beautiful full-color book is the ultimate guide to the joys and special challenges of gardening on Martha's Vineyard. Informationrich and visually gorgeous, Fornari's new book offers: Tours of Vineyard gardens large and small, from formal layouts in Edgartown to the "amped-up" colors of gardens in Oak Bluffs, which complement that town's brightly painted Victorians and cottages. Glimpses of the Vineyard's public gardens, Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury and Mytoi on Chapaquiddick. Expert commentary and solutions for the challenges of gardening in the Vineyard's rocky, sandy, and clayey soils; in erosive ocean winds; and in habitats shared by deer, rabbits, winter moth caterpillars, and ticks. The rationale (you'll save time and money, you'll support a healthier environment) and the appeal of growing native plants. Resources for gardeners, from the best Vineyard garden centers to the Martha's Vineyard Garden Club. Instructive sidebars like "Susanne Clark's Top Ten Perennials for Sun," "Glorious Grasses," and "Summer Flowers" (highlighting plants that show best in July and August, when Wineyard gardeners can expect the most admirers. 225 gorgeous color photographs of gardens public and private.