Burlington Public Library

Warmth for confort or survival

It's Christmas Eve and a huge blizzard has just shut down Hoover International Airport, threating to ruin holiday plans for all stranded travelers. Snowed in en route to their father's house, two unaccompanied minors, Spencer and his sister, Katherine, are ushered to the airport's UM Room, a holding cell for dozens of stranded, parent-free kids from all over the country. Spencer decides to make a run for freedom. With the airport's peevish Passenger...

Lists and describes more than 750 species of shrubs and small trees that thrive in cooler climates, offers advice on how to select the right plant for a landscape, and provides a host of helpful plant cultivation, care, and pruning tips.