Tough Plants for Tough Places (1997)
by Gary Vergine and Michael Jefferson-Brown
Covers the problem sites: too wet, too dry, too sandy, too clayey, sun, shade, wind, etc.
Lots of solid advice for getting the most out of gardens (large and small), paths, hedges, walls, containers, hanging baskets, etc.
A very good section on the mess that builders leave behind for the homeowner to deal with.
Lists a great many tough plants, including several of my own personal favorites:
Astilbe
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii)
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Globe flower (Trollius europaeus)
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)
Ligularia
Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
Royal fern (Osmunda regalis)
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Sedum
Variegated deadnettle (Lamium madculatum)
Winter aconite (Eranthus hyemalis)
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