Coastal Garden Plants: Maine to Maryland by Roy L. Heizer with photography by Nancy Heizer (Schiffer Publishing Ltd.) explores the flowers, shrubs, and trees of America’s northern coastal region.

Stroll through Portland, Boston Common, New York City, Philadelphia and the Baltimore Harbor, and delight in getting to know the natural beauty that makes the excursion a gardener’s paradise.

In this informative guide, over 400 color photographs taken in natural settings allow readers to see the flora as it was meant to be seen, in the garden. While this book contains historical, mythological, and original tales about the garden plants of the northern coastal region, with a handy cross reference names index, it may also be used as a quick reference guide.

The book is $24.99 (ISBN13: 9780764344022).

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. is a family-owned, independent publisher of nonfiction books founded in 1974.