Book Description
Nothing about pruning is obvious; in fact, most of it is downright counterintuitive, says expert Cass Turnbull. This second edition of her definitive illustrated guide adds 40 percent new material, with more coverage of different kinds of trees, shrubs, and ground covers and how to prune them for health and aesthetics. The book is organized around the most common types of plants found in Northwest gardens: evergreen and deciduous shrubs; bamboos and tea roses; rhododendrons, camellia and other tree-like shrubs; hedge plants like boxwood and heather; clematis, wisteria and all those vines; and detailed information on trees by species from dogwoods to weeping cherries. In her trademark witty style, Turnbull also addresses tools, landscape renovation, and design errors. Included too are her amusing Ten Commandments for gardeners, which feature such treasures as “Thou shalt not weed-whip the trunk of thy tree, nor bash it with thine mower, nor leave anything tied on thy tree or the branches of thy tree, as is done in the land of the philistines.”
Customer Reviews:
The best pruning guide, funny and very readable........2007-05-06
I discovered Cass Turnbull's original guide several years ago through on-line research - and was amused and excited to read about her work forming Plant Amnesty, an organization with a goal of protecting plants from mal-pruing into meatballs and other boring shapes.
Her guide is structured to provide a general introduction to pruning techniques, then branching out to cover different classes of plants, finally focusing in detail on many common plants with specific guidelines for pruning. This has become my pruning bible.
Suffice to say that this second edition is more of the same, more plants covered, more photos and how-to illustrations, and more humorous stories. Well worth your investment!
Read it, refer to it, prune by it. And learn to respect your plants by pruning them naturally!
Great pruning guide, especially if you live in the PNW.......2006-09-07
MUCH better than the highly rated American Horticultural Society pruning guide, in my opinion. I bought them both at the same time. She doesn't cover the huge variety of species that other books try to, and the book is actually a collection of short treatises she wrote for a periodical publication, so there's a lot of repetition. But the repetition is all information that you really need to learn, so it's better to get it hammered in right. Instead of a big quick listing of facts, you'll get to know the personalities of various types of plants in depth, and know how to put that knowledge to use. I definitely don't look at people's yards the same way anymore, and I feel confident that I can take care of my own shrubs and small trees now. I also enjoyed her dorky sense of humor, compete with bad puns and comic illustrations.
A superb supplementary reference and resource for gardeners, homeowners, and landscapers.......2006-05-05
Now in an updated second edition, Cass Turnbull's Guide To Pruning is a no-nonsense guide to pruning plants the right way, since the wrong way can lead to "water sprouts" (stringy, hairy twigs that grow straight up on a tree) or other eyesores and disasters. Professional gardener Cass Turnbull gives step-by-step instructions for pruning more than 160 species of trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, and more. Over 150 b/w illustrations clarify the various techniques, and new highlights of the second edition include additional chapters on pruning ground covers and hedges, expanded coverage of mounding-habit, cane-growing, and tree-like shrubs, pruning tips organized by regions of America, new illustrations, and more. Cass Turnbull's Guide To Pruning is a superb supplementary reference and resource for gardeners, homeowners, and landscapers.
A book about pruning is fun to read? Absolutely!.......2006-02-20
Cass Turnbull brings both her expertise and her fun spirit to this excellent book about pruning. It's a page turner, with lots of great information and insight. Turnbull's writing makes it enjoyable to read, unlike many boring gardening books. I'm glad I found it before attempting some major pruning this year.
Book Description
Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value.
Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions.
Contains easy to use advice on the top landscape plant selections (more than 170 entries) for Alabama. Recommends specific varieties and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for Alabama's best plants.
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Tennessee Gardners Guide.......2002-04-05
My favorite gardening book. If you garden in Tennessee, this is the book for you. I get this book out every season. Truely the what, when, and where of Tennessee gardening. It really helps me to pick the perfect plant for for my gardens. It has also been very helpful in picking great trees for my yard, selecting the right fertilizers, and when and how to prune. I love the format of the book. It is very well organized and easy to read. It doesn't bombard you with a lot of unnecessary info, like so many garden books do. I also love Walt's Wisdom that is scattered throughout the book.(Example; To hear God's Voice, turn down the volume.) I think this will become one of your favorites!
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An Answer to My Prayers.......2000-09-14
I was tired of wading through thick gardening books trying to find information about zones 4 and 5 plants and falling in love with interesting plants, only to discover that they only grow in Florida or Hawaii! Now, I have one book that covers all the basics for my area. I have often thought about writing to the author to express my appreciation, but perhaps this review will do until I actually get around to accomplishing that.
The photographs (yes, real photographs, not just illustrations!) are great and the information is presented in a format that makes looking for specifics easy as can be.
I'm a novice gardener, and our home is only six years old, so we have been trying to put in some new vegetation each year. It helps me make decisions on what kinds of plants to purchase and where to place them in the yard.
The book also gives you care instructions, which are handy for maintaining the plants. For instance, I've learned that I can shear back my phlox in midsummer to prevent them from looking ragged.
I also use the last few blank pages to make notes to keep track of plants and page numbers that particularly impressed me. I like the book because it's basic, not exotic. I have been able to enter a garden center and ask for plants in this book and they are either in stock or easily ordered without any problem.
This book is my gardening Bible!
a "must-have".......2000-06-07
for any gardener's library. A great reference tool for anyone attempting to grow a nice garden despite the Midwest's unpredictable weather. Concise reviews of the plants most common to this region, with wonderful photos. Would like to see an expanded version with more unique and lesser-known plants for the adventurous gardener.
Book Description
Find out which plants will grow well in specific areas of your garden. Years of experience answering questions on what to grow in problem sites -- plus an impressive career at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum and plenty of practice in his own garden -- make Roy Lancaster an ideal authority to advise on what plant to grow where. Complete Selection System: What Plant Where is an indispensable handbook that recommends plants for every site in the garden. Organized into five chapters -- Perennials (with Annuals and Biennials), Climbers, Shrubs, Conifers, and Trees -- this book considers dozens of different garden conditions and suggests ideal plants for each. Detailed plant lists also let you achieve such effects as autumn color or fragrant flowers, and the comprehensive index lists all the plants recommended in What Plant Where. Photos of Every Plant: All plant suggestions are illustrated with radiant color photographs and supported by notes on the plants' special features and size, hardiness, and light and soil requirements -- all the facts you need to make the perfect choice. Never before has it been so easy to put the right plant in the right place!
Customer Reviews:
Not just for beginners.......2005-08-11
I am an experienced gardner, but refer to this wonderful book often. Since I live and garden in the Pacific NW with a climate much like Britain, the relevance is perfect. Even though I have many wonderful gardening books, the pictures in this one and the specific locations noted that plants thrive in are why I keep coming back to it. There is always a list of plants not featured in each section, so if I want something other than a featured plant, I can look it up in one of my other gardening books. I've never gone wrong following the suggestions from this book.
Good book for beginner gardener.......2001-09-19
If you are a beginner gardener like me, keep reading this review. If you are an experience gardener, this book is probably not for you.
I've spent more money than I care to admit over the past three spring and fall planting seasons trying to establish the foundation of a garden using annuals, perennials and bushes without the benefit of much knowledge or guidance. I bought this book last year because I learned, painfully, that the plants I put in the shade should have been in the sun and the plants that were doing beautifully against the trees in the back of my house were the favorite appetizers for the local wild deer.
I found Lancaster's book to be quite helpful (even if he does not live in the US) in helping me to select plants for shade, plants for bog, plants for sun, plants that resist deer and rabbits, perennials for wall crevices and between paving,perennials for groundcover in shade, perennials for groundcover in sun, plants that work better in borders, plants that work better in small beds. You get the idea. And the book has outstanding photos of every plant. It's not a perfect book but I take it with me to the local store, see what they have available, see what Lancaster says about the plant, and decide whether to buy it. I am pretty confident that within a year or so, my house will look terrific. And that is what I was looking for when I bought the book.
Despite two minor flaws, I highly recommend this book.......2000-12-04
Normally I shy away from British gardening books for a variety of reasons. All to frequently they feature plants that are difficult for American gardeners to find. Many of the plants that flourish in Britain struggle to survive in much of the US and vise-a-versa. In addition, frequently British design books discuss formal gardens, showing pictures of gardens around palaces or castles. As I have yet to have a client request a garden design for their castle, I find these books irrelevant to modern day America. Consequently, I was quite shocked when I learned the author of the wonderfully practical book, "What Plant Where", Roy Lancaster, lives and gardens in England.
Whether you are an experienced gardener or a neophyte, you will enjoy this book. The book divides plants into five categories: perennials, climbers, shrubs, conifers and, trees. Within each of these categories it addresses what plants will grow in specific conditions, such as: against warm sunny walls; cool moist soils in shade; alkaline soils: etc... It also delineates plants with specific characteristics, such as shrubs with berries. The photographs of the plants are also excellent.
One of the best features about this book is it specifies plants that are resistant to rabbits! While there are numerous books that address plants that are resistant to deer, few address the problem of rabbits.
The book has two minor deficiencies. First, the list of plants the author recommends for a given growing condition or attribute is typically far from complete. Nevertheless, it provides a solid starting point for the beginner gardener and a memory jogger for the more experienced gardener. Second, as is all too common in the horticulture industry, the author fails to adequately discuss which plants will perform well in partial shade. While many plants perform best in full sun, many will tolerate partial shade. Hence, the gardener with a partially shady garden is given the impression that they are restricted to a very few plants, which is not the case.
Pictoral Lists.......2000-07-01
Over the years I have purchased several books that list landscaping plants by specific characteristics. This is by far the nicest pictorial listing.
Lancaster begins with 5 catagories: perennials, climbers, shrubs, conifers, and deciduous trees. In each catagory he pays attention to such details as size & shape; soil, sunlight & position; seasonal interests & color; and special features such as attraction for birds & animals, fragrance, thorns, fruits, etc.
As usual with DK books, I find this a quality book with excellent photos reproduced on good paper. This is a good beginner to intermediate landscaping book.
I give this book a 4 and not a 5-star rating because I feel the addition of charts would be helpful -- for instance, to find something in my zone, I have to refer to the details under each picture. A chart would save so much time and organize in yet another way, the info presented. Also Lancaster very nicely included a text list of additional plants in each catagory -- but the downside is, since these are just lists of names I have to refer to other books for pictures and details.
I still consider this "list" book a must-have for my library. If he comes out with a fatter version I will eagerly buy that too.
A must for garden pros and enthusiasts.......1999-07-04
I bought this book in the spanish version, and even I paid a lot more, It's totally worth buying. You will find great photos, description of plants needs, etc. I find it very useful and I'm sure you will too. Plus the price is excellent!
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- Gardening in the Garden State
- This is a really good book
- This is a really good book
- New Jersey Gardener's Guide
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New Jersey Gardener's Guide The What, Where, When, How & Why Of Gardening In New Jersey
Pegi Ballister-Howells
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
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Book Description
With a northern, coastal climate, New Jersey can be a difficult state for landscape gardeners. The New Jersey Gardener's Guide takes the guesswork out of gardening by offering state-specific, detailed information that generic national publications cannot. The book is the first of its kind for New Jersey because it provides readers with information on what plants will thrive in New Jersey backyards. Pegi Ballister-Howells knows the challenges of gardening in New Jersy and has written special sections that are devoted to plants for winter interest and plants for the shore area. The New Jersey Gardener's Guide is written for gardeners of all levels so everyone can achieve the garden of their dreams.
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Gardening in the Garden State.......2004-02-09
Beginning with a 17-page introduction that breezes through the basics of garden planning, planting and maintenance, the bulk of this book is made up of two-page plant profiles divided into fourteen sections: shade trees, evergreen trees, small flowering trees, shrubs, plants for winter interest, plants for down the shore, vines, lawns, ornamental grasses, groundcovers, roses, perennials, bulbs corms and tubers, and annuals.
While there are color photos they do not appear on every page. Instead, in field guide format, they are thumbnailed into one color section.
The best reference tool in the book is the zoned New Jersey maps that detail average frost dates, rainfalls and temperatures.
While the New Jersey Gardener's Guide is a worthwhile look for the long-time gardener, its real strength is as a gift for a new resident or a new gardener.
This is a really good book.......2003-05-09
... Several times I have wondered about a specific plant and found exactly the answer I was looking for in this book.
It has roses, shrubs bulbs trees vines grass and ground covers. It even had Beach Plum.
It doesnt seem to cover any vegetables. For vegetables my favorite book is Rodales Garden Answers. Just vegetables in depth yet easy and enjoyable to read.
This is a really good book.......2003-05-09
I bought a used copy from Amazon.[com.] Several times I have wondered about a specific plant and found exactly the answer I was looking for in this book.
It has roses, shrubs bulbs trees vines grass and ground covers. It even had Beach Plum.
It doesnt seem to cover any vegetables. For vegetables my favorite book is Rodales Garden Answers. Just vegetables in depth yet easy and enjoyable to read.
New Jersey Gardener's Guide.......2000-01-29
Overall a very good reference.
However, I was amazed that the Butterfly Bush: Buddleia was not included. This does very well in my area. Perhaps the omission was due to space available in book.
Great Gardening Book.......1999-12-13
Quite possibly the best gardening book I have ever read
Book Description
The Northwest Pruning Guide provides step-by-step instructions for pruning trees, shrubs, and other plants to help them flourish in any garden or lawn. It profiles the most common types of plants found in Northwest gardens, including evergreen and deciduous shrubs, bamboos and tea roses, camellia, hedge plants, wisteria, and trees. Each entry also covers common gardening mistakes, traditional methods, proper positions, tips on the best times to prune, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Great Pruning Guide.......2005-05-14
End the senseless mutilation of trees and shrubs. Clear, concise, and with a sprinkle of good humor to boot. From PlantAmnesty (www.plantamnesty.org) founder Cass Turnbull, this pruning guide is a must for gardeners everywhere!
If you can get a hold of a copy, I also recommend the out-of-print book "The Complete Guide to Landscape Design, Renovation, and Maintenance: A Practical Handbook for the Home Landscape Gardener"
updated 3/21/2006: new editions of both books mentioned in this review are now available.
Before biting the garden bullet, read this!.......2005-01-14
Cass Turnbull is to pruning and informed gardening today what Thalassa Cruso was to the 1970s and 80s - a botanical Julia Child whose depth of knowledge is matched only by her common sense and wit.
In this inexpensive, indispensable book subtitled "What, When, Where & How to Prune for a More Beautiful Garden" Turnbull takes the no nonsense approach to both the inexperienced and highly skilled gardener, and with her straight forward writing explains in easy to understand terms how to make plants, bushes and trees look and feel their best.
One could quibble with the paucity of illustrations, but that may just be part of Turnbulls' technique: if you are serious about learning this art of pruning, then invest the time in the reading. She has a profound respect for plants (she is the founder of PlantAmnesty based in Seattle) and encourages the fearful first-cutter to look, feel and tend to plants and their shaping needs like a caring surgeon.
There are few dos and don'ts that Turnbull doesn't cover in this helpful manual. And in the end she instructs us with such wry wit and goodwill that we feel we've communed with Mother Earth! Grady Harp, January 2005
Don't Miss Gem of a Book for Beginners & Experienced Pruners.......2004-06-04
In my opinion, this is an excellent guide for beginners or experienced pruners, and represents quite a departure from the average pruning book format and formula. Pruning book authors should take heed of the fact that the information in this book is highly USABLE and approachable. Do not be deterred if you don't know who Cass Turnbull is or never heard of Sasquatch Books. This is a little gem that you will miss if you only buy your books at the local chain bookstore.
Cass Turnbull has been pruning and teaching about it for probably 20 years, and the book represents the voice of all that experience and skill. Translated, that means she not only knows how to prune, but she can also teach others to do it. She started Plant Amnesty, a Seattle-based nonprofit devoted to stopping the senseless mutilation through mal-pruning of shrubs and trees. People in the Northwest know her and love her; in my opinion, she deserves to become well known in the rest of the country.
Cass provides lots of details but they are very easy to understand. The book contains thorough instructions (several PAGES each) on pruning a commonly-used landscaping shrubs and vines. See the book's table of contents to find out if the plants you want to prune are included.
I think the book's subtitle should be "Pruning for the Real World." I find that the key impressive feature of this book is that it integrates the theoretical "selective heading cut" and "thinning cut" type info with the real-life experience of crawling around in shrubs and deciding what to cut. In the real world, shrubs that should never be sheared are cut into geometric forms regularly, or, people get busy and neglect their shrubs and then try to figure out what to do about them.. In the real world, owners of such shrubs often don't know how to deal with the result. In the real world people make pruning errors and don't know how to fix them. Or, even though you understand how to make the cuts, you don't understand WHAT to cut and why for aesthetic improvement. The book addresses those situations, and explains how to undo pruning messes or gradually rejuvenate overgrown shrubs. The concept of the pruning budget - how much you can prune without stimulating ugly and fast regrowth -- is explained and defined for many of the shrubs in the book.
By the way, Cass also has a sense of humor which is amply displayed in the text and the illustrations. This subject doesn't have to be dry and boring!
The biggest mystery for me of pruning an unknown shrub is "How will it respond?" It's like a dark tunnel with no light at the end when you don't know from firsthand experience what will happen when you cut a branch off. Quirks of individual shrubs are explained (squiggly regrowth on rhododendrons, the tendency of dogwood and Viburnum to sucker/water sprout very easily). Problems you will encounter and decisions you will have to make are covered, and improving the way a shrub looks without drastically cutting it back are explained.
I find myself reading and re-reading the information-packed sections to glean more information. I think the unique thing about this book is that you gain something of the many years of Cass's experience rather than a brief formula. Basic information plus more subtle points are included. So many war stories are included that I found it quickly boosted my judgment and confidence in pruning.
In future editions, I would like to see an even more detailed section on tools with even more about important features and maintenance of more saws, pruners, shears and loppers. Cass also gives burning bush (Euonymus alata) high marks, I disagree, since it is proving to be very invasive in the Northeast and is ruining some of our lovely forests, I would like to see it on the "Not recommended - one pruning cut at the base" list. On topics that have been covered extensively and that are said to have many subtleties, such as rose or Clematis pruning, Cass simplifies rather than complicates, and some may desire more details than are provided. Minor quibbles.
I don't think anyone who buys this book will be sorry. If you are also pruning many unusual shrubs, buy an additional "1001 shrubs" type of pruning book as an adjunct. This one will build your pruning prowess fast; the other will give you little tips on specific plants that will make much better sense once you've read and used Cass Turnbull's Guide to Pruning. See the online table of contents for the trees and shrubs that are covered. Although this book is published by a Northwest US regional publisher, most of the plants covered in the book are grown also in the Northeast (and the book is actually intended to be useful all over the US). In all, a very usable and readable book at a very reasonable price.
Book Description
A wellÂ-written and straightÂ-forward look into how easily people can grow fresh vegetables in the small spaces of back yards, patios and balconies. Through the use of simple directives and annotated photographs, you are informed stepÂ-byÂ-understandableÂ-step on seed setÂ-up, transplanting, cultivation, fertilizers, composting and harvest. Also included is a glossary of commonly used terms, advice on pests, recommended tools and resources.
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Self Published Garbage.......2006-04-10
With all the yapping the author of this book does about environmental impact, perhaps she should have considered the impact of wasting paper. It is obvious within seconds of picking up this book why the author had to use pay to publish crap peddler, iUniverse to get this trash on the market.
When I came across this book I was looking for something to use as a supplement to McGee & Stuckey's The Bountiful Container. I wanted a book that would get more in depth into building organic soil and using organic pest control and fertilizers. I was also hoping for more than three (well known to most gardeners) suggestions as to which companies would carry good organic seed and product selections. What I got instead was a lesson in internet book buying (check the publisher first).
Logan's book contains very little information that can't be found in the average gardening book. She does almost nothing to address the specific issues relating to container gardening and organic gardening. She addresses the issue of organic gardening in a lecturing tone by constantly pushing why organic is best, but barely touching on how to garden organically. Her section on pest control dedicates an entire page to a photo of her dog, yet doesn't give any information on how to identify different pests or how to create organic solutions. The few solutions that are mentioned are simply glanced over as though the reader already knows what they are and how to prepare them. The fertilizing section is similar in that she lists a few organic fertilizers, but doesn't make it clear how or in what potencies they should be used.
The information contained within this book is limited and basic. The formatting is clearly designed to maximize the amount of space the information can be spread into. The author clearly uses the same tricks high school students use to spread a three page paper into five pages. The primary section of this book takes up only sixty four pages (twenty of which are dedicated to poorly taken full page black and white photos), the majority of which is dedicated to lecturing on the evils of chemicals and very basic gardening information. The remaining forty or so pages are dedicated to a glossary that could fit into half that if each letter wasn't started on a separate page. Ultimately, if the author were to use a normal font size and less spacing between sections, the entire book could probably be fit into less than fifty pages. By removing the filler, the portions of this book relevant and useful to organic container gardening could be fit into a pamphlet.
I've learned my lesson. Don't waste your $12. If you want a book that addresses container gardening well (and contains at least as much information about organics) get McGee & Stuckey's The Bountiful Container. When purchased through Amazon it even costs less than this waste of paper.
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- Very mixed feelings on this one.
- Wonderful book
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What Perennial Where
Roy Lancaster
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Very mixed feelings on this one........2002-02-03
Lancaster has put together a lovely book on garden trouble-spot solutions, divided into easily referenced segments on each particular problem addressed. The symbols for dimensions and requirements are easy to read, the descriptions richly appealing, and each description is accompanied by an attractive color plate. Insofar as that goes, I found this to be a very enjoyable book for browsing.
Possibly I have gotten a bit overly picky by looking at too many garden books, but there were several areas that could be improved. First, the text and pictures tend to neglect the overall plant in favor of flowers. He does treat with texture extensively elsewhere, but it is not the most user-friendly arrangement, and the plant selection does not overlap at all points. Plants will not be flowering all year, so as a gardener I will generally want some sense of what the plant looks like overall. Any lapses in that area tend to irk me. Second, although he covers a large number of plants, that figure is greatly inflated by the fact that he is reviewing _varieties_ of the same plant as distinct solutions. There are definitely sections where variety _does_ matter, but surely not all! By not specifying, he forces us to guess. If any variety of a species will do, I want to know this. Finding, for instance, the "rosa" variety of lily-of-the-valley is a much more difficult proposition than going out and buying a lily-of-the-valley, any kind. He's also very patchy about mentioning important attributes of plants, like 'poisonous' and 'invasive.' Because he specifies it in some cases, there is a tendency to assume that he'll treat with it in every important instance. There are quite a few truly egregious omissions, however.
There are compensations in other areas, though. Many of the perennials lovingly described by Lancaster are less well known. He shines light into those dubious corners of the perennial world where suspiciously unfamiliar perennials languish, forgotten and underutilized despite having wonderful attributes and beautiful flowers. Many of them are more 'natural' types than the overbred beauties we love to stick in our pedigree beds, but not so uncommon that they're impossible to find. Many of these are plants that I've seen here and there, but haven't known enough about in the past to want to try. I also very much liked the section on flowers which die back attractively for dried winter interest. And, for those people living in very cold and very warm climates, he does a respectable job of suggesting plants for a range of zones. (Zones 3 three through 11 showed up in most sections.)
Probably the most positive thing I have to say about this book, however, is that it got me thinking about my garden in a new light. His descriptions excited me. They gave me new ideas for old problems. It made me think about areas that I have neglected out of frustration & a longstanding sense of defeat. In total, I would have to recommend this book. It's attractive enough to make a good coffee-table or gift book, but also good for inspiration. It's not as thorough as I would like about the overall plant, & it doesn't touch on care & maintenance at all, but I would recommend it as a user-friendly starting point for people who want to investigate natural solutions for problematic garden conditions. A second, more generalized perennial book would be handy as a cross reference to this one.
Wonderful book.......2000-07-09
This book is wonderful for finding the perfect plants for the exact environmental conditions for your garden. I needed perennials for a shady and dry garden. You can go right to a chapter on the perfect perennials for these conditions. Great reference book!
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Why Do Plants Grow in Spring? (What? Where? Why)
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