Now revised to reflect the latest research on plants, soils, tools, and techniques, this comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth gardening reference includes updated and expanded information on planning a garden, and addresses ecological issues more extensively. -- The San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle Takes your soaring visions of Garden splendor and plants them firmly in the ground.-- The Toronto Star. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution An extraordinarily comprehensive guide.
Barbara Damrosch delivers the goods.-- Chicago Tribune Best of the crop.-- House Beautiful Barbara Damrosch\'s writing has the snap of a good snowpea and the spice of an old rose.-- The Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer Covers just about everything you could think of and then some.
With more than 370 plant profiles, 500 illustrations, easy to-read diagrams & design plans for all types of gardens and landscapes.
There is new information on native species, and all the gardening resources you need--explained in a voice that has the snap of a snow pea and the spice of an old rose ( Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer).
The secret to raising roses without fuss, less demanding lawns, vines with discipline, and trees that will enhance your property.
Extending the season--that\'s right, harvest carrots in January.
Understanding what plants need and avoiding complex rules and formulas, How to choose and combine flowers for seaon-long color, orchestrating with perennials and accenting with annuals.
Updated with the latest on plants, soils, techniques, and told, it includes: The basics of landscaping, emphasizing sustainable methods.
Jam-packed with useful information, old-fashioned common sense, and a lifetime\'s worth of experience, The Garden Primer is a classic, thoroughly revised and expanded to be 100% organic in its recommendations. .
The indispensable one-volume reference guide to gardening simply, beautifully, and well--now 100% organic.
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Now revised to reflect the latest research on plants, soils, tools, and techniques, this comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth gardening reference includes updated and expanded information on planning a garden, and addresses ecological issues more extensively
