Gardening Step by Step Review

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This is a hefty, sizeable book that shows large, lush gardens and mature plants for the most part.
The majority of plants are called by their Latin names, rather than their common names which is good for proper identification, but which does not make for easy reading.
The book contains a great deal of good advice. I would not really suggest it for beginning gardeners, but for those who already know something about gardening and wish to improve their skills.
There are many missing varieties such as crepe myrtle and thyme from any mention.
The book contains; designing with plants, how and where to plant, container ideas, low maintenance gardens, pruning,, vegetable gardening, plant guides. Probably the best section is the last which gives small pictures of plants in Latin alphabetical order, a description of the plant, height, hardiness, soil preference, sun or shade, this also has a pruning and a vegetable section.


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This gardening manual offers practical tips, checklists, charts, and step-by-step instructions taken from the best of DK's popular Simple Steps to Success series. With beautiful illustrations and an easy-to-follow format, Gardening Step by Step shows you how to keep your garden gorgeous all year-round.

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The Encyclopedia of Container Plants: More than 500 Outstanding Choices for Gardeners Review

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(More customer reviews)I picked this up from my local library, and am now looking to purchase it for future reference. It has many beautiful and interesting planting combinations, with wonderful photography. I've been gardening for about 6 years and have read a lot of gardening books. When I got to the section (most of the book) that lists plants alphabetically, I was pleasantly surprised to find that every plant listed has at least one picture, frequently showing it in a combination planting. There are also tips for combining colors, textures, etc., throughout the book. I also found some plants that I had not seen in other books I own, such as papyrus and hyacinth bean vine. In short, I got a lot out of this book.

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Container gardening is ideally suited to today's lifestyles - it provides the excitement, versatility, and variety of in-the-ground gardening to those with limited space, time, and resources. But in order to make the most of container gardening, aspiring gardeners - whether rank beginners or seasoned veterans - need to know precisely which plants perform best in containers; just as importantly, they need to know how to grow them well.Author Ray Rogers is the ideal guide to this world of colorful possibilities. An award-winning container gardener and horticulturist, he profiles more than 500 outstanding plants in 180 genera. Along with Rogers's engaging descriptions, the entries include each plant's height and spread; light, moisture, temperature, and soil requirements; ease and rate of growth; principal interest and design attributes; potential problems; and best method of propagation. To this abundance of useful information, Rob Cardillo's stunning photographs add a wealth of visual inspiration.Success with container gardening isn't always instantly achieved - it's easy to be seduced by brightly flowering plants at a nursery or garden center that turn out to be unsuited to the growing conditions provided for them, or that make poor companions for their pot-mates. Even a brief dip into this authoritative reference, however, is sure to yield a host of plants that will show just how spectacular a well-grown - and carefully chosen - container garden can be.

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