The Best Flowers for Midwest Gardens: The Plants You Need to Create Spectacular Low-Maintenance Gardens That Bloom with the Seasons Year After Year [Paperback]

Laara K. Duggan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1996

The flowers described here will thrive and winter over in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

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In clear text with many handy charts...distills the hard-earned experience of a master gardener. -- Chicago Tribune

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press; 1st edition (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556522630
• ISBN-13: 978-1556522635
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Black and White Illustrations, August 1, 2001

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This review is from: The Best Flowers for Midwest Gardens: The Plants You Need to Create Spectacular Low-Maintenance Gardens That Bloom with the Seasons Year After Year (Paperback)

Do you want a book with pictures of gardens you can emulate at home? Keep looking. This book has no pictures, only close-up black and white illustrations of flowers.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My green thumb is back thanks to this great book!, March 12, 2000

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This review is from: The Best Flowers for Midwest Gardens: The Plants You Need to Create Spectacular Low-Maintenance Gardens That Bloom with the Seasons Year After Year (Paperback)

I recently cameto Southern Iowa and was struggling for what to plant in the Midwestern garden that had been left in a sad state of ruin by the former occupants. With my busy family, I needed something low maintenance but also wanted something really lovely to showcase my old Victorian home. Midwest Gardens is the perfect book- well written, beautiful photographs. I felt just like a good friend was leading me by the hand through my land showing me what to plant. I got the book last fall as a gift and followed all the suggestions. Now that spring is coming, my beautiful daffodils, crocus and other flowers are peeping up to be followed by the other flowers recommended. I was so happy with this book that I've decided to try my hand at vegetable gardens. I received that book, too and now that I have been successful wtih flowers, will try that advice and try to raise some great vegetables. Thank you for such a valuable resources.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review: "The Gazette", June 1996 by Sue Davis Smith, December 3, 1997

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This review is from: The Best Flowers for Midwest Gardens: The Plants You Need to Create Spectacular Low-Maintenance Gardens That Bloom with the Seasons Year After Year (Paperback)

"Sizzling heat and numbing cold produce special challenges for Midwestern gardeners, says an Iowa State University Extension master gardener, writer, and designer. Iowa's weather extremes forced Laara Duggan to learn what plants worked in her Cedar Falls garden and what didn't. She wrote in journals and notebooks about no-fail flowers and flowers that attracted butterflies. When Duggan shared her gardening experiences with her writing group, members encouraged her to write a book. Duggan's book includes a bit of garden lore, an easy-to-follow chart for designing a colorful garden and tips for seasonal chores. The book includes research from gardens in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin."