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Burpee Complete Gardener: A Comprehensive, Up-To-Date, Fully Illustrated Reference For Gardeners At all Levels

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This book is a must have for all gardeners! It shows you how to plan and set up a garden, goes over specific flowers, vegetables, herbs and roses in detail and helps with the problem areas. There is a section in the back to reference for what to plant in your areas that you have no idea what will grow. It tells you what to plant if you have (for example) a wet, shade area or a shady dry area. Covers pruning, fertilizing and pest control. I have had this book for 3 years and I use it all the time. I have neighbors who borrow it for their questions. Does not cover trees or shrubs. There is a whole section on roses and the specific types and how to care for them.

This is an extremely thorough gardening book which covers all the bases of gardening, from starting seeds to pruning, this book has it all covered. I was happily surprised that it had a huge section dedicated to plant descriptions, along with how much sun they need, if it will work in containers, what season to grow them, and the herb section even tells what the herbs are used for in medicinal, culinary and relaxation purposes. I find myself going back to this book every time I have a gardening question, and always find a very helpful answer. If you are going to buy just one gardening book, this is the one you need to get that beautiful garden started and thriving! Happy Gardening!

This book has been invaluable! It is written for the gardener who is just beginning. It has wonderful, detailed descriptions of annuals, perennials, bulbs, etc. and has lovely illustrations of most of the flowers, herbs, and vegetables included. It gives tips on a number of varying gardening aspects like, planning, planting, care, and pest control, to name a few. I have used this book endlessly, and have learned so much from it. Really a good buy!

I was very dissappointed in the dead ends I found in the complete Gardener and 3D Design CD.Although informative I found the pest and desease section of this book left too many questions and gave no more than general information.

I just bought a house and am planning out what I am going to do with my garden this summer, and I read through part of this book every day. I can just vision what it will look like! Informative, especially for a new gardener like me!

I am a new gardener and just bought my first house. I will be using this book like crazy to help me get started. It has so much information about everything. I don't think I will need any other books to help me build my garden and landscape. Great buy!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and learned much from it. A must-buy for any serious gardener!