Geared toward a new generation of California gardeners, this user-friendly guide is one of the first in a ground-breaking new Sunset series. It covers all categories and regional varieties, focusing on readily available plants that deliver optimal results with easy-to-understand selection and growing instructions. Includes a Calendar of Top 10 Tasks for each season with tips on pruning trees, feeding citrus, planting bare-root roses, and more. Richly illustrated with hundreds of photos and backed up by specific how-to instructions and illustrations, it provides all the resources to create a thriving garden in the Golden State. Edited by Sunset magazine senior garden editor Kathleen N. Brenzel.
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Reduce your choices with this book!,
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This review is from: California Top 10 Garden Guide: The 10 Best Roses, 10 Best Trees--the 10 Best of Everything You Need - The Plants Most Likely to Thrive in Your Garden ... Most Important Tasks in the Garden Each Month (Paperback)
What a great book--it gives you the very best trees, the best vining plants, etc. I was having a hard time deciding what to plant until I bought this book. This was especially the case with trees. When you know you have room for two or three trees, but there are so many to choose from, how can you pick? This book is so helpful! They also suggest other plants that go well with the top ten in each category.
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a good introduction for California gardening,
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I was looking for a general, beginners introduction to gardening in S. California. I think this book is good for showing highlights of what to grow and how to garden in California. I bought it for my daughter, who is new to gardening and short on time and money. It guides one to good choices, particularly in choosing trees and shrubs for the garden. My one slight disappointment: it was very brief on the subject of vegetable gardening- what to grow in each season, and how to set up the garden, soil amendments, watering, etc.
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If you love beautiful gardens in California, but haven't a clue how to go about creating one, this is your book. Landscaping made simple is how I'd describe this book. One of the best features in the book is that you can see the full height/growth potential of different plants and trees. Also, there is a detailed guide on what grows where using a number system to trace each section. Thus, you won't fall too hard for any plant, flower or tree that hasn't a chance of thriving in your particular environment. On the other hand, you can plant with confidence those garden items that will succeed in your home. As surrounding yourself with nature can soothe the soul, this book serves as a handy tool in eventually finding a garden sanctuary. Love, Mom: A Mother's Journey From Loss to Hope.
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One of California's great charms is the way its plants help define the landscape. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
blue potato bush, guinea gold vine, violet trumpet vine, bicolor combinations, moderate watering, light afternoon shade, thermal belts, best planting time, root ball, goldflame honeysuckle, flannel bush, bush sage, garden companions, soil that drains, planting hole, foliage clumps, flower plumes, new growth starts, matted roots, star jasmine, remove the plant, water thoroughly, regular watering, fountain grass Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Barbara, Southern California, New Zealand, Northern California, Central Valley, San Diego, Sunset Climate Zones, Where Choose, Where Roses, Pacific Ocean, Palm Springs, Where Give, Where Select, Coast Ranges, Laguna Beach, Where All, Where Locate New!
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One of California's great charms is the way its plants help define the landscape. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
blue potato bush, guinea gold vine, violet trumpet vine, bicolor combinations, moderate watering, light afternoon shade, thermal belts, best planting time, root ball, goldflame honeysuckle, flannel bush, bush sage, garden companions, soil that drains, planting hole, foliage clumps, flower plumes, new growth starts, matted roots, star jasmine, remove the plant, water thoroughly, regular watering, fountain grass Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Santa Barbara, Southern California, New Zealand, Northern California, Central Valley, San Diego, Sunset Climate Zones, Where Choose, Where Roses, Pacific Ocean, Palm Springs, Where Give, Where Select, Coast Ranges, Laguna Beach, Where All, Where Locate New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Santa Barbara County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 6
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