Customer Reviews

Care-Free Plants

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My husband and I have a lawn and landscape business and we own tons of gardening books, and this is our favorite. It is laid out very well and includes everything you need to know about the plants listed. I found nearly every plant we use in our own and our clients gardens in this book. I was very impressed with the information and photos. This is the first plant book I would recommend to anyone, and it could very well be the only one you need.

It has different sections for soil type, temperature, and sun tolerance, and which plants would work best in each area. For each plant, it has great color photos, gives planting zones, disease and insect problems and great descriptions. I love the book. I plan on using this a lot while landscaping my yard.

I agree with all the other reviews; this is a very useful book, with often hard to come by information (such as pH, animal resistance, life expectency) in one place. My only complaints are: 1.the plants are listed in each section by common name, which can differ widely, instead of botanical names which are constant (almost:). 2. There is no master list at the beginning of the book or the beginning of each section of the names of the plants, so you have to scan the whole book to find this out.

I have been gardening for 5 years. In other words, I'm a novice. Although this book doesn't cover every single plant, it includes plenty. It's easy to use and gives alot of information about each plant. One of the things I like is that every plant has it's own little chart that give basic info. The text is more indepth. I've had this book for 2 years and still read it. If you're new to gardening, buy this book!

I enjoy using this book as a reference. Great pictures accompany the information material. Has much misc. information, such as: potential problems, quirks of a plant, critter resistance, the source, etc. I truly am pleased with this purchase! It was worth every penny I spent! I am a beginner gardener & I think this book was a big influence that got me hooked on gardening!

I live in zone 5 (mid-missouri) and this book has worked for me year-after-year; I love it! I loan it out to friends who also love it and I sometimes give it as a gift to those that I know will love the resource (and they do). I like it because the pictures are good and clear but they aren't fabricated or exagerated so I usually know what to expect. It also talks about care, maintenance and propagation (if you don't propagate then you're missing a big opportunity). I've found that the plants in the book are truly low-maintenance. I rarely plant anything that I can't reference first in this book. I guess you could say that I like this book.

I have had this book for about 3 years now, and refer to it constantly. I spend my cold winters reading it, finding a new plant or two to try each spring....I have not been dissapointed in the slightest. The organization is super, the pictures are great and it just has so much information about each plant...where to plant, how much water, fertilizer,climate, propagation methods, etc. Can't say enough about this book,it's my favorite, and I must own at least 20 gardening books. I just came online to order it for some one special for her birthday, she too likes to garden, and I am sure she will enjoy this book as much as I have.

This book is very useful for any gardener. It offers more information than most other books and there are plenty of color photos.

I've owned this book for years and highly recommend it! It was one of my first purchases for garden plant help living in such a hot and humid climate in SC with limited time to devote to my gardens. It has been an invaluable resource for so many plants. Even now, when I find a new plant book, I find myself comparing details on common plants found in the new books to this resource. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to make their gardening pursuits a little easier.