Flower Power! [Paperback]

Jerry Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 1999

Jerry shares is secrets on soil preparation, selection, fertilizing, pruning, composting, and weed and pest control. In addition, you get Jerry's list of favorite tried-and-true plants. You'll also learn about your favorite plant's soil, sun, and watering needs, along with its height, blossom color, and flowering time, all of which will make your garden planting a snap.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Jerry Baker is known as America's master gardener--millions of would-be gardeners have warmed to his folksy PBS appearances and made bestsellers out of The Impatient Gardener and The Impatient Gardener's Lawn Book. Like Baker's other books, Flower Power is inexpensive and accordingly short on pretty pictures, but long on good advice, simply presented. For example:

In spring, generously apply wood ashes from your fireplace all around your perennials, several inches deep. This will help to enrich the soil. You can also use dried dog food for the same purpose. It contains many of the same nutrients found in organic fertilizers, such as blood meal and bone meal.

Flower Power gives no-nonsense directions for growing annuals, perennials, bulb plants, roses, and flowering shrubs and trees, with Baker's enthusiasm bursting through on every page.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st Ballentine Books ed edition (February 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345434153
• ISBN-13: 978-0345434159
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #923,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Expert Advice > Jerry Baker

More About the Author

Jerry Baker is the author of more than 50 books, including Plants Are Like People, Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom, and Jerry Baker's Herbal Pharmacy. His syndicated radio show, On the Garden Line, is heard nationwide, and his gardening specials have been televised on PBS. He lives in New Hudson, Michigan.

Customer Reviews

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68 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book covers almost everything!, September 29, 1999

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[e-mail] (Foothills of the Smokies, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flower Power! (Paperback)

Although there isn't an index entry for Jerry's various tonics and sprays, they're almost all there. As a Master Gardener, I appreciate his informal style, the ready availability of the products he suggests using, and that he doesn't condescend in his choice of plants - this is more than a beginner's book. I have seen gardens enhanced by his methods, and they work!

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Information, August 16, 2010

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Marylou Balinskas "mlb" (Old Lyme, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flower Power! (Paperback)

Was interested in the author's hints on fighting garden pests (bugs, slugs, etc.) Some of the mixtures/applications not convenient/easy to mix and apply as I had hoped.

4.0 out of 5 stars Flower Power, March 2, 2010

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J. Lindner (Gem Lake, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flower Power! (Paperback)

This is yet another book by Jerry Baker, the innovative gardener who uses everything from soap to beer to get his flowers growiong strong. The book is organized into sections that enable the reader to have a successful garden if they only take the time to read the book all the way through. But one can also jump around and find solutions to specific problems facing them in their own gardens.

Baker's writing style is down home common sense. He advocates using basic materials instread of mass produced herbicides or fertilizers to get gardens growing lushly. He doesn't say if his ways are more economical than using store bought materials (it's hard to justify the price of a 24 pack of beer only to put it all on your flowers), but he does offer up alternative to those who may not want to buy the potentially dangerous fertilizers and weed control chemicals.