The Garden Book For Wisconsin [Paperback]

Melinda Myers (Author)

Book Description

Series: Garden Book for Wisconsin | Publication Date: July 3, 2001

Explore the exciting world of gardening in Wisconsin with respected horticulturist Melinda Myers. The author answers the questions she has heard during her twenty years of gardening experience, all presented in an easy-to-use format with full-color photographs. Melinda Myers will advise you on how you can:

• Select plants that will grow in the variety of soils found in Wisconsin.
• Plan a garden that will thrive in this cold state.
• Add splashes of color with the use of annuals.
• Add year-round interest to the landscape.
• Learn how to deal with the common pests or cultural challenges associated with each plant.
• Select plants that make gardening enjoyable, not a chore.
• Introduce native Wisconsin plants to your landscape.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value. This book contains easy-to-use advice on the top landscape plant choices.   It also recommends specific varieties, and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for the best plants.  

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About the Author

Myers is a nature and gardening writer whose specialty is attracting wildlife, especially birds, to the garden. She contributes regularly to the magazine Birds and Blooms, and lectures widely on creating gardens that please both human and avian visitors. She is also a teacher and consultant, with over 20 years of experience in the field of horticulture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 445 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (July 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888608536
• ISBN-13: 978-1888608533
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,326,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good resource, September 10, 2001

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S. Jentsch (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Garden Book For Wisconsin (Paperback)

This is one of the books that I refer to often when deciding what to plant in our yard.

Descriptions of the plant, whether it's a native species, and recommendations for certain varieties to look for, are very useful.

Is it a single resource that answers all of your questions? No. But no one book could be, and that's why you choose a few valuable books to provide a range of information.

If you live in Wisconsin, this book should be in your reference collection.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent material for regional gardening, March 3, 1999

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This review is from: The Garden Book For Wisconsin (Paperback)

It is always difficult to get local information from books that may be written by authors from other areas. To be able to garden correctly and with proper information, you need to be able to get the information from a knowledgeable person from your own area. These books are few and far between. This book has extremely good basic information for the beginning gardener and the experienced. I would definitely recommend this book to any gardeners within our area.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Garden Book for Wisconsin, December 25, 1999

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Tom Krischan (Big Bend, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Garden Book For Wisconsin (Paperback)

The book contains 445 pages, about 30 pages are on general gardening and 30 pages are specific to Wisconsin. Specific information includes a full page color USDA Hardiness Map of Wisconsin with detail showing county borders, Wisconsin frost maps, monthly temperature & precipation data for 27 Wisconsin cities, lists of Wisconsin gardens and societies, and more.

The remaining 385 pages are about selected species. And these pages contain some of the best information that I have ever read in a garden book. If you buy it just for these pages, you will have an excellent reference book no matter where you live.

The species info covers 26 annuals, 15 bulbs, 17 ground covers, 10 ornamental grasses, 28 perennials, 6 roses, 25 shrubs, 30 trees, 3 turf grasses, and 9 vines, with 160 small photos. The info is perfectly arranged with two pages of text per each species. Each contain a paragraph on when to plant, where to plant, how to plant, care, additional info, and other varieties. My kind of book - all the info in one place and easy to find.

If you garden in Wisconsin, this is a must have book!

Unlike all my other garden books, I actual know of every species talked about in this book. The book talks about the plants we grow in Wisconsin. And best, Myers tells us about some popular plants that don't do well here (I wish the plant nursery would have told me this before they sold me many wrong varieties). I learned this by trial and error.

My only criticism about the book is that I wish she had written another volume. Great information!