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Melinda Myers (Author)
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January 20, 2005 Garden Book for Wisconsin

Written by Melinda Myers, a leading gardening expert in the state of Wisconsin, this proven format will help gardeners experience success and enjoyment from their Wisconsin gardens.

The trend in gardening books is toward regional titles, and book retailers are well aware of this.  The Gardener's Guide series provides credible information on the plants that perform best in specific states.  Gardeners will find information they can trust and use successfully in their own gardens.

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America.  Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening, and the resulting increase in their home's property value.


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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.  

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: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson; 2 Revised edition (January 20, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1591860660
  • ISBN-13: 978-1591860662
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #516,959 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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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.

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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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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.
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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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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!

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Wisconsin has far more variety in its climate than its image as a winter wonderland would indicate. Read the first page
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water thoroughly whenever, divide overgrown plants, fertilizing new plantings, compost every other year, flowering plant fertilizer, ground lightly freezes, follow soil test recommendations, sterile starter mix, shallow planting hole, root flare, excess fertilization, frost blooms, bloom period, several inches above ground level, potbound roots, planting directions, minimal fertilization, total vegetation killer, variegated yellow archangel, proper soil preparation, larger cultivars, transplants outdoors, licorice vine, stray plants, small cultivars
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Zones Hardy, Growing Tips Mulch, Care Prune, Plant Start, Care Remove, United States, Care Deadhead, Growing Tips Established, Care These, Care Pinch, Diggers Hotline, Joe Pye Weed, Care Once, Care Proper, Milwaukee County, Care Cut, Care Established, Care Winter, Growing Tips Make, Growing Tips New, Growing Tips Once, Growing Tips Proper, Plant Purchase, Plant Sow, Thomas Jefferson
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