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Mississippi Gardener's Guide [Paperback]

Norman Winter (Author)

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Publication Date: July 3, 2001

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.

Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions.

Written by gardening expert Norman Winter, this book offers advice on the diverse landscape of Mississippi.

Contains easy to use advice on the top landscape plant choices (more than 160 entries) for Mississippi.

Recommends specific varieties and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for Mississippi's best plants.

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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.

Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions.

Written by gardening expert Norman Winter, this book offers advice on the diverse landscape of Mississippi.

Contains easy to use advice on the top landscape plant choices (more than 160 entries) for Mississippi.

Recommends specific varieties and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for Mississippi's best plants.

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About the Author

Known to many as the Southern Gardening Guru, Norman Winter is one of the most sought-after garden lecturers in the South and is a horticulture specialist at the Mississippi State Extension Service. His previous books include "Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South, Mississippi Gardener's Guide", and "Paradise Found: Growing Tropicals in Your Own Backyard", and he writes a weekly syndicated column on gardening

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Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (July 3, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1888608447
ISBN-13: 978-1888608441
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,072,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent choice!, February 26, 2002

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It is a very informative book especially for beginners. I take my copy to local gardening stores and have been able to find every item listed in the book. It makes the landscaping task much easier.

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Annuals work well when planted in bold drifts of single colors, and they also play an important role in mixed borders, in which they can be combined with perennials and woody evergreen foundation plants. Read the first page

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fall bloom color, fine pine bark, upright elephant ears, above fertilizer, drained uses, prettiest displays, bold drifts, crepe ginger, moderate soil, mixed containers, indigo spires, great planted, bloom time, ratio fertilizer, flowering kale, herb section, light application, night jasmine, good layer, blue salvia, water needs, best bloom, nonselective herbicide, perennial garden, companion plants

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Recommended Varieties, Did You Know, Light Needs, Other Name, Companion Planting, Mississippi Gardener's Guide, Mississippi Medallion, Grow Prepare, All-America Selections, Inconspicuous Height, Noom Color, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Grow Grow, Grow Remove, The Chinese, Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia, Grow Incorporate, Grow Select, Landscape Merit The Japanese, The National Champion

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The Garden Book (Mini Edition) by Editors of Phaidon Press in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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Don Juan (Major Literary Characters) by Harold Bloom on page 149
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Their Identification, Ornamental Characters, Culture, Propagation and Uses) by Michael A. Dirr in Back Matter

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