Month-by-Month Gardening in the Mid-Atlantic: What To Do Each Month To Have a Beautiful Garden All Year [Paperback]

Jacqueline Heriteau (Author), Andre Viette (Author), Mark Viette (Author)

Book Description

Series: Month By Month Gardening | Publication Date: May 19, 2004

Co-authored by Jacqueline Heriteau, Andre Viette and  Mark Viette, all leading gardening experts in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington D.C.), this proven monthly format has helped gardeners experience more success and enjoyment from their gardens.

Includes the major gardening categories, from annuals and perennials to trees and shrubs, including lawns and vegetables.

The trend in gardening books is toward regional titles, and book retailers are well aware of this. The Month-by-Month series provides credible information on maintaining plants throughout the year in a specific region. These books contain monthly advice on what to do in the garden and when to do it, and contain several plant categories ranging from annuals to vines.

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.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

The Month-By-Month series is the perfect companion to take the guesswork out of gardening. With this book, you'll know what to do each month to have gardening success all year. Written by authors in your state, the information is tailored to the issues that affect your garden the most. When is the best time to plant trees and shrubs? Should I fertilize my lawn now? Is it time to prune my roses? What should I be doing in my garden this month? You'll find the answers to these questions and much more inside. This easy-to-use book highlights each of the ten major plant categories using a monthly format. It guides you through each month of the year, telling you exactly what your garden needs. It is like having an expert in the garden with you all year long. Valuable hints are located throughout the book, and beautiful photographs will inspire you. Written just for gardeners where you live, you can be confident that the information is right for you-and your garden will show it.

About the Author

Viette, radio host of the weekly three-hour live nationwide call-in radio program "In the Garden", is a distinguished horticulturist, author, and lecturer. He owns the Viette Farm and Nursery in Fishersville, Virginia. He is the recipient of the 2004 Liberty Hyde Bailey Award, the highest honor given by the American Horticultural Society.

Viette, nurseryman, lecturer, and contributor to horticultural journals, horticultural instructor at the Blue Ridge Community College, is alternate host as well as president and general manager of Viette Communications.

Jacqueline Heriteau is the author of more than 20 books on gardening, including The National Arboretum Book of Outstanding Garden Plants, The American Horticultural Society Flower Finder, and Glorious Gardens. She has contributed to Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Coastal Living, Country Gardens, and Traditional Home magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591860482
• ISBN-13: 978-1591860488
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly-indexed and frustrating to use, April 28, 2005

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R. Hopkins - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Month-by-Month Gardening in the Mid-Atlantic: What To Do Each Month To Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)

At first glance, the book seems to be nicely organized, with month-by-month information for various types of plants/tasks. However, finding information about a particular plant can be frustrating, as the index is inadequate, and not detailed enough. For example, the index for azaleas contains a list of 27 different page numbers, which are not sub-indexed. This group of 27 pages actually covers a large section of azaleas as houseplants, and azaleas as shrubs. It would have been easier to find the information I was looking for if the index had listed "azaleas: houseplants" and then "azaleas: shrubs". Other plants suffer similar indexing fates.

Another gripe is the lack of any easily found index information for pests or for weeds. I recently moved from the West coast, and have found that most of the pests and weeds are completely different. In fact, I have no idea what a "chinch bug" looks like, and this book leaves me in complete ignorance. The book mentions a chinch bug several times, but nowhere is there a picture, nor can I find chinch bug in the index.
Likewise, I cannot find a picture of, for example, nutgrass. Nutgrass is mentioned a few times, but alas, this book fails to help me learn how to identify it.

Overall, I am truly sorry that I spent money on this book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful to Mid-Atlantic "newbie", September 24, 2005

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D. Gold "bookfiend" (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Month-by-Month Gardening in the Mid-Atlantic: What To Do Each Month To Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)

I just moved to Maryland from a quite different climate and was unsure how to deal with the changing seasons in this part of the country. It's very helpful to be able to look under a particular month and plant type and figure out what I'm supposed to be doing this time of year. Should I still be pruning my flowers? Is it okay to plant ANYTHING this time of year? What about preparing my garden for the winter? How do I deal with humid summers? My new home has a long-untended yard and garden, so I will pretty much be starting from scratch, and it's great to have some idea what can be planted, when it can be planted, and how to care for it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be organized by month, not by plant type, August 24, 2007

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Kimberly "net4tmi" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Month-by-Month Gardening in the Mid-Atlantic: What To Do Each Month To Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)

I really like the information in this book. However instead of being organized by Month as the title suggests, It is organized by Plant type (perennial, annual,etc.) I find it time consuming and frustrating to have to continually flip from one section to another just to find out what to do for a specific month.