Month-By-Month Gardening in Missouri: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year [Paperback]

Mike Miller (Author)

Book Description

Series: Month By Month Gardening | Publication Date: February 21, 2005

Written by Mike Miller, a leading gardening expert in St. Louis, this proven monthly format will help Missouri 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 Month-by-Month series provides credible information on maintaining plants throughout the year in a specific state. These books contain monthly advice on what to do in the garden and when to do it, along with the author's personal recommendations on specific plants that perform well in the state.

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. More homeowners are enjoying the beauty and satisfaction they derive from improving their home landscape.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Never garden alone! 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.

About the Author

Mike is a veteran comic book artist, working on comic books ranging from Superman to Wolverine. Mike is also the cofounder and art director for Alias Enterprises and Cross Culture Entertainment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (February 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159186108X
• ISBN-13: 978-1591861089
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #852,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No illustrations, August 28, 2006

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E. Lorence (Charlottesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Month-By-Month Gardening in Missouri: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)

While this may be an excellent resource for around-the-year gardening, I was disappointed that there were absolutely no photographs of the recommended plants or examples of blooming beds that could be created. I purchased this book and intended it for a friend who is moving to Missouri and thought illustrations of the flora that thrive there would have been an asset, especially if she is unfamiliar with something Mr. Miller recommends. End the end, I returned the book and purchased his other book, Missouri Gardener's Guide that does have a photo reference. While the book description did not say there were illustrations, I assumed (incorrectly) that a book boasting blooms all year would have plenty of pictures to prove it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Calendar of Events for the Garden and Yard, January 15, 2008

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S. Doza (The Middle of the Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Month-By-Month Gardening in Missouri: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)

This really is a month by month guide to different areas of your landscape from the lawn to ornamentals to edibles to roses. It is not comprehensive in any one area. For instance, it does not give intricate pruning instructions for fruit trees. Instead, it gives you a list of which projects to plan, and which to practice in each month of the year.

2.0 out of 5 stars No Photos To do list is available for free from other resources, February 18, 2011

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Mark "Rural MO renaissance man" (Malta Bend, MO United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Month-By-Month Gardening in Missouri: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)

I ordered this book thinking that there would be examples of the recommended plants. But Noooooo. I have been trying to find a book that would be a reference guide on ornamentals that would give me bloom from early spring to hard freeze. Well I got just what was in the description. MBM Gardening "LIST" in Missouri. What I need is more help in creating a planting guide with individual pictures to give me help in creating a floral display that will give me color for the entire year in a state that ranges from zone 5a to 6 and with weather from a windy dry plain to a deciduous rainforest. This is not the book I wanted. I will donate it to the local Master Gardener Library. Maybe they could use it for a coaster or something.