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

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

Book Description

Series: Month By Month Gardening | Publication Date: January 20, 2005

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.

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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

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 (January 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159186111X
• ISBN-13: 978-1591861119
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cheater's guide! Help yourself and your plants., September 2, 2005

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S. C. Watson (WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Month-By-Month Gardening in New York: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)

I guess I didn't expect to really like this book, and I'm not entirely sure why. Perhaps I have bad associations with month-by-month instructionals. At anyrate, I was completely won over. This book is handy, handy, handy. If you live in NY or a similar climate with the extreme winter and tropical summer, this is a helpful reminder. I garden professionally and still rely on it as a task list just to remind myself when my brain's on overload. Plant categories are covered separately month-by-month which was a little confusing at first glance--why not have all plants listed in monthly sections, but no matter. The categories are: Annuals and Biennials; Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers; Herbs and Vegetables; Houseplants; Lawns; Perennials; Roses; Shrubs; Trees; Vines, Ground Covers, and Ornamental Grasses; and Water and Bog Plants. Pretty comprehensive. Buy it and make your gardening a little easier!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful reference book I'll use time and time again, August 8, 2005

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Deborah Y. Harrison "TexunNYC" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Month-By-Month Gardening in New York: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Paperback)

Clear, concise format -- a little redundant in spots (did we really need to be reminded in every section that January is the month to get our 'wish list' together?) but I expect this expenditure to pay for itself several times over. Thanks!

4.0 out of 5 stars Gardening, November 25, 2011

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

Month by month gardening arrived in a timely fashion and was in perfect condition. It was not what I expected - I wanted a book that told me what to do with each plant by month - of which I had an old out of print, falling apart book. I was hoping this was the same. Instead you have to know the botanical name or common name of each plant and then try to match it up with the month in which you should be doing something to that plant. Very time consuming. No fault of the book - just not what I wanted.