Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dak) [Paperback]

Cathy Wilkinson Barash (Author), Melinda Myers (Author)

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Series: Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dak | Publication Date: January 20, 2005

Written by Cathy Wilkinson Barash, a gardening expert living in Iowa, this proven monthly format will help gardeners experience more success and enjoyment from their Prairie Lands 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 or region. 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 will perform well.

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

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

Cathy Wilkinson Barash is best known as a garden writer, photographer, and lecturer and has been described as a gourmet horticulturist. Barash has been gardening, eating flowers, and cooking since she was a child. Her articles and photographs have appeared in the New York Times, Organic Gardening, New York magazine, Woman's Day, Home, Countryside, and others.

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: 384 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159186092X
• ISBN-13: 978-1591860921
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,417,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Cathy Wilkinson Barash was born on Long Island, New York in 1949 and spent much of her life there. She is a life-long organic gardener. From childhood she has held firm a belief in economy of space and time in the garden mainly by planting edibles among ornamentals, "so many fruits, vegetables, and herbs are beautiful themselves"--instead of relegating them to the back 40. Anne Raver of The New York Times was the first to call her a "gourmet horticulturist," as she practices edible landscaping--specializing in edible flowers--and is a gourmet cook.

A freelance photographer, writer, designer, and professional speaker, Cathy is best known as the author of "Edible Flowers from Garden to Palate," which Martha Stewart described as "very excellent." Published in 1993, "Edible Flowers" was nominated for a Julia Child Cookbook Award and garnered an Award of Excellence from the Garden Writers Association.

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This review is from: Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year (Month-By-Month Gardening in the Prairie Lands: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dak) (Paperback)

good information book on what to do for each month if gardening in the prairie