North Carolina Gardener's Guide, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Toby Bost (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 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.

North Carolina Gardener's Guide, 2nd Edition is written by the highly popular gardening expert Toby Bost.

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

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

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Book Description

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. This book contains easy-to-use advice on the top landscape plant choices.   It also recommends specific varieties, and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for the best plants.

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About the Author

Wilson is a leading figure in wildlife conservation in Ireland. He has been an enthusiastic birdwatcher for over 20 years and travels throughout the country promoting and encouraging awareness of Ireland's birdlife.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; Revised edition (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930604211
• ISBN-13: 978-1930604216
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #965,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for North Carolina gardeners, November 11, 1997

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[e-mail] (Raleigh, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: North Carolina Gardener's Guide (Paperback)

This book has been very helpful for me in choosing, planting and understanding how to take care of annuals, perennials, groundcovers, shrubs, trees, bulbs, vines and herbs that will grow well in North Carolina. The choices at a gardening center can be overwhelming, but Tony Bost's advice can help you focus on plantings that have a good chance to succeed in a N.C. garden. I especially like the great detail that goes into the exact way to plant your selection, and the maintenance of the plant, so that you know how often and with what to fertilize the plant, and how to water and prune it. Tony Bost has also included up to date information on new cultivars that are being developed and relies a lot on excellent research that is currently being done at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must for NC gardeners, October 28, 2001

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GreenLevel (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: North Carolina Gardener's Guide (Paperback)

For anyone who is interested in gardning in NC, this book is a must. Most gardinging books would only concentrate on how good the plant is. BUt this book also tells us some of the "problems" one might have with the plants and what kind of pests/diseases a plant might be susceptible to. I should have given 5-Stars for this book. The reason I did not give is the indexing is a bit confusing -- the botanical and common names are used in mixed mode. This is not a big problem though, once you get used to the book.

Again, this book is a must for all gardeners in NC -- experience as well as novices.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, October 17, 2007

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Tess Dalsing "Tess" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: North Carolina Gardener's Guide, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

This is the best gardening book I have ever owned! It is very informative, easy to follow, & has great pics!