Northern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide; Updated, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Katherine Grace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 2005

Beloved perennial of the green-thumbed in the golden state, and now revised and sporting a gorgeous new cover, Northern California Gardening is a comprehensive, illustrated guide for both novice and expert gardeners. San Francisco Chronicle garden columnist Katherine Grace Endicott maps out the rewards of reaping what you sow from flowers and fruits to herbs and vegetables throughout Northern California. The unique month-by-month format helps readers find answers when they need them, while detailed information on native and nonnative species and basic planting and pruning techniques make carefree gardening easier than ever. Add to that a completely new and updated source list, and finding just the right plants and seeds is as simple as watching them grow.

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About the Author

Katherine Grace Endicott, award-winning columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle , also writes about gardening in California for a number of other newspapers and magazines from her home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; 2 edition (November 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811853128
• ISBN-13: 978-0811853125
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #572,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable Guide for Northern CA gardeners, June 7, 2000

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drdebs (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Northern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide (Paperback)

While there are many guides to Bay Area Gardening, those of us in Zone 14 (Sacramento) are usually busy trying to translate instructions for a dramatically different climate to our own gardening needs.

This book is an indispensable guide for ALL Northern Californians. Month-by-month the author tells us what all gardeners should be doing, then has specific recommendations for Central Valley, Mountain, and Coastal gardeners. Each month also includes great advice on pest control (she favors gentle methods), planting, pruning, and what is usually available at local nurseries.

This guide is especially good for people who are new to Northern CA, and are in garden shock. When I moved from Zone 4 to Zone 14 it was the first book I purchased and it was a real life saver (the plants's lives, that is!)

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great region-specific gardening resource, October 9, 2000

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K. Berkery "majorsky" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Northern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide (Paperback)

This book has helped me make the transition to gardening in the Central Valley. Besides being a new gardener, I'm also new to the Sacramento area. Northern California Gardening explains plant care clearly and includes a lot of recommendations for plants that thrive in the different NorCal micro-climates.

Because there's a limit to how much the book can cover, some subjects aren't explained as thoroughly as a beginner (like me) needs, but it provides me with a good starting point.

I love that the book is divided up by the different months of the year, specifying what tasks I need to consider during each month. It gets me excited about what gardening I will be doing in a few months' time.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for newbies to Northern California, February 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Northern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide (Paperback)

I stumbled on this book at the library, and now I have to have my very own copy to keep at my bedside! People who have grown up gardening in Northern California might find Endicott's advice old hat, but for people like me -- a longtime gardener but new to this region -- or for longtime NoCal residents who are just now getting into gardening -- this is an excellent guide. Highly recommended!