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The Southern Garden Advisor

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When I was struggling to select plants for my garden in my new home, this book helped me to understand plants appropriate for my area, times to plant them, and many other helpful hints. This book is a great resource for gardeners all over the South!

Having Barbara Pleasant's book in hand is like having a good neighbor who shares her experience like plants from a well-tended garden. Such experience and generosity translate into a book packed with useful science, interesting and humorous history, as well as a wonderfully common-sense approach to gardening. Her month-by-month guide reminds us of not only what it's time to do but the pleasures, joys and mysteries that we enjoy when growing things - indoors and out - are part of our lives. It's hard to capture that wonder, but she seems to have done it.

Pleasant's book is a genial stroll through the gardening year. She has an easy natural style and interesting information to impart. This book is more in the nature of a friendly gardening conversation between friends than a how-to book, but the information provided is correct and well selected. I'm off to look for other Pleasant books....