Step-by-Step Successful Gardening [Paperback]

Better Homes and Gardens Books (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1992

A step by step guide on gardening fundamentals

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens (January 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696007363
• ISBN-13: 978-0696007361
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,725,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Gardening Info Covered Here, July 1, 2007

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Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Step-by-Step Successful Gardening (Paperback)

The advantage of this book is it covers a lot of territory. The disadvantage is the info is often quite brief. For example the gallery of annual and perenial vines features 12 vines in two pages. Lawn pests also merit two pages.
I was particularly interested in the small-space vegetable gardening and using summer bulbs in the landscape. There's also a nice list of wildflowers for shade that I can use.
Here's what it covers:
GARDENING FUNDAMENTALS: Soil, Water, Fertilizer, Tools;
LAWNS: Lawns in the Landscape, Starting a Lawn, Care and Maintenance, Lawn Weeds, Lawn Pests and Diseases;
GROUND COVERS: Ground Covers in the Landscape; Gallery of Ground Covers; Dividing and Planting Ground Covers;
VINES: Vines in the Landscape, Gallery of Annual and Perennial Vines, Care and Maintenance;
SHRUBS: Shrubs in the Landscape, Gallery of Shrubs, How to Plant a Shrub, Pruning Shrubs, Hedges, Care and Maintenance;
TREES: Trees in the Landscape; Gallery of Trees, How to Plant a Tree, Pruning Young Trees, Pruning Older Trees, Care and Maintenance;
ANNUALS: Annuals in the Landscape, Sowing Seeds Indoors, Growing Under Lights, Sowing Seeds Outdoors, Starting Annuals from Transplants, Annuals in containers, Hanging Baskets, Strawberry Jars, Window Boxes, Care and Maintenance;
PERENNIALS: Perennials in the Landscape, Planning a Perennial Border, Bloom chart, Gallery of Perennials, Dividing and Planting Irises and Peonies, Dividing and Planting Daylilies and Poppies, Care and Maintenance, Wildfowers, Gallery of Wildflowers, Biennials in the Landscape, Gallery of Biennials;
BULBS: Bulbs in the Landscape, Bulb Planting, Gallery of Bulbs, Care and Maintenance, Forcing Bulbs, Lilies, Summer Bulbs, Care and Maintenance;
VEGETABLES AND HERBS: Vegetables in the Landscape, Vegetable Garden Planning, Vegetable Technigues, Small-Space Gardens, Raised-Bed Gardens, Getting Started, Extending the Season, Care and Maintenance, Insects and Diseases, Herbs, Gallery of Herbs, Care and Maintenance;
ROSES: Roses in the Landscape, Rose Classification, How to Plant a Rose, Pruning Roses, Insects and Disases;
FRUITS AND BERRIES: Fruit and the Landscape, Selecting Fruit Trees, Planting and Pruning Fruit Trees, Espalier Pruning, Care and Maintenance, Grapes, Strawberries, Care and Maintenance;
INDOOR GARDENING: Indoor Gardening, Gallery of Houseplants, Gardening Under Lights, Plant Propagation, Care and Maintenance, Insects and Diseases.