Temple Square Gardening [Hardcover]

Christena Gates (Author), Diane Erickson (Author), Shelly Zollinger (Author), Larry Sagers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

Master gardeners at Temple Square share in this book their expertise in desigining, planting, fertilizing, and maintaining beautiful lawns and gardens. Full of practical advice to simplify the job, beautiful photographs to provide inspiration, and colorful drawings to help re-create the perfect look, this gorgeous book will guide you to the garden of your dreams.

Included is a special section on bulbs, a primer on gardening basics by Larry Sagers of KSL Greenhouse Show, and lists favorite flowers and shrubs compiled by the Temple Square gardeners.

Simple instructions from the pros teach you all you need to know about caring for a beautiful garden in each season of the year. With a wealth of landscaping ideas, this user-friendly guide contains tips for planning and preparing your garden and suggestions for selecting and growing a variety of plants. Temple Square Gardening is the perfect sourcebook for turning your home garden into a work of art.

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About the Author

Larry Sagers: Master gardener and horticulturist Larry Sagers is well known to the western United States as the long-time co-host of KSL's Greenhouse Show, a weekly radio program for which he has won numerous broadcasting awards. His weekly gardening column has been featured in the Deseret News for more than a decade. He is a Utah State University Extension horticulturist with an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and a master's degree from Utah State University. Sagers has served for many years as a consultant to the gardeners at Temple Square.

Christena Gates: Christena Gates served nine years as director of Garden Tours at Temple Square, a program that provides free tours of the gardens on the 35-acre complex. She is a graduate of the University of Utah, a master gardener, a garden designer on Temple Square, and a lecturer for the Speeches in the Community program, which provides outreach to organizations in Utah.

Diane Erickson: Diane Erickson is director of the Garden Talks in the Park program, a community program sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A garden designer on Temple Square and lecturer, she is an advanced master gardener and a member of the board of directors for the Davis County Master Gardeners in Utah.

Shelly Zollinger: Shelly Zollinger holds a degree in horticulture, and is the owner and operator of Country Garden Design, a landscape design and consulting firm. A full-time employee on the grounds at Temple Square, she is a garden designer, lecturer, and advanced master gardener.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 182 pages
• Publisher: Eagle Gate Publishers (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570088012
• ISBN-13: 978-1570088018
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,147,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wasatch front Gardening!, December 21, 2011

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This review is from: Temple Square Gardening (Hardcover)

Beautiful book, lots of colorful pictures. The book gives the Wasatch Front gardener plenty of tree, shrub and flower options that work well in our climate and soil. The design chapter, written by the extrodinary Peter Lassig, Sr. is worth the price of the book!