First published in 1992, Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening has sold well over 40,000 copies and received great critical acclaim. This completely revised and updated edition includes 40 new color photographs plus new information on perennials, ornamental grasses, geraniums, and more. Monthly chapters discuss relevant gardening topicsclimate, plant selection, soils, fertilizers, and wateringand are accompanied by handy checklists to help gardeners stay organized. An assortment of sidebars and rules of thumb will prove useful to gardeners in any region. Beautifully photographed and written in Pat Welsh's warm and practical style, this is an indispensable guide for every southern California gardener.
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Here is the southern California gardener's calendar laid out with clarity and zest; no weasel words, no ifs and buts. The author has done it all and delivers straight from the shoulder...in a language so simple and direct it gallops along like a thriller. Pacific Horticulture
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Pat Welsh is a garden lecturer and writer. She was the first garden editor for San Diego Home/Garden and later spent five years as the Emmy Award- winning "Residential Gardener" on the San Diego NBC station. Her work has won several Quill and Trowel Awards from the Garden Writers of America. She lives in San Diego, California.
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Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening: A Month-By-Month,
By Jeanna Grabuskie (Corona, California) - See all my reviews
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I am just beginning the adventure into the world of gardening. This is our first house and after two years my husband and I are finally installing our yards. I was looking for a definative book about how to garden in Southern California, Ms. Welsh's book more than fit the bill. Her book is full of gardening ideas and monthly schedules that spread the chores out over the 12 months of the year leaving a lot of time for enjoyment. As a novice, I now feel more confident cruising the nurseries and homecenters looking for the perfect plant because I have a better understanding of the maintenance and care needed.
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This is my garden bible. Although I use other specialized garden books like the Sunset Western Garden Book for detailed plant info., this is the one that tells me exactly when to do what to which plants month-by-month, including how-to sketches. There's nothing better for SoCal gardeners!
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Gardening in So. California? Don't try it without her!,
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Want to be a top notch gardener in So. California and impress all of your friends? Follow her advice, all of it. I've gardened in San Diego for 8 years, the last 5 of which I've had her month-to-month guide. What a difference! She is right on with tips on vegetable gardens, annuals, perennials, when to plant what, managing garden pests, you name it. Plus, she is delightful to read. Her funny and matter-of-fact style makes you read ahead to months you're not even in. Buy it, read it, you'll be amazed at the results.
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In cold-winter climates gardeners rest from their labors in winter, but in Southern California we garden year-round. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bloom ingredients, acid soil mix, full sun along the coast, botanical geraniums, eugenia psyllid, part shade inland, commercial rose food, fuchsia gall mites, pine pitch canker, pea stakes, transplant palms, winter ryegrass, spine cushions, watering basin, fertilize roses, sleeve drain, progressive pruning, deciduous fruit trees, granulated fertilizer, organic soil amendment, fortnight lilies, complete liquid fertilizer, control crabgrass, red fountain grass, vegetable fertilizer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Quick Tip, Southern California, Lawn Care, New Zealand, Santa Barbara, Weeds Also This Month, Rose-Pro Method, Santa Ana, Divide Fertilize, Ultra-Fine Spray Oil, Plant Trim, Special Tips, Sunset Western Garden Book, Volck Oil, Lani Freymiller, Roses Continue, Descanso Gardens, Profile Professional Soil Conditioner, San Diego County, South Africa, United States, Cornell Fungicide Formula, Disease Control-Formula, Pat Brodie, Sun Valley New!
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In cold-winter climates gardeners rest from their labors in winter, but in Southern California we garden year-round. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bloom ingredients, acid soil mix, full sun along the coast, botanical geraniums, eugenia psyllid, part shade inland, commercial rose food, fuchsia gall mites, pine pitch canker, pea stakes, transplant palms, winter ryegrass, spine cushions, watering basin, fertilize roses, sleeve drain, progressive pruning, deciduous fruit trees, granulated fertilizer, organic soil amendment, fortnight lilies, complete liquid fertilizer, control crabgrass, red fountain grass, vegetable fertilizer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Quick Tip, Southern California, Lawn Care, New Zealand, Santa Barbara, Weeds Also This Month, Rose-Pro Method, Santa Ana, Divide Fertilize, Ultra-Fine Spray Oil, Plant Trim, Special Tips, Sunset Western Garden Book, Volck Oil, Lani Freymiller, Roses Continue, Descanso Gardens, Profile Professional Soil Conditioner, San Diego County, South Africa, United States, Cornell Fungicide Formula, Disease Control-Formula, Pat Brodie, Sun Valley New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Ortho Problem Solver, Sixth Edition by Michael D. Smith in Front Matter, page 67, and Back Matter
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- Water Garden (Gardening Library) by Paul Anthony Rees on page 125, and Back Matter
- How to prune fruit trees, by Robert Sanford Martin on page 43, and Back Matter
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