"Where does this book belong on my bookshelf? Front and center." (
May Dreams Gardens Blog )
"What’s Wrong With My Plant is a wonderful book for the gardener facing his/her first garden problems. It's also a handy reference guide for experienced gardeners." (
Oklahoma Gardening Examiner )
"I wish I had [this book] sooner, so I could have prevented the spread of fungus. This is a valuable reference for gardeners of virtually any skill level and experience." (
Mr. McGregor's Daughter Blog )
"Where does this book belong on my bookshelf? Front and center."
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May Dreams Gardens Blog )
"[The book] is almost as good as having your own consulting plant doc at hand." (Valerie Easton
Plant Talk blog )
“[The book] is almost as good as having your own consulting plant doc at hand.”
(Valerie Easton
Plant Talk blog )
“
What’s Wrong With My Plant? has trouble-shooting flow-charts and solutions aplenty.”
(
The Tampa Tribune )
“This is a welcome reference book for any gardener, one to keep front and center on your bookcase so that when problems show up, you’ll be able to avoid your worst plant nightmares and continue to have a garden as your own paradise.”
(
The Southside Times )
“It’s like having a Master Gardener at your beck and call, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, any season of the year.”
(
About.com )
“This is the smartest, best-thought-out book on diagnosing plant problems (and how to solve them) that I have seen in all my years as a gardener.”
(
Chronicle Herald )
“You’ll have experts waiting on your book shelf to help you. Because if you haven’t asked yourself ‘what’s wrong with that plant’ yet, you will one day.”
(
Garden of Possibilities blog )
“This is a book that will grow dog-eared and dingy from use, yet remain on gardeners’ shelves for years to come.”
(
Times-Picayune )
“[This book] is an answered prayer for all gardeners.”
(
Real Dirt blog )
"This is one of the best books I've seen for guiding the gardener through the maze of maladies that can visit garden plants. ... This book is a valuable tool and long overdue." (
Washington Post )
"David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth have produced one of the best and most easily used keys to diagnosing a wide range of plant problems … makes a great gift for any gardener."
(
Warwick Beacon )
"An essential book for anyone who gardens."
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Garden Design Online )
“This attractive, comprehensive, authoritative and easy-to-use guide, allowing gardeners to diagnose and organically treat a wide range of plant problems, is a worthy purchase.” (
Library Journal )
"It’s a handy reference book for figuring out how to help your plants stay healthy." (
Garden Gate )
"This is a massive undertaking, covering virtually every problem a gardener might come across. Because it’s easy to use, well written, and well illustrated,
What’s Wrong With My Plant?...is an important reference that will help gardeners successfully diagnose their own plant problems and make educated decisions about how to solve them." (
American Gardener )
"Many gardeners find it hard to ask for help. The excellent (and sturdy) What's Wrong with My Plant? ... will be indispensable to them, and to the rest of us as well. The information is concise: “A borer’s hole and frass (poop) are obvious on this asparagus stem.” (Thank you very much.) The illustrations are clear, the remedies organic. I promise you, things will go wrong. Be prepared."
(
New York Times Book Review )
The book is a combination of drawings, photos and easy to understand advice on organic methods for diagnosing and treating a whole host of plants issues. (Deborah Roberts
Stonington-Mystic Patch )
Written by plant pathologists,
What’s Wrong? thoroughly covers diagnosis and cure in three parts: Simple to follow, illustrated, flowcharts of problems, organic approaches to cures and photographs to clarify diagnosis. (Molly Day
Muskogee Phoenix )
David Deardorff, botanist and expert plant pathologist, loves to write and lecture about how to grow healthier plants. As a research biologist David has lived and gardened in many environments, from the desert southwest to the maritime northwest to the tropics. Currently, he and co-author Kathryn Wadsworth can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from ecology to gardening.
David earned his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Washington. He coordinated plant pathology research at the University of Hawaii and served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program at Washington State University. He also co-founded Plants of the Southwest in Santa Fe, one of the first native plant nurseries in the country. He has served as Research Director at Island Biotropix, an orchid nursery and tissue culture laboratory which he co-owned with partner and co-author Kathryn Wadsworth.
You may also be interested in the author's own Web site, www.DDandKW.com.
Kathryn Wadsworth, writer, photographer, and naturalist, enjoys sharing the wonders of the natural world with others. While leading eco-tours around the world she has studied plant life and explored natural history from Australia to Alaska. Currently, she and co-author David Deardorff can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from gardening to ecology.
In graduate school Kathryn studied film-making and communications at the University of New Mexico, where she made documentary films on a wide variety of topics ranging from the California Gray Whale to the impact of mining on the Navajo Nation. She has owned and operated a film production company, an orchid nursery, and a tissue culture laboratory. With her partner and co-author David Deardorff, she has lived and gardened in many environments, from the desert southwest to the maritime northwest to the tropics.
You may also be interested in the author's own Web site, www.DDandKW.com.
