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by Cassandra Danz (Author) "A lot of people think that to make a garden, all you have to do is put a few seeds in the ground..." (more)
Key Phrases: sylvestris zebrina, lilac hedge, double digging, New York, Gertrude Jekyll, Aunt Dotty (more...)
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Witty, informative, and fun, Mrs. Greenthumbs proves that Cassandra Danz is to flower gardening what the Frugal Gourmet is to cooking! More like an experienced neighbor than a gardening authority, she offers advice based on hard-won experience that just can't be found in other gardening reference books. 13 line drawings.

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Witty, informative, and fun, Mrs. Greenthumbs proves that Cassandra Danz is to flower gardening what the Frugal Gourmet is to cooking! More like an experienced neighbor than a gardening authority, she offers advice based on hard-won experience that just can't be found in other gardening reference books. 13 line drawings.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press (March 2, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0517880105
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517880104
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #525,614 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cassandra Danz is the ultimate Earth Mother., February 11, 1999
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I bought this book as a last minute gift for my best friend, a nursery owner, fully expecting her to send it back to me after she finished reading it, as she usually does ( as thrifty as Mrs. Greenthumbs!). It is now circulating around the garden club members in Prince George, British Columbia. Her rave reviews prompted me to buy my own copy. I can see why it never got back to Vancouver. This book has made me less anxious about my gardens and more at peace about my failures. Gardening has become sexy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Making Gardening The Way It Should Be - Fun, April 18, 1998
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For anyone who is thinking about putting in a garden, yet intimidated everytime they walk into a nursery, this is the book for you. Not really a how-to book, but more of a witty, down to earth overview of gardening as a whole with plenty of help hints and advice. I've read this book over and over and I still find it both funny and inspiring. Should be required reading for everyone new to gardening.
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4.0 out of 5 stars One of Gardening's Sexier Tomes, February 25, 2004
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This is a charming and delightful book, as enjoyable a read for the novice (who will appreciate the practical tips) as for the experienced gardener (who will shake their head knowingly in agreement).

Danz is a very funny writer, and I've reread this book just for the pleasure of such sections as translating DayLily Catalogue Language (basically, "red" = orange, "yellow" = orange, "orange" = bright orange, and "red with a yellow throat" = orange-from-more-than-two feet away).

She seems quite a lusty lady as well, and proud of her married status (she claims that as a married woman, she has a rough sense of what 6-8 inches means and thus doesn't need a ruler to plant bulbs).

Very recommended.

Note: a 3 star ranking from me is actually pretty good; I reserve 4 stars for tremendously good works, and 5 only for the rare few that are or ought to be classic; unfortunately most books published are 2 or less.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a down to earth read
Funny, witty and packed with useful information without being preachy. I first bought this book in the early 1990's when I came out and had never heard of Mrs Greenthumbs. Read more
Published on July 21, 2006 by J.C. Shaw

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful tips but not particularly funny
I am a relative newcomer to gardening and this book has helpful tips. It is particularly useful if you want to garden in the style of Gertrude Jeykll. Read more
Published on April 15, 2005 by Adriane

5.0 out of 5 stars Warm, witty & wise
When I grow up, I want to be like Mrs. Greenthumbs!
This book doesn't have any glossy photos - just so much practical gardening information that it's the BEST gardening book... Read more
Published on November 17, 2004 by Debra Rodgers

5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Greenthumbs
WOW, your delivery service is superb! I received this very entertaining book and couldn't put it down. I finished reading it the day Cassandra Danz passed on. Read more
Published on June 4, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of Ideas and Fun to Read
If you want good looking gardens/landscapes but don't want to spend all your time tending, digging and chasing deer, this book is for you. Read more
Published on February 13, 2001 by C. Clark

5.0 out of 5 stars Witty, informative and essential.
As a rule people don't usually laugh a lot about gardening. However I would defy anyone to get the end of the the first page of this book without giggling if not guffawing... Read more
Published on July 31, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Reading this book helped me develop my own green thumbs!
I bought this book in 1984 and refer to it all the time! When things fail in my garden or if I have a question about some new addition, she helps me through. Read more
Published on July 5, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightfully light and practical gardening book.
I read this book over four years ago and still smile as I recall witty comments that inspire my gardening every year. Ms. Read more
Published on June 3, 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars Witty, inspiring, useful; it made me a gardener.
This is a "best of kind" in my book. Not a reference book, although it has a lot of useful tips and ideas. Read more
Published on October 24, 1996

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