New Illustrated Guide to Gardening (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"An excellent book that will provide the lucky owner with many years of worthwhile information." -- Newsday

"Illustrated Guide to Gardening presents information on all phases of gardening in a simple and concise manner..." -- New York Times

"So good it defines superlatives...the one book to have on the subject." -- Bookviews

Product Description

The most definitive practical gardening book on the market-now completely revised and updated -covers every aspect of growing healthy flowers, trees, shrubs, fruits, vegetables, and herbs. No other gardening book is needed.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (March 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762102764
• ISBN-13: 978-0762102761
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,158 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential, April 21, 2000

By A Customer

As someone who doesn't have the money to go buying plants and shrubs to fill the yard, this book has become an invaluable resource. It goes into depth on how to propogate plants, trees, and shrubs, how to take offshoots, how to graft, and how to start from seeds. The info in here is priceless and this book has been in constant use since I purchased it. A must have for every gardener.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Illustrated Guide to Gardening, April 21, 2001

By	D'Arline Crawford (Aztec, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

As a gardener I find this book invaluable! It covers pruning, gardening, landscaping, propagation, disease, house plants, and multitudes more. It has been a God send to me more than once. Several friends have borrowed this book from me only to purchase it at a later date.

It covers a multitude of sins and illustrates the joys of gardening.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's all the information you'll need packed into one book!, August 4, 2003

By A Customer

I had the use of my sister-in-laws book, but I had to have my own copy! What a great, informative, and easy to use book! As a beginner gardener I wasn't sure how to do the seasonal care, fertilize, do soil checks, water properly, or prune correctly. This book taught me so much! Many helpful and detailed pictures included with the text as well! Worth every penny I spent! I highly recommend this book for any gardening home's reference library!