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The Flower Gardener's Bible: Time-Tested Techniques, Creative Designs, and Perfect Plants for Colorful Gardens (Paperback)

~ (Author), Nancy Hill (Author), Joseph Desciose (Photographer) "When we started our first flower garden many years ago, we knew almost nothing about flowering plants..." (more)
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The Hills recount a visit to a retired farm couple's garden where "flowers were planted in neat cultivated rows, just like their vegetables." Comprehensive formulas for vegetable gardening work, as did the Hills' The Vegetable Gardener's Bible (which has 135,000 in print), but the flower garden is perhaps too broad a subject for similar treatment. The Hills are skilled instructors in basic techniques-a strength they use well in Part I. Easy-to-read text, a welcoming magazine-like layout and step-by-step photographic guides provide a solid foundation in flower garden fundamentals. Part II, "A Gallery of Gardens," is less helpful, with watercolors accompanying descriptions and plant lists for everything from a garden path to a rose garden. By trying to serve all needs and tastes, this section sometimes overloads rather than whets the imagination. In Part III, the Hills present "species-by-species information" on 261 perennials, annuals, bulbs, wildflowers, shrubs, vines and grasses. While overall the result is sometimes uneven, the handsome color photographs will invite browsing and offer gardeners a good, homey foundation.
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Although there are entire books devoted to any one of the many subjects covered in the Hills' "bible," comprehensive resources that provide a thorough overview of essential gardening topics are always welcome. Using their practical experiences as hands-on amateur gardeners, the Hills share techniques they find most useful, tips they feel most helpful, and treasured plants they think most reliable for successful flower gardens. Whether sowing seeds in spring or protecting tender roses for winter, fundamental aspects of garden planning, planting, culture, and care are covered, thus making them accessible, especially to those newly bitten by the gardening bug. After showcasing nearly two dozen specialty gardens, from fragrance to foundation, shade to seaside, herbs to hummingbirds, the Hills provide an alphabetical directory of more than 260 flowering shrubs, vines, bulbs, annuals, and perennials that lists critical information such as bloom time, size, site, and pests in a concise at-a-glance format. Helpful appendixes of hardiness and heat zones, plant societies, and a glossary complete this effective and informative compilation. Carol Haggas
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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (February 15, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580174620
ISBN-13: 978-1580174626
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Plant Key, North America, New England, Designing Your Flower Garden, Making More Plants, Rare Good, Planting Your Flower Garden, Rare Garden, United States, Cooperative Extension Service, New York, Master Plan, None Garden, Shady Nook, The Fascination of Flowers, Don't Forget, Fantastic Foundation Garden, Great Gardening, New Guinea, North Bloom, Nurturing Your Garden Soil, Outdoor Gardening, Queen Anne, Take-It-Easy Garden, Wildflower Extravaganza

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Tom Thumb (Well Loved Tales) by Ladybird Series on page 282, and page 337
New Hampshire (Wiener, Roberta, 13 Colonies.) by Roberta Wiener on page 263
Gardening With Groundcovers and Vines by Allen Lacy in Back Matter
Country Living by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
The Water Garden (Gardening By Design) by Philip Swindells in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, November 17, 2005

By	Ronda Thomson "Jordy's gramma" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I would highly recommend this book for the beginner through advanced. Alot of information to reference back to.

The only thing I found in Rodales Perennials for Every Purpose that I like better- is the book is setup "Plants for every season". It has the contents list in order of blooming time. ie.. Early Spring, late spring early summer, etc

Gardeners Bible- has alot of great pics, deals alot with bulbs, cuttings, transplanting. saving seeds, planting- more so than Rodales Perennials.

Conclusion: It would be tough to decide which one I like better, I think I will have to keep them both.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, May 4, 2008

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This book was an excellent read. It is loaded with tons of information, starting out with teaching you how to identify what type of garden you have, how to get the best results out of it, and then moving on to things like planning/designing, and caring for your garden. There are also several topics that cover transplanting and starting from seeds, along with other much needed information for the gardener. The final chapter is a section that will take you through many different flowers, teaching you information about them, and how to care for them.

On a final note, I want to add that this book was very easy to comprehend, and the authors took me through the book as if they were standing in the garden with me. They share the type of wisdom and knowledge that you can only gain from very experienced gardeners who have the deepest of passions for this craft of life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, sensible info; gorgeous pics, February 18, 2009

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I started with the Storey Books "Vegetable Gardener's Bible" and moved to this one. Really great instruction on every aspect of gardening, with excellent illustrations. It's very helpful to have lists of shade-loving plants, water-loving plants, scented plants, plants that are good in containers, etc. And there's an excellent guide showing bloom time, as well as pH charts, guides on bulb depth, compost, nutrients, etc. Really an all-around winner. Storey books have not disappointed me yet.

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