Great Gardening Resource
937954
A nice compact way to have the entire years worth of magazines in an easily stored manner.  It contains great information on gardening on the west coast.
4481193
This book is full of useful information for anyone wanting to grow plants. Spring is here and it is time to start thinking about planting a garden.

I learned lots of valuable ideas from this book. I realized I had been doing many things wrong. This book helped me learn how to choose the proper pot, the correct potting soil, and how and when to water my plants. Good drainage is essential, along with watering your plants in the evening when the sun is down.

I highly recommend this gardening guide to anyone who wants to grow some plants this summer. If you follow all of the hints in this book, your friends will say you have a green thumb!
2775659
Colorful, attractive, informative and helpful. I recommend this book for anyone who is working with youth and gardening. Great resource, and fun!
836247
I got this book at the library last spring, and built my garden to these specs.  I was so impressed with the results.  The dirt recipe is excellent, and there are a ton of tips for small area gardening.  There are also tips on improving larger gardens.  My garden put out an impressive amount of food!  It was great for such a small plot...and I used old seeds.  I can't wait to plant next year.  I went out and bought my own copy for next year though.  That way I can mark it up!
3036796
This book is a simple guide to implementing this method of gardening. Handy format for referencing information as you need it. Can't wait for the weather to clear!
1577629
Eliot Coleman's love and deep knowledge of gardening comes through in this easy to read, and easy to use book.  I love the idea of a four season harvest, and if he can do it in Maine, then anyone can do it!  The book  opens the readers mind to the wide spread possibilities that await  gardener's with imagination, an open mind, and the willingness to work at  it.  He offers ideas for cold frames, row covers and tunnels to extend the  season.  Good explanations as to how they protect crops.  The book also  gives a great amount of detail for a wide range of vegetables.  Charts  provide information on  when vegetables can be harvested throughout the  year, and offers the reader many vegetables to choose from for a three  season harvest, and a fair number for the four season harvest.  I would  recommend this book to anyone, beginner or experienced gardener!
4473901
Enjoyed this book thoroughly. I have gardened in the past and was looking to get back into serious gardening. Nothing beats experience and David the Good has it in spades. It really has helped me plan out my strategy.
1681054
I have recently purchased the aforementioned book, and have found it to be extremely informative.  I am a new homeowner, the lot of the home that I purchased 1 1/2 years ago was completely barren, and I wanted to make it  beautiful!  I wanted year-round color, especially in my backyard, and this  book provided me with many ideas for plant material that would accomplish  this goal.  In addition to beautiful photographs, there was additional  information provided, such as plant maturity height, spread, best soil  types, etc.  This book will be a wonderful resource for years to come!
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For almost 2 years, I have been in vegetable gardening. My garden is quite okay, Id say, but after I read this book, I have discovered that I can do more to my garden. This is one of the most well-informed books on gardening Ive had. The author is obviously well-versed and has done a lot of research on vegetable gardening. I was really impressed at how much information the author gave.

Although my gardening is okay, there are times when I do not plant any vegetable in the garden when it is winter. I do not know how to handle my garden during the cold weather. Now I use this book as a reference several times each week, during the height of the growing season. I have learned how to successfully set up my garden any time of the year, and plant and harvest year-round vegetables.

Although this book may not be detailed enough for someone who has never gardened and the experienced gardener probably does not need it, this book is perfect for someone who has done a little gardening and ready to go to the next level. The book also contains charts for succession and inter-planting, good explanation of necessary ideas, and enough how-to instruction to get your own creative ideas flowing without bogging you down with too many details.
I am so happy with this book and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in gardening.
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I love that the book covers so much about so many garden items, and in alphabetical order so it's easy to use.  I also like the consistent, well laid out formatting.
I don't like how much of the book is devoted to non-gardening information/tips.  I'm not sure I'll read the first half of the book.
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This fine book conjures up thoughts of those "wish list" seed catalogs that many of us received in the heyday of gardening. The book is designed around making it easy to select, prepare, grow and care for any of the 800 plants discussed. As any avid gardener knows, planning for spring begins the day of the first frost. And to this end, the Pictorial Guide To Perennials is an excellent way to get through the doldrums of a Midwest winter. Accurate color printing of the photos and concise yet informative plant descriptions combines for an easy-to-use format not found in other gardening books. The writing style quickly leads the reader to where they want to go - be it shade gardens or soil preparation. Quick references in the section dividers enables most anyone to find the right plant for their planting climate zone, no matter what the level of sun their yard receives. Well researched and referenced back to both University experts and renowned perennial plant propagators. Read it for the information, or of the fantasy that one day you will have such wonderful plantings as pictured in the book, if only you follow all of the instructions! Good value for the quality received
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I've read dozens of gardening books and this one is a keeper. It gives wonderful combinations and excellent flower choices - with photos. It gives excellent advise on the size of the pots, lighting, fertilizer, and if you are using only one kind of plants, a combination of 2 to 4 plants -all easily explained and very informative. I will definately get Vol. 1 after seeing this one.
4262625
Great resource.  I especially like the plant combinations which show what to plant with which grasses.  Also good sections on growing conditions for various grasses.  Especially useful for those of us just getting into planting grasses.
1231473
I loved the step by step process, the common & species names, & the work required listed by month. What could have improved the work was growing zone information; perhaps the reader can make that leap.  The book included cut flower preparation as well as arranging. Great resource book!!
811343
I have been gardening for a long time. This book had some very good ideas/suggestions. Just when you think you know all there is, along comes a book like this that is very helpful!
423280
This book is set up with the things to do in each month of the year so the gardening will be easy as well as a success for each of the seasons. I loved the approach to getting ready, doing the planting, watering and the items are simplified into doable steps. What a treat to have this kind of a resource from a seasoned gardener.
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I'm a beginner when it comes to gardening so I really enjoyed the authors suggestions and specific advice. The recipes are a nice addition as well. I'm really excited to start planting!