Product Description

Seven books in one deliver the dirt on gardening success

Your one-stop guide to a beautiful garden – no experience required!

Puzzled by pruning? Anguishing over landscaping? Can’t tell a hosta from a hyacinth? Don’t worry! This all-in-one reference delivers all the know-how you need to transform an ordinary backyard into a glorious garden. Drawing on the expertise of the National Gardening Association, this garden primer shows you how to have fun playing in the dirt – and start smelling the roses.

The Dummies Way

• Coverage of the essentials and beyond
• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Nifty navigational aids, such as thumbtabs and icons
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• A dash of humor and fun

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63326 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 744 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780764525551
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover
Seven books in one deliver the dirt on gardening success

Your one-stop guide to a beautiful garden – no experience required!

Puzzled by pruning? Anguishing over landscaping? Can’t tell a hosta from a hyacinth? Don’t worry! This all-in-one reference delivers all the know-how you need to transform an ordinary backyard into a glorious garden. Drawing on the expertise of the National Gardening Association, this garden primer shows you how to have fun playing in the dirt – and start smelling the roses.

The Dummies Way

• Coverage of the essentials and beyond
• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Nifty navigational aids, such as thumbtabs and icons
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• A dash of humor and fun

About the Author
The National Gardening Association is the largest member-based, nonprofit organization of home gardeners in the United States.

Customer Reviews

love it
checked this out from the library, but had to purchase it! first of all, i knew NOTHING about gardening, so this gave me a starting point and help with the basics. i am slowly learning ... and have started my first vegetable garden! while there are very FEW pictures, the info itself was valuable to me. i have a book that is chock-full of pics, but the text is designed for a more advanced gardener. i love to look at that (other) book, but i needed something very basic to begin with- and this is it! good price for all the info you get. a must for those just starting out from scratch! good luck & have fun with your hands in the dirt!

Text Text Text
Well I think this book is FULL of information, and is not rigid in any way as in, you don't have to read chapter to chapter! And that's good, but their is lots of text, if you are looking for a colorful book full of interesting well drawn diagrams etc... this is not the book for you! But if you are looking for text than this is your book. I was just hoping for a little bit more. Anyway it's a great reference and I suggest if you need to buy a book on a budget this is your book! HAPPY GARDENING!!!!

LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!
This book is absolutely amazing!! We used to have gardens when I was little but, typical child that I was, I hated it and did not pay any attention. Now I am slowing down and want to do more than plant flowers (although I am not giving them up either!!) and don't know a darn thing about what to plant where. That is where this book comes in!

It has practical tips about what to plant together to balance the nutrients. What plants need the same amount of water and sun (so you don't plant a sun lover in the shade!). And it is so easy to find what you are looking for in a matter of minutes not hours (like some books I have looked at). Plus it doesn't assume you know all of the terminology of gardening (as if I know what air layering, complete flowers, dormant oil, soil sterilizing, and sweating plants are--just to name a few one book I picked up used).

This book is a must read for the basic beginner gardener who just wants to know what plants repel what pests and what should be planted where. It is a great, no-frills instruction manual that is user friendly. I would recommend it to anyone (except people who actually know what sweating plants are, and they probably don't need a guide anyway!!!).