Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44737 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Customer Reviews

Indispensable for Western gardeners
It's about time somebody published an inspiring photo driven book about western gardens. The Sunset Western Garden Book may be the bible for western gardeners for its wealth of information but it does not serve to inspire the way a book full of real gardens can. With more than 500 photos of western gardens this book should be destined to be a classic.

The great thing is that it is not just a beautifully designed, coffee table type book. The text is authoritative with dozens of full page charts and it seems to have been reviewed by a who's who of garden experts. The author suggests plants from all over the world that are adapted to a summer-dry, Mediterranean climate and the photographer shows them in gardens not just close-up details.

Hooray for this book. We western gardeners are too often frustrated by books and gardening advice originating from other regions. This book is so beautiful it will frustrate gardeners in those other regions who will want what we now have.

It only makes sense
A book especially for the SF Bay Area(and similar Mediterranean climates). How incredibly sensible to plan your landscaping to fit the climate and water availability. It works wonderfully. Loads of great information and ideas for smart, labor saving landscaping. A must for your gardening collection

a classic returns to print
as a nurseryman, this offering gets right to the point when trying to explain the idea of future growth, the maturation, of the landscape to potential clients better than other books. the book is laid out simply in a straight-forward manner that is easily understood by novice or esoteric. the plant catalog is serviceable, not all-encompassing, which is a positive so as not to get bogged down solely by materials. the first and fourth chapters are of particular importance---paying attention to the basics for a good, solid start and future AND to gardening where you are. too many of us wish to duplicate something that we've seen somewhere else--EXACTLY! so often, the results are disappointing due to inflexibility on all sides. even though this book deals with the Bay Area specifically, it is adaptable and should prod some enterprising individual to produce a similar release for the Central Coast and the various environs of Southern California inclusive! after a lengthy absence, it is nice to have East Bay MUD's classic available once again. now, if we could only get Bob and Peg Perry to update THE BIBLE, we'd really be in the chips!