Product Description

A great new gardening book for the Northwest! This handy omnibus guide by popular gardening personality Marianne Binetti is packed with the best plant varieties you'll want for your garden: annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs and herbs. Small enough to take to the garden center or nursery yet filled with beautiful photos, it contains all the gardening information you need in order to decide which varieties to select and how to care for them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #694472 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
...it features Lone Pine's characteristic crisp, professional layout, dazzling full color throughout, and high-quality paper. --The Dalles Chronicle, OR

Clearly, these two know what they're doing, and this book reflects their knowledge. --Herald & News, Klamath Falls, OR

If only I had owned a book like this when I first began to garden in the Pacific Northwest... --Rainy Side Gardeners, Kingston, WA

About the Author
MARIANNE BINETTI reaches over a million readers each week in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer with her syndicated garden column, which also is carried in 20 newspapers across Washington State. She contributes to several national magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens, Woman's Day and Flower and Garden. Marianne's light-hearted approach to gardening appeals to television and radio audiences as well. She has made a number of guest appearances on HGTV, the Discovery Channel and Gardening in America with Ed Hume. Marianne also is a popular speaker at garden centers and before horticulture societies throughout Washington and Oregon. DON WILLIAMSON, who has turned a passion for gardening into his life's work, has a varied background in landscaping, golf course construction and management and now garden writing. He also has extensive experience in the design and construction of both annual and perennial beds in formal landscape settings. Don has a degree in applied horticultural technology and professional certificates in turf management.

Customer Reviews

Cheep book, but a little too brief
I use this book frequently for plant selection. The quick-guide is useful and it is cheap. The information for each plant tends to be very brief. If you are looking for a more thourough guide, I recommend the Sunset Western Garden Book.

Do you want a super garden?
As always Marianne Binetti has captured the best plants for us to use in our gardens here in Washington and Oregon. She is a local woman and has been involved in gardening, gardening on the radio and public appearances. This book captures the essence of her ideas for a successful garden based on what works for our area !!!