Product Description

Learn how to become a skilled, successful gardener one step at a time. Easy to follow illustrated lessons give you all the information you need to grow your favorite vegetables, flowers, trees, and shrubs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #437965 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-28
• Released on: 2000-03-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

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Learn how to become a skilled, successful gardener one step at a time. Easy to follow illustrated lessons give you all the information you need to grow your favorite vegetables, flowers, trees, and shrubs.

Customer Reviews

Martha Stewart's Gardening 101
This publication is the ideal resource for gardeners, from the weekend gardener to the avid green-thumb. There are many tips which despite your level of expertise in gardening undoubtedly you will find helpful. I have maintained my own vegetable and flower gardens for years now, and have discovered many secrets to success and even so after reading this book and implementing some suggestions regarding, placement, light exposure, fertilizing and transplanting have the best garden I've ever had. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wanted to learn about gardening or improve the garden(s) they have. Beyond that it is simply enjoyable reading for anyone with a botanical interest. Well written, beautifully illustrated - this will prove to be one of the most referred to books in your library.

Should be titled, "Gardening Martha's Way"
The photos truly are lovely, but I'm so glad I didn't buy based on reviews - I read a library copy first.

It does start out with some good advice. The Preface talks about choosing your gardening style and doing a bit of planning before digging. The Introduction talks about matching the plant to the site, and urges readers to ask local extension services or nurseries for advice. Invaluable info for a novice gardener, but I don't believe it was ever repeated later in the book.

Alas, the book then takes a nasty turn and descends into the pit of Martha's garden and Martha's terms. Rock powders - perhaps that's the New England name for soil amendments, but you'll have trouble if you ask for them in nurseries around here (unless they've read the book). Her lists of vegetables, perennials, and annuals must be the ones she favors growing in her zone; quite a few of them wouldn't do well in other parts of the country. You'll have to get ideas for your zone from some other book, because they're not in 101.

A lot of basic info is touched upon but not explained very well; for instance, one page is devoted to watering, yet three pages give instructions for casting your very own garden trough.

I didn't much care for her sources at the back of the book, either.

Great reference book with lots of ideas!!!
I just love this book. Look, if you've never gardened before, this is a great book to get you started. And, if you have acres of gardens, this book can help you trouble shoot as well. I actually took the raised bed garden idea and made my own this spring with my husband. Our book is covered with dirt and grease spots from all of our referencing!!! We run to it if we are unsure of where to plant a certain veggie or how long it takes to grow a certain seed. This is a good investment.