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Some Like It Hot 1 review Pamela Gartin
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2004
Good plant guide for the extreme Southeast
This little book is a great guide for gardeners in zones 8 and 9 and even the more temperate regions of zone 7. Chapters are divided by Ornamental Grasses, Annual Vines, Small Shrubs, Small to Medium Shrubs, Medium to Large Shrubs, and Large Shrubs and Small Patio Trees. Each chapter profiles ...
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The Little Big Book of Roses (Little Big Book) (Little Big Book) 1 review
Welcome Books, 2004
LOVELY
What a gorgeous little book. All the rose lovers I know are getting one for Christmas this year. I first discovered it at an exclusive gift shop in a high-end mall, but resisted the urge to purchase, assuming it would cost far less at Amazon. I was right. Almost everyone who sits on my couch ...
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The Southern Living Garden Book 24 reviews
Oxmoor House, 2004
Great Gardening Book for Newbies
+ Southern Living Gardening + Best of the best!!! + Indispensable!
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The House Plant Expert 49 reviews D.G. Hessayon
Sterling, 1992
very concise
+ Excellent + Wonderful easy plant guide + Large Selection
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So You Want to Start a Nursery 14 reviews Tony Avent
Timber Press, Incorporated, 2003
The otherside of the Nursery
+ Great Book! + So You Want to Start a Nursery + So you want to start a nursery + Fabulous book
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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home: Creating a Garden for Everyday Living 15 reviews P. Allen Smith
Clarkson Potter, 2003
Excellent in every way!
+ P. Allen Smiths Garden Home: Creating a Home for Everyday Living + Best + Aspirational but Accesible + Beautiful book
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The Southern Living Garden Book 24 reviews
Oxmoor House, 2004
Great Gardening Book for Newbies
+ Southern Living Gardening + Best of the best!!! + Indispensable!
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Bonsai (101 Essential Tips) 41 reviews Harry Tomlinson
DK ADULT, 2003
Nice little book
+ Good Beginner Book, but needs more details... + Somewhat dry + Short, but Good
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Tough Plants for Southern Gardens 11 reviews Felder Rushing
Cool Springs Press, 2003
Very handy reference
+ Tough Plants for Southern Gardens + By far, the best "what plant to plant" book I have ever encountered + a must have + A terrific resource for wanna-be gardeners
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Beginning Hydroponics Revised Ed 8 reviews Richard E. Nicholls
Running Press, 1990
An Excellent Intro to a Technology with Proven Potential
+ A little help for my Greenhouse Business!
Hydroponics... presents an open and honest introduction to the subject of growing plants without soil, covering its long history (especially before it was called 'hydroponics' and before Western Europeans happened upon it), the basic principles underlying hydroponics and the more common methods of ...
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Jerry Baker's Herbal Pharmacy: 1,347 Super Secrets for Growing and Using Herbal Remedies (Jerry Baker's Good ... 1 review Jerry Baker
American Master Products, Inc., 2000
Herbal Pharmacy
Jerry Baker's books are always concise, practical, and never leave room for guess work. In this book he has applied those principals to give us a small book packed full of specific information and done it with witt and humor. He has helped preserve a dying art and preserved information for ...
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Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 55 reviews Michael A. Dirr
Timber Press, Incorporated, 1997
Review of Michael Dirr's book on trees
+ a quick visual reference for northern gardeners + Very Detailed + Thank you for this book! + A Beautiful Book
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P. Allen Smith's Container Gardens: 60 Container Recipes to Accent Your Garden 10 reviews P. Allen Smith
Clarkson Potter, 2005
Wonderful Book
+ Fantastic "recipes" + Nice book for a beginner....
My husband and I bought this book after seeing it at my brothers and love everything about it. You don't have to be a designer to make beautiful arrangements.
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Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants (Field Guide) 17 reviews Tom Brown
Berkley Trade, 1986
Great for the info it has, but not an identification and classification book
+ youll never starve in the woods after reading this book + Not a field guide but a personality guide + Not a field guide but great stories
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Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work 78 reviews Mel Bartholomew
Rodale Books, 2005
gardening choices
+ Gardening delight + Best Garden Book for Beginers
This book is very helpful to learn a new way of gardening for higer yields in small areas. It has very helpful advice and good graphics to follow. It is easy to read and understand.
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Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No ... 38 reviews Patricia Lanza
Rodale Books, 1998
Peat moss from Canada renewable and abundant...
+ Lasagna Gardening + Just like Mother Nature + Lasagna Gardening + Lasagna Gardening
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Joey Green's Gardening Magic: More Than 1,120 Ingenious 6 reviews Joey Green
Rodale Books, 2003
Awesome! The Cure for a Green Thumb!
+ Very Useful + Interesting GardeningBook + From hand cleaners to lawn care and some unusual facts
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Jerry Baker's Green Grass Magic: Tips, Tricks, and Tonics for Growing the Toe-Ticklinest Turf in Town! (Jerry ... 15 reviews Jerry Baker
American Master Products, Inc., 2004
Big Help
+ My Husband and Lawn love this book! + Jerry Baker's green grass magic + Great organic recipes for your Grass! + Love it!
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Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home 22 reviews Paul Stamets, J. S. Chilton
Agarikon Press, 1983
Just What I Was Looking For !
+ A Beginners Bible to the Mushroom Cultivation + good starter book + "The Bible" + Mushroom Cultivator
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Indoor Marijuana Horticulture - The Indoor Bible (Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's ... 41 reviews Jorge Cervantes
Van Patten Publishing, 2001
The definitive indoor grow guide
+ Setting the Record Straight
In 1983 when I first became interested in the subject this book was the definitive indoor grow guide and it still is today and I like Mr. Cervantes style too instead of writing several books and you have too buy them all to find all the information you need he writes one complete book and updates ...
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