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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Other Products | Home » » Care Free Plants | | | | | | | Description: | | This book reveals the secret to great gardening: working smarter, not harder. Discover how you can spend less effort, save money, and still end up with more time to enjoy your beautiful garden. With this book in hand, the dream is within easy reach. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Editors of Reader's Digest | | Hardcover:
| 356 pages | | Publisher:
| Readers Digest | | Publication Date:
| March 04, 2002 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0762103582 | | Package Length:
| 10.31 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.08 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.18 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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Fantastic resourceJul 16, 2009
I've owned this book for years and highly recommend it! It was one of my first purchases for garden plant help living in such a hot and humid climate in SC with limited time to devote to my gardens. It has been an invaluable resource for so many plants. Even now, when I find a new plant book, I find myself comparing details on common plants found in the new books to this resource. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to make their gardening pursuits a little easier.
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Practical - ReliableJan 13, 2009
I live in zone 5 (mid-missouri) and this book has worked for me year-after-year; I love it! I loan it out to friends who also love it and I sometimes give it as a gift to those that I know will love the resource (and they do). I like it because the pictures are good and clear but they aren't fabricated or exagerated so I usually know what to expect. It also talks about care, maintenance and propagation (if you don't propagate then you're missing a big opportunity). I've found that the plants in the book are truly low-maintenance. I rarely plant anything that I can't reference first in this book. I guess you could say that I like this book.
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The Best Gardening Book EVER!Sep 20, 2006
I have had this book for about 3 years now, and refer to it constantly. I spend my cold winters reading it, finding a new plant or two to try each spring....I have not been dissapointed in the slightest. The organization is super, the pictures are great and it just has so much information about each plant...where to plant, how much water, fertilizer,climate, propagation methods, etc. Can't say enough about this book,it's my favorite, and I must own at least 20 gardening books. I just came online to order it for some one special for her birthday, she too likes to garden, and I am sure she will enjoy this book as much as I have.
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 an excellent referenceDec 23, 2004
I agree with all the other reviews; this is a very useful book, with often hard to come by information (such as pH, animal resistance, life expectency) in one place. My only complaints are: 1.the plants are listed in each section by common name, which can differ widely, instead of botanical names which are constant (almost:). 2. There is no master list at the beginning of the book or the beginning of each section of the names of the plants, so you have to scan the whole book to find this out.
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My favorite garden bookMay 16, 2004
I have been gardening for 5 years. In other words, I'm a novice. Although this book doesn't cover every single plant, it includes plenty. It's easy to use and gives alot of information about each plant. One of the things I like is that every plant has it's own little chart that give basic info. The text is more indepth. I've had this book for 2 years and still read it. If you're new to gardening, buy this book!
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