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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635 EAN: 9780761122753 ISBN: 0761122753 Label: Workman Publishing Company Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 820 Publication Date: 2008-02-28 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Studio: Workman Publishing Company
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: An excellent garden resource Comment: This book is excellent! It has great, detailed information and is well organized. It's a great addition to my books on gardening. I wish I'd bought it sooner! Customer Rating: Summary: The Gardening Bible! Comment: This is the best gardening book I've come across so far. It covers so much, from houseplants to composting, and has a section on just about any vegetable you can think about growing. And it's in depth! I will keep this book around for years! Customer Rating: Summary: Garden Primer Comment: Garden Primer is a superior gardener's bible for the novice or master gardener. Barbara has out done herself in revising the Gardener's Bible with this comprehensive guide. Customer Rating: Summary: Even better than the first edition Comment: I have long been a fan of the first edition and was pleased to hear the author on the radio recently. The second edition is newly updated and includes many details for organic gardeners which I enjoy. It is comprehensive in nature and well organized. It is the definitive garden book. You just can't do better. Customer Rating: Summary: gardener's friend Comment: This work is very helpful; it is very imaginatively written and assists even those with long experience and a lot of knowledge. The author's enthusiasm for her subject matter could not be any more obvious. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: The most comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth one-volume gardening reference ever, and highly praised: "Barbara Damrosch delivers the goods."—Chicago Tribune "Best of the crop."—House Beautiful "Barbara Damrosch's writing has the snap of a good snowpea and the spice of an old rose."—The Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer "Covers just about everything you could think of and then some." — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "An extraordinarily comprehensive guide." — The San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle "Takes your soaring visions of garden splendor and plants them firmly in the ground."—The Toronto Star Now the beloved classic is revised front-to-back. The new edition has gone 100% organic, which in Barbara Damrosch's hands also means completely accessible. It reflects the latest research on plants, soils, tools, and techniques. There is updated and expanded information on planning a garden, recommended plants, and best tools. Ecological issues are addressed much more extensively, covering lawn alternatives, the benefits of native species, wildlife-friendly gardens, and how to avoid harmful invasive species. More attention is paid to plants appropriate to the South, Southwest, and West Coast, while cold-climate gardeners are given detailed advice on how to extend the growing season. Simply put, the book is a richer and fuller compendium than ever before, with more text, more illustrations and garden plans, expanded plant lists, and gardener's resources. But Barbara Damrosch's core of practical, creative ideas and friendly style remain—she is still an "old-fashioned dirt gardener" at heart.