The Southern Living Garden Book

The Southern Living Garden Book

Editorial Reviews
Book Description
When it first hit the shelves in 1998, it took the South by storm. After all, it was the first major, comprehensive gardening encyclopedia solely dedicated to the South. Now there's a new reason to celebrate. The 2004 edition is bigger, brighter, and bolder than ever, with more luscious photography, updated plant listings, and a special focus on native and heritage plants. Find the right plant for every place with Plant Selection Guides and 7,000 plant listings keyed to the Southern Living climate maps. With hundreds of practical hints and tips-plus some garden gospel from Southern Living's resident experts-this is the single most authoritative source for gardening in the South.

Key Features:

-New American Horticultural Society Heat Zone Map and plant ratings

-2,000 new plant entries

-More than 1,200 all-new, full-color plant illustrations

-More than 1,300 color photographs

-New Practical Guide to Gardening,

-70-page section of tips and techniques

-Updated list of mail-order nurseries and Southern public gardens --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The Southern Living Garden Book,Steve Bender,Oxmoor House,0376039094,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,Home Gardening,Reference,Regional - General,Regional - South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA

Book Contents:

1. Those Fabulous '30s: Sweet Little Quilts to Brighten Your Day
2. Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia: Weaving-Jewellery-Costume-Leatherwork-Basketry-Woodwork-Pottery-Metalwork (Stacey International)
3. Trowel and Error : Over 700 Tips, Remedies and Shortcuts for the Gardener
4. Western Garden Book
5. Where Beauty Touches Me
6. Your Backyard Herb Garden : A Gardener's Guide to Growing Over 50 Herbs Plus How to Use Them in Cooking, Crafts, Companion Planting and More
7. 12 More Mormon Temples: Counted Cross-Stitch Patterns of Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
8. A Handbook of Origami
9. All New Square Foot Gardening
10. American Horticultural Society Pests and Diseases: The Complete Guide to Preventing, Identifying and Treating Plant Problems

Book Contents

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