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Summary: Outstanding.
Review: A great book. It tought me how to grow great vegetables with minimal fuss, while making a great looking garden.
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Summary: Very detailed and informative-no pictures
Review: I have found this book indispensable since moving from the west coast to Iowa. My only criticism is that there are no pictures, just sketches, which makes it difficult to put together what you have read with what you have seen. I recently bought a small hand size plant encyclopedia to accompany it and I find it makes things much easier. It is a good read and works well for quick reference, too.
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Summary: Very detailed and informative-no pictures
Review: I have found this book indispensable since moving from the west coast to Iowa. My only criticism is that there are no pictures, just sketches, which makes it difficult to put together what you have read with what you have seen. I recently bought a small hand size plant encyclopedia to accompany it and I find it makes things much easier. It is a good read and works well for quick reference, too.
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Summary: Getting ready for spring!
Review: I loved the Duggan book and now use it to plan for spring plantings. I turned an ugly yard into a beautiful garden and haven for my family and friends using the helpful, down-to-earth advice contained in the book. Whenever I think about gardening, I always check Laara's book first to find her advice about planting in shade,or in full sun, for color choices or for hardiness. I take her book with me everywhere in a plastic bag so thatI have it while on plant shopping trips, out to the nursery and out to the garden. I bought copies for my friends, too.
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Summary: Getting ready for spring!
Review: I loved the Duggan book and now use it to plan for spring plantings. I turned an ugly yard into a beautiful garden and haven for my family and friends using the helpful, down-to-earth advice contained in the book. Whenever I think about gardening, I always check Laara's book first to find her advice about planting in shade,or in full sun, for color choices or for hardiness. I take her book with me everywhere in a plastic bag so thatI have it while on plant shopping trips, out to the nursery and out to the garden. I bought copies for my friends, too.
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Summary: I didn't like it.
Review: No color pictures, it has black/white "drawn" pictures, but the information about each plant has a lot of detail.
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Summary: I didn't like it.
Review: No color pictures, it has black/white "drawn" pictures, but the information about each plant has a lot of detail.
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Summary: Create the garden of your dreams!
Review: TABLE OF CONTENTS -Section One • Fundamentals • Great Gardens Start Here • Gardening Calendar Section Two • Flower Gardens • Domesticated Wildflowers • Favorite Perennials • Hardy Bulbs Section Three • Kitchen Gardens • Culinary Herbs • Edible Flowers and Ferns • Popular Vegetables • Table Vegetables A-Z • Small Fruits Section Four • Sustainable Landscaping - Deciduous Trees and Shrubs - Evergreen Conifers - Green Lawns - Ground Covers and Vines - Native Prairies - Romantic Meadows Section Five • Wildlife Gardens • Captivating Butterflies • Enchanting Birds Section Six • Lists and Other Resources • The Weather and Your Garden • What's in a Name? Gardener's Latin • National Wildlife Refuges in the Midwest • Midwest Gardens to Visit • Midwest Mail-Order Plant and Seed Sources
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Summary: A book for the midwest home owner.
Review: This is a book for creating a good looking yard that does not take all of your time working on it, so you spend more time looking at & enjoying the results.
Provides you the information required, to decide if a plant will grow successfully in the habitat you are trying to establish. Gives you the need to know requirements of the plant and what will make it happy and flourish.
I live in Iowa and this book is about plants that we can grow Iowa. The TV shows and many other books are always showing Zone seven plant material. That is called an annual in Iowa.
Great book for anyone planting in the midwest region. The price makes it a true value for the home owner. This is not a "coffee table" book this is an owner's manual.
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Summary: A book for the midwest home owner.
Review: This is a book for creating a good looking yard that does not take all of your time working on it, so you spend more time looking at & enjoying the results.
Provides you the information required, to decide if a plant will grow successfully in the habitat you are trying to establish. Gives you the need to know requirements of the plant and what will make it happy and flourish.
I live in Iowa and this book is about plants that we can grow Iowa. The TV shows and many other books are always showing Zone seven plant material. That is called an annual in Iowa.
Great book for anyone planting in the midwest region. The price makes it a true value for the home owner. This is not a "coffee table" book this is an owner's manual.
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