The Gardener's Gripe Book

by Abby Adams

Book Overview

Perennials that behave like annuals, gone within a year or two. Lettuce that bolts right when you're in the mood for a salad. Deer, hedgehogs, slugs, and bugs. And then, all the know-it-alls who tell... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156305647X
• ISBN13: 9781563056475
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Fun and Informative!

This is a really fun read. It's very humorous and extremely informative. There are some chapters where I thought she ran on a little too much about the minor things, but I think that overall this is a wonderful book! Really gets you in the gardening mood!

Funny and practical too

For those who like a little humor with their labor, Abby Adams' wry tone strikes just the right note. With chapters titled "From Eve to Martha Stewart," Tree$" and "Enemies List," this self-proclaimed non-expert takes her reader through the anxieties and triumphs of taking a garden from seed to harvest, peppering her own hard won advice with extensive quotes (many hilarious) from the "experts." She explores the question of lawns, quotes an Englishman on perennials ("A perennial is a plant, that, had it not died, would have returned the following year") shares what she's learned about soil ? "Good soil is like good looks ? something you're born with." This is an enjoyable, readable little book which also happens to be packed with good advice and even better quotations. Perfect after a long day's hard gardening.