Flower Gardening: Practical Solutions for Gardening Success

by Teri Dunn

The book also explains how to use flowers as the primary focal point in the landscape, as accents, as companions with other plant varieties. It also includes: How to choose plants How to create a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591861578
• ISBN13: 9781591861577
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cool Springs Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A winner for the beginner!

This book is extremely user friendly, especially for the beginner flower gardener. The first five chapters give basic gardening how-to information, which is similar to what you might find in any gardening book. Where Can't Miss Flower Gardening really shines is in it's plant directory. Each plant description is accompanied by a bright, detailed photo at the top of the page, and a collection of icons (depicting such qualities as "native plant", "drought resistant", "attracts butterflies", "has fragrance", as well as sun/ shade requirements) at the bottom. In addition, the pages are color-coded by plant type, from annuals to perennials to flowering shrubs to bulbs, to flowering trees. This makes finding the right plant for a tricky spot in your garden quick and easy. When I first picked up this book, I had a large garden space to fill and knew virtually nothing about which plants would do best in which spots. This book was my savior! A quick scan through the extensive flower-index allowed me to pick out just the right flowers for each spot. As the title promises, I haven't missed yet! The garden is getting rave reviews from neighbors, visitors, and passers-by. Very passionate gardeners will probably already be familiar with the species listed here, however. It only covers the tried-and-true, and those seeking something a little bit newer and more exciting for their gardens will probably be dissapointed. But if you are just getting started, this book will be your new best friend!