Oklahoma Gardener's Guide: The What, Where, When, How & Why of Landscape Gardening in Oklahoma

by Steve Dobbs

Steve Dobbs, a horticulturist, garden writer, and lecturer, was the host and producer of Oklahoma Gardening from 1990 to 1995. The show was selected by the Garden Writers Association of America as the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888608560
• ISBN13: 9781888608564
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Cool Springs Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Gardening Book

This is the best book I have ever found on OK landscape/planting. I have used it to plan grant funded work in public areas like schools, around my house, and have recommended it to Scouts working on their Eagle projects. It's very user friendly and full of useful information and pictures. Don't let the title fool you into thinking it is just about gardening--it covers trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses.

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Oklahoma Gardener's Guide is an awesome, very user-friendly guide. I would highly recommend it to others.

Love this book!

Great book for us that are new to the wonders of gardeing in Oklahoma. There are tips on plants that can handle windy conditions, drought and blistering sun but will come back after the blizzards of winter. I also like the symbols that tell the plants attributes such as fragrance, attracts bees or birds or butterflies, native plants, etc. This book goes with me on plant shopping trips.

Great, but not "Gardening for Dummies"

One of the other reviewers said that this was essentially a "gardening for dummies" book. Definitely not true. It is a very helpful reference book, but I would not consider it a "how to" book, except perhaps to start your lawn. Not that it's not a good book...I'm glad to have it, but I still have no clue as to where to start with my landscaping.

Excellent reference for the novice

I just moved into my first house with a yard and now have to figure out how to take care of it. This book was heavily recommended by the local nurseries, friends and the county extension office. I now know why. It has nice, although small, color pictures of all the plants the author highlights. I really appreciate the author's willingness to speak his mind about certain plants and techniques. It's also very good that the book is specific to Oklahoma since many books spend time on plants that just can not handle red clay, 110 degree summers, drought, 10 degree winters and steady 25 mph winds - and that's just the months of September and October!The book is a great reference although I ended up reading it cover to cover. It's very easy even for me to understand. It has a fine index for finding things later. The only complaint, and it is minor, is the size of the photographs. They are only thumbnail sized and kind of tough to see. But, I have other books that give me good pictures for cross-reference.This book together with Heat Zone Gardening are my main references.