The Garden Planner: Over a Million Ways to Mix and Match Perfect Beds and Borders

by John Walker

Book Overview

Gardening is best when it doesn't seem like work. This fun mix-and-match book is an inspiring way for green thumbs to keep playing and planning through an entire year of rewarding effort. The book's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737006102
• ISBN13: 9780737006100
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Time Life Medical
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 12.7"

Customer Reviews

The Garden Planner

This is an excellent resource for any gardener. It is especially good for those who have little time to spend hours trying to decide where and how to plant flowers in beds and for the novice gardener it gives all the pertinent information to be a successful gardener and get it right the first time.

The Garden Planner

I bought this book because it was recommended by someone in my garden club. It is no longer in print so it was bought as a used book, it is in perfect condition and I hope to use it this winter to plan out a new garden.

Just plain fun!

I discovered "The Garden Planner"...It is a fun book, hardback (with a spiral bound flipbook inside.) The flip-pages are divided into 4 sections allowing you to mix and match varieties of plants, shrubs, and trees to your hearts content! Each selection is numbered and a description is given (with information on blooming period and planting guidelines.) It is just plain fun to do. It's an interesting format, and provides lots of information for the "plan-minded" gardener. Really a "fun" flower book!

Best Overall Garden Book

This book is wonderful for all levels-- beginning gardeners to experts. I have an extensive gardening library and this is by far the most "user friendly". The pictures help to identify plants and they also suggest other plants to accompany your selection, so I always take it to the nursery with me as a resource. It's also durable and can be left in the dirt without damage. One warning, however, check your index because mine is a mis-print and the last page is missing, replaced by a duplicate first page. Despite this flaw, I plan to buy more as gifts.

Very Useful and Fun Flip-Book

This is the most amazing garden planning book, presented in a way so simple (and even "retro"). Each page is divided into four flip sections, and you can visually mix and match flowers and shrubs to see how they'd look next to each other in your garden. The back of each picture has full planting information which makes planning even easier. Buy this book for yourself, and then order more copies as gifts for your friends!