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Summary: Don't Need to Be a Plant Expert!
Review: Although I very much enjoy books that simply educate me about certain plants, I am not able to remember all I need to know in a regular, timely fashion. This book, with its month to month format, overcomes that by reminding me to weed-n-feed my lawn, prune my summer flowering shrubs, plant bare root roses, and spray my fruit trees -- all in one chapter entitled, "March"! Also, great reading and pictures! Along with my Southern Living Garden Problem Solver book, I don't need any other gardening books!
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Summary: Don't Need to Be a Plant Expert!
Review: Although I very much enjoy books that simply educate me about certain plants, I am not able to remember all I need to know in a regular, timely fashion. This book, with its month to month format, overcomes that by reminding me to weed-n-feed my lawn, prune my summer flowering shrubs, plant bare root roses, and spray my fruit trees -- all in one chapter entitled, "March"! Also, great reading and pictures! Along with my Southern Living Garden Problem Solver book, I don't need any other gardening books!
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Summary: Month-By-Month Gardening In the South; What To Do and When T
Review: Being new to the south and the Director of Grounds for a school in NW Georgia that has ALOT of property to keep up, I have found this book to be indispensible! I have learned much and keeping up with the longer growing season has been easy with this book to guide and teach me. I am planning to add all of the Hastings' books to my library.
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Summary: The Perfect Gardening Book
Review: I have a small collection of general audience books, and I was looking for one tailored to my neck of the woods. I have only owned a home for two years, so keeping up a yard was new to me. I had gardened in the past at my parent's but never been in charge of it all (lawn, trees, shrubs, mulch, flowers, etc.). This book makes it all seem so easy! My yard is looking better in the six months I've been reading this book, and I have no doubt that it will be spectacular next spring thanks to the Hastings' wise book layout!
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Summary: You'll use this book constantly. Not just for Georgians!
Review: I own an embarrassingly large number of gardening books, some of them quite wonderful. But this one has quickly become my favorite, for many reasons. In it, the experience and wisdom of Don Hastings have been paired with the insights of his son, Chris, who realized that the month-by-month format would be a godsend for many gardeners, especially younger ones who are overwhelmed by books that take an encyclopedic approach. The photographs are superb (finally, I am able to recognize some of the common pests in my garden!). The advice, which is understandable and pleasant to read without being simplistic, is as useful for Northern Virginians like me as it is for those in the deep south. But I think my favorite thing about Don and Chris Hastings' book is the same thing I appreciate about my favorite cookbooks: rather than merely telling you what to do, they tell you WHY you are doing it, and explain the reasons behind each piece of advice. By sharing their understanding in this way, they help the reader to become a knowledgeable gardener rather than simply a memorizer and follower of instructions. (Plus, the book turns gardening into a year-round pleasure, rather than something you look forward to beginning in March!)
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Summary: This book is on the Christmas list for all our neighbors!
Review: This book has twelve chapters, January through December, and each chapter is subdivided into eight sections: Shade and Flowering Trees, Shrubs and Vines, Fruits, Roses, Flowers and Colorful Garden Plants, Vegetables, Houseplants, and Lawns. Additionally, a glossary and index in the back of the book allow you to quickly reference to specific plants and gardening procedures in the South. Highly rated by the Atlanta Journal-Consititution - a complete manual for the care and propagation of your immediate Southern outdoor environment!
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Summary: Extremely Helpful!
Review: This is EXACTLY the book I've needed for years and didn't know about! I'm so glad to have found it. Now I know exactly when to do all my gardening tasks and HOW to do them! This book includes great month by month instructions on what a Southern gardener should be doing. It also includes fabulous instructions on how to do many tasks [like pruning!] that I really had no good idea how to do correctly. I love gardening and I'm so happy to have this book - I'm finding it exceptionally useful! This book is money well spent!
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Summary: Extremely Helpful!
Review: This is EXACTLY the book I've needed for years and didn't know about! I'm so glad to have found it. Now I know exactly when to do all my gardening tasks and HOW to do them! This book includes great month by month instructions on what a Southern gardener should be doing. It also includes fabulous instructions on how to do many tasks [like pruning!] that I really had no good idea how to do correctly. I love gardening and I'm so happy to have this book - I'm finding it exceptionally useful! This book is money well spent!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: Wonderful month-by-month text on what to do and how to do in all facets of gardening! Covers everything from grasses, flowers, vegetables, houseplants, shrubs and trees. A valuable guide for the Southern gardener.
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Summary: Mostly good, but a few problems
Review: Yes, it's a good schedule. However, the writing is kind of folksy. I tire of his personal examples; doesn't he know anyone else who gardens? More illustrations or photographs would help, too. Overall, it's a good book, but certainly not a comprehensive guide to gardening.
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