The Easy-care Gardening Expert


Book Description

If you don't have the time, ability or desire to tend to your garden full time, then The Easy-Care Gardening Expert is the book for you.The Easy-care approach can provide a garden which is attractive and looks well-tended, without all the time-consuming, physically demanding work a traditional garden needs.This is a new way of gardening where time-wasting tasks are reduced or eliminated, with advice on: How to make your lawn easier to manage Choosing easy-care trees, shrubs and fruit and vegetables Beating the time wasters Using work saving techniques Avoiding strain and injury Beating common pests and diseases




The Garden Expert


Book Description

This book attempts to set out the fundamental principles to become a great gardener with careful observation and practical experience. "A garden is for its owner's pleasure."




The House Plant Expert


Book Description

"The house plant expert Book two covers the new house plants which have been introduced in the last decade"--Back cover.




The Tree & Shrub Expert


Book Description

This guide provides information on all types of ornamental trees and shrubs for the ordinary garden including: choosing the right types, climbers and conifers, how to buy and plant, tree and shrub care and increasing your stock.




The New Lawn Expert


Book Description

In this jam-packed and revised edition, readers will learn how to recognize types of lawns, maintain excellent care, and diagnose and cure lawn troubles. The lawn care program and calendar continue to be reader favorites. Full-color illustrations.




Slow Gardening


Book Description

Presents advice on low-maintenance gardening, with tips for easy landscaping, short-cut composting, container gardening, and reliable plant combinations.




New England Gardener's Handbook


Book Description

New England Gardener's Handbook is written by popular gardening experts who include their collective wisdom in one complete guide for New England gardeners. In addition to the hundreds of hardy plants in eleven different plant categories, there are monthly to-do calendars assisting gardeners with the proper care and timing for everything from planting to pruning. Full-color photos for each plant and helpful illustrations and charts make this an easy-to-use resource for all New England gardeners with expert advice for home gardeners in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.




Easy Gardens for North Central Texas


Book Description

This groundbreaking book shows beginners and experienced gardeners alike how to create gorgeous gardens with the easiest, colorful, low water plants that north central Texas has to offer. It features over 1000 spectacular photos of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees that thrive with little or no irrigation and only require minutes of care per year - plants that can breeze through hot, humid, Texas summers while attracting butterflies, birds and hummingbirds. Shop for plants like a pro by taking the book with you to garden centers and checking out the latest information on the newest plants around from people who have grown them! Create traffic-stopping color combinations from the over 150 easy examples shown.




Everyday Roses


Book Description

Forget the fuss and embrace modern roses as you learn how to grow and care for rose hybrids in a guide that also lays to rest common rose myths and flawed rose care instructions.




The Container Expert


Book Description

An abundance of full-color photos and illustrations offers inspiration by showcasing successful arrangements, as well as providing visual instructions to complement the helpful, reader-friendly text. Detailed listings offer hundreds of suggestions for plants that will thrive.