- Hardcover: 640 pages
- Publisher: Reader's Digest; 1 edition (Sep 1 1979)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0888500815
- ISBN-13: 978-0888500816
- Product Dimensions: 26.4 x 21.1 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #114,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Have Gardener's Resource!,
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This review is from: Illustrated Guide to Gardening in Canada (Hardcover)
This is a book that you might use intensively when first learning about gardening and plants but will come back to over and over when you come across a problem, disease, question or an unusual plant and you need information about it.This 640 page book is jam packed with drawings, and information about growing and sustaining plants in Canada. The book is laid out in sections such as Trees, Shrubs & Vines, Roses (they have their own section!), Perennials, Annuals and Biennials, Tubers, Irises, Rock Plants, lilies, Water Plants, Herbs, Soil, House Plants, Green House Gardening, etc. The book is not packed with colour photos but every tree, shrub or plant is detailed meticulously with black and white drawings. I've found the drawings sufficient to identify plants using the book. Each plant has information about its foilage, care, height and spread, species and variety. I really find the section on special requirements and remarks to be the most useful - with recommendations on when to sow seed, what kind of soil or light it tolerates and other really useful tidbits of information. The section on pests, diseases and weeds if very useful with full colour examples. I found the sections on the various ways to propagate, divide, prune and train plants (espilar) to be the most useful. There are huge sections on fruits and vegetables covering everything from What can go wrong, varieties, how to grow, etc. I would rate this book without hesitation as a 5 star, can't be without reference tool for either the beginner or advanced gardener.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most complete and authorative book ever.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Illustrated Guide Gardening (Hardcover)
This book is, complete, easy to use, and extremely helpful. It is good for people who are beginning gardeners or as a reference to a master gardener. I hope that it comes back into print.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent reference easy to read detailed information,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Illustrated Guide Gardening (Hardcover)
I would like to know if the book has been revised and if so, the ISBN number available. I have been using this book for over 10 years and find it to be extremely resourceful. I would like to buy a similar book for a friend, but have not found any that compare to Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Out of print but not out of date,
By Irene Harper - Published on Amazon.com
From the beginner to the experienced gardener, you won't find a better guide to gardening. Helps to identify plants, growing conditions for each plant and suggests good layout ideas. Worth taking a chance on buying a used one but I recommend the hardcover, you will be referring to it a lot.
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