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Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide
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Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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First published in 1992, Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening has sold well over 40,000 copies and received great critical acclaim. This completely revised and updated edition includes 40 new color photographs plus new information on perennials, ornamental grasses, geraniums, and more. Monthly chapters discuss relevant gardening topics-climate, plant selection, soils, fertilizers, and watering-and are accompanied by handy checklists to help gardeners stay organized. An assortment of sidebars and rules of thumb will prove useful to gardeners in any region. Beautifully photographed and written in Pat Welsh's warm and practical style, this is an indispensable guide for every southern California gardener.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.097949
EAN: 9780811822145
ISBN: 0811822141
Label: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1999-12-01
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Studio: Chronicle Books
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Best Year Round Reference Ever! -
When I first started dabbling in gardening at our last home, I thought that if I liked a plant, put it in the ground with some dirt & poured water on top, it would flourish... needless to say, many of those sad little plants suffered tragic deaths.
Pat Welsh's book opened a new door to gardening for me. Not only does she give you the basics on how to plant & care for various plants, she also shows you which plants are appropriate for our climate - often the nurseries carry many plants that are not going to thrive, but she gently guides you in the right direction.
Most importantly, though, she hands you a comprehensive to-do list for each month - I still pick 1-2 items each month to try, while following her directions of caring for my existing landscaping.
For the beginning gardener and/or gardener new to southern California, this is an indispensible tool - so here are my top faves about the book:
PLANT GUIDE (i.e. which bulbs will naturalize, which require more care; which azaleas should you look for; difference between varieties)
MONTH-BY-MONTH to-do LIST
FERTILIZING TECHNIQUES
Happy Gardening & Enjoy!!
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Gardening book -
Item was in great condition and delivered in a timely manner. No problems of any sort.
Fantastic Book -
This is a wonderful step by step book. I was always at a loss on what to do each month being a new gardener and all, but this takes all the guess work out of it. Each month has its own chapter and an exact list of what to do that month, everything from what to plant and feed to what to prune and etc.
Thanks Pat for an awesome book. My family thanks you for the awesome vegetables you have helped me grow!!
God Bless!
Trish Oleary
Great for a novice -
Having been a homeowner for five years, I've only planted the common stuff: grass, trees, shrubs. All of them were alive but not very pretty. This year I decided to really try gardening. I found this book at my library and am so happy with it, I'll be buying my own copy. It takes the overwhelming idea of planting and maintaining and breaks it into twelve chunks that I can handle and understand. It's a perfect jumping off point and allows me to ignore some information that doesn't apply to me, and gives me enough information for things that do apply, and certainly enough to look up more information if I desire. My roses have already started blooming so much better since I now know, and have dealt with, what's been eating them. I'm expecting so much better produce from my apple tree now that I have pruned some of the buds back and now know that I can't just cut the branches back willy-nilly.
Wonderful book! Can't wait to get my own copy!
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Hardly a must. - 
After reading these glowing reviews, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. However, I found a lot of information sorely lacking or incomplete. The month-by-month planting guide format is nice, but, in the attempt to guide us through planting almost every single type of flower/vegetable/herb/fruit possible, we get a little information on a lot of plants, but almost nothing is thoroughly covered. For instance, if you plan to grow tomatoes, this book will tell you which month to plant them, give an incomplete explanation as to the causes and remedies of blossom end rot, and give you outdated advice on the advantages of pruning tomato plants. That's it. The other major problem with this book is that organic gardening tips are almost non-existant and the use of synthetic fertilizers is assumed.
Bottom line is this is a great "quick-reference" for hundreds, if not thousands of plants, but if you have any minor problems beyond when to plant and when to water, this book will be no help.
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