California Gardener's Handbook: Your Complete Guide: Select - Plan - Plant - Maintain - Problem-solve - Softcover

Asakawa, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591865670 ISBN 13: 9781591865674

Publisher: Cool Springs Press, 2013

Synopsis

The California Gardener’s Resource is filled with need-to-know information from popular gardening experts who include their collective wisdom in one complete guide. In addition to the hundreds of proven plants, this resource has monthly-to do calendars assisting gardeners with the proper care and timing for everything from planting to watering. Water-wise plant selections and advice on gardening with less water addresses the challenges of gardening in California.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Your one-stop source for all your questions about gardening in California! Bruce and Sharon Asakawa have combined more than 100 years of gardening expertise into the best resource for the varied climates and environmental challenges of gardening in California. Their plant list provides strength against the forces of nature and the stresses of everyday life. California Gardener’s Handbook features: * Twelve popular plant categories, including annuals and waterwise selections* Chapters on edible gardening including citrus, fruits, nuts, and vegetables* Extensive selection of beautiful tropical and sub-tropical plants* Twelve months of around-the-garden advice for each of the plant categories* Information on sustainable and environmentally sound gardening practices

About the Author:

Bruce Asakawa has been active in the green industry, landscape design, and gardening communication for most of his life. He graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona, with a major in landscape architecture, then went on to develop and teach horticulture classes with the University of California Extension Program. During the early nineties, Bruce was asked to host the West Coast Garden Line, the popular live call-in garden radio show that aired throughout California. Several years ago, the program became Garden Compass with co-hosts Sharon Asakawa and John Bagnasco.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cool Springs Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1591865670
• ISBN 13: 9781591865674
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272