Taylor's master guide to gardening [Creating a garden -- Thinking about your garden -- A gardener's look at plants -- Thinking about design -- Elements in the landscape -- Special gardens -- Gallery of plants -- Encyclopedia of plants -- Growing healthy plants -- Soil -- Planting -- Increasing your own plants -- Ongoing care -- Lawns.]

Tenenbaum, Frances. ; Buchanan, Rita. ; Holmes, Roger; Nancy J. Stabile, Nancy Baubaire, Steve Bender, Kevin Connelly, John Dunmire, Galen Gates, Tim Hohn, John Mastalerz, Glenn Morris, Rob Nicholson, h Brent Pemberton, Judith Phillips, Gregory Piotrowski, Rob Proctor, Warren Schultz, Lauren Springer, Guy Sternberg, Martha Kennedy, Ken Druse, Galen GAtes, Derek Fell, Michael A Dirr, Charles Mann, Rita Buchanan, David Benner, Allan Armitage, Karen Bussolini, Rosalind Creasy, John Elsley, Thomas Eltzroth, Pamela Harper, Saxon Holt, Dency Kane, Tom Mannion, Monty Monses, Rick Mastelli, Scott Millard, Jerry Pavia, John Neubauer, Steven Still, Doug Wechsler, Tom Woodham, Alice Yarborough

ISBN 10: 061815907X / ISBN 13: 9780618159079

Published by Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1994, 1994

About this Item

1st edition, 1st printing ; xi, 612 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.; ISBN: 061815907X; 9780618159079 ; Dewey: 635.9 ; OCLC: 61225501 ; green cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; "Provides information on growing trees, perennials, annuals, grasses, herbs, and bulbs, features the basics of garden design, and talks about environmentally sound controls of pests and diseases" ; Contents: Creating a garden -- Thinking about your garden -- A gardener's look at plants -- Thinking about design -- Elements in the landscape -- Special gardens -- Gallery of plants -- Encyclopedia of plants -- Growing healthy plants -- Soil -- Planting -- Increasing your own plants -- Ongoing care -- Lawns.; more than 3,000 species detailed, photo gallery of 1,000 of the best trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, bulbs, herbs, succulents, and ferns best suited to the American garden, cross-referenced ; major section on creating a garden, illustrated with 200 photographs of garden scenes; complete guide to making and maintaining a garden, with analyzing soils, somposting, buying plans, propagating, pruning, watering, fertilizing ; a chapter on pests and diseases recommends only safe, organic controls ; heavy, thick volume ; slight wear to top of dustjacket ; else FINE/FINE. Seller Inventory # 006991

Bibliographic Details

Title: Taylor's master guide to gardening [Creating...

Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1994

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition.

Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis:

15907X Features: -Taylor master guide to gardening.-Hardcover.-612 pages. Options: -1300 color photos and illustrations and over 300 line drawings. Dimensions: -Dimensions: 12'' H x 9'' W.

About the Author:

Roger Holmes, the founding editor of Fine Gardening magazine, has edited several titles in the Taylor's Guide series.

Rita Buchanan is the coeditor and co-author of TAYLOR'S MASTER GUIDE TO GARDENING as well as many other books. A botanist, horticulturist, and passionate gardener and designer, she turned a featureless cow pasture into a glorious garden landscape surrounding her home. She resides in Connecticut.

Frances Tenenbaum is the editor and author of several gardening books. She currently lives in Massachusetts.