The Southern Garden Advisor_Barbara Pleasant_9781591860457_Thomas Nelson

Author  Barbara Pleasant

Format Paperback | 192 pages

Dimensions 155 x 229 x 13mm | 308g

Publication 31 Dec 2003

A creative, easy-to-use handbook for the dedicated Southern gardener, the Southern Garden Advisor delivers timely tips, practical advice, and detailed instructions on how to make your Southern garden and lawn the envy of all your friends.

This sourcebook is organized by season…the essential gardener's almanac for Southerners. Topics include:

Seasonal plant care advice for all aspects of the Southern garden, including trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, herbs, fruits, lawns, ground covers, and shrubs.

Specific instructions on how to grow, prune, and care for a wide variety of plants.

Helpful sidebars packed with fascinating facts, including:

Wonderful Words-essential garden vocabularyGreat Gadgets-for instance, "ten things to do with a plastic milk jug"Nature Unlimited-tips on how gardeners can help the environmentWritten by Barbara Pleasant, a seasoned Southern gardener with more than 500,000 gardening books in print, the Southern Garden Advisor is a must-have resource!