Published: Thursday, February 9, 2012
2 handy guides for beginning gardeners
Some gardeners save seeds to cut costs. Some save them to preserve rare plant species. Others just crave the kinds of tomatoes you can't buy in a store.
Whatever the motivation, "The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds" provides the information to get you started. Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough provide a basic botany lesson and information about harvesting and preparing seeds, saving them from season to season and using them to grow new plants.
"The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds" sells for $24.95 in softcover.
Even if you've never picked up a shovel, "Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening" can get you growing.
Unlike many gardening guides, this one is for the raw beginner. Horticulturist and lifelong gardener Katie Elzer-Peters assumes her readers know little or nothing about gardening and teaches them the basics, and just the basics.
The book addresses simple tasks such as reading a plant tag or identifying a plant hardiness zone, and guides readers in common lawn- and garden-care chores. It teaches basic terminology and techniques that will make it easier to understand more advanced gardening advice.
"Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening" sells for $21.99 in softcover.
Mary Beth Breckenridge, Akron Beacon Journal
Whatever the motivation, "The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds" provides the information to get you started. Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough provide a basic botany lesson and information about harvesting and preparing seeds, saving them from season to season and using them to grow new plants.
"The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds" sells for $24.95 in softcover.
Even if you've never picked up a shovel, "Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening" can get you growing.
Unlike many gardening guides, this one is for the raw beginner. Horticulturist and lifelong gardener Katie Elzer-Peters assumes her readers know little or nothing about gardening and teaches them the basics, and just the basics.
The book addresses simple tasks such as reading a plant tag or identifying a plant hardiness zone, and guides readers in common lawn- and garden-care chores. It teaches basic terminology and techniques that will make it easier to understand more advanced gardening advice.
"Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening" sells for $21.99 in softcover.
Mary Beth Breckenridge, Akron Beacon Journal
Comments
(