Old Fashioned Garden Wisdom: Tips, Lore, and Good Advice for Creating a Beautiful, Healthy Garden“Packed with practical gardening advice on everything from priming your soil and starting seeds to fighting plant diseases and controlling insects....Takes gardening back to the basics....Browse this book for fun and ideas, or use it as a handy resource when a garden problem arises.”—Better Homes & Gardens “Maxcy has collected a delicious potpourri of tips that work.”—Cleveland Plain-Dealer |
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