Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening

Roger Holmes

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Oct 18, 2001 - Gardening - 612 pages

The essential one-volume reference for all North American gardeners, Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening covers the six distinct gardening regions in North America and features the contributions of thirty-five expert consultants from every region. More than three thousand outdoor ornamental plants are described. No matter how many garden books you own, Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening is the one you will turn to again and again for information and inspiration.

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Taylor's master guide to gardening

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A solid single volume that takes the reader through the garden planning process, then provides high-quality photos and text on the most popular garden trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals. A good choice for all public and horticultural libraries. (LJ 9/1/94)

Contents

• Do you need help?: i
• Annuals in winter: vii
• 220: xii
• Trees: xxii
• Designing vour garden: xxviii
• Color in the picture: 46
• Special Gardens: 96
• Gardening for wildlife: 102
• 156: 136
• 188: 309
• 280: 314
• 290: 321
• Encyclopedia of Plants: 524
• Planting: 532

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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening; Taylor's Guides
• Author: Roger Holmes
• Editors: Frances Tenenbaum, Rita Buchanan, Roger Holmes
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001
• ISBN: 061815907X, 9780618159079
• Length: 612 pages
• Subjects: Gardening / Reference