Taylor's Master Guide to GardeningThe 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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Contents
Contributors | |
208 | |
What do you haver | |
Do you need help? | i |
Annuals in winter | vii |
220 | xii |
Trees | xxii |
Designing vour garden | xxviii |
Special Gardens | 96 |
Gardening for wildlife | 102 |
156 | 136 |
188 | 309 |
280 | 314 |
290 | 321 |
Encyclopedia of Plants | 524 |
Planting | 532 |
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Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening Frances Tenenbaum,Rita Buchanan,Roger Holmes No preview available - 1994 |
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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 | 624 pages |
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