- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions; Min edition (16 Aug 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0762406348
- ISBN-13: 978-0762406340
- Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,173,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"...comprehensive..easy–to–follow..." (Amateur Gardening Magazine, April 2006)
" A splendid guide for the absolute Beginner..." ( Gardens Monthly, December 2006
"It′s astonishingly comprehensive and really does cover everything the aspiring gardener needs to know..." (Let′s Talk, December 2007)
"...comprehensive..easy–to–follow..." (Amateur Gardening Magazine, April 2006)
" A splendid guide for the absolute Beginner..." ( Gardens Monthly, December 2006)
"It′s astonishingly comprehensive and really does cover everything the aspiring gardener needs to know..." (Let′s Talk, December 2007) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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This mini version of GARDENING FOR DUMMIES tells you_in an entertaining and informative way_how to plan, plant, mulch, and prune. A quick-reference guide lists high-performance perennials, outstand-ing annuals, and blossoming bulbs. More For Dummies Miniature Editions(TM)
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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78 of 79 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my daughter who has just moved into her first house with a garden, but ended up reading it myself! It's a comprehensive guide to gardening which is intended for beginners, but as someone who's done some gardening in their time, I found some really useful advice here, as it goes into a fair bit of detail on topics such as lawns and special topics such as containder gardens and gardens for wildlife. There's also a 'tear-out' gardening calendar at the front of the book that tells you what to do when, at a glance. I found this book had far more useful information in it than many of the 'glossy' gardening books out there, and is jargon-free and non-patronising. Highly recommended!
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this as a gift for someone who really needs basic gardening instruction. The only photographs it has are 20 photographs of flowers; not a single photo showing how to do things. Diagrams are limited to around one per chapter too. I returned it as it simply was not fit for purpose. For example, the chapter on pruning and propagating had one basic outline diagram on pruning and one on propagating - hardly enough to help a dummy. I recommend instead the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening, or RHS Month by Month gardening. The latter answers the question "what should I be doing in my garden this weekend?", the former answers the question "and how do I do it?", and for the dummies amongst us, there are millions of pictures, diagrams and photos to back up the text.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as I moved to a house with a large garden. I assumed this book would be able to help me to tend/care for various plants in the garden. The title and descpription led me to assume that I'd find out useful things like when/if to prune things. What to do with tomato plants (budding, pollinating, watering information), and maybe even a chart that tells a novice when to do key tasks.
Nothing like this at all - for tomato you will find out that they are a greenhouse plant (no, really!) and for apple trees, you will find out that you need to go to an 'Apple Day' at a large garden in your area!!
So if you get a house with an established garden, and not buying a house with a blank plot of earth - this is not the book for you. Really disappointing.
Nothing like this at all - for tomato you will find out that they are a greenhouse plant (no, really!) and for apple trees, you will find out that you need to go to an 'Apple Day' at a large garden in your area!!
So if you get a house with an established garden, and not buying a house with a blank plot of earth - this is not the book for you. Really disappointing.
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Good for Dummies!!
Very well written as are all books in the series, explains everything but allows you to move on quickly if you know a little about a certain topic. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mrs. D. Wilkie
Pointless!!
I bought this book because I already have the 'normal' sized 'Grow your own fruit and veg for dummies', which is really good value, but this 2" book is a waste of money. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A. L. Ogram
Good starter and reference book
This book is good if you are starting out gardening for the first time, but really doesn't have that long a shelf life, which I suppose means it does EXACTLY what it says it does.
Published on 27 Mar 2010 by GJH Williams
Great book
As a novice gardener I have found this book a great help, information from everything to what bulbs to buy & how deep to plant them to how to prune a rose bush, a good buy for all... Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2009 by mellieg72
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