The Flower Gardener's Bible: Time-Tested Techniques, Creative Designs, and Perfect Plants for Colorful Gardens

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This is the complete guide to flower gardening, from experts Lewis and Nancy Hill. They cover it all--from choosing your site and designing your garden to improving your soil, choosing and caring for your plants, and fighting pests and disease. Create the flower garden of your dreams with this comprehensive reference.
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This is the complete guide to flower gardening, from experts Lewis and Nancy Hill. They cover it all--from choosing your site and designing your garden to improving your soil, choosing and caring for your plants, and fighting pests and disease. Create the flower garden of your dreams with this comprehensive reference.

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Publishers Weekly
The Hills recount a visit to a retired farm couple's garden where "flowers were planted in neat cultivated rows, just like their vegetables." Comprehensive formulas for vegetable gardening work, as did the Hills' The Vegetable Gardener's Bible (which has 135,000 in print), but the flower garden is perhaps too broad a subject for similar treatment. The Hills are skilled instructors in basic techniques-a strength they use well in Part I. Easy-to-read text, a welcoming magazine-like layout and step-by-step photographic guides provide a solid foundation in flower garden fundamentals. Part II, "A Gallery of Gardens," is less helpful, with watercolors accompanying descriptions and plant lists for everything from a garden path to a rose garden. By trying to serve all needs and tastes, this section sometimes overloads rather than whets the imagination. In Part III, the Hills present "species-by-species information" on 261 perennials, annuals, bulbs, wildflowers, shrubs, vines and grasses. While overall the result is sometimes uneven, the handsome color photographs will invite browsing and offer gardeners a good, homey foundation. (Mar.)
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Nurseryman Hill (Secrets of Plant Propagation) teams up again with his frequent coauthor, wife Nancy, to write an introduction to flower gardening that is especially suitable for the beginner. In Part 1, they cover the basics of garden design, soils, planting, propagation, pests/diseases, and maintenance. Their clear text is supplemented by boxed information showing gardening techniques step by step, illustrated with captioned, close-up photographs. Part 2 introduces 23 garden types, from rock gardens to water gardens to herb gardens, with boxes highlighting recommended plants for each. A virtual plant encyclopedia, Part 3 covers by scientific name shrubs, annuals, perennials, and bulbs. Most entries run in length from a third of a page to half a page, furnish a beautiful color photo, and indicate pronunciation, plant type, bloom time, description, USDA hardiness zones, propagation, garden companions, and suggested varieties. Although most libraries will already own books that go into much more detail about the covered subjects (e.g., garden design, water gardening), this concise overview presents a range of possibilities for novices. Recommended for libraries needing a general book on flower gardening for beginners.-Sue O'Brien, Downers Grove P.L., IL Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781580174626
  • Publisher: Storey Books
  • Publication date: 2/15/2003
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 182,495
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 10.84 (h) x 0.96 (d)

Meet the Author

The late Lewis Hill was a nurseryman for more than 55 years. He was the author or co-author of 15 books that total more than 600,000 copies in print. Lewis's Secrets of Plant Propagation was selected by the American Horticultural Society as one of their "75 Great Garden Books."

Award-winning photographer Joseph De Sciose is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in numerous books and magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Country Living Gardener, House & Garden, and Country Home.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Joy of Flower Gardening

Chapter 1: The Fascination of Flowers It Takes All Kinds to Make a Garden
• A Perfect Marriage

Chapter 2: Designing Your Flower Garden Where Does Your Garden Grow?
• The Site That Is Right
• The Garden as a Neighborhood of Plants
• A Garden for Bouquets
• Using the Bulb Family
• Designing with Color Coordination in Mind
• Designing the Garden on Paper
• Ornaments in the Garden
• Illuminating Your Garden

Chapter 3: Nurturing Your Garden Soil Evaluating Soil Texture
• A Look at Soil Fertility
• Sweet or Sour Soil?

Chapter 4: Planting Your Flower Garden Putting In a New Garden
• Transplanting Perennials, Shrubs, and Vines
• Planting Bare-Root Plants
• Getting Bulbs Off to a Good Start
• Planting Annuals
• Moving Plants
• The Many Advantages of Mulch
• Living on the Edge
• Reviving an Old Perennial Bed

Chapter 5: Making More Plants Starting Plants from Seeds
• Hybridizing Basics
• Layering
• Divide and Conquer
• Starting Plants from Cuttings
• Grafting Techniques

Chapter 6: Coping with Garden Pests Chemical Gardeners vs. Organic Gardeners
• Insect Invaders
• Animal Scoundrels
• When Diseases Are the Problem
• The Fine Art of Weed Control

Chapter 7: Caring for Your Garden The Joy of Awakening
• Planting and Transplanting
• Early Summer Chores
• Summer Care
• Fall Chores
• A Flower Gardener's Calendar

Part 2: A Gallery of Gardens Down the Garden Path A Fantastic Foundation Garden Wildflower Extravaganza: Meadow and Woodland A Rock Garden to Love Don't Forget to Smell the Flowers Great Gardening on a Hillside Gardening in a Shady Nook Successful Seashore Plantings The Charm of a Cottage Garden The Magic Spell of Water Gardening The Multifaceted Herb Garden Outdoor Gardening in Containers A Deckside Garden A Bed for Butterflies A Five-Star Garden for Hummingbirds A Garden for Plant Collectors Create a Child's Garden An Island of Flowers True Blue, the Zenith of Gardens A Take-It-Easy Garden A Shrub Garden Gardening with Groundcovers The Romance of a Rose Garden

Part 3: A Feast of Flowers An alphabetical listing of plants with species-by-species information on each plant's characteristics and how to care for it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 20, 2003

    Brilliant lucid garden writing

    I have known Nancy and Lewis Hill for nearly thirty years and have visited their luxuriant gardens many times. Their many easy to comprehend gardening books have afforded me valuable tips on how to beautify our yard. This work is a comprehensive treasure that offers excellent practical advice. The authors are knowledgable superb writers!

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