The New Western Garden Book: The Ultimate Gardening Guide

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As surely as gardens change with the seasons, gardening is ever changing. New plants, techniques, materials, and lifestyles are constantly broadening the choices you have and reshaping the way you garden in the West. In response to this natural evolution, the editors of Sunset-the West's most trusted source of gardening information for more than 80 years-have completely redesigned and updated The Western Garden Book in this new 2012 Ninth Edition. Following the best-selling success of the previous editions of The...
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Overview

As surely as gardens change with the seasons, gardening is ever changing. New plants, techniques, materials, and lifestyles are constantly broadening the choices you have and reshaping the way you garden in the West. In response to this natural evolution, the editors of Sunset-the West's most trusted source of gardening information for more than 80 years-have completely redesigned and updated The Western Garden Book in this new 2012 Ninth Edition. Following the best-selling success of the previous editions of The Western Garden Book, this edition includes a fresh new look, thousands of color photographs, fresh illustrations, and an easy-to-follow format. Written by experts for gardeners in the West, this book is an indispensable reference for beginning and expert gardeners alike.

The New Western Garden Book features include:

  • A photo gallery shows the West's most innovative gardens, from all-edibles front yards to stylish water-wise and fire-wise gardens to living walls and green roofs-all with ideas you can use.
  • Climate Zone Maps and growing-season graphs for all regions of the West including Alaska and Hawaii.
  • A new "Plant Finder" section helps you choose plants for their garden's problem areas or for special effects.
  • "A to Z Plant Encyclopedia" lists some 8,000 plants that thrive in the West, including more than 500 new ones. Gorgeous color photographs illustrate all plant entries-for the first time ever in The Western Garden Book.
  • "Gardening From Start to Finish" is a new visual guide that leads readers through all steps of making a garden, from soil prep through planting, growing and care, with special sections on natives, veggies, grasses and more.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780376039200
  • Publisher: Oxmoor House, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 2/7/2012
  • Edition number: 9
  • Pages: 768
  • Sales rank: 59,073
  • Product dimensions: 8.20 (w) x 10.80 (h) x 1.30 (d)

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Sunset magazine (www.sunset.com) is the premier guide to life in the West, covering the newest and best ideas in Western home design and landscaping, food and entertaining, and regional travel in 13 Western states. Sunset Magazine has a circulation of over 1.25 million and a readership of 4.864 million.
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  • Posted July 28, 2012

    Always a Joy to Read

    My "bible" for gardening. I've been buying this book for over 20 years now and am always excited to get the new edition. This is the first place I always turn to when I need info on a particular plant or what plant I need for certain situations.

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  • Posted May 22, 2012

    Recommended for western gardeners

    The SUNSET Western Garden Book gets better and better. Bravo on replaciong the drawings with photos. Plant zones are now easier to locate. Many new and heritage cultivars included. A must for the amateur, professional gardener and horticulturist. C. Konigsberg,
    Horticulturist

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 14, 2012

    Almost more fun that actually gardening!

    I bought this book for my son's birthday, as he has inherited my need to be in the dirt. We spent an hour just looking at the gorgeous pictures and reading descriptions of favorite as well as mystery plants. An invaluable tool for California gardeners.

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