. . . a great ally in arming busy landscape practitioners with new approaches to making informed decisions.
--Rose Marques "Perspectives in Landscape Design"
A succinct and easy--to--navigate resource . . . Chalker--Scott's instructions are clear enough for even a first--time gardener to follow.
-- "The Bloomsbury Review"
An essential tool in deciphering both eco--myths and advertising copy. It helped me to distinguish the greenwashing from the truly 'green.' And to be guided by actual research findings? What a concept! One that advertising copy writers and eco--advocates alike don't want us to follow.
--Susan Harris
Buy this book and I guarantee you'll save money. Linda Chalker--Scott prunes the advertising hype behind many garden additives--Epsom salts, peat mulch, gypsum, water crystals, compost tea, and more. Her commonsense approach, heralding scientific rigor and challenging 'junk science' is a must read for every serious gardener.
--Suzy Bales
From the moment you see and then hold Linda Chalker-Scott's new book, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, you know you have something special. The cover is simply beautiful; reminiscent of a treasured book handed down from generation to generation. And the book itself feels quite substantial as you hold it in your hands. Together, those initial impressions combine to tell you that this book is different from all the others. The bottom line? The Informed Gardener Blooms Again will save you time, effort and money. What more could you want from a book?
-- "Gardenofpossibilities.com"
Gardeners tend to separate gardens from nature, but Linda Chalker-Scott's The Informed Gardener Blooms Again plants nature back where it belongs.
-- "Olympian"
I urge the serious gardener to read The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, and its companion The Informed Gardener. At best, we will become better-informed gardeners. At least, we will save a few hundred dollars a season, otherwise spent on nutrients that our gardens do not need.
-- "BookPleasures.com"
Linda Chalker--Scott is a scientist with a mission---evidence--based gardening. Happily she is also the most interesting, entertaining, knowledgeable, and useful garden writer I've come across. Home gardeners will learn practices that are more effective, safer, and---believe me, this is no small thing---cheaper.
--Constance Casey
Linda Chalker-Scott's new collection of myth debunking about gardening is a welcome follow-up to her first book, The Informed Gardener . . . . Written in an easy-to-understand manner, with scientific reasoning, both of Chalker-Scott's books are perfect for the novice gardener and the pro.
--Marilyn Dahl "Shelf Awareness"
Readers will likely be fascinated with practices they didn't even know existed.
-- "Klamath Falls Herald and News"
Research scientist Linda Chalker-Scott is dedicated to bringing the latest scientific information to the gardening public.
-- "Chicago Botanic Garden"
This enjoyable book should find its way into the hands of almost every gardener. Highly recommended for public libraries with gardeners ready to tackle the literature, as well as academic and special libraries with interests in horticulture and gardening.
-- "Library Journal"
