The Self-Taught Gardener

by Sydney Eddison

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The next best thing to knowing all about gardening is having a friend who's an expert on the subject'and horticulturalist Sydney Eddison is just that friend. In a neighborly, over-the-fence manner that will appeal to novices and practiced gardeners alike, she offers experienced, personal advice on every aspect of gardening. But this guide is more than just a technical handbook, for Eddison's true gift is her overwhelming love of gardening, a love she communicates in an innovative format that show more reflects the way a gardener gradually builds skills and ambitions.Teaching you how to tap into your own instinctive sense of design, color and form, how to avoid common mistakes, and how to learn from others, Eddison offers a wealth of practical tips on helping plants flourish, while providing invaluable lists of sturdy, versatile, and beautiful plants that will anchor your garden for years to come. Intimate and amiable, The Self-Taught Gardener will encourage you to plunge right into planning and planting, and to find within yourself the potential for creating the garden you've always wanted. show less

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Sydney Eddison has written six other books on gardening. She was honored by National Garden Clubs, Inc., with their Award of Excellence for 2010. For her work as a writer, gardener, and lecturer, she has also received the Connecticut Horticultural Society's Gustav A.L. Melquist Award, the New England Wild Flower Society's Kathryn S. Taylor Award, show more and The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut's Bronze Medal. show less

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Home & Garden, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
635.9Applied science & technologyAgricultureGarden crops (Horticulture)Flowers and ornamental plants
LCC
SB473 .E33AgricultureHorticulture. Plant propagation. Plant breedingPlant cultureLandscape gardening. Landscape architecture
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