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The Practical Gardener

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Series:Reader's Digest Successful Gardening

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Everything the beginning gardener needs to know. Comprehensive, illustrated instructions for all basic gardening techniques. Expert advice on selecting flowering plants, shrubs, & trees of any garden.

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Canonical title: The Practical Gardener
Original language: English

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Genres: Home & Garden, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 635.9 — Applied science & technology Agriculture Garden crops (Horticulture) Flowers and ornamental plants
LCC: SB453 .P675 — Agriculture Horticulture. Plant propagation. Plant breeding Plant culture Gardens and gardening
BISAC: GAR GARDENING General
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Languages: English
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Published: 1991
Genres: Home & Garden, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 635.9
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