A Woman's Hardy Garden (American Gardening Classics)

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  1. Paperback: 140 pages: 1 item
  2. Publisher: Collier Books; 1990-10
  3. Author: Helena Rutherfurd Ely
  4. ISBN: 0020318405
  5. Sales Rank in Books: #2197724

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book, and a wonderful resource, June 24, 2002
Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Woman's Hardy Garden (Horticulture Magazine Garden Classic) (Paperback)
This wonderful book is rightly considered a classic among gardening books. Though it was originally published in 1903, it is still a marvelous resource for the modern gardener. The book starts out with gardening basics, such as soil preparation (the beginning of any garden), laying out the garden, seeds-beds, and planting. Then, the author begins her examination of the flowers that were popular in her time, covering annuals and perennials, and the moving into biennials, roses, lilies, and bulbs. At the end, she turns back to the practical, with a discussion about water for the garden, walkways and other decorations, and finally insecticides (OK, this is rather out-of-date) and tools. The conclusion is also worth reading, containing Ms. Ely's thoughts and several interesting garden diagrams.This is an excellent book, and a wonderful resource. It puts so much knowledge together is a readable and interesting format. I highly recommend this book to you. [As a companion to this book,...Read more

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