The Adventurous Gardener: Where to Buy the Best Plants in New York and New Jersey

by Ruah Donnelly

Book Overview

A practical, lively guide to the outstanding nurseries and growers of a region rich in horticultural diversity. From New Jersey and Long Island to the Hudson River Valley and upstate New York, The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967730325
• ISBN13: 9780967730325
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: The Horticultural Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Like shopping with a friend. Fun and informative.

Ruah Donnelly's informative and easy banter make this guide a pleasure to use. The Adventurous Gardener covers NY and NJ's plant suppliers for the afficianado. I used it to visit my now favorite garden shop: the Peconic Herb Farm (talk about a labor of love!). I'm slightly concerned that the material might become dated, but Donnelly seems to have chosen farms, suppliers, and centers with longevity in mind. Her quotes from the owners' themselves and the little factoids she includes made the text entertaining and I was eager to meet (or observe) the shops and their owners. Nicely done. My only complaint is that the listings are alphabetical within each region. And while each region has a map, I'd love it if the listings followed a driving order whether east to west or north to south, but that's because I hate using Mapquest to organize my trips. Or Donnelly could include more detailed maps within those regions showing how proximate the farms or centers are to each other. (Ease my navigation pains!) But that's nitpicking; The Adventurous Gardener has served me well.