The First-Time Gardener

by Pattie Barron

An authoritative guide for neophyte gardeners shares practical information and advice on topics ranging from how to buy plants and control pests to the art of cultivation, fertilizing, pruning, and more. Original. 20,000 first printing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517886197
• ISBN13: 9780517886199
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A terrific primer

I bought this book about four years ago and have just got around to reading it (any of you out there like that?). When I purchased it, I did so because I liked the pictures and illustrations, and thought if I had some spare time that spring, I might try to learn a thing or two about gardening. Then I got pregnant, and the book sat on the shelf, collecting dust until now. Motivated by the numerous flower beds at our new home, I thought it might be a good time to open this book up, and what I found was a wealth of user-friendly and good-humored information. Unlike many "beginner" gardening books, this one truly is for the first-time gardener, who doesn't know the difference between a trowel and a spade, and never knew that what type of soil you have can impact how your garden grows. And of course, there are the gorgeous illustrations and photographs that drew me to choose the book in the first place. This really is a perfect way to enter the intimidating world of gardening.