The Old Farmer's Almanac Book of Garden Wisdom

By Cynthia Van Hazinga

Book Overview

Far from being a dry, technical manual, this volume is a bright, welcome contrast to the run-of-the-mill-how-to books, with hundreds of photos, etchings, sidebar anecdotes, offbeat wit, and uniquely... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517162970
• ISBN13: 9780517162972
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great fun AND very informative!

It's not often you get to find so many little gems of wisdom and lore mixed in with useless tidbits of trivia and wonderful illustrations that sometimes make you laugh aloud. This book is worth having just because it's so much fun, but it's also worth its weight in gold for helpful gardening hints. If you love gardening and know that some of the best hints are handed down through generations of experience from the people out in the field, you will LOVE this book.

A delightful bouquet of gardening facts and myths

Want to know how to keep worms alive? When to plant pansies? Why crepe myrtles need to be trimmed in spring? This book by reknowned gardener and writer Cynthia Van Hazinga will entertain and inform you at the same time. A perfect bedside book to get your mind off your worries and onto growing and eternal things.