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(More customer reviews)This book wasn't what I expected. I read the description, and even looked it up on other sites, but I guess I didn't do a good enough job. I wanted a book where I could stash all my tags from the plants I bought and make some notes about when and where I planted things. This book does have that - but it's only 4 pages in the back of each section - by design, you have to use those pages for planning until the last section when you can fill in your actual garden. The rest of the book is your usual garden book with sections on designing your garden, foundation of the garden, features of the garden, creative planting, and planting "practicalities". The print in the book is very small, I'd say that most of what you have to read is in 6 or 8 point font. It has A LOT of information - a paragraph on every topic you can imagine - for example, in the planning section, there are paragraphs on views, climate and aspect, gradients, features, plants, paths, divisions, formal gardens informal gardens, wild gardens, themed gardens, sun, shade, wind, frost, soil, etc., etc. For a beginnger like myself, this just overwhelms me. I have not read the book besides a bit here or there on a page, but it's hard to imagine that there is a lot of depth because of the breadth of the topics covered. Oh, and speaking of topics, there is an index (TG! You'll need one!), but it's only 3.5 pages, so I wonder how detailed it is.
Anyway, this book would be a good primer for someone who is starting from a blank slate and also knows very little about gardens or gardening.
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Gardeners Fact FileCreate a complete garden from scratch with this interactive personal organizer. Beginning gardeners can assess their wants and needs and match them to the avail able garden plot, budget, and time constraints. Essential construction and planting techniques are covered and illustrated in fifteen step-by-step projects, tog ether with new and exciting ideas for garden features, decorative effects, and planting designs. A clear plastic cover and wiro binding make it sturdy and practical to use, while a plastic, zipped folder keeps tear sheets, pictures, and other reference material handy. Notebook sections throughout the book allow the reader to design his or her own garden on girds and story boards. It's a book you'll want to keep with you at all times - from the armchair to the nursery to the garden.
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