Get Growing

by Frankie Flowers, Shannon Ross (Photographer)

Have you ever looked enviously at a neighbour’s gardenand wished you had a green thumb? Have you ever goneto the garden centre full of enthusiasm, only to find yourselfconfused and defeated? Have you ever wished that somehowgardening could just be, well, easy? If so, it’s time to Get Growing with Frankie Flowers. In 352 pages packed with inspiring yet instructional photos, Frankie coaches gardeners of all levels through the basics of getting a garden growing. Broken down into seasonal chapters that give the reader concise, clear instructions on what you need to do now and why, it provides a solid foundation for building a beautiful ornamental garden, a healthy, natural lawn and a bountiful vegetable garden. With tons of step-by-step detail―in words and photos -- this book includes everything from planning and planting to pruning and fine tuning. It’ll also help gardeners of all levels troubleshoot problems like weeds and slugs and rodents (oh my!). Gardening shouldn’t be complicated or overwhelming -- it should be fun. The secret is just to get outside and Get Growing !

Genres: Nonfiction, Gardening, Reference

352 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2011

Reviews

[Chantelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is for very beginners, if you have spend one year gardening you might not see a use for this book.

I would have liked a bit more about plants that are native to Southern Ontario or something along those lines. But beginners that would rather read a book and not youtube would like this.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Frankie Flowers gives very good practical advice for starting a garden, choosing plants with easy instructions and pictures.

[Lily C · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good down to earth guide to basic gardening in Canada. I would have given 5 stars except for product placement in the photographs.

[Child960801 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite a good guide. This book is broken into the different seasons and in each of those sections it's broken into lawn, flower garden and vegetable garden with lists and suggestions for each.