Beginner's Guide to Gardening

by Reader's Digest Association

Starting up a new garden becomes easy with the help of a novice's guide to planting, with complete explanations on technique and plenty of helpful hints that create an essential guide to planting every kind of flower, tree, fruit, or vegetable.

Genres: Nonfiction, Gardening

256 pages, Hardcover

First published February 17, 2005

About the author

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.

The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.

Reviews

[Cher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great motivation starter! I cant wait to get out in my garden.

[David Ward · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thorough but basic.

[Janinne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worthless book that has zero information about USDA Hardiness Zones. A gardening book that has no references to where a plant is growable, is of no use. Especially to a beginner.