New England Gardener's Year

by Reeser Manley, Marjorie Peronto

This comprehensive full-color what-to/when-to/how-to reference manual covers every garden and landscape planting including the most proven and popular as well as many native New England plants that deserve to be better known. Month-by-month guidance from March through October―with suggested dates for planting and tending adjusted for each zone―is augmented by advice on such topics as soil testing, composting, pruning, landscape design, and how to provide a season-long source of pollen and nectar for beneficial insects. Gardeners will find advice and photos for adapting to any microclimate or situation including shade; wet soil; coastal landscapes; container, raised-bed, and extended-season gardening; and much more. Gardeners and landscapers will treasure this book for its elegant writing and full-color photography, its photo-essay tours of outstanding owner-maintained gardens throughout New England, its focus on organic methods and native plants, and its guidance on integrating gardens of every variety into their surrounding landscapes. Photo sequences of key techniques enhance the book, which is designed and indexed to provide instant access to the information a gardener needs at hand. In Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto’s view, the plots of land on which we live are not our “yards” but our gardens―extensions of the surrounding natural world―and we, as gardeners, are caretakers of that world. They advocate gardening in tune with nature― avoiding pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and invasive plants, while creating a garden that enhances local biodiversity. The New England Gardener’s Year will guide you to a garden of great beauty and bountiful harvests.

Genres: Gardening

320 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2013

Reviews

[John Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picked this up at my local public, need to get a copy as this is a blueprint for a great garden year.
Highly recommended if you are a NE vegetable gardener!

[Matt Kelland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Superb. It tells you exactly what to do each month to create and maintain a garden. I could really use that - this year, there was a lot we failed to do, or did too late or too early. Hopefully, we won't make the same mistakes next year.

If you're new to gardening like me (or you've just moved here from a different climate and you want to know what's different up here) this will tell you everything you need to know. It's actually a little more comprehensive than I need right now, but that just means I'll be referring to it for many years.

[Pam Kennedy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A practical guide for,the New England Gardener. This book will be a useful reference throughout the year, probably replacing my earn copy of The Victory Garden's month by month book!

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

great localized resource