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Month-by-month gardening in Michigan / by James A. Fizzell.

by Fizzell, James A. (James Alfred).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Franklin, TN : Cool Springs Press, c1999Description: 219 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm.ISBN: 1888608196.Subject(s): Landscape plants -- Michigan | Landscape gardening -- Michigan | Gardening -- Michigan
Contents:
Introduction -- General Horiculture: Practices -- Chapter 1 : Annual Flowering Plants -- Chapter 2 : Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers -- Chapter 3 : Herbs and Vegetables -- Chapter 4 : Houseplants -- Chapter 5 : Lawns -- Chapter 6 : Perennials -- Chapter 7 : Roses -- Chapter 8 : Shrubs -- Chapter 9 : Trees -- Chapter 10 : Vines, Ground Covers, and Ornamental Grasses -- Chapter 11 : Water and Bog Plants.
Summary: If you have ever asked yourself questions like these, Month-by-Month Gardening in Michigan is for you. Gardening is a journey, not a destination. The day-by-day gardening experiences--planting a few onion sets in the first warm afternoon of spring...the surprises--a purple crocus before the snow has even gone...the satisfaction--fresh green beans on the dinner table, or tomatoes, bright and red, safely in quart jars...these are the things that keep the gardener coming back year after year.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 338).

Introduction -- General Horiculture: Practices -- Chapter 1 : Annual Flowering Plants -- Chapter 2 : Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers -- Chapter 3 : Herbs and Vegetables -- Chapter 4 : Houseplants -- Chapter 5 : Lawns -- Chapter 6 : Perennials -- Chapter 7 : Roses -- Chapter 8 : Shrubs -- Chapter 9 : Trees -- Chapter 10 : Vines, Ground Covers, and Ornamental Grasses -- Chapter 11 : Water and Bog Plants.

If you have ever asked yourself questions like these, Month-by-Month Gardening in Michigan is for you. Gardening is a journey, not a destination. The day-by-day gardening experiences--planting a few onion sets in the first warm afternoon of spring...the surprises--a purple crocus before the snow has even gone...the satisfaction--fresh green beans on the dinner table, or tomatoes, bright and red, safely in quart jars...these are the things that keep the gardener coming back year after year.

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