Better Homes & Gardens Ask the Garden DoctorA comprehensive question-and-answer guide to gardening, packed with accessible advice from the experts at BH&G. This book will be filled with easy solutions to everyday gardening dilemmas, from battling lawn weeds to deterring pests, all in an affordable, user-friendly package. Organized season-by-season, it will be easy for gardeners to identify problems as they appear in their gardens, with solutions organized by plant type, making it easy to locate related problems and solutions together. Each entry will offer short, informative notes on hundreds of common gardening challenges. This beautiful package will stand out from all other gardening advice books on the market, as each entry is accompanied by beautiful 4-color photographs throughout, demonstrating what to look for and how to resolve it.
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Contents
General Houseplants 6 Foliage Houseplants 10 Blooming Houseplants | 19 |
Annuals 24 Perennials 40 Bulbs 90 Roses | 102 |
Lawn 118 Landscape Design | 144 |
Insects 306 Disease 326 Animal Pest 338 Weeds | 350 |
Soil Fertility 360 Watering Irrigation 376 Light Temperature 386 Propagation | 397 |
Common terms and phrases
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