Synopses & Reviews
Written by one of the region's most highly respected gardening experts, Minnesota and Wisconsin Getting Started Garden Guide is a plant recommendation guidebook geared exclusively toward gardeners located in these states. Author Melinda Myers shares her extensive gardening knowledge, highlighting her top picks for plants that will thrive in (or in spite of) the area's tough winters and other unique growing conditions, guaranteeing success for the gardener and home landscaper in Minnesota or Wisconsin. From soil and water to fertilization and pest management, Minnesota and Wisconsin Getting Started Garden Guide addresses all the gardening topics of concern to Minnesota and Wisconsin gardeners. Featured plant categories discuss annuals, bulbs, ferns and groundcovers, ornamental grasses, perennials, roses, shrubs, trees, turfgrasses, and vines. Each plant is showcased with detailed photography; specific advice on how, when, and where to plant; growing tips, such as watering requirements; and descriptions of routine care. Alongside these "nitty-gritty" aspects of planting and growing, Myers shares her inspiration for garden design, the various ways you can beautifully incorporate plants into your landscape, and her favorite cultivars and species. With proven, practical instructions presented through gorgeous imagery and adapted specially for the Minnesota and Wisconsin climate, Minnesota and Wisconsin Getting Started Garden Guide is your ticket to successful planting--whether you're in the Badger State or the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Synopsis
Minnesota & Wisconsin Getting Started Garden Guide features plant recommendations from one of the region’s most highly respected and experienced master gardeners, with selections that will thrive amid the states’ unique growing conditions.
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Nationally renowned gardening expert, TV and radio host, author, and columnist
Melinda Myers (Milwaukee, WI) has more than thirty years of horticulture experience and has written over twenty gardening books, including
Minnesota Gardener’s Guide,
Month-by-Month Gardening in Minnesota,
The Garden Book for Wisconsin,
Month-by-Month Gardening in Wisconsin, and
Can’t Miss Small Space Gardening (all published by Cool Springs Press). Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for
Birds & Blooms magazine, writes the twice-monthly newspaper column “Gardeners’ Questions,” and also writes columns for
Gardening How-to and
Wisconsin Gardening magazines. She has written articles for
Better Homes and Gardens and
Fine Gardening magazines and was a columnist and contributing editor for
Backyard Living magazine. She hosts the nationally syndicated
Melinda’s Garden Moment segments that air on over 115 TV and radio stations throughout the United States and previously hostedthe
Plant Doctor radio program for over twenty years as well as seven seasons of
Great Lakes Gardener on PBS. Melinda has a master’s degree in horticulture, is a certified arborist, and was a tenured horticulture instructor. Visit Melinda on her website at www.melindamyers.com.
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Take the guesswork out of picking the best plants for your Minnesota or Wisconsin garden. Do you ever wish you had a neighbor who could teach you about the best plants for
your backyard? Wouldn’t that be great? Well, guess what—you do! Author Melinda Myers is just like a friendly next-door neighbor who shares her years of experience in knowing which plants are the best for your Minnesota or Wisconsin garden. Whether you’re a beginning gardener, new to the area, or an old hand who’s looking for some new ideas, this is the book for you.
Minnesota & Wisconsin Getting Started Garden Guide features * More than 175 plant recommendations—chosen just for gardeners in your region for their ease of growing and maintenance and for the beauty they offer
* Every plant type—from flowers and groundcovers to trees and shrubs, and everything in between
* Design tips to help you add color and beauty to your garden
* Advice on planting, growing, and care (including pest control)
* A large color photograph of each plant so you can take this book with you when you shop!
Before you buy another plant and cross your fingers, hoping that it works in your garden, get your copy of Minnesota & Wisconsin Getting Started Garden Guide. You’ll be glad you did.
About the Author
Nationally known gardening expert, TV and radio host, author, and columnist
Melinda Myers has more than thirty years of horticulture experience. She has written over twenty gardening books, including
Can't Miss Small Space Gardening,
The Garden Book for Wisconsin,
Minnesota Gardener's Guide,
Month-by-Month Gardening in Wisconsin, the
Perfect Lawn Midwest series, as well as the
Midwest Gardener's Handbook and
Michigan Getting Started Garden Guide.
In addition to authoring books, Myers hosts the nationally syndicated Melinda's Garden Moment segments that air on over 115 TV and radio stations throughout the United States. She is also the instructor for The Great Course How to Grow DVD series. She also has a column in Gardening How-to magazine and Wisconsin Gardening magazine. Melinda hosted The Plant Doctor radio program for over twenty years as well as seven seasons of Great Lakes Gardener on PBS. She has written articles for Better Homes and Gardens and Fine Gardening magazines and was a columnist and contributing editor for Backyard Living magazine. Melinda has a master's degree in horticulture, is a certified arborist, and was a horticulture instructor with tenure. Melinda Myers' many accomplishments include starting the Master Gardener program in Milwaukee County, two Garden Media Awards (a Garden Globe Award for radio talent and a Quill and Trowel Award for her television work), both from the Garden Writers Association, the American Horticultural Society's B.Y. Morrison Communication Award for effective and inspirational communication, and she was the first woman inducted into the Wisconsin Green Industry Federation Hall of Fame.
Visit with Melinda on her website, www.melindamyers.com.