Better Homes and Gardens - New Garden Book

Pros: Highly informative, Lush photos, TEN ENCYCLOPEDIAS in one book, full of creative inspiration, affordable book

Cons: It covers a lot of information so some chapters are less in depth than others.

The Bottom Line: This book is your one stop shop for creating a gardening masterpiece. If you have any interest in home landscaping, BUY THE BOOK, you won't be sorry.

Review: I bought this book through a book club and waited with MUCH anticipation. I am so happy to say that the book did not disappoint me at all! The first chapter involves the stage of planning your dream-garden-to-be. It discusses planting in various ...

Pros: Extremely practical, with full-color photos.

Cons: None yet. Give me time.

The Bottom Line: Easily the best, simplest, most comprehensive book on basic gardening out there today.

Review: Talk about comprehensive! When we bought this house a year ago, i was both delighted and petrified. There are flowerbeds and gardens all over the front, sides, and back of this quarter acre, and although I love gardening in theory, my thumb is pretty...

Pros: Easy to read, inexpensive, beautiful pictures, great information...

Cons: Not comprehensive by any means...

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for an overview of garden basics, Better Homes and Gardens New Garden Book is as fine a place to start as any.

Review: I’ll let you in on a secret. In addition to being a fan of all things horror, apocalyptic, and rock and roll I am also a gardener. I know it is against my otherwise tough (yeah right) image, but there are a few things around the house I am good ...

Pros: Beautiful color photos and a wide variety of gardening information

Cons: No real in-depth coverage of any particular subject

Review: I find myself referring to the New Garden Book numerous times each year for advice on how to prune trees and shrubs, recommendations for the types of plants best suited to a specific location in my yard, or when I see a plant, shrub, or tree that I don't...