Editorial Reviews:
During its thirty years on television, "The Victory Garden's" perennial mission has been to share sensible and sage advice that makes gardening both fun and easy. Now, the nation's oldest and most popular gardening program is proud to present The Victory Garden Companion, an indispensable guide that offers the best in gardening expertise in a straightforward and friendly manner, inviting gardeners of all levels to dig in and get their hands in the soil. Moreover, host Michael Weishan shows budding landscapers how to garden well, providing the technical and aesthetic fundamentals essential to creating a comfortable, beautiful, and rewarding garden. The Victory Garden Companion begins by showing you how to use pencil and paper to map out the garden of your dreams, and how to factor in all the stylistic, climactic, and environmental elements related to your particular location. From assessing your area's unique microclimate and sun and shade patterns to making your own landscape plan, Michael Weishan and coauthor Laurie Donnelly demonstrate in a clear and understandable fashion how to design an outdoor living space that complements the look and feel of your home. While setting the foundation for good gardening, The Victory Garden Companion also covers all aspects of landscaping, from creating hedges and designing perennial borders to treating your soil and selecting foundation plants. Michael and Laurie show you how to create a water garden, build a backyard terrace, plant a vegetable garden, and introduce many other amenities to the urban, suburban, or rural garden. Filled to the brim with creative ideas, weekend projects, and inspired gardens, readers can pick and choose from a myriad of undertakings, whether it's container gardening, laying sod, or creating a flower bed. With more than 250 lavish illustrations, troubleshooting tips, and informative charts of tried and true species of plants and flowers, The Victory Garden Companion is also an invaluable resource that gardening enthusiasts will turn to again and again throughout the year. Perfect for both serious landscapers and those who want to focus on smaller projects, The Victory Garden Companion is a must-have for novices and experienced gardeners alike.
Customer Reviews:
 Urban Victory Garden
I was particularly impressed with this book because it's not just a pretty face. Unlike other gardening books full of lush illustrations and no content, The Victory Garden Companion is a valuable, usable guide. I particularly like the sections on urban gardening, and gardening in small spaces. Kudos to Michael, and all the folks at the Victory Garden for producing such a great volume. Gardening Victory!
As a first time gardener faced with landscaping the blank yard of our new house, I found this book invaluable. Michael's clear, easy to understand instructions take you step by step through the process of creating a beautiful landscape for your home. And even though I won't be doing much of the heavy-lifting parts of the garden myself, at least now I have the beginning vocabulary needed to speak with the contractors; the other day, when the mason asked me, "Lady how big do you want your patio?" I knew the answer. This is a great guide that takes "intimidating" out of gardening!
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