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gardening with ed hume northwest gardening made easy
ed hume is the host of the longest running television gardening show in america . if you grew up in the seattle area you can not have missed him explaining how to grow a lawn prune an azalea or plant a perennial border . although he is syndicated nationally his gardening roots are here in the pacific northwest . finally he has gathered his accumulated experience and wisdom for home gardeners into a single encyclopedic manual . eds approach to gardening is this keep it simple . the message he gives to readers is that anyone can have a gorgeous garden that pops in spring and summer and looks great in fall and winter and that it doesnt need tending every waking hour . this is a book for people who respond gesundheit when someone says horticulture . ed hume has written this book to be the basic tool for northwest gardeners . with chapters on lawns perennials bulbs fertilizers hedges shrubs groundcovers this book covers the basics in a non technical can do way . eds voice is friendly down home and encouraging . each plant chapter has an encyclopedic list of plant suggestions with eds comments on placement and growing . he includes tens of thematic plant lists white flowers ; early spring bulbs ; flowering groundcovers ; plants to grow under evergreen trees ; dramatic ornamental grasses ; hedges to hide the neighbors ; red flowers ; fragrant flowers ; winter bloomers ; plants for fall color ; and much much more .