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Illustrated garden reference with A to Z dictionary, pest compendium, and month by month calendar, in green hardcover boards.
A thick illustrated garden reference published by Reader's Digest in 1996, bound in deep green glossy boards with gold and cream lettering. The book is built in three sections, an A to Z garden dictionary covering 350 topics from acid soil to zucchini, a fully illustrated compendium of 108 pests and diseases with symptoms and treatments, and a month by month garden calendar for lawns, trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, and container plants. Scattered features cover herbs, wildflower gardens, heirloom roses and vegetables, period gardens, and garden crafts. More than 1500 illustrations and 85 color photographs throughout. Genuinely useful as a working reference and handsome enough to leave out. Light shelf wear to the boards. Garden reference book, vintage gardening guide, Reader's Digest gardening, heirloom vegetables, garden calendar, cottage garden reference.