Never garden alone! The Month-By-Month series is the perfect companion to take the guesswork out of gardening. With this book, you’ll know what to do each month to have gardening success all year. Written by authors in your state, the information is tailored to the issues that affect your garden the most.

Gardeners can turn to this practical, informative guide for reliable advice on a wide variety of gardening issues. It will both inspire and educate new and more advanced gardeners alike, offering ideas for enhancing the beauty and enjoyment of their landscapes, as well as taking the mystery out of maintenance.

Situated amidst the Great Plains, North Dakota presents gardening devotees with a unique topography comprised of expansive prairies, undulating hills, and a climate that engenders a myriad of challenges and opportunities. Notwithstanding its infamous cold winters and limited growing seasons, North Dakota presents an abundant assortment of plant and animal life that begs to be nurtured in personal gardens. The practice of gardening in North Dakota exemplifies ingenuity and perseverance. This state encompasses a wide array of microclimates, varying in difficulty from the bountiful Badlands in the west to the Red River Valley in the east. Successful cultivation in each of these microclimates necessitates meticulous planning and deliberation. This guide provides an exploration of the complexities associated with horticulture in North Dakota, offering specialized knowledge, advice, and methods that are in accordance with the distinctive attributes of this area. Regardless of one's level of gardening experience, there is always something new and valuable to uncover and appreciate in the practice of cultivating plants in the midst of fluctuating seasons and prairie breezes. Please accompany us as we explore the soil, climate, indigenous plant life, and horticulture methodologies that characterize the lush vegetation of North Dakota. With the objective of providing you with the understanding and motivation to cultivate flourishing gardens that thrive amidst the expansive atmosphere of the Peace Garden State, we endeavor to furnish you with the knowledge and inspiration necessary to do so, from appropriate plant selection to the implementation of sustainable gardening practices. Therefore, prepare your tools and refine your trowels; collectively, we shall plant the seeds of prosperity and aesthetic appeal in the arable land of North Dakota. Each season brings fresh opportunities to connect with the land and develop a deeper appreciation for the natural world around us, which contributes to the journey's promise of both difficulty and reward.

Gardeners living in the wide-open Prairie and Plains states need this guidebook on their bookshelves--it's bound to get smudged with dirt from constant reference! Growing annuals, perennials, and edibles on the great plains or in windy prairie country can yield flat-out beautiful gardens--provided you know the best gardening tricks to tackle each month! Prairie and Plains Month-by-Month Gardening is the ideal guidebook for home landscapers and gardeners living in the Prairie and Plains states (Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa). Falling in step with Cool Springs Press's regional garden series, the book streamlines planting and growing information by grouping timing tips and how-to advice according to months of the year, from the harsh, cold winters to the hot, humid summers. This chronological organization makes the book easy for readers to navigate quickly and offers invaluable troubleshooting tips from gardening expert Cathy Wilkinson Barash. Prairie and Plains Month-by-Month Gardening also includes fully illustrated how-to information via step-by-step gardening instructions, helping home gardeners and landscapers become masters of their garden domains. Throughout the book, gorgeous photography provides inspiration and ideas, and a comprehensive formatted calendar, replete with planting information, urges gardeners to plan ahead. So, roll up your sleeves; it's time to transform that wide-open space into the garden you've always wanted.

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value. Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions. Month-by-Month Gardening in Wisconsin is written for Wisconsin gardeners who want to know how to properly care for their gardens and the correct timing for successful results. Each chapter is comprised of monthly plant-specific information. This book covers landscape and vegetable gardens and is appropriate for beginning to intermediate gardeners.

Rocky Mountain Month-by-Month Gardeningis your one stop resource for easy-to-use information on gardening in the region.

The GARDEN JOURNAL, PLANNER AND LOG BOOK is a complete and comprehensive gardener's must-haves to help you keep a written record of what works in your garden. Although there are a lot of advice elsewhere, nothing can replace personal experience. Your garden is in your own micro-climate, with your own soil. Soil quality in one part of the country is vastly different from soil quality in another part of the country. There are simply too many plants variety and also variables for anyone to remember from week to week or even from year to year. They would not know where and what would have worked at different times or seasons. featuring 120 pages 6"x9"