Joan Severa, the author of Creating a Perennial Garden in the Midwest, shares her personal experiences in creating gardens and growing perennials in the upper north temperate zone. She is a self-taught back yard gardener -- not a horticulturist, plant propagator or ecologist. She shares her "fumbling start" with the reader and goes on to "paint" a beautiful garden through years of experience. Emphasizing basic good gardening techniques, Joan answers such questions as: How do I start a garden? Where do I put it? What do I plant? Why doesn't my garden look nice anymore? Joan demystifies and simplifies gardening with a common sense approach that makes growing perennials accessible to most everyone. A must for every gardener's bookshelf. 184 pages, 10 X 9 in., soft cover.
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By: Joan Severa
184 pages
10 X 9 in.
Soft cover
Joan Severa grew up in Spring Green, Wisconsin, making flower beds at an early age for her grandmother. As a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Master Gardener series extension program, Joan has been working for many years, both hands-on and in lectures, to help spread basic good gardening techniques. Since becoming a Master Gardener, she has helped others create and manage their own garden sanctuaries. Joan is a self-taught back yard gardener — not a horticulturist, plant propagator or ecologist. She shares her "fumbling start" with the reader and goes on to "paint" a beautiful garden through years of experience. Joan is intensely interested in keeping the labor to a minimum and within the capacities of a single person—she does all her gardening alone, without the backup of gardening staff or a nursery. Whether a beginning gardener or an experienced one, Creating a Perennial Garden in the Midwest should be on every gardener's bookshelf.
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