The City and Town Gardener: A Handbook for Planting Small Spaces and Containers - Softcover

Yang, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679760261 ISBN 13: 9780679760269

Publisher: Random House, 1995

Synopsis

Critics' Choice: Voted One of the Year's Best Books by Publishers Weekly

With 64 pages of color photographs, black-and-white drawings throughout, and an updated list of 100 sources of plants and supplies

Here is the definitive guide for gardening in small spaces and containers, covering planting, design, and maintenance. As delightful as it is comprehensive, this book is written with the warmth, enthusiasm, and clarity that since 1979 has distinguished Linda Yang's columns in the Home Section of The New York Times. It will inspire gardeners coping with the limited confines of a small backyard or front garden, patio, balcony, doorstep, terrace, rooftop, or deck.

Reviewers From Coast to Coast Praised the Original Hardcover Edition

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Review:

Here is the definitive guide for gardening in small spaces and containers, covering planting, design and maintenance. As delightful as it is comprehensive, this book is written with the warmth, enthusiasm, and clarity that since 1979 has distinguished Linda Yang's columns in the Home Section of the New York Times. It will inspire gardeners coping with the limited confines of a small backyard or front garden, patio, balcony, doorstep, terrace, rooftop, or deck. Handsomely designed and eminently readable, with many color photos.

Review:

"[A] crisp, comprehensive handbook...the unmistakable voice of experience."

-- Ann Lovejoy, The New York Times Book Review

"A wealth of information and inspiration....Is this book comprehensive or what?"

-- Mark Stith, Atlanta Journal & Constitution

"An invaluable source."

-- W. George Waters, Pacific Horticulture

"Will save the novice many false steps...highly reassuring of what the result can be."

-- Henry Mitchell, The Washington Post

"Excellent and encyclopedic."

-- Patti Hagan, The Wall Street Journal

"The perfect gift for the retired couple moving to a smaller space or the first-time homeowner."

-- Marianne Binetti, Bellevue Journal-American

"Yang writes knowingly and gracefully of every aspect of her subject."

-- Arthur Bertelson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"[An] excellent reference work."

-- Mia Amato, San Francisco Examiner

"A mere roster of subjects doesn't convey the fun of reading [this] book."

-- Lisa Miller Cagle, The Decatur Daily

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679760261
• ISBN 13: 9780679760269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316