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Title: Dull and disappointing
Review: I tried to like this book. Everyone thinks her garden maintenance book is the be-all, end-all.This book is just dull. The designs are very uninspired and many of the photographs were amateurish and poorly lit. I learned more about garden design from Dianne Benson's fabulous book "Dirt" and she had maybe 5 black and white photographs. The plant lists in Disabato-Aust's book are okay, but any number of books list plants by foliage color, flower color etc. This woman uses way too much rudbeckia. Isn't that considered an invasive weed? It should be banned.Ditch this over-priced, over-promoted beast of a book and check out "Shocking Beauty" by Thomas Hobbs. This is one of the most beautiful gardening books out there and you'll learn how to use your own eye and instincts to create exquisite and memorable gardens, some of which are simply about foliage and more beautiful than any conventional perennial border.
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