title: The Ultimate Gardening Book: Over 1,000 Inspirational Ideas and Practical Tips to Transform Your Garden
author: Carole McGlynn
description: This gardening overview is divided into four sections: "The Contained Garden," "The Garden in Bloom," "Garden Style," and "Garden Themes." Subjects range from ground covers and annuals to fruit, alpine, and water gardens. But because of the sheer number of subjects included, each topic is covered in a mere two to four pages, with minimal textAthough the many spectacular photographs show a wide variety of plants, gardens, and garden styles. Entire books are available on many of these topics, so McGlynn is only touching upon each. She concludes with lists of plants in various categoriesAcontainer plants, border plants, trees and shrubs, etc.Abut omits USDA hardiness zones. While this book would be useful to browsers choosing a style of garden or looking to add to established gardens, it is an optional purchase for most libraries.ASue O'Brien, Downers Grove P.L., IL <br />Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: The Girl in the Garden
  
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  Kamala Nair
  
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  NEW YORK BOSTON
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Begin Reading](The_Girl_in_the_Garden_split_006.html#filepos4910)
  
  [Table of Contents](The_Girl_in_the_Garden_split_031.html#filepos600241)
  
  [Copyright Page](The_Girl_in_the_Garden_split_032.html#filepos603122)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For my parents, Sreekumaran and Lathika Nair
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](The_Girl_in_the_Garden_split_031.html#filepos600617)
  
  I am deeply grateful to:
  
  My wonderful editor, Karen Kosztolnyik, and everyone at Grand Central
  Publishing, for believing in this book and bringing it out into the world.
  
  Marly Rusoff, my brilliant agent, for her warmth, faith, encouragement, and
  perseverance. Thank you also to Michael (Mihai) Radulescu and Julie Mosow.
  
  My professors and fellow students at Trinity College Dublin, for their
  invaluable comments during the early stages of writing, especially Brendan
  Kennelly, Patrick Finnegan, and Roisin Boyd.
  
  Elena Mor