The answers may surprise you. In her more than 20 years as a university researcher and educator in the field of plant physiology, Linda Chalker-Scott has discovered a number of so-called truths that originated in traditional agriculture that have been applied to urban horticulture, in many cases damaging both plant and environmental health. The Informed Gardener is based on basic and applied research from university faculty and landscape professionals, originally published in peer-reviewed journals.
After reading this book, you will: This book will be of interest to landscape architects, nursery and landscape professionals, urban foresters, arborists, certified professional horticulturists, and home gardeners. She is the Washington State editor of MasterGardener magazine, and for six years she authored Horticultural Myths, an online column.
I'm sorry to give this book a low rating because I think the information is first-rate. However, I don't think audio was the way to go with it. This should be a reference book in the library of landscape professionals and very serious gardeners. Less committed gardeners would benefit from checking her book out of their public library or consulting her blog. For instance, she offers great advice on how to go about planting new trees and bushes and keeping them alive.
But if you don't plan to do that today, how are you going to go back and find that information six months from now? In a physical book, you look in the table of contents or the index. With an audio book Will you listen to the whole book again for that one bit of information? This book is actually a collection of essays lifted from the author's blog. Almost all of them have to do with long-term landscape plants like trees and shrubs rather than flower beds, vegetable gardens, or farmland. If you are getting ready to build a landscape--whether a city park or a new, unlandscaped home, the information will be invaluable to you.
If you live in a home that already has about as many trees and bushes as you intend for it to have, there is some information in this book that will be helpful to you, but not as much. If you are interested in finding out how to grow a vegetable garden or pretty flower beds, there is no such information here.
This is not an entertaining book. It is serious information for specific gardening questions and is best conveyed in the printed form--either as a physical book or on her blog. I believe that getting this in the audio format will be a waste of your credit. I thought that this was a a great listen.
I am very busy and don't have time to read as much I would like-especially on this topic. I listened while I got stuff done around the house and garden.
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I found the information to be very useful. She addresses common misconceptions about gardening. I found myself actually hitting my forehead a few times, having learned I was making common gardening mistakes. I now know what to look for when I go to a nursery to buy plants, and how to install them properly. I don't see this as a reference book, but rather as a great source of general information. I would recommend it to any gardener who finds they don't have the time they'd like to read.
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As the title suggests, this book was filled with useful information. Scott prunes the advertising hype behind many garden additives? Epsom salts, peat mulch, gypsum, water crystals, compost tea, and more. Her commonsense approach, heralding scientific rigor and challenging 'junk science' is a must read for every serious gardener. An essential tool in deciphering both eco? It helped me to distinguish the greenwashing from the truly 'green. One that advertising copy writers and eco? Scott is a scientist with a mission? Happily she is also the most interesting, entertaining, knowledgeable, and useful garden writer I've come across.
Home gardeners will learn practices that are more effective, safer, and? This enjoyable book should find its way into the hands of almost every gardener. Highly recommended for public libraries with gardeners ready to tackle the literature, as well as academic and special libraries with interests in horticulture and gardening.
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A succinct and easy? Scott's instructions are clear enough for even a first? Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? The Informed Gardener Blooms Again picks up where The Informed Gardener left off, using scientific literature to debunk a new set of common gardening myths.
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Once again, Linda Chalker-Scott investigates the science behind each myth, reminding us that urban and suburban landscapes are ecosystems requiring their own particular set of management practices. The Informed Gardener Blooms Again provides answers to questions such as: Every year Chalker-Scott receives hundreds of e-mails from around the world on these and related topics. Her advice, based on more than twenty years of experience in the field of plant physiology, has helped home gardeners, landscape architects, and nursery and landscape professionals to develop scientifically based sustainable landscaping practices.
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Showing of 19 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. If you think you "know" stuff about gardening, think again. This book cuts through decades of B. Chalker-Scott is a world renowned expert, and is affiliated with one of the best Colleges in the World for research on gardening and crop science. This book will save you many mistakes and heartaches.