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Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations

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In Natural Companions, acclaimed garden writer Ken Druse presents recipes for perfect plant pairings using diverse species that look great together and bloom at the same time. Organized by theme within seasons, topics include color, fragrance, foliage, grasses, edible flowers and much more, all presented in photographs of gardens that show planted combinations from a wide ...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published March 1st 2012 by Harry N. Abrams
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Dee Roll
Feb 26, 2019 rated it liked it
Great photos ant tips
Just not what I was looking for, info on plants the basically benefited , thrived because of companion planting of fruit and veggies . For a Master Gardener Project
Beth Dillon
May 03, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Fantastic! The images are unbelievable - so clear and vivid - it makes you wish you could just scoop up the plants from out of the book and put them in a vase. But it's not just that this book has beautiful (big) pictures on every other page - Ken also offers up some useful information about plant families, seasonality, and function. I got this from the library so sadly I had to give it back, but I would most definitely buy it if I had the chance. I can see it coming in handy when thinking about ...more
Holly
Sep 22, 2013 rated it it was amazing
An absolutely beautiful, eye candy, inspirational, and soul-satisfying book. The photography is stunning. The written material is interesting to read without being overwhelming. The accompanying charts for identifying the items in the photo are very easy to use and read. I immediately bought the book after studying my local library copy. Awesome!!
Darlene
Mar 23, 2014 rated it liked it
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Good guide for flowers. I was looking more for vegetable and herbs companions
Kim
Aug 08, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Gorgeous Book!
Tricia Davis
Dec 24, 2012 rated it it was amazing
This is the most beautiful book I've ever seen. I was totally mesmerized by the images and plant pairings.
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Feb 01, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Gorgeous photos!
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