Illinois, Indiana & Ohio Month-by-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year

by Beth Botts

The when-to and how-to schedule for growing, caring for, and maintaining your garden in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio! Never garden alone! The Month-by-Month Gardening series is the perfect companion to take the guesswork out of gardening. With this book, you'll know what to do each month to have gardening success all year, from January to December. It's full of the when-tos and how-tos of gardening along with richly illustrated step-by-step instructions, so you can garden with confidence. With a fresh look and updated information, Illinois, Indiana & Ohio Month-by-Month Gardening includes all the when-to and how-to information that has made these books so popular over the years, presented in a new, easier-to-use format with more full-color photography and the most current information available. From planting to watering and fertilizing, and from maintenance to problem solving, Illinois, Indiana & Ohio Month-by-Month Gardening shows all levels of gardeners the best practices to grow satisfying and rewarding results.

Genres: Gardening

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2016

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for advice in gardening in Indiana, particularly.

[Dana Walton · Rating 4 out of 5]

So helpful!! Love how it's broken down by month and category!

[Marianne Griebler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a love-hate relationship with gardening. I love when everything's in bloom, obviously, as well as the compliments I get from neighbors, but I feel a lot of anxiety about whether I'm doing things right, and I invariably get started too late in the spring for the best results. Beth's book will be a lifesaver this year. The tone is practical, friendly and accessible; I felt her confidence in me every step of the way. She guides you through the seasons with a list of tasks you can do each month, with plenty of tips to manage our variable weather here in the Midwest. I also liked that she's very thoughtful about earth-friendly practices, which are important to me. The book is just the right size (not too big, not too small) and full of bright photos that make you want to dive in. The text is well organized, with lots of subheads and illustrations, so it's easy to scan a page and find exactly what you're looking for. And while the content is perfect for a beginner, there's enough substance so there's literally room for me to grow as a gardener. Highly recommended.