California Getting Started Garden Guide: Grow the Best Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Vines & Groundcovers

by Bruce Asakawa

Overview

Have you ever wondered which plants and flowers to grow in California, and how to do it? The California Getting Started Garden Guide features region-specific advice on planting, growing, and caring for more than 150 of California’s top ornamental and native plants. From flowers and grasses to trees and palms, this step-by-step guide includes useful information for the novice and experienced gardener alike, geared exclusively toward the particular climatic concerns of Californians. With gorgeous full-color photos of each plant, this book will increase the enjoyment and satisfaction of any gardener hoping to learn about—and master—the natural environment of California.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610587358
Publisher:	Cool Springs Press
Publication date:	08/15/2013
Series:	Garden Guides
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	576,268
File size:	52 MB
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About the Author

Bruce Asakawa has been active in the green industry, landscape design, and gardening communication for most of his life. He graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona, with a major in landscape architecture, then went on to develop and teach horticulture classes with the University of California Extension Program. During the early nineties, Bruce was asked to host the West Coast Garden Line, the popular live call-in garden radio show that aired throughout California. Several years ago, the program became Garden Compass with co-hosts Sharon Asakawa and John Bagnasco.

Bruce Asakawa has been active in the green industry, landscape design, and gardening communication for most of his life. He graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona, with a major in landscape architecture, then went on to develop and teach horticulture classes with the University of California Extension Program. During the early nineties, Bruce was asked to host the West Coast Garden Line, the popular live call-in garden radio show that aired throughout California. Several years ago, the program became Garden Compass with co-hosts Sharon Asakawa and John Bagnasco.

Table of Contents

Welcome to Gardening in California           Annuals         
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers         
Citrus 
Groundcovers           
Lawns
Palms 
Perennials     
Roses 
Shrubs           
Trees 
Tropical Plants         
Vines  
Waterwise Plants      Glossary         
Bibliography 
Photo Credits
Index 
Meet Bruce and Sharon Asakawa