Real Gardeners’ True Confessions
Real Gardeners’ True Confessions by Pat Stone, published by Storey Communications in 1996, is a practical guide for gardeners looking to improve their skills while learning from the mistakes of others. This first edition, comprising 168 pages, addresses common gardening challenges such as dealing with weeds and diseases, while also emphasizing the importance of avoiding personal mishaps. Through a collection of confessions from Pat Stone and 46 other experienced gardeners, the book offers insights into the basic skills necessary for successful gardening.
Readers will find a candid exploration of horticultural blunders, presented in a straightforward and often humorous manner. The book focuses on essential gardening techniques and the classic errors that many face, aiming to help readers navigate their gardening journeys with greater confidence. With topics such as garden design and reference techniques woven throughout, this edition serves as a valuable resource for both novice and seasoned gardeners seeking to enhance their practices and minimize mistakes.
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How to outwrestle weeds, defeat diseases, and most important of all, minimize your own messups.
Have you ever forgotten what you planted, left trays of tender seedlings out in the cold, or pulled up flower starts instead of weeds? If so, you are not alone. Pat Stone and 46 other leading gardeners admit to their most mortifying horticultural mishaps in this groundbreaking book and help you avoid repeating them. As Pat says:
“This book takes the basic skills that every gardener should know and goes through them simply and clearly (hopefully, even humorously). It covers the main steps of each skill and the classic mistakes many of us have made mastering them. After all, I and a host of other gardeners have already discovered the wrong ways to use the backbone skills of gardening. I want to spare you some of the agony I’ve been through, to help you feel a little less foolish and garden a good bit more successfully.”
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