Deep South Month-By-Month Gardening - (Month by Month Gardening) by Nellie Neal (Paperback)

About the Book

Featuring an easy-to-use format, fully up-to-date information, and gorgeous full-color photography, Deep South Month-by-Month Gardening is packed with all the knowledge the Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana gardener and home landscaper needs to be successful.

Book Synopsis

Our acclaimed Month-by-Month Gardening series gets a fresh update for gardeners located in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. For years, do-it-yourself gardeners in the southern United States have brought their questions to "the Garden Mama" herself, Nellie Neal, for her lifelong expertise in gardening through thick and thin. Now, her regional mastery of the South bolsters our Month-by-Month Gardening series--already the definitive when-to and how-to resource for gardeners in regions across the country--with all the knowledge the Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana gardener and home landscaper needs to be successful. Deep South Month-by-Month Gardening includes all the specifics on growing annual and perennial flowers, bulbs, grasses (both lawn and ornamental), edibles, roses, groundcovers, shrubs, trees, and vines throughout the year--including a section on water gardens. From planting, watering, and fertilizing to routine maintenance and problem-solving, Deep South Month-by-Month Gardening educates gardeners of all skill levels on the best practices for satisfying, rewarding results, and best of all, you'll be reaping the benefits all year round.

From the Back Cover

The definitive monthly manual of "when to" and "how to" information every homeowner in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi needs to be a successful gardener." "Master gardener, educator, and "Garden Mama" Nellie Neal shares years of hard-won gardening experience in this comprehensive book tailored exclusively for readers living in the Deep South. An easy-to-follow format, extensive how-to photos, and specific advice give you a rich, month-by-month picture of gardening in these two garden-friendly states. Reading this book is like having your own garden coach to answer your questions and tell you everything you need to do to get your garden rolling. Here's what you'll find in "Deep South Month-by-Month Gardening" - Year-round coverage, from January to December
- All major plant types--from flowers and groundcovers to trees and shrubs, and everything in between, including edibles and water gardens--are featured
- Specific when-to and how-to advice on planting, watering, fertilizing, growing, and care (including pest control)
- Fully illustrated with color photographs and illustrations to demonstrate techniques and identify plants Before you start another gardening season hoping that you're doing "what" you need to do, "when" you need to do it, pick up a copy of "Deep South Month-by-Month Gardening "and be confident you'll have a beautiful garden all year.

About the Author

Nellie Neal is a garden writer and radio host who's known to many as "the Garden Mama." She learned to garden in her native north Louisiana and spent her childhood visiting relatives all over Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. After years in California and south Louisiana, Nellie made her home in central Mississippi and began her radio programs and website, www.gardenmama.com. She earned her gardening stripes through hands-on gardening in hot, humid, and sometimes buggy conditions. Today she gardens with her husband, Dave Ingram, and visits their children in New Orleans.