The Proven Winners Garden Book

Covering the basics from (literally) the ground up, this book makes home gardening seem accessible and fun. Lots of practical advice, charming illustrations, full-color photos, and "recipes" for different types of gardens.

This book gives great insights about how to make a winning garden. Parameters such as observing how the garden is affected by the environment (sun, wind, water, ...) but also how to affect your perspectives with decisions on scale, accessories...

Twelve garden recipes are shown in the book, giving great suggestions for inspiration.

This is a great reference for use in designing your garden and/or container plantings. It contains several “recipes” for different types of gardens along with 20+ “recipes” for containers. I will definitely be referring to the Hot and Sunny recipe for my hot and sunny backyard. There are many beautiful photos. It would be a good addition to anyone’s collection.

I'm an avid gardener who chooses to purchase plants vs planting seeds. When buying plants at most big box stores, you are buying the Proven Winner brand. So who better to give advice and share information and ideas with home gardeners? The authors provide experienced instruction on how to prepare your flower beds for plants and keep your plants growing. We invest a lot of time and money into making the outside of our homes beautiful with plants and flowers. Make your time and money count with expert advice. I've now planted two large butterfly gardens as well as several mixed annual/ perennial beds. This book saved me a lot of frustration by eliminating the guess work on where to plant and how to keep my plants healthy. It is a clear winner for all gardeners.

A great overview on both landscape gardening and container gardening (flowers, not food). I'm a total newbie who moved into a house with an already landscaped backyard--but I'm pretty sure a lot of the plants are in the incorrect spots to flourish long-term. This book helps put it all into perspective and guide you toward the best decisions for the space and region you have.

The back section on container gardening was the most helpful for me, as I have limited space and no enthusiasm or desire to uproot the pre-existing plants I have--if they live through the year, that is. I was also happy to see the different types of plants and stands and what works best with which plants and sunlight exposures.

Very, very helpful, and the photographs were stunning!

Thanks to NetGalley, publisher and author for allowing me to have a copy of this book to read and review. I'm a gardener and I love it. It is one of my favorite hobbies. I've been gardening for just a few years now so when I see a book like this I welcome the suggestions and advice. I really liked this book. It had ideas, plans for different light requirements and tons of beautiful pictures of flowers and garden ideas! I thought it was a complete guide for somebody like me who loves to garden and is forever learning. Great book!

Definitely the best resource out there for gardeners of any experience level - whether your thumb be green or not.