Pat Welsh’s Southern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide

Pat Welsh’s Southern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide
by: Pat Welsh (Author)
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Edition: Revised
Publication Date: 1 Dec. 1999
Language: English
Print Length: 384 pages
ISBN-10: 0811822141
ISBN-13: 9780811822145
Book Description
First published in 1992, Pat Welsh’s Southern California Gardening has sold well over 40,000 copies and received great critical acclaim. This completely revised and updated edition includes 40 new color photographs plus new information on perennials, ornamental grasses, geraniums, and more. Monthly chapters discuss relevant gardening topicsclimate, plant selection, soils, fertilizers, and wateringand are accompanied by handy checklists to help gardeners stay organized. An assortment of sidebars and rules of thumb will prove useful to gardeners in any region. Beautifully photographed and written in Pat Welsh’s warm and practical style, this is an indispensable guide for every southern California gardener.

About the Author

About the Author Pat Welsh is a garden lecturer and writer. She was the first garden editor for San Diego Home/Garden and later spent five years as the Emmy Award- winning “Residential Gardener” on the San Diego NBC station. Her work has won several Quill and Trowel Awards from the Garden Writers of America. She lives in San Diego, California.Pat Welsh is a garden lecturer and writer. She was the first garden editor for San Diego Home/Garden and later spent five years as the Emmy Award- winning “Residential Gardener” on the San Diego NBC station. Her work has won several Quill and Trowel Awards from the Garden Writers of America. She lives in San Diego, California.