Revised Edition Howard Irwin Brooklyn (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Macmillan, New York. 1996. Hardcover. 4th Edition. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; bumping and wear through paper tips; foxing to cloth on spine. No DJ. Cream paper over boards with green cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Green endpapers. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 1042 pp 4to. This book has been a time-tested reference for generations of American gardeners. For the fourth edition, more than 1,000 full-color photographs have been added in addition to new chapters on environment-specific gardening. Revisions have been made to keep up with current developments in horticultural practices, and new recommended plant varieties for virtually every garden contingency are included. The focus of the book remains on backyard gardeners and the challenges that go along with gardening in a limited space. Special attention is paid to low-maintenance plants and gardening techniques that allow for more time to be spent enjoying the garden as opposed to working in it. The expertise of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, one of the most acclaimed botanic gardens in the country, was utilized for the complete modernization of the book. A clean very presentable copy. Very Heavy. No International Shipping. Priority mailing will require additional postage.