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The New Western Garden Book: The Ultimate Gardening Guide Flexibound – February 7, 2012

by The Editors of Sunset (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,050 ratings
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As surely as gardens change with the seasons, gardening is ever changing. New plants, techniques, materials, and lifestyles are constantly broadening the choices you have and reshaping the way you garden in the West. In response to this natural evolution, the editors of Sunset-the West's most trusted source of gardening information for more than 80 years-have completely redesigned and updated The Western Garden Book in this new 2012 Ninth Edition. Following the best-selling success of the previous editions of The Western Garden Book, this edition includes a fresh new look, thousands of color photographs, fresh illustrations, and an easy-to-follow format. Written by experts for gardeners in the West, this book is an indispensable reference for beginning and expert gardeners alike.

The New Western Garden Book features include:
A photo gallery shows the West's most innovative gardens, from all-edibles front yards to stylish water-wise and fire-wise gardens to living walls and green roofs-all with ideas you can use.
Climate Zone Maps and growing-season graphs for all regions of the West including Alaska and Hawaii.
A new "Plant Finder" section helps you choose plants for their garden's problem areas or for special effects.
"A to Z Plant Encyclopedia" lists some 8,000 plants that thrive in the West, including more than 500 new ones. Gorgeous color photographs illustrate all plant entries-for the first time ever in The Western Garden Book.
"Gardening From Start to Finish" is a new visual guide that leads readers through all steps of making a garden, from soil prep through planting, growing and care, with special sections on natives, veggies, grasses and more.

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    768 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    TI Inc. Books
  4. Publication date
    February 7, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 1.12 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0376039205
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0376039200
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For more than half a century, Sunset has been helping readers remodel their homes and improve their lives. Sunset has a circulation of over 1.1 million and a readership of 5.325 million.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TI Inc. Books; 9th edition (February 7, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Flexibound ‏ : ‎ 768 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0376039205
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0376039200
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.12 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,050 ratings

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Kathleen Norris Brenzel

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Kathleen Norris Brenzel is a former garden editor of Sunset Magazine and Books. She produced four editions of the Sunset Western Garden Book and two editions of the Sunset Western Landscaping book, among others. Before bringing Hawaii into the 2012 edition of The Western Garden Book, she participated in an environmental journalism fellowship program at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Kauai.

She has shared garden tips at garden shows throughout the U.S, from New England and Philadelphia to Los Angeles, and on TV shows including The Victory Garden (PBS); Grow-It series (HGTV) and The House Doctor (ABC).

Among her awards: The Garden Communicator of the Year Award (Horticultural Society); the Excellence in Media award (American Society of University Women); and Time Inc’s Brilliant Lifestyle Extension Award for a digital version of the Western Garden Book.

The Healthy Garden, co-authored with Mary Kate Mackey, is her latest book.

Kathleen lives in Northern California.

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Cover is rough-very used looking
They should use the pic of the actual book. Just bummed I payed more than cover price for a book that doesn’t look it. The cover looks very used but luckily I can put my own marks in it and not be confused by someone else’s marks. I did get it for the content and not the cover. So, excited, as I have been using my neighbor’s copy and couldn’t put my own notes into it. Not complaining just be watchful.
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Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have garden bible for the southwest!
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
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I have trusted Sunset's Western Garden for decades living in Arizona. Back in the 1980's I accidentally discovered this garden guide in a used book store and haven't found another source that is so complete and helpful since. I tried the disk CD version back in the 1990s and was disappointed and always went back to my hardcover copy. It was time to get an updated version.

I found this much newer edition which was listed as used and in very good condition so I took the chance and bought it. It arrived fast and I am amazed by the actual condition of the book and could not be more delighted. Being on a limited income I am always looking for ways to save money and I did well with this purchase by buying used. I ended up saving over 75% of the new hardcover edition by buying used and the softcover. I take good care of my books so for me this was the best route to get all my garden knowledge for my area and zone.

I can depend on this book to find the information on any plant I choose to look up and it hasn't failed me yet during all the decades I have used it. Not only can I find the plant it also gives me everything I need to know about it and how to grow it for the best results. Living in Arizona has different gardening methods and demands and I found this out when moving here from the Midwest. What I did up north doesn't work in the desert environment as I found out with my first garden in Arizona.

Since owning this excellent reference guide I have made adjustments and learned so much about growing in my zone and have so many great successes when gardening and my green thumb has come back to me!
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Tasha
5.0 out of 5 stars Beginner Gardener
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2014
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The 2014 book is fantastic. A little hard to get used to at first since I do not know all the scientific names of the plants but after you get acclimated on how to use the different sections and the index it's easy to find what you are looking for. I love the beautiful pictures and the tips on how to grow from seeds outdoors, when to plant the sprouts outdoors, planting from store bought plants, challenges the plants have, drought resistant plants and gardens, and the detailed portion explaining the climate zones. It does not go in to as much detail as Sunset's Western Garden book of Edibles but it is great for everything. I visited a local Botanical Garden at the University of California nearby and they recommend this book to their students for part of their curriculum. The garden layouts in the back of the book are realistic in the fact that it is possible that I could actually get my yard to look like that for area I live in for the drought resistant desert plants. It was cheaper to buy the book on Amazon and I am very pleased with my purchase. It is in better condition when it arrived from shipment than many of the books I saw available for sale in the store and both were brand new.
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M. Ortiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Shipper!.
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
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Book is basically brand new condition, outstanding product. Great packaging! I will be back.
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Christopher E
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly the Bible for home gardeners
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2017
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"Sunset" has been the consistent go-to book about gardening for decades, and I've always had at least one! The climate zones are far more useful than those issued by the USDA, the plant lists are helpful, and the plant descriptions and information about growing the plants are very good. I do occasionally find something in a description that's contradictory, in particular statements about the mature size of a particular plant, but almost all descriptions are on-target. I've been gardening long enough that I rarely use the section in the back of the book that describes pests, growing techniques, etc., but I can see that for someone new to gardening it would be a valuable resource.

In the past it seemed that new editions were published more frequently, which meant the plant names in the book kept up with changes in taxonomic names, and that's a bit less true currently. That said, names don't change that often, and Sunset generally notes both the old and new names. Regardless, I'm sure I'll buy the next edition whenever it's published.

The 5-stars are a given, and I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in plants and/or gardening, especially for the price. I contains an amazing amount of good information!
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jonnyz2
4.0 out of 5 stars More encyclopedia than guide
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2022
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This is a useful book but I would rather pay for access to a database where I can search on mulitple plant characteristics at the same time. For example, search on "full shade" + "dry/low water" + "white flowers." You can get all that info from the book, but you cannot find the plants that have those characteristics quickly.
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C. Dexter Moses
5.0 out of 5 stars How would I manage without this book?!
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2019
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This book breaks down the western United States into a number of more-specific climate zones than the USDA climate map does. This makes matching the climate of your locality to the plants that will do well there much easier. The first section shows all the western climate maps along with descriptions of each zone. The second contains lists of specific plants recommended for selected landscape needs, and the third and largest section is an alphabetical listing of thousands of varieties of plants. This includes both ornamental plants and those that provide fruit or nuts of some kind. If you are looking for a shade tree that won't litter all over your yard, or a small, ornamental tree for a particular location, or blackberry varieties that will grow happily where you do, this is the book to have. My caveat is that this book is revised and reprinted at much wider intervals than new fruit tree varieties are introduced, so there may be newer varieties available at my nursery that I can't find in my book. This means I have to look elsewhere for the information I need. But all the information that IS in the book is invaluable indeed, and stays relevant no matter how long you keep this book.
Note: garden vegetables aren't included in this catalog, because 1) there are hundreds of cultivars of any one type of vegetable, and 2) new ones are added so frequently that you'd have to revise and re-issue the book once a year to stay current. Boy, do I wish there was one, though!
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sesom
5.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of useful information!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2023
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This book has so much lovely information for the gardener. I love it and refer to it often. A wonderful resource for zone-by-zone advice.
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Patricia Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Satisfied
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
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The book arrived in better condition than I expected. It almost looks new.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My go-to gardening book
Reviewed in Canada on October 25, 2020
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As a Master Gardener, I can vouch for this gardening book - it's one of the first one's I reach for when I need to look something up.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived quick and in good shape
Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2020
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Good clean book as described
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Martensdale
5.0 out of 5 stars The New Western Garden Book: The Ultimate Gardening Guide
Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2012
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I just love this book, it is a very welcome addition to my collection of gardening books. It has been very informative. Every time I look inside I find something new or if I look for something specific it is there. What more can I say? A very good buy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 10, 2016
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Excellent product
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Amanda
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for every gardener!
Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2013
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Great book, super informative!! A definite must have for every gardener!! Great new full colour pictures compared to the older version.
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