The Proven Winners Garden Book: Simple Plans, Picture-Perfect Plants, and Expert Advice for Creating a Gorgeous Garden

Ruth Rogers Clausen · Thomas Christopher

Feb 2019 · Sold by Timber Press

About this ebook

Garden with the confidence of a winner!

Proven Winners is America’s #1 plant brand. And now they are sharing their expert plant knowledge and creative design ideas in their first book, The Proven Winners Garden Book. This definitive guide starts with lessons on how to prepare a space, tips on choosing the right design, and a primer on buying the right plants.

Twelve garden plans provide simple design ideas that will add curb appeal to your home garden. They include:

• A welcoming entryway
• A butterfly and pollinator garden
• A fragrant flower garden
• A shady summertime retreat
• A deer-resistant garden

There are an additional twenty-five container recipes that add color and pizzazz to gardens of all sizes—even on balconies and patios. The creative combinations include holiday themes, solutions for shade and other concerns, poolside ideas, and much more.

Ratings and reviews

Not what I expected. It has very basic info on gardening. Like what is NPK, and stuff that is too basic for anyone who would be reading this book. I think it would be great for a 10yr old. Other than very basic gardening info, that you probably already know, it has some "recipes" which give you ideas about what to plant together in containers. What is the secret of design you ask? There isn't one, you just go by what you're personal preference is. Ok...amazing insight, thanks proven winners! If you want to read stuff you already likely know than this book is for you. Or if you don't have enough of a brain to try different color combos of flowers in a container than this is for you. You money is better spent towards a nice plant than this book.

About the author

Ruth Rogers Clausen has received the GWA Gold Award, and she was the horticulture editor for Country Living Gardener for more than seven years.

Thomas Christopher writes about horticulture for The New York Times, The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, and Horticulture Magazine. He is also a columnist for House & Garden and a contributing editor at Martha Stewart Living.