| | |  | Regional | Home » » » » » Western Garden Book: More than 8,000 Plants - The Right Plants for Your Climate - Tips from Western Garden Experts (Sunset Western Garden Book) | | | | | | | Description: | | Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and fresh- looking 8th edition of the bible of Western gardening. With a new, easy-to-read design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings500 of them newits THE essential book for gardeners in the Western states. What plants to grow, how to nurture them, and where they do the very bestits all here. Youll also find updated information on the Western climate zones, 30 Plant Selection Guides, plus a Practical Guide to Gardening with basic advice on plant care and essential gardening techniques. New plant lists reflect current trends, such as Mediterranean gardening and easy-care plants for beginners. For more than 70 years, Sunset has been the source for no-nonsense gardening advice, easy-to-follow diagrams, and encyclopedic knowledge of plant varieties. In this edition, we introduce an exciting new feature: gardening tips from well-known plant experts throughout the West. The Western Garden Book has never been better! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Editors of Sunset Books | | Paperback:
| 768 pages | | Publisher:
| Oxmoor House | | Publication Date:
| February 01, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0376039167 | | Product Length:
| 8.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 11.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.95 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 122 reviews |
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37 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 DON'T BUY IF YOU HAVE THE 7th ED.Feb 08, 2007
By S. Burton
"librarian"
This is a "best buy" for any western gardener. However if you have the previous edition, the changes are so minor (different photos, rewrites that are paraphases, little new material) that your money is better spent on another book. If you own an older copy without color illustrations, pass it on to a new gardener and treat yourself to the 8th edition!
29 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Sunset Western Garden BookJul 10, 2007
By L. West
"Wild West"
I've found that this latest edition is more difficult to use than earlier editions. The index is much shorter than earlier editions & the common names of many of the plants are not listed. Once you get used to the format in this edition it's still very useful. The photos & descriptions are always beautiful & very helpful. Plant diseases & pests are also organized in a different manner, but not in a good way--same problems as the index of plant names.
63 of 71 found the following review helpful:
 Don't give up your old editionMar 21, 2009
By Martin Mcintyre
If you have an old 2001 edition of this book do not give it up for a new one. For most gardeners the 2007 edition has a fatal flaw. Perhaps there is some other reason but I can only chalk up to horticultural elitism. Sunset decided it would be good to completely drop the plant index cross referencing common to botanical names. While this may have saved a few pages of print, it is a great injustice to an otherwise excellent reference book. Want to look up columbine, sunflower, foxglove? Forget it.
I have been gardening for 30 years and have numerous friends who visit my garden to enjoy its richness. Knowing the taxonomical nomenclature of my native columbine does not contribute to successful cultivation nor to its beauty. It will however allow you to look the plant up in the new, unimproved Western Garden book issue.
What were the Sunset editors thinking.....that they were going to force we gardeners into botanical literacy? No thanks, at 60, I would rather be gardening. If you still have a 2001 edition, keep the old beautiful dog eared copy. Do not waste your money on the 2007 edition which
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Western Garden Book reviewMay 21, 2007
By T. Talbot
"plant geek"
A very good edition, & I always look forward to Sunset's new edition, although I have noticed that even though they add quite a few new plants every edition, they also delete entrys. This new edition has far fewer Eucalyptus species listed, is the first thing I have observed. As a collector & grower of unusual & exotic plants, it seems necessary to collect all the editions they have printed. I also have one other precaution; the gardening zones are NOT the same as the USDA plant hardiness zones. People who fail to read the first section of the book, & just start looking up plants, could make some grave errors. I also personally feel that their zone system is probably the best there is for California, but leaves something to be desired for some other zones. There are many plants I grow which they do not list as able to grow in my zone of New Mexico. It would appear that the southern Rio Grande river is as cold in winter as Albuquerque, going strictly by their zones. If not for these little annoyances, I'd give the book 5 stars, & for those of you living in California, it is definitely THE book to have if you are anywhere near serious about growing plants for beauty, pleasure, or business.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
An Overall Improvement, But . . .Apr 05, 2007
By J. Ashford
The information contained in the plant encyclopedia is more complete, and the color representations an improvement over the last edition, but the index for the volume is very meager, omitting individual plants' names. Why?
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