Publish Date: January 2011
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Authors: Jayme Jenkins & Billie Brownell
Retail Price: $9.95
Living Green and Sustainability remain hot topics these days, and in my ever so humble opinion, no hobby embraces these ideals better than gardening. The gung-ho types have already jumped in to figure it out themselves (let’s hope as organically as possible), some need to learn everything before they buy their first trowel, while others feel completely overwhelmed by the 44,310 garden books listed on Amazon. Where does one start?
If you’re looking for a little help without the pressures of reading all 744 pages of The Garden Book for Dummies, then Garden Rules is the right book for you. With only 144 pages of easy-to-remember tidbits of advice, it’s just enough of the right information to get started in gardening and enjoy the experience along the way.
And to all you experienced gardeners out there, we know how much you love to share your years of hard-won experience with up-and-coming gardeners. Why not start them out on the right foot (couldn’t think of a clever garden pun — but maybe that’s a good thing) by giving Garden Rules as a gift?
But wait…there’s more!
There’s no way every garden tidbit can be captured in 144 pages, and I’m certainly not the end-all-be-all of garden experts. There’s so many of you out there who live in different areas and grow different things. Share with the rest of us! Click on the sections below and send us your hard-won garden tips:
- Container Garden Rules
- Vegetable Garden Rules
- Community Garden Rules
- Designer Garden Rules
- Flower Garden Rules
- Green Garden Rules
- Indoor Garden Rules
- Native Garden Rules
- Urban Garden Rules













