{"product_id":"california-month-by-month-gardening-what-to-do-each-month-to-have-a-beautiful-garden-all-year-9781591866091","title":"California Month-By-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt may be the Golden State, but your garden can be any color you want it to be.\u003c\/b\u003e California is already famous as one of the world's leading fruit and vegetable producers--but a glance at a valley oak or California buckwheat is just a small glimpse of the native plants the state has to offer the home gardener. Written by Alameda resident and longtime gardening journalist \u003cb\u003eClaire Splan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Month-by-Month Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e is the sister manual to our \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Getting Started Garden Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. Inside, Splan dedicates a thoroughly detailed chapter to each month of the year, telling you \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e species you should consider planting, precisely \u003ci\u003ewhen\u003c\/i\u003e you should plant them, and \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e to care for them for maximum health. Within each month are recommendations for annuals, bulbs, lawns (and lawn alternatives), natives, perennials, roses, shrubs, trees, vines, and groundcovers. An introductory overview of California's microclimates and soil types, along with a primer on general gardening techniques and a color-coded USDA zone map, prepares you to make your best effort as a gardener in California. Splan's instructions go much further than just the basics, as you learn how to plan, plant, care for, water, fertilize, and troubleshoot your diverse garden spaces during every single month of the year. Fully illustrated with beautiful color photography of the \"how to\" steps and plants, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Month-by-Month Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e keeps your garden prosperous through all types of California weather and terrain. For our full introduction to gardening in California, we also recommend companion books \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Getting Started Garden Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Fruit \u0026amp; Vegetable Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Splan\u003c\/b\u003e is a gardener and writer in Alameda, California. After buying her first house in 2002, she began taking horticulture classes and remaking the gardens at her home, writing about her experiences there and her growing interest in gardening and environmental issues at her garden blog, An Alameda Garden (alamedagarden.blogspot.com). A member of the Garden Writers Association, Claire has been published in the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRosebud\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirsts\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and reviews gardening books for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e (nyjournalofbooks.com). She has degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of San Francisco and has studied landscape horticulture at Merritt College. Claire is the author of Cool Springs Press's \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Fruit and Vegetable Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e (2012, updated 2021) and \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Month-by-Month Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cool Springs Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51175085998354,"sku":"9781591866091","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39e0ed92-96b9-4b80-8157-04b40471ae03.jpg?v=1744284264","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/california-month-by-month-gardening-what-to-do-each-month-to-have-a-beautiful-garden-all-year-9781591866091","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}