Barbara Pleasant

Introduction The purpose of this book is to provide gardeners with information on the common diseases that affect garden plants. You don't need a special vocabulary to manage garden diseases, or to read this book. In writing each entry, my primary mission has been to translate scientific...

The Wide World of WeedsThis book is about the plants gardeners love to hate, which we call weeds. Through the ages, people have attempted to define weeds, always with inadequate results. Are they "plants whose virtues have yet to be discovered" (Walt Whitman), "guardians of the soil" (Joseph...