Back in the garden with Dulcy
Subtitle: the best of The Oregonian garden writer Dulcy Mahar
By: compiled and edited by Ted Mahar
Contributors: Mahar, Ted; Oregonian (Firm)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Carpe Diem Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780989710404
Subjects: Gardening; Miscellanea; Jardinage; Miscellanées
Description: "How Did Dulcy Mahar ... become a rock star of the Northwest gardening community? By writing a column for The Oregonian that didn't preach slavish imitation to your next-door neighbor's immaculately mowed lawn and trimmed hedges. Using humor and charm as she shared her weekly triumphs and humiliating mistakes, Dulcy always reassured her readers that it was okay. "As a gardener, I learn by trial and error, and error, and error," she blithely confessed. Dulcy's column ran for more than twenty-two years, showing her readers there was adventure and beauty in their own backyards. Her columns were packed with solidly researched direction and knowledge sprinkled with wit. Her fan base ranged from beginners to master gardeners. When Dulcy died of ovarian cancer in July 2011, devoted readers begged for her column to be reprinted. Through Dulcy's editor, they urged her husband, Ted, to write a book."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Plant lust; title: The gardener in you; title: Garden design: more than rhodies and roses; title: Diseases and snakes and slugs. Oh my!; title: The restless months; title: Mistakes, mishaps and do-overs.