Summer Gardening Resources: Three Gardening Book Reviews

50 Great Trees for Georgia

Erica Glasener and Walter Reeves, Cool Springs Press, $12.99 cover price, ISBN 1-591860-81-4, 2004

50 Great Trees for Georgia lists 50 profiles of flowers suited for the weather of Georgia. They have sections for Gardening Basics, a Glossary, and a Bibliography for other helpful guidebooks.

The Profiles contain common name and scientific names, but is organized by the common name. There are 2 page profiles for each variety of plant with a picture, bloom color, bloom period, the height/width, planting location and tips, watering guide, fertilizer guide, suggestions for vigorous growth, pest control, complementary plants, and the recommended selections. Also it has easy tips and useful hints with the top reasons to plant it as a guide to the new southern gardener. It is a useful book for reliable and straightforward advice.

Erica Glasener is host of HGTV's "Gardener's Diary" and has a bi-weekly column in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Walter Reeves is host of 750WSB AM radio's "The Lawn and Garden Show with Walter Reeves".

Trees in this book:

American Holly, American Hornbeam, Bald Cypress, Black Gum, Canadian Hemlock, Carolina Silverbell, Chaste Tree, Cherry Laurel, Chinese Elm, Chinese Pistachio, Cornelian Cherry, Dawn Redwood, Deodar Cedar, Florida Maple, Flowering Crabapple, Flowering Dogwood, Franklin Tree, Fringe Tree, Ginkgo, Golden Rain Tree, Japanese Cryptomeria, Japanese Maple, Japanese Snowbell, Japanese Stewartia, Japanese Zelkova, Katsura Tree, Korean Dogwood, Kwanzan Cherry, Leyland Cypress, Oak, Ornamental Pear, Paperbark Maple, Persian Ironwood, Pine, Purple Leaf Plum, Redbud, Red Maple, River Birch, Sassafras, Saucer and Star Magnolia, Serviceberry, Sourwood, Southern Magnolia, Sweet Bay Magnolia, Swet Gum, Thornless Honey Locust, Tulip Popular, Winter King Hawthorne, Yellowwood, Yoshino Cherry.

50 Great Flowers for Georgia

Erica Glasener and Walter Reeves, Cool Springs Press, $12.99 cover price, ISBN 1-591860-80-6, 2004