| Show Out of O the e House- House Into the e Garden E cr Every and I summer more more families arc are living thing in the out out-of- doors around their their- homes homes on on patios porches lawns and yards Since the outdoor room has become become become be be- come the center of family fun Cun its decor is now v quite as important as that of oC its inside counterparts As an aid to planning outdoor living areas Golden Press published published published pub pub- on March The Golden Garden Guide edited by John Strohm and prepared in cooperation cooperation cooperation tion with the Ford Motor Compan Com Com- pan pany The book has been designed design design- ed as a handbook of oC gardening and outdoors living and it guides the reader from the first Important Import Import- ant stages of oC planning to the completion completion completion com com- of oC his outdoor living Jiving room Included arc detailed tips tip and in instructions instructions instructions in- in on lawns trees and shrubs building a patio or terrace terrace terrace ter ter- race growing flowers outdoors outdoors- and indoors to move outdoors- outdoors lighting Ii tools furniture and cooking cooking cook cook- ing equipment j Designed primarily for the gardener who is not an expert The Golden Garden Guide will enable enable enable en en- able anyone to transform his grounds into a filled beauty living I area Helpful temperature maps show when to start planting in any section of oC the countr country Charts assure perfectly planted bulbs show selections of mulches and indicate correct growing conditions conditions condi condi- conditions for indoor plants Four-color Four I photographs illustrate beautiful outdoor areas to give the reader ideas and show what can be accomplished accomplished ac ac- with a bit of oC I I In addition special regional sec sections sections ions have ha been prepared by well- well known gardening authorities Since gardening activities va vary 1 somewhat with climate these reginal reginal reginal re re- ginal sections present the techniques techniques techniques ques described in detail elsewhere in the book in terms of or specific areas of oC the country Frederick I R. R Rockwell author of or numerous gardening books and senior editor of Flower Garden magazine has II edited the section on the North North- east cast Charles J. J Hudson writer I and broadcaster on gardening sub subjects subjects I is the editor of oC the chapter on the South and the West and Midwest have ha been covered ered under the supervision of oC Richard D D. Westcott and Dr Milton Carleton respectively Also included are chapters devoted devoted de de- voted to vegetables fruit trees and plants soil improvement and tools This latter has been edited by William L L. Meacham a specialist in garden gaiden equipment |
