Garden Problem Solver

Readers Digest

You know the symptoms.

Whether it’s spots on your roses, fruit trees that won’t bloom or a patchy lawn, you already know what the symptoms are.  With its convenient A-Z format, the Reader’s Digest Garden Problem Solver makes it easy to look up the plant and find the symptoms so you can identify and solve the problem fast.

Now look up the diagnosis,

With this book, you don’t need to be a horticultural expert to identify your garden’s problems.  You don’t need, for example to know the scientific name of the bug that is decimating your dahlias – or even that is is a bug.  You simply match the symptoms, such as curling or ragged leaves, lacklustre flowers or undersized fruit, to those described in the entry for the plant.  With the help of almost 1000 photos in all, you are sure to find what’s wrong with your plants.

The cure,

Once you’ve identified the problem, you’ll find the cause – disease, pest or environmental condition – followed by the cure.  Solutions include organic and chemical treatments, as well as commonsense gardening techniques that will prevent most problems from resurfacing or from occurring i the first place.

And what to do to prevent future problems.

Part Two of Garden Problem Solver focuses further on prevention.  You’ll discover how to manage your landscape as a whole – how to make soil, lawn and plants work together, to keep garden problems to a minimum.  After all, that’s the goal – to spend less time coping with problems and more time enjoying your beautiful, healthy garden.