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Welcome to A Gardener’s Guide – Keep Growing. (Available in mid-December)

What You’ll Find Inside

In the substantially revised and expanded version, you’ll find chapters on five topics: Trees & Shrubs, Flowers & Ferns (annuals, biennials, perennials, bulbs, and ferns); Edibles (including vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts); Small Spaces (pertaining to container gardening and houseplants); and Turf (lawns, grasses, etc.). Each chapter describes seasonal tasks and tips to help your garden thrive.
How to Use this Guide: Gardening by the Seasons

Each section is organized by season rather than by month since climate patterns and growing conditions vary so much from year to year. We’ve also included an appendix on Climate Change to help you understand how it specifically affects plants grown in our region, the Piedmont of North Carolina. Our hardiness zone classification changed from 7b in the 2012 USDA MAP TO 8a in the 2023 revision.

Stay Current: Your Gardening Gateway

Because online gardening information changes frequently, we’ve provided a single QR code as a gateway to current and regularly updated resources – even if those resources are published or updated after this guide’s publication.

The QR code links to an online PDF called Recommended References for Urban Gardeners. At publication, this reference contains 70 resources carefully selected for their usefulness to gardeners in our area, covering topics such as vegetable gardening, landscaping, plant selection, pests, diseases, soil testing and more. You’ll find references to this QR code throughout the book.

 Our new edition will be available for purchase at the following Wake County garden centers and book stores in mid-December. Prices may vary by location. Call ahead to confirm availability.

Raleigh: Fairview Garden Center, Logan’s Garden Shop, NOFO @ the Pig gift shop, Quail Ridge Books, Taylor’s Nursery, Fifth Season Gardening
Wake Forest:Macon Gardens, Page 158 Books
Fuquay Varina:The Garden Hut

For questions on books or book orders: booksales@wakemastergardeners.org

For gardening resources and questions:
wakemg.org or (919) 250-1084 or mgardener@wake.gov