Spring is around the corner, and for recreational gardeners everywhere this means that it’s time to begin preparing for this year’s garden-be it a few well-planned pots, an expansive landscape, or beds for fruit and vegetables. The 2007 Old Farmer’s Almanac All-Seasons Garden Guide is here to help! This must-have gardening resource is now available for just $3.99 wherever books and magazines are sold throughout the United States and Canada.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac All-Seasons Garden Guide is written with novice and experienced gardeners in mind and includes easy-to-follow, time-tested planting tips and projects. Packaged in a beautiful, full-color design, this annual book will inspire gardeners throughout the spring, summer, and fall.

“The challenge in preparing the All-Seasons Garden Guide is that it must be relevant throughout the year and appeal to a wide range of gardeners-from different experience levels to various gardening styles,” said Editor Janice Stillman. “The 2007 edition achieves this difficult balance with articles on a number of different plant types and information to keep the garden thriving and colorful. But we also have recipes and projects for those who aspire to garden and don’t yet grow their own.”

Backed by 215 years of experience, The 2007 Old Farmer’s Almanac All-Seasons Garden Guide is absolutely bursting with information. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside:

• Pick the best perennials for your gardening zone. Whether you live in a temperate climate or one that experiences a range of weather extremes, there are flowers that will flourish ... we tell what grows well where.

• Cultivate elegant ornamental grasses such as Japanese blood grass and blue fescue. The good news is that these beauties thrive in any spot with average, well-drained soil.

• Grow your own greens. Filled with essential vitamins and nutrients, greens such as collards, kale, turnip greens (which are rumored to be an aphrodisiac as well as a cure for a hangover), and bok choy are as good for you as they are lovely additions to any vegetable garden.

• Craft an aromatic wreath out of dried flowers. Use blooms and herbs from your own garden (we tell you how to harvest and dry!) or buy what you need. For example, chives, oregano, and lavender will add long-lasting fragrance and color.

• Break new ground to create the garden of your dreams. Hint: When creating any new bed, be sure to consider sunlight. Six hours is good. Eight to ten is even better.

• Entice birds to make your garden their home. We offer 16 varieties of perennials, shrubs, conifers, and trees for fine-feathered friends. Sumac, for example, attracts more than 95 species of birds. Its height and dense foliage makes for an excellent nesting site.

• Produce perfect pears. Why pears? Heirloom varieties of these sweet, juicy fruits are comparatively easy to grow and offer wonderful flavor and smooth texture.

• Plant a gorgeous garden that will keep the landscape in vibrant color from early spring to the first frost in autumn. The plan we offer is almost maintenance-free and should need no stalking, pruning, or dividing for at least five years!

• Spruce up typical borders by adding a living fence. Hint: Create your fence out of several types of small trees and shrubs. Using this approach ensures that it will not be at the mercy of insects and disease, and will become a living work of art!

• Grow exotic onions. You won’t cry while reading these tips and interesting tidbits about alliums, which are among the oldest known vegetables in the world. For example, did you know that onions have been held to cure baldness, repel evil sprits, and ward off infection?

The Old Farmer’s Almanac All-Seasons Garden Guide digs into the subjects that matter most to anyone who loves to grow flowers, fruit, or vegetables.

This annual resource is one of the family of publications produced by Yankee Publishing Inc. of Dublin, New Hampshire. It is available at plant nurseries, home stores, and wherever books and magazines are sold. Copies can also be ordered at Almanac.com or by calling 800-256-2622 (800-ALMANAC).

The Old Farmer’s Almanac line of products includes several themed calendars, a series of cookbooks based on winners from county fairs and cook-offs, and the best-selling Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids (whose new, second edition will be in bookstores in the summer of 2007).

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