Secrets of Southern Gardening (released August 2025 )

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Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned gardener transplanted to Southern soil, this guide offers the reset button you need. In an era of viral gardening hacks and quick-fix landscape solutions, the South demands its own playbook – one built on solid science and real experience.

Drawing from three decades of professional experience, Jenks Farmer offers unvarnished advice and stories on the basics of successful plant growing. 

He and professional friends cut through social media myths and landscaping industry shortcuts to deliver what actually works in Southern soil.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• How to decode Southern climate, soils, and plant/animal interactions
• Why Northern or Midwestern gardening practices need recalibration below the Mason-Dixon
• Ecologically friendly gardening practices that support local biodiversity
• Smart plant choices, from native species to climate-adapted varieties
• Money-saving techniques that work with our climate, not against it

Written with candor and enriched by the collective wisdom of the South’s leading horticultural minds, this book is your trusted companion for building garden confidence and ecologically sound Southern gardens. 

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Published by Jenks Farmer Publications, 2025.

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