"Beautiful Easy Flower Gardens is filled with common sense and garden wisdom. Whether you dream of butterflies floating above your flowers, beautiful easy roses or find yourself gardening up against a wall, there is a garden plan for you."
... Newsday

"Sombke writes in engagingly conversational style and offers practical design suggestions that should prompt even the most garden-wary to try their hands at growing flowers."
... Publisher's Weekly

"one of the best...The text is easy to understand and full of ideas. This is about as complete a book as any beginner would want."
... The Washington Post

"One of the best organized gardening books to be published in a long time."
... Indianapolis Star

"Aimed at beginners, Beautiful Easy Gardens and Beautiful Easy Lawns and Landscapes, by Laurence Sombke, helps the gardener organize projects into manageable regimens."
... Associated Press

"Beautiful Easy Lawns and Landscapes is another winner"
... Midwest Book Review

"Sombke...mixes environmental consciousness with easy organic
gardening techniques."
... Boston Herald

"Perhaps the biggest draw of the book is that its weekly guides give you a feel for the seasonal rhythm of the garden."
... San Francisco Chronicle

"... creative solutions for growing bountiful and lovely home gardens with a minimum of work and worry."
... COUNTRY

"I like this book because it tells how to do things anyone can tackle."
... The Washington Times

"It turns out I did need another book to read -- this book."
... Audubon Naturalist News.

"An ideal choice for the organized gardener who must have a well-laid-out game plan."
... Harrisburg News Patriot

"Excellent"
... Rockland ME Courier Gazette

"Easy is the operative word here"
... Milwaukee Sentinel

"... a well-written, unique guide to gardens."
... Cape Cod Times

"... attractive...useful well-organized text."
... Martha's Vinyard Gazette

"Sombke's capable hands...lead us with tirelessly practical instructions."
... Publisher's Weekly

"Laurence Sombke...has a lot of good ideas that make it easy to have a beautiful lawn that's also good for the environment."
... Better Homes & Gardens

"The book will introduce you to natural alternatives to pesticides...and put you well on your way to becoming a true environmental gardener."
... Home Magazine

"An interesting and informative book..."
... The Florida Gardener