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Cultivate your passion to grow In a 1625 essay, Francis Bacon called gardens "the purest of human pleasures," and what was true then is even more so today—gardening can give you a serene refuge from the short-lived (and noisy!) distractions of modern life and a fertile basis for satisfaction that will bear fruit long into the future. To help you get started on your own leafy paradise, the new edition of Gardening Basics For Dummies grounds you thoroughly in the fundamentals of soil, flowers, trees, and lawns—and helps you get to know the names of what you're planting along the way! In a friendly, straightforward style, professional horticulturist Steven A. Frowine distills 50 years of gardening experience to show you how to start growing your expertise—from planning out your own mini-Eden and planting your first annuals, bulbs, and perennials through to laying the perfect lawn, raising tasty crops, and even introducing fish to your landscape! He also digs into the grubbier side of horticultural life, making sure you're as prepared as any seasoned farmer to deal with pests, weeds, and other challenges the earth will throw up at you. Create your ideal garden plan Become an expert on common flora with definitions and descriptions Know how to look after your soil Get creative with butterfly and children's gardens Whether you're beginning with a tiny garden in a box, or beautifying your property with tree-lined groves and flowery bowers, this is the ideal introduction to the intense pleasure of gardening and will make you happy to reap what you’ve sown!

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part 1: Preparing Yourself (and Your Garden) for Planting 5 Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Gardening 7 Chapter 2: Creating a Landscape That You’ll Love 25 Chapter 3: Getting into the Zone – Your Garden’s Zone 51 Chapter 4: Live Long and Prosper: Giving Plants What They Need 65 Chapter 5: Gathering Your Gardening Gear 87 Part 2: Flowers and Foliage: Growing for Color 113 Chapter 6: Adding Yearly Variety to Your Garden with Annuals 115 Chapter 7: Growing Perennials: Plants That Make a Comeback 131 Chapter 8: Brightening Up the Garden with Bulbs 155 Chapter 9: Coming Up Roses 181 Chapter 10: Multiplying Your Plants 207 Part 3: Stretching Your Garden beyond Its Boundaries: The Permanent Landscape 227 Chapter 11: Growing a Perfect Lawn 229 Chapter 12: Reaching New Heights with Trees 253 Chapter 13: Going Low with Shrubs 275 Chapter 14: Climbers and Crawlers: Growing Vines and Groundcovers 289 Part 4: Producing Your Own Produce 311 Chapter 15: Food, Glorious Food! Raising Your Own Veggies 313 Chapter 16: Taking Your Veggie Garden to the Next Level 337 Chapter 17: Adding Flavor to Your Garden with Herbs 351 Chapter 18: Sweet and Crunchy: Growing Fruits, Berries, and Nuts 363 Part 5: Designing Special and Fun Gardens 391 Chapter 19: Mini Gardens and Microcosms: Gardening in Containers 393 Chapter 20: Taking the Plunge: Gardening with Ponds and Fish 411 Part 6: The Part of Tens 433 Chapter 21: Ten Great Perennials for Northern Climate Gardeners 435 Chapter 22: Ten Garden Projects for Children 439 Appendix A: Basic Gardening Resources 443 Appendix B: English-Metric Conversion Tables 449 Index 451


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781119782032
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 496
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 703 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1119782031
  • Publisher Date: 03 Jun 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 31 mm
  • Width: 188 mm


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