Book

How to garden / contributors, Guy Barter [and nine others]

Barter, Guy, (contributor.).

Summary:

Whatever your level of expertise, you'll find everything you need to know in this easy-to-follow gardening guide. This book contains the principles of good gardening - how plants work and how to give them what they need, as well as step-by-step advice, top tips, and essential techniques. Keen on starting your own garden or looking for gardening tips to improve your existing gardening skills? This simple guide will show you where to start, what tools and techniques to use, and how to troubleshoot common garden problems. From bulbs to borders, weeds to watering, pick up gardening techniques, practical basics, and simple skills which will have your garden blooming, this gardening guide is the perfect text to help you master the essentials of gardening.

Record details

ISBN: 9780744026948 (paperback)
ISBN: 0744026946 (paperback)
Physical Description: 351 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
Copyright: ℗♭2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

"Previously published as Learn to Garden."

Formatted Contents Note:

Assessing your space: weather; sun, shade, seasons; your microclimate; your soil; landscape inspiration -- Flower beds & borders: designing beds and borders; size, shape, layout; choosing your plants; making a planting plan; sunny and shady sites; wet, sticky soils; dry, free-draining soils; exposed sites; rock gardens; choosing buying plants -- Perennials, annuals, & biennials -- Bulbs -- Shrubs, growing & pruning -- Climbers, growing & pruning -- Roses -- Grasses, bamboos, & ferns -- Lawns, meadows, & gravel gardens: What sort of lawn? Maintaining your lawn; What's wrong with my lawn? Making a new lawn; alternatives to grass; wildflower meadows; gravel gardens -- Trees -- Hedges -- Container gardening, with care and maintenance -- Crops: where to grow; growing vegetables (root, leafy, peas, beans); fruiting vegetables; herbs; fruit trees, bushes, and soft fruits -- Tools & techniques: basic tool kit; watering; mulches; feeding your plants; compost; digging; weeding; eco-gardening; propagating plants -- Garden doctor: What's wrong? Garden pests & parasites; Plant diseases; Keeping plants healthy -- Garden year planner: early spring; mid-to-late spring; early summer; mid-to-late summer; fall; winter -- Understanding plant names.