Gives advice on planting, cultivating, and harvesting fruits, berries, and vegetables, tells how to plan a garden, and includes tips on pests, soil preparation, compost, garden tools, and mulches

Gardening: The Complete Guide to Growing America's Favorite Fruits & Vegetables

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

National Gardening Association (U.S.)

Gardening & Landscape Design

Addison-Wesley

National Gardening Association Guide to Kids' Gardening: A Complete Guide for Teachers, Parents and Youth Leaders (Wiley Science Editions)

Children's Books

Lynn Ocone

Eve Pranis

Science, Nature & How It Works

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

"God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures." --Sir Francis Bacon 
National surveys show that gardening has become the most popular, least exclusive hobby nationwide. From the balconies of Manhattan to the patios of Malibu to the backyards of Chicago, anybody with a few square feet of earth is doing their best to make their little corner of the world more gracious and beautiful. And the best thing is, you really don't have to be born with a green thumb to give life to a glorious garden. Anybody can do it with a little coaching. Which is where Gardening All-in-One For Dummies comes in. Puzzled by pruning? Baffled by bulbs? Can't tell a hosta from a hyacinth? Don’t worry! This all-in-one reference delivers the know-how you need to transform your little patch of the outdoors into a blooming paradise. Drawing upon the expertise of the National Gardening Association, it gets you up to speed on: <ul>
<li>Basic gardening skills—from understanding your microclimate to using gardening tools to managing pests and common plant diseases</li> <li>How to design, plan and build a garden landscape that reflects your unique sense of style</li> <li>Selecting, planting and maintaining stunning roses</li> <li>Building a raised bed for your perennials and making them bloom in any climate</li> <li>Choose, grow and maintain annuals</li> <li>From amaryllis to spider dahlias to wood tulips—coaxing beauty from homely bulbs</li> <li>Enjoying nature’s bounty by growing you own vegetables and herbs</li> </ul>
A veritable encyclopedia of gardening, this Gardening All-in-One For Dummies is an indispensable resource for novices and experienced gardeners alike. It brings together between the covers of a single volume seven great books covering: <ul>
<li>Gardening Basics</li> <li>Garden Design</li> <li>Roses</li> <li>Perennials</li> <li>Annuals</li> <li>Bulbs</li> <li>Vegetables and Herbs</li> </ul>
Your one-step guide to a beautiful garden, Gardening All-in-One For Dummies shows you how to experience the “purest of human pleasures” in your own backyard.

Gardening All-In-One for Dummies

For Dummies

A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically increases your home’s value. Landscaping also makes your house and yard more useful and better able to complement your family’s lifestyle. Trees shade your home to reduce energy use. Thorny shrubs deter prowlers. Lawns reduce dust from bare ground and give children the perfect play area. Patios and decks are great for entertaining. And a vegetable garden can yield fresh, delicious salads to eat on that patio or deck. 
Landscaping for Dummies has everything you need to turn the little patch of earth you call your own into a personal paradise. Whether you’ve waited for the day to have property to landscape, you’d never given it a second thought until you had to, or you want to improve on an existing landscape, this book offers a clearly written wealth of knowledge on: <ul>
<li>Designs</li> <li>Fences, walls, gates, and paths</li> <li>Decks, patios, and outdoor rooms</li> <li>Trees</li> <li>Shrubs and vines</li> <li>Ground cover</li> </ul>
From the basic principles of landscape design, to all the ins and outs of hillsides, balcony gardens, and water gardens, this book will show you how to: <ul>
<li>Think like a designer</li> <li>Dream up the right landscape for your family’s needs</li> <li>Increase your home’s resale value</li> <li>Conserve energy</li> <li>Deal with contractors, nurseries, and hardware suppliers</li> <li>Create an edible landscape</li> </ul>
Full of helpful problem-solvers for all kinds of landscapes, Landscaping for Dummies also features sample plans, “theme” landscape ideas, and a brilliant color photo section to inspire the imagination. Accessible and informative to both beginner and expert landscapers, this is the complete guide to creating the yard you’ve always wanted.

Landscaping for Dummies

Walheim, Lance

BECKSTROM.Robert J.

Arts & Photography

If you like to garden and haven’t yet explored the wonderful world of herbs, you don’t know what you’re missing. For starters, herbs are both beautiful and practical. There’s no prettier blue flower than borage’s—celebrated since the fourteenth century as a mood elevator and “emboldener of the heart”—and no more fascinating foliage than santolina’s, which is good for treating bites, skin problems, worms, and discouraging moths. As for freshness and variety, nothing on a supermarket spice shelf can compare to the savory delights you’ll find in your own herb garden. And as an added bonus, as an herb gardener, you are the inheritor of a rich body of fascinating, often wacky folklore going back thousands of years—for instance, did you know that parsley grows better for a wicked gardener than for a virtuous one? 
Your guide to creating a garden that smells and tastes as good as it looks, Herb Gardening For Dummies fills you in on everything you need to know to: <ul>
<li>Understand the different types of herbs</li> <li>Landscape with herbs</li> <li>Cultivate herbs indoors and in containers</li> <li>Harvest and preserve your herbs</li> <li>Use herbs for cooking, potpourris, health, or teas</li> </ul>
Written by award-winning garden writer Kathleen Fisher with the support and participation of the experts at The National Gardening Association, Herb Gardening For Dummies: <ul>
<li>Tells the story of herbs, including where they grow, how they were used in the past, and how they’re used today</li> <li>Fills you in on what every herb gardener needs to know about soil and location</li> <li>Shows you, step by step, how to plan and design an herb garden of any size</li> <li>Features an A-to-Z Encyclopedia of Herbs that includes specific information on how to plant, grow, preserve and use sixty-five different herbs</li> <li>Is packed with tips and tricks on how to harvest herbs, propagate new plants, and prepare for next year</li> <li>Includes a gallery of stunning full-color photos of herbs in full bloom</li> </ul>
If you delight in dill, cherish chevril, or go bonkers for basil, Herb Gardening For Dummies is the book for you.

Herb Gardening for Dummies

Fisher, Kathleen

Cutler, Karan Davis

Celebrated for centuries for their gorgeous blooms and heavenly scents, roses have a certain mystique and romantic aura unlike any other garden plant. And though you might think they're too impossibly delicate to grow in Canada, Roses For Canadians For Dummies show you they're not. Using the hardiness recommendations, and the eight-page full colour photo insert, you'll be able to choose the best rose varieties for your Canadian climate zone. 
Includes: Ratings of the biggest blooms and most savoury rose scents; an easy-to-understand and illustrated guide to planting and pruning techniques; winterizing strategies so your shrubs survive the harshest seasonal conditions; buying the healthiest plants and safeguarding against rose pests and diseases; Canadian Plant Hardiness Zone Map

Roses for Canadians for Dummies

Green, Douglas

Editors of the National Gardening Association

Waldheim, Lance

Editors of Canadian Gardening

C D G Books Canada Inc

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