The new gardener's handbook : everything you need to know to grow a beautiful & bountiful garden

Everything you need to know to grow a beautiful and bountiful garden (other title)

Summary: No one was born a gardener, but everyone was born to garden. Beyers has created an easy-to-follow, visually instructive handbook that teaches not only the hows, but also the whys-- the proven science-- of what goes into a thriving garden. Whether you're seeking to grow your own food or fill your life with flowers, you'll learn about soil, plant selection, propagation, planting and mulching, watering and feeding, pruning, and weeds, pests, and diseases. -- adapted from back cover

Record details

ISBN: 1604698748
ISBN: 9781604698749
ISBN: 1643260065
ISBN: 9781643260068
Physical Description: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-222) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: The science and art of gardening -- Get gardening: Balancing the roots and shoots -- Soil: Nourishing the roots -- Plant selection: Matching plants to place -- Germination: Starting plants from seeds -- Planting and mulching: Establishing plants the right way -- Watering and feeding: Balancing between nature and nurture -- Vegetative propagation -- Making plants from plant parts -- Pruning: The right cut in the right place at the right time -- Weeds, pests, and diseases: Working with the bad, the good, and the ugly -- Afterword: Gardening provides -- Acknowledgments -- Further reading -- Photo and illustration credits -- Index.