The New Gardener's Handbook
Everything You Need to Know to Grow a Beautiful & Bountiful Garden
Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [2020]
Format: Book
Description: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
From one of the experts at the New York Botanical Garden, this guide shares the science of good gardening in a design-forward, beginner-friendly way that will appeal to new gardeners everywhere.
Contents:
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 -- Acknowledgements -- Further reading -- Photo and illustration credits -- Index.
ISBN:
9781643260068
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GARDEN Bye | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.