[PDF] Starting A Garden eBook

Author : Nicole Johnsey Burke
Publisher : Cool Springs Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 21,43 MB
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0760366861

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Elevate your backyard veggie patch into a work of sophisticated and stylish art. Kitchen Garden Revival guides you through every aspect of kitchen gardening, from design to harvesting—with expert advice from author Nicole Johnsey Burke, founder of Rooted Garden, one of the leading US culinary landscape companies, and Gardenary, an online kitchen gardening education and resource company. Participating in the grow-your-own movement is important to both reduce your food miles and control what makes it onto your family’s table. If you’ve hesitated to take part because installing and caring for a traditional vegetable garden doesn’t seem to suit your life or your sense of style, Kitchen Garden Revival is here to show you there’s a better, more beautiful way to grow food. Instead of row after row of cabbage and pepper plants plunked into a patch of dirt in the middle of the yard, kitchen gardens are attractive, highly tailored food gardens consisting of easy-to-maintain raised planting beds laid out in an organized geometric pattern. Offering both four seasons of ornamental interest and plenty of fresh, homegrown fruits, vegetables, and herbs, kitchen gardens are the way to grow your own food in a fashionable, modern, and practical way. Kitchen gardens were once popular features of the European and early American landscape, but they fell out of favor when our agrarian roots were displaced by industrialization. With this accessible and inspirational guide, Nicole aims to return the kitchen garden to its rightful place just outside of every backdoor. Learn the art of kitchen gardening as you discover: What characteristics all kitchen gardens have in common How to design and install gorgeous kitchen garden beds using metal, wood, or stone Why raised beds mean reduced maintenance What crops are best for your kitchen garden A planting, tending, and harvesting plan developed by a pro Season-by-season growing guides It's time to join the Kitchen Garden Revival and start growing your own delicious, organic food.

Author : Huw Richards
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 14,83 MB
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0744066174

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Garden efficiently and grow more food - Huw Richards shows you how. Following the success of Veg in One Bed and Grow Food for Free, in The Vegetable Grower's Handbook Huw shares his tried-and-tested approaches from his own garden so you can unearth your garden's potential. With simple yet effective methods, such as nurturing healthy soil, optimizing space, and following a planting plan, anyone can be a productive vegetable grower while working in harmony with nature. As well as Huw's recommendations on good planning and infrastructure, he has tips for plenty of quick wins too, such as how to attract beneficial pollinators. You'll be amazed at what you can achieve by setting goals, planning ahead, and trialling new ideas. Every successful business has a strategy. Why not apply one to your vegetable patch?

Author : Sally Roth
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,66 MB
Release : 2017-02-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604697806

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“Learn how to spend fewer hours and less money on revamping the garden.” —The English Garden The prospect of revamping your yard can be daunting. Where do you start? How do all the areas come together in a beautiful, cohesive way? In The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden, Sally Roth simplifies the process by showing you how to spend fewer hours (and a minimal amount of money) in the garden by tackling one small area at a time. You’ll find garden plans for ten unique areas—the entryway, the shady areas under trees, and more—that can be linked together over time to create a unified yard, and plants that are dependable, easy to find, and look good year after year. You’ll also learn the basics of good design, which plants offer the most bloom for your buck, and how to avoid the most common planting mistakes.

Author : Margaret Roach
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 44,3 MB
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604699175

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“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

Author : Renata Fossen Brown
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 41,81 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1631594494

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12 plant-related art projects that will spice up your already beautiful garden and encourage you and your family to enjoy the natural world around you.

Author : Sally Roth
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 30,28 MB
Release : 2017-02-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604696745

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A fresh approach and simple way to transform your yard! The prospect of revamping a yard is daunting. Where do you start? How do all the various areas come together in a beautiful, cohesive way? The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Garden simplifies the process by showing you how to spend fewer hours (and a minimal amount of money) in the garden by tackling one small area at a time. You’ll find garden plans for ten unique areas—the entryway, the shady areas under trees, and more—that can be linked together over time to create a unified yard, and plants that are dependable, easy to find, and look good year after year. You’ll also learn the basics of good design, which plants offer the most bloom for your buck, and how to avoid the most common planting mistakes.

Author : Peter Greenfield
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 2020-08-31
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Here is how you can avoid drinking the toxic pesticide cocktail supermarkets are serving you. Do you find it a must to wash your veggies properly before eating them? Are pesticides in fruits and vegetables a constant thing on your mind while walking through the supermarket aisles? Do you spend time checking the labels before buying your greens to ensure you are making healthy choices? The problem is, labels are just labels at the end of the day. After consumer surveys revealed that the perception of healthfulness is a key driver of food choices, the food industry started doing everything to deliberately mislead customers with confusing labels. Have you ever fallen for catchwords such as "whole grain", "organic", "natural" and "no cholesterol"? But what's really inside? Fact is, you've been fooled more than once and there is only one way to avoid consuming the poisonous cocktail of pesticides in supermarket crops: Backyard Gardening. Imagine growing your favorite vegetables just a few meters away from your house, ready to be picked whenever you want. While the thought of it alone might be absurd, or almost close to being impossible, you will be surprised what a few months can do, to make it happen. In Backyard Gardening, you will discover: The principles of organic farming, and how to reap the best results How you can let your garden work for you, instead of the other way around Ways for how you can create healthier fertilizers, without spending a single cent Which particular insect you should never kill and how it can actually strengthen your crop Why plants and humans are more alike than you think and how this one insight prevents your plants from dying How this one simple trick will cut your expenses in half and save you more than 7 hours of work per week A step-by-step guide on how you can effectively create healthier soil for your crops to thrive The tried-and-tested methods of managing pests without having to succumb to commonly used pesticides And much more. How many times have you told yourself that you want to start your own organic garden, but then thought you don't have the time or space for it? Don't worry. Even if you are living in a 25m2 student apartment with a 4m2 balcony, it is easy to grow fruits and vegetables to suit outdoor areas of any size. Take the example of a tomato plant. A time investment of 6 minutes per week over 12 weeks is enough to grow, raise, and harvest produce from your own plant! Don't leave any stone unturned to make sure your kids and your family eat healthy, fresh foods every single day just because you are afraid of learning a new craft. If you want to discover how to create a self-sufficient vegetable garden of your dreams, then scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button right now.

Author : Peter Shepperd
Publisher : Green Fingered Gardener
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 2020-08-16
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1913871029

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End your reliance on grocery store fruits and veggies for good by starting your own garden in 5 dummy-proof steps. Imagine making a delicious salad for your family in the evening. You open the fridge just to find that you’ve run out of cucumbers. Closing the fridge door gently, you go out in the backyard and walk by your raised bed garden. There, fresh, delicious, and crispy homegrown cucumbers await you. All you have to do is pick them off the plant, wash them, and chop them up. Does this idyllic picture seem too out of reach? It shouldn’t be! Raised bed gardening is the perfect simple approach for beginners who want to grow their own food. Raised bed gardening eliminates many of the challenges that traditional planting brings to the table. You’ll be free from having to worry about weeds, pests, and extensive soil manipulations. Not only that, but raised bed gardening also offers ideal conditions for growing a wide range of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. You may now be thinking: So, what does it take to get started? All you will need to do is complete 5 simple steps to put together your raised bed garden, plant your fruits and veggies, and ensure optimal yields. In An Introduction to Raised Bed Gardening, you will discover: Why a raised bed garden is the right choice for your family The most optimum places where you can position a raised bed garden Secrets for optimal yield that cost nothing to implement A comprehensive list of tools and supplies you’ll need to get your plants to thrive , even if DIY isn’t your forte 10 kinds of plants that beginners can master from their first growth season When to plant your cucumbers, tomatoes and greens if you want maximum yield Completely organic fertilization and pest control strategies to keep your plants healthy and increase the quality of the produce The best soil care practices to give you amazing crops one season after the other 7 raised bed gardening challenges newbies will face, and simple strategies to eliminate each one And much more! While you’re probably feeling excited about the prospect of starting your own garden, there could still be some insecurities and hesitation. Maybe you haven’t been capable of keeping a houseplant alive up to this point--how will you maintain an entire garden? Wouldn’t it be too difficult, too expensive, and too much out of your comfort zone? Raised bed gardening is the ideal approach for getting started with gardening as many common and tiresome procedures are eliminated altogether. And once you master that, you can move on to the other 9 books in the series that will teach you everything from A to Z about gardening. This is the perfect chance to acquaint yourself with gardening and start producing your own delicious, nutritious organic food. Scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button if you want to learn the basics of the amazing raised bed gardening technique.

Author : National Gardening Association
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 29,14 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1119782058

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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!

Author : Julie Thompson-Adolf
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 27,64 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0760360804

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Grow fabulous food and flowers from seeds, then save seeds to make next year's garden even better. Creating dinner from food you’ve grown provides a fantastic sense of accomplishment. Now, imagine the pleasure of starting plants from seeds, tending them, planting them in your garden, harvesting their fruits, and enjoying a delicious meal or bouquet. But that's not the end of the journey. Now you can turn around and save the best seeds for next year’s garden. Suddenly, you’re self-sufficient; you’ve grown your own garden from seed to seed. In this book, you'll find the tools you need to become a seed starting and saving champion. Author and gardening expert Julie Thompson-Adolf walks you through every step of the journey, making the entire process a joy. You’ll find hints to encourage stubborn seeds to germinate, lists of varieties to add to your garden, charts for quick growing reference, and simple DIY projects to aid your seed starting and saving adventure. (Learn how to make seed bombs and an indoor seed-starting station.) The extensive plant entries inside cover all the most popular vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. Get started with tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and melons, or chamomile, cosmos, sweet peas, and poppies—accompanied by beautiful photography from Libby Williams. Whether you’re an experienced gardener new to seed starting and saving or a brand-new grower, you’ll soon have healthy, productive, beautiful plants for your garden.