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Love the idea of growing your own fruits, flowers, and vegetables but don't think you have the space? Don't worry, let Fine Gardening, America's most respected gardening magazine, show you how to make your small space work for you and your plants. This inspiring new book from the editors of Fine Gardening magazine shares the most popular design ideas and easy planting solutions for creating gardens with less dirt and less square footage than you ever imagined. From high yielding, small-space vegetable gardens to decorative small spaces that appear larger than they are by making the best use of the landscape, this primer is full of design ideas--it even contains lists of suggested plants. Fine Gardening Pocket Gardens is packed with eye-catching small garden designs, advice on choosing the best plants for your space and locale, and strategies for keeping plants healthy and lush in cramped environments.
Synopsis
From little spaces come big, tasty harvests. Love the idea of growing your own fruits, herbs, and vegetables but don't think you have the space? Think again. You can grow your own in the tiniest of spaces and Fine Gardening Pocket Gardens is about to show you how This collection of the best of the best from the editors of Fine Gardening magazine teaches you the most popular design ideas and easy planting solutions for creating gardens with less dirt and less square footage than you ever imagined. From high yielding, small-space vegetable gardens to decorative small-spaces that appear larger than they are by making the best use of the landscape, this primer covers it all. It's packed with 250 design ideas encompassing small herb, flower, vegetable, and mixed gardens. You'll also find eye-catching small garden designs, advice on choosing the best plants for your space and locale, strategies for keeping plants healthy and lush in cramped environments, plus tons of photographs to inspire 325 in all
Houses, apartments, townhouses, condos, country dwellers, city slickers no matter where you reside, you can get great results in your garden. For experienced gardeners and beginners alike, this is the perfect reference for cultivating decorative and edible plants in limited square-footage. You'll even learn how to plant or improve beds and borders, even tiny ones, to add curb appeal and value to your property.
Here are just a few of the topics you'll gain expertise on:
- Choosing the best fertilizer and soil mix
- Proper watering and composting for maximum growth
- Finding space for veggies such as chili peppers, peas, corn, and squash
- Building raised beds and a bamboo trellis
- Turning a useless slope into a luscious garden
- And so much more
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Synopsis
A collection of the most popular design ideas, planting solutions, and quick fixes for small spaces that the editors of Fine Gardening have to offer. Fine Gardening Pocket Gardens offers easy planting solutions for creating gardens with less dirt and less square footage than readers ever imagined possible. From high-yielding, small-space vegetable gardens to decorative small-spaces that appear larger than they are by making the best use of the landscape, the editors at Fine Gardening have covered it all. This book is packed with eye-catching small garden designs, advice on choosing the best plants, and strategies for keeping plants healthy and lush in cramped spaces.
About the Author
Fine Gardening magazine brings you breathtaking design ideas, helpful techniques, and the know-how to get great results in your own garden. Planting advice from experts across the country means you can grow flowers, vegetables, and herbs no matter where you live.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Basics Fertilizing Basics
By Sandra Gorry
With sidebar The Scoop of Fertilizer Ingredients (chart)
Choosing the Right Soilless Mix
FEATURE: More Compost, Less Work
Water Wisely with Drip Irrigation
Direct-Sowing Made Easy
Maximize Your Harvest
Crop Rotation for Any Garden
Big Production in a Small Garden
FEATURE: How to Prune to Keep a Tree Small
Part 2: Edible Gardens
Garnish Your Garden with Edibles
With sidebar Good Bedfellows
Front Yard Veggies
With sidebar Give Plantings a Vertical Lift
Finding Space for Veggies
With sidebar The Best Container Vegetables (chart)
Build Your Own Raised Beds
With sidebar Do the Materials Matter when Constructing a Raised Bed?
FEATURE: Build a Bamboo Trellis
Chile Peppers in Pots
Low-Growing Peas
Corn Isnt Just for Farmers
Winter Squash for Tight Quarters
With sidebar Grow them up instead of out
Part 3. Decorative Gardens
Design Ideas for a Small Space
Making the Most of a Small Space
A Small-Space Solution
Make a Small Space Feel Bigger
FEATURE: Have a Small Space? Design on the Diagonal
A Garden of Several Courses
A Backyard Makeover
A Lush Garden on the Rocks
From a Useless Slope to a Luscious Garden
A Dynamic Design for a Garden Passageway
FEATURE: Mocking It Up Lets You Test Your Ideas
Designing with Dwarf Conifers
No Pond, No Problem
With sidebar The Truth about Mosquitoes
Designer Secrets for Over-the-Top Pots
With sidebar 15 More Perennials that Shine in Pots
Part 4: Plant Encyclopedia
Suggested small-space plants:
Edibles
Ornamentals
Trees and Shrubs
Grasses