Create the garden of your dreams with the right plants and equipment Gardening Basics For Dummies 2e gives gardeners tips, plans, and insider know-how for getting started with flower beds, borders, vegetables, trees, shrubs, lawns, and more. Packed with advice, resources, illustrations, and plant recommendations, this friendly guide covers all the tools that make gardening today easier than ever before Updates include: New section on bienniels New section on summer flowering bulbs New chapter, "Multiplying Your Plants," provides more information on seed starting and other ways of multiplying plants Completely updated appendix detailing resources
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
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