The Garden Primer: The Completely Revised Gardener's Bible - 100% Organic - Softcover

Damrosch, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761122753 ISBN 13: 9780761122753

Verlag: Workman Adult, 2008

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Book by Damrosch Barbara

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This is the most comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth, one-volume gardening reference that has ever been completely revised and updated. The new edition has gone 100 per cent organic, which in Barbara Damrosch's hands also means completely accessible. It reflects the latest research on plants, soils, tools, and techniques. There is updated and expanded information on planning a garden, recommended plants, and best tools. Ecological issues are addressed much more extensively, covering lawn alternatives, the benefits of native species, wildlife-friendly gardens, and how to avoid harmful invasive species. More attention is paid to plants appropriate to the South, Southwest, and West Coast, while cold-climate gardeners are given detailed advice on how to extend the growing season. Simply put, the book is a richer and fuller compendium than ever before, with more text, more illustrations and garden plans, expanded plant lists, and gardener's resources. But Barbara Damrosch's core of practical, creative ideas and friendly style remain - she is still an 'old-fashioned dirt gardener' at heart.

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Remarkably complete, this is the one: the indispensable one-volume reference guide to gardening simply, beautifully and well. It is jam-packed with useful information, old-fashioned common sense, and a lifetime's worth of experience, and is thoroughly revised and expanded to be 100 percent organic in its recommendations. Updated with the latest on plants, soils, techniques, and tools, it includes: The basics of landscaping, emphasizing sustainable methods. Understanding what plants need and avoiding complex rules and formulas. How to choose and combine flowers for season-long color, orchestrating with perennials and accenting with annuals. Extending the season - that's right, harvest carrots in January. The secret to raising roses without fuss, less demanding lawns, vines with discipline, and trees that will enhance your property. There is new information on native species, and all the gardening resources you need—explained in a voice that "has the snap of a good snowpea and the spice of an old rose"

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• Verlag: Workman Adult
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0761122753
• ISBN 13: 9780761122753
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 820