Bibliograph

The backyard gardener, simple, easy, and beautiful gardening with vegetables, herbs, and flowers, Kelly Orzel

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The backyard gardener, simple, easy, and beautiful gardening with vegetables, herbs, and flowers, Kelly Orzel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The backyard gardener

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

967919567

Responsibility statement

Kelly Orzel

Sub title

simple, easy, and beautiful gardening with vegetables, herbs, and flowers

Summary

The "garden to table" movement is inspiring another generation of gardeners but many of them have questions. How important is composting? Is seed saving really worth it? Focusing on sustainable, organic growing practices and plants, The Backyard Gardener is a comprehensive handbook that will help get them started. Kelly Orzel covers everything from soil selection to growing and harvesting. Sidebars such as "garden center survival tips" offer useful advice to help readers build their confidence and know-how. This guide also features photographs of beautiful plant bed designs, propagation techniques, and much more

Table Of Contents

Gardening from the ground up -- Propagation and planting techniques -- Organic growing practices -- Sowing and growing -- Herbs and flowers -- The garden calendar

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