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Complete home gardening : growing secrets & techniques for gardeners / Miranda Smith.

Smith, Miranda, 1944- (Author). Smith, Miranda, 1944- Advanced home gardening. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 1580113265
  • ISBN: 9781580113267
  • Physical Description: 399 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Creative Homeowner, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Rev. edition of: Advanced home gardening. 2001.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Tools, Materials, and Plants 8 -- About the Plant Directories 9 -- Chapter 1 Preparing to Garden 10 -- Designing for Easy Care 12 -- Laying Out the Garden 14 -- Soil 18 -- Composting 21 -- Testing Your Soil 24 -- Soil Amendments and Fertilizers 28 -- Cover Crops and Green Manures 31 -- Climate 33 -- Chapter 2 Gardening Basics 40 -- Plant Basics 42 -- Buying Plants 44 -- Propagation 46 -- Seeds 50 -- Planting 53 -- Watering 56 -- Chapter 3 Flowers, Flowers, and More Flowers 58 -- Planning Flower Beds 60 -- Bulbs 63 -- Plant-by-Plant Directory of Bulbs 67 -- Perennials 70 -- Plant-by-Plant Directory of Perennials 74 -- Annuals 88 -- Plant-by-Plant Directory of Annuals 92 -- Biennials 108 -- Plant-by-Plant Directory of Biennials 110 -- Chapter 4 Specialty Flower Gardens 114 -- Rose Gardens 116 -- Gardens for Bees, Birds & Butterflies 122 -- Rock Gardens 125 -- Gardens for Dried Arrangements 127 -- Chapter 5 Water Gardens 134 -- Considering Your Lifestyle 135 -- Siting Your Water Feature 136 -- Size and Styles 146 -- Liners 157 -- Edging Options 163 -- Designing the Pond Configuration 166 -- Making a Site Plan 168 -- Selecting Your Plants 171 -- Beware of Invasive Plants 174 -- Submerged Plants or Oxygenators 176 -- Plant-by-Plant Directory of Water Garden -- Related Plants 177 -- Chapter 6 Vines 214 -- How Vines Climb 216 -- Training and Pruning Vines 222 -- Watering and Routine Care 224 -- Plant-by-Plant Directory of Vines 226 -- Chapter 7 Vegetable Gardens 230 -- Planning Your Vegetable Garden 232 -- Planting Your Vegetable Garden 241 -- Extending the Seasons 246 -- Keeping Soil and Plants Healthy 247 -- Saving Your Own Seed 248 -- Plant-by-Plant Directory of Vegetables 252 -- Chapter 8 Herb Gardens 274 -- Designing Herb Gardens 276 -- Containers 279 -- A Garden of Treasures 280 -- Herbs for Beauty 284 -- Plant-by-Plant Directory of Herbs 285 -- Chapter 9 Fruits 298 -- Fruit Trees 300 -- Planting Fruit Trees 304 -- Pruning Fruit Trees 306 -- Espaliered Fruit Trees 311 -- Care of Your Fruit Trees 312 -- Directory of Fruit Trees 315 -- Choosing Fruiting Shrubs 322 -- Pruning Fruiting Shrubs 325 -- Directory of Fruiting Shrubs 328 -- Choosing Fruiting Vines 330 -- Pruning and Training Fruiting Vines 332 -- Caring for Your Fruit Vines 335 -- Directory of Fruiting Vines 336 -- Choosing Bramble Fruit 338 -- Planting, Pruning, & Training Brambles 340 -- Directory of Bramble Fruits 342 -- Strawberries 343 -- Chapter 10 Preventing Weeds, Pests, and Diseases 346 -- Weeds 348 -- Directory of Weeds 351 -- Animal Pests 352 -- Insect and Mite Pests 356 -- Directory of Pests, Including Controls 360 -- Diseases 372 -- Directory of Diseases 377.
Subject: Gardening.

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