Book

The complete garden guide.

Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, ©2000.

992 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Provides ideas on creating decorative herb or vegetable gardens using various plants, walkways, lighting, and structural features, and offers tips on planting and care.

Gardening.

Landscape gardening.

Time-Life Books.

Photo gallery (A garden sampler -- A guide to the gardens) -- I. Garden design. 1. Designing your garden (Planning for outdoor living -- Highlighting a property's strengths and weaknesses -- The principles of design -- Garden styles -- Composing with color -- Finalizing your plan -- Bringing it all together) -- 2. Furnishing your landscape (Pathways and pavings -- Entrances and exits -- Places for stopping and viewing -- Enclosing the garden -- Accessories for the garden -- Vertical garden structures -- Rock gardens and water features -- Lighting your garden for utility and beauty) -- 3. Designing with plants (Laying down the framework -- Annuals for accent -- The many styles of perennial gardens -- Designing with bulbs -- Designing with roses -- Wildflowers for every garden -- Shade gardening with style) -- 4. Successful garden plans (Theme gardens -- Gardens for specific sites -- Gardens that work with Nature -- Gardens for all seasons) -- II. Planting and maintenance. 5. Planting your garden (Readying new ground to receive plants -- Planting annuals -- Planting perennials -- Planting bulbs -- Planting roses) -- 6. Maintaining the garden (Mulching and weeding -- Watering and fertilizing -- Staking plants to add support -- Enhancing the bloom -- Pruning roses -- Propagating perennials by division -- Propagating perennials through stem cuttings -- Propagating true bulbs -- Scaling to propagate lilies -- Propagating corms -- Propagating tubers and rhizomes) -- 7. Problem-solving garden techniques (Terracing for hard-to-work slopes -- Solving a drainage problem -- Planting under a tree -- Container gardening for small spaces -- Limiting your garden water needs) -- 8. Coping with garden pests (Creating a pest-resistant garden -- Identifying insect pests -- Dealing with pests on the spot -- Exploiting natural checks and balances -- Earth-friendly pesticides -- Nuisance mammals) -- 9. Preventing plant disease (Identifying diseases -- Preventive medicine for plants -- Controlling diseases) -- 10. Growing a healthy lawn (Lawn-care basics and preventive measures -- Identifying and solving lawn problems -- Treating turf grass diseases) -- III. Kitchen gardening. 11. Kitchen gardening the organic way (Siting a successful vegetable garden -- Soil : your garden's foundation -- Siting a successful herb garden -- Planning a vegetable garden -- Planning a herb garden -- Mixing edibles and ornamentals) -- 12. Growing vegetables and herbs (Planting your vegetables -- Caring for your vegetables throughout the season -- Planting and caring for your herbs -- Propagating your herbs -- Spotting potential problems -- An ounce of prevention -- Minimizing damage in your garden) -- 13. The portable kitchen garden (Vegetable gardening in containers -- Container gardening with herbs -- Potting and caring for herbs -- Topiaries and espaliers) -- 14. Reaping the harvest (Gathering and storing vegetables -- Harvesting herbs -- The art of preserving herbs -- Extending the harvest -- Putting the garden to bed) -- Kitchen garden recipes (Appetizers -- Soups -- Salads -- Main dishes -- Side dishes -- Desserts) -- IV. Reference. Answers to common questions (Annuals -- Bulbs -- Perennials -- Roses -- Wildflowers -- Lawn care -- Shade gardening -- Garden design -- Planting and maintenance -- Raised-bed gardening -- Composting and soil conditioning -- Planting and care : vegetables -- Herbal design and landscape use -- Planting and care : herbs -- Culinary treats -- Pests and diseases) -- Troubleshooting guide (Pests -- Diseases) -- Zone and frost maps of the United States -- Guide to common garden weeds -- Plant selection guide (General -- Herbs -- Vegetables) -- Color guide to herbaceous plants -- Encyclopedia of plants (Plants for places with full sun -- Plants for mostly sunny places -- Plants for mostly shady places -- Plants for places with full shade).

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