The Big Book of Gardening Skills - Hardcover

Garden Way

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0882667963 ISBN 13: 9780882667966

Publisher: Garden Way Pub Co, 1993

Synopsis

Experienced masters give their tips and techniques on garden basics, flowers and vegetables, pest and disease control, attracting birds and butterflies, and equipment

About this title

About the Author

Storey Books started out with a mission to serve our customers by publishing practical information that encourages personal independence in harmony with the environment. We started out in our rural Vermont office with a handful of gardening books and an even smaller handful of employees. But our collection soon grew to include books on herbs, cooking, crafts, natural health & beauty, and animals.

A lot has changed since then. We're now publishing practical, how-to information on subjects such as feng shui and aromatherapy -- unheard of in 1973! But no matter what the topic, our books are still designed to help you live a simpler, more satisfying life.

From the Back Cover

For beginners and advanced gardeners, this comprehensive, generously illustrated volume is the guide to growing flowers, fruits, herbs, vegetables, lawns, and shrubs. Clearly organized by topic with added charts, tables, and over 450 illustrations to help you plan, plant, and maintain beautiful, healthy, and productive gardens, this is the kind of book you can sit down and read from cover to cover or jump in and find just the answer you need.

You can learn the masters' tips and techniques for just about anything that needs doing in the garden, including:

-- Garden Basics... Starting seeds, transplanting, pruning, harvesting, fertilizing, mulching, weed control, and more.
-- For Large or Small Gardens... Complete guide to growing container plants, flower or vegetable beds, or acres of landscapes, lawns, and orchards.
-- Plant Selection Information... Lists and hints for fruit and vegetable selection, plants for a rock garden, planting for a succession of bloom, wildflower gardens, and more!
-- Specialty Garden Hints... Ideas for herb gardens, attracting birds and butterflies, water gardens, rock garden, trellising, flower arranger's garden, flowers for drying, and more.
-- Safe Organic Growing Methods... How-to's for bountiful harvests and healthy landscapes without the health and environmental hazards of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
-- Illustrated Pest and Disease Guide... Identification and controls for common garden problems caused by insects, animal pests, and plant diseases.
-- Garden Equipment Guide... Which tools you really need to get started, plus buying hints and maintenance tricks to make them last for years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Garden Way Pub Co
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882667963
• ISBN 13: 9780882667966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 346