| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
272 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Planting bulbs -- Planting annuals and biennials -- Perennials -- Project: summer bedding -- Planting vegetables and fruit -- Planting herbs -- Project: making a hanging basket -- Planting hardy trees and shrubs -- Using trees and shrubs in containers -- A shrub bed for year-round interest -- Project: making a tapestry hedge -- Planting climbers -- Project: making a rose arch -- Caring for new plants -- Project: constructing a rock garden -- Propagation -- Seed -- Collecting seeds and bulbs -- Sowing seeds outdoors. |
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Taking hardwood cuttings -- Taking softwood cuttings -- Taking semiripe cuttings -- Division -- Bulb scaling -- Layering -- Grafting -- Seasonal pruning -- Selecting and using your tools -- Annuals -- Shrubs -- Project: making a topiary design -- Climbing and wall plants -- Project: installing a trellis -- Roses -- Trees -- Hedges and screen plants -- Fruit. |
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Project: training fruit trees -- Lawn care -- The essentials -- Mowing -- Weeds and pests -- Watering -- Feeding -- General maintenance -- Project: making an ornamental grass garden -- Creating a new lawn -- Project: planting ground cover -- Lawn repairs -- Introducing plants into your lawn -- Project: making an herb walkway -- Pond care -- Pond maintenance -- Project: making a small pond -- Introducing new plants -- Summer planting -- Propagation -- Project: making a pebble pond -- Care of established plants -- Fall and winter care -- Controlling weeds -- Fish care -- Routine care -- Forms of winter protection -- Patio and container-grown plants -- Project: making a raised bed -- Feeding -- Watering -- Controlling weeds -- Methods of weed control -- Spring protection -- Project: making a decorative path -- Summer protection -- Pests and diseases -- Repairs -- Project: making a sink garden -- Soil management -- Improving your soil -- Soil cultivation -- Project: making a compost bin. |
| Subject |
Gardening.
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| Added Author |
Hyde, Anne.
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| ISBN |
9781845973575 |
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1845973577 |
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