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245	0	0	_aHow to garden / _ccontributors, Guy Barter [and nine others]
250			_aAmerican edition.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bDK Publishing, _c2021.
264		4	_c©2008
300			_a351 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
500			_a"First published in Great Britain in 2008"--Colophon.
500			_a"Previously published as Learn to garden"--Cover.
505	0		_aAssessing your space. How to assess your space ; The weather ; Sun, shade, and the seasons ; Your microclimate ; Your soil ; Landscape inspiration -- Flower beds & borders. Designing beds and borders ; Size, shape, and layout ; Choosing your plants ; Making a planting plan ; Sunny sites ; Shady sites ; Wet, sticky soils ; Dry, free-draining soils ; Exposed sites ; Rock gardens ; Choosing and buying plants -- Perennials, annuals, & biennials. Growing perennials ; Growing annuals and biennials -- Bulbs. Growing bulbs -- Shrubs. Growing shrubs ; Pruning shrubs -- Climbers. Growing climbers ; Pruning climbers -- Roses. Growing roses -- Grasses, bamboos, & ferns. Growing grasses ; Growing bamboos ; growing ferns -- Lawns, meadows, & gravel gardens. What sort of lawn? ; Looking after your lawn ; What's wrong with my lawn? ; Making a new lawn ; Alternatives to grass ; Wildflower meadows ; Gravel gardens -- Trees. Trees ; Caring for trees -- Hedges. Hedges ; Caring for hedges -- Containers. Growing plants in containers ; Care and maintenance ; Growing crops in containers -- Crops. Where to grow crops ; Growing vegetables ; Root vegetables ; Leafy vegetables ; Growing herbs ; Growing fruit ; Fruit trees ; Fruit bushes and soft fruits -- Tools & techniques. The basic tool kit ; Watering ; Mulches ; Feeding your plants ; Compost ; Digging ; Weeding ; Eco-gardening ; Propagating plants -- Garden doctor. What's wrong? ; Garden pests & parasites ; Plant diseases ; Keeping plants healthy -- Garden year planner. Early spring ; Mid- to late spring ; Early summer ; Mid- to late summer ; Fall ; Winter -- Glossary -- Understanding plant names.
520			_aWhatever your level of expertise, you'll find everything you need to know in this easy-to-follow gardening guide. This book contains the principles of good gardening - how plants work and how to give them what they need, as well as step-by-step advice, top tips, and essential techniques. Keen on starting your own garden or looking for gardening tips to improve your existing gardening skills? This simple guide will show you where to start, what tools and techniques to use, and how to troubleshoot common garden problems. From bulbs to borders, weeds to watering, pick up gardening techniques, practical basics, and simple skills which will have your garden blooming, this gardening guide is the perfect text to help you master the essentials of gardening.
650		0	_aGardening.
650		0	_aFlower gardening.
650		0	_aVegetable gardening.
650		0	_aHerb gardening.
650		0	_aContainer gardening.
650		0	_aGarden tools.
650		7	_aContainer gardening. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00876517
650		7	_aFlower gardening. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00927841
650		7	_aGarden tools. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00937833
650		7	_aGardening. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00937852
650		7	_aHerb gardening. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00955300
650		7	_aVegetable gardening. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01164731
700	1		_aBarter, Guy, _econtributor.
999			_c1865 _d1865