Ultimate Gardening - by Gardening Know How (Paperback)

About the Book

"This practical guide covers every aspect of gardening, no matter where you live or what you want to grow, and easy-to-understand tips and colorful photos make this a great guide for beginners as well as those who want to expand their gardening skills. Dedicated chapters on flowers, fruits and vegetables, herbs, shrubs, houseplants, and garden decor provide practical advice on how to care for your garden year after year so that it will become a lifelong passion." --

Book Synopsis

This comprehensive, practical resource will help you design, plant, decorate, and tend to any type of garden.

Whether your garden is in your backyard, on a windowsill, in a public space, or on a rooftop, Ultimate Gardening shows you how to achieve the best results. With the resources of gardeningknowhow.com--the world's leading online gardening community--you'll learn how to lay out a plot, prepare the soil, rotate crops, fend off weeds and pests, and much more. This practical guide covers every aspect of gardening, no matter where you live or what you want to grow, and easy-to-understand tips and colorful photos make this a great guide for beginners as well as those who want to expand their gardening skills. Dedicated chapters on flowers, fruits and vegetables, herbs, shrubs, houseplants, and garden decor provide practical advice on how to care for your garden year after year so that it will become a lifelong passion.

About the Author

Author Nancy J. Hajeski has been a birder for decades--her passion has resulted in her traveling to remote areas to look for specific species, such as raptors or wading birds; birding at wildlife sanctuaries in Florida, New Jersey, and New York; attending birding seminars, workshops, and talks at birdwatcher meetings and garden clubs; and becoming a member of the National Audubon Society. She has produced young adult nonfiction for Hammond as well as writing Ali: The Official Portrait of the Greatest of all Time and The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere for Thunder Bay. She recently finished Complete Guide to Herbs and Spices for National Geographic. As Nancy Butler, she is the RITA-winning author of twelve Signet Regency romances, and her graphic novel adaptation of Pride and Prejudice for Marvel spent thirteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. She currently lives beside a Catskill trout stream where bald eagles and mergansers are regular visitors.

Gardening Know How (GKH) is a website that presents informative articles on all things gardening. GKH also offers expert-led courses and workshops, how-to videos, inspiring "Backyard Stories" of transformed spaces and innovative ideas, and so much more.