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Urban Gardening FD - (For Dummies) by National Gardening Association (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The easy way to succeed at urban gardening A townhouse yard, a balcony, a fire escape, a south-facing window--even a basement apartment can all be suitable locations to grow enough food to save a considerable amount of money and enjoy the freshest, healthiest produce possible.
- About the Author: Paul Simon is a nationally recognized landscape architect, public artist, horticulturist, master gardener, and urban designer.
- 368 Pages
- Gardening, Urban
- Series Name: For Dummies
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About the Book
This book helps you make the most of what you have in order to create an urban garden. Proven small-space gardening techniques will allow urban gardeners to maximize the use of their space, and get creative with gardens on building rooftops and balconies.Book Synopsis
The easy way to succeed at urban gardeningA townhouse yard, a balcony, a fire escape, a south-facing window--even a basement apartment can all be suitable locations to grow enough food to save a considerable amount of money and enjoy the freshest, healthiest produce possible.
Urban Gardening For Dummies helps you make the most of limited space through the use of proven small-space gardening techniques that allow gardeners to maximize yield while minimizing space.
- Covers square-foot gardening and vertical and layered gardening
- Includes guidance on working with container gardening, succession gardening, and companion gardening
- Offers guidance on pest management, irrigation and rain barrels, and small-space composting
If you're interested in starting an urban garden that makes maximum use of minimal space, Urban Gardening For Dummies has you covered.
From the Back Cover
Learn to:
- Make the most of limited space with vertical growing tips, rooftop gardens, and more
- Add beauty and color to your landscape with annuals, perennials, and bulbs
- Grow the freshest, healthiest produce possible
The easy way to succeed at urban gardening
A townhouse yard, a balcony, a south-facing window even a small inner-city apartment can be a suitable location to grow some yummy edibles, develop a colorful flower garden, or create an outdoor room. Urban Gardening For Dummies helps you make the most of what you have through the use of proven small-space gardening techniques that allow gardeners to maximize their use of urban spaces.
Open the book and find:
- The many benefits of urban gardening
- Tips on planting annual plants and veggies, trees and shrubs, and perennial flowers
- The 4-1-1 on community gardening and urban farming
- How to create an outdoor room
- The scoop on using fertilizers
- Techniques for container and vertical gardening
- Composting tips and soil growing
- Tricks for keeping weeds and pests at bay
About the Author
Paul Simon is a nationally recognized landscape architect, public artist, horticulturist, master gardener, and urban designer.
Charlie Nardozzi is a nationally recognized garden writer, speaker, and radio and television personality.