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Urban Gardening for Dummies

by The National Gardening Association
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781118340356
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons
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  • Pages: 344
  • Original Price: USD 21.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 527 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Urban & Community

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.

  • Urban Gardening 101 -- get an overview of urban gardening, including soil preparation, planting, choosing urban-friendly plants (including edibles), and plant placement
  • Dig in -- discover everything you need to know about soil, from analyzing soil types and understanding soil pH to how you can build good soil with manure, organic fertilizers, and compost
  • Get a green thumb -- find the lowdown on the urban microclimate, local weather patterns, and how you can actually influence weather conditions at micro-levels to benefit the health of your urban garden
  • Oh, the places you'll grow -- get creative with container gardening and find funky and functional ways to garden on building rooftops, balconies, and with vertical growing strategies
  • 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

    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.

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