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Gardening Basics For Dummies has been revised to help the beginner gardener get started, providing all the information you'll need on flowers beds and borders, trees, shrubs, and lawns to landscape your property. It also includes step-by-step plans for organic and edible gardens, specific regional gardens, and butterfly and children's gardens. The book gives helpful tips controlling pests safely, managing weeds, and correcting common gardening problems. In addition, Gardening Basics For Dummies also covers all the new tools and additives available to make gardening easier.# X: U0 S! [& `2 |
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The National Gardening Association is a well-known and widely recognized authority on the consumer lawn and garden market and the largest member-based, nonprofit organization of home gardeners in the United States.
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1 X8 E7 J4 l5 P( a2 o; [. m |' y Gardening Basics For Dummies P6 b2 h- D, q. A
Title
: _! s: x! \; _ |! \6 D3 M+ a Contents' u- n, f4 S/ W3 y
Introduction+ {$ x6 O4 l5 c, s q
About This Book
/ s, e- b2 E j# |, q* _: i) U: `9 e Conventions Used in This Book2 a) T7 {8 ^$ p) b0 S
What You’re Not to Read' Z7 }3 p$ o: J1 N+ D5 k
Foolish Assumptions
9 D, j; ~& g" ^! t. Z6 _# {' S How This Book Is Organized$ G8 V1 f5 k6 u- A) M
Icons Used in This Book7 n: [" `* _* ]! B7 `
Where to Go from Here
5 n) A/ X1 X9 n Part I : Preparing Yourself (And Your Garden) for PlantingChapter 1: Getting Ready for Gardening
# v. x4 `: P" j$ E* u, q; x Playing the Name Game
4 k* T3 b5 d, `: z- o Bringing in Beauty with Flowers (and Foliage)Gardening for Your Dining Pleasure
7 I9 |0 M9 U% W9 b+ Q1 m* S Working with Woody (or Viney) Plants
' @- p& k1 |$ f" ~$ b, V0 R4 T The World Is Flat: Caring for Your Lawn/ z" U% j |) s" y5 _$ L( L" W
Chapter 2: Planning Your Own Eden2 N( D6 x- n& @- s
Taking Stock: Evaluating What You Already HaveGetting Ideas for Your Garden Space
5 T C1 @! B; B3 T" h5 J: r7 b Zeroing In on Your Ideal Garden Style3 \( \6 W- ]8 X6 g2 s
Making Sure Costs Don’t Outgrow Your BudgetBringing Your Garden Ideas to Reality
( L x% {# ]3 v4 f9 U: t: B Getting Professional Help for Your Garden PlansChapter 3: Getting into the Zone – Your Garden’s ZoneDifferent Hardiness Zone Maps for Different FolksFathoming Frost Zones and Growing SeasonsZoning Out: Breaking the Zone and Growing Season RulesChapter 4: Live Long and Prosper: Giving Plants What They NeedLet There Be Light!! z+ u- k3 m/ Q8 J' Z9 _
Facing the Fertilizer Facts
+ L9 B) J2 y- Q: B Compost: More than Just a Fertilizer
, D5 G( ?1 \0 j* g& C7 |; o* g Demystifying Soil pH
7 m8 T, g; g3 \ Much Ado about Mulch# z! f: L9 C9 v/ } g' Q( }
Water, Water Everywhere: Tackling Watering IssuesAir! Air! Plants Need Air!( G* {$ C3 |) @2 q
Chapter 5: Gathering Your Gardening Gear
. t6 E! I r9 z) u Digging Those, Er, Digging Tools) r; ~! Q" `5 P, y3 t
Clues to Quality Cultivating Tools0 v" r* ?, r. m
Making the Right Cut with Cutting Tools! j* u6 g8 O, s# v% k
Putting Power Tools to Use
, K% c& ]% q3 z) ] Wading through Wondrous Watering Tools
2 @7 b, [) R' R' v1 z, B Part II : Flowers and Foliage: Growing for ColorChapter 6: Growing Annuals: Adding Yearly Variety to Your GardenFinding Flowers that Fit Your Garden# R" P8 q1 v3 O0 x6 D l2 t! ]
Mixing and Matching Annuals+ |( v7 W; A/ h( q, j: Y1 r
Buying Annuals
7 Y3 J! j% N8 |/ L7 P4 P An Annual Event: The Whens, Wheres, and Hows of PlantingFeeding the Flower Power: Taking Care of AnnualsChapter 7: Growing Perennials: Plants That Make a ComebackLooking at Perennials, the Repeat PerformersPlanning Long-Term Strategy for Your Perennial GardenFinding and Buying Perennials
( J, x1 z" }6 a9 X, q: d Planting Perennials [: W1 L) q$ y$ q) O% Q
Show the Love: Taking Care of Your PerennialsChapter 8: Brightening Up the Garden with BulbsShedding Light on Bulbs
4 `+ Y5 g( j q0 P: I* I+ A( V% o ] Social Mixers: Choosing to Combine Your BulbsThe Search: Where to Get Your Bulbs
, q9 N, \$ {- b! Q4 B Getting Down and Dirty: Planting Bulbs# c! f3 g: [2 P" m& V9 I
Taking Care of Bulbs
+ i4 A6 B& R- {1 E# V* w Chapter 9: Coming Up Roses
, P- L5 B0 g' D6 g; ]8 G. m What Makes a Rose Be a Rose Be a Rose4 I) e1 R+ ?$ y% t" a/ q5 K( k
Deciding Where to Put Your Roses
N1 X" B) K6 w3 C Buying the Best Roses% W% w j: S: U' s) M
Planting Your Roses
7 X% r0 x* D9 [ J2 n Taking Care of Your Roses
; s6 B3 A K3 P! D Part III : Stretching Your Garden Beyond Its Boundaries: The Permanent LandscapeChapter 10: Growing a Perfect Lawn# b4 a. h" d7 I% c# ^
In the Beginning: Getting Ready to Make a Lawn from ScratchSeeding and Sodding: Adding the Grass% _2 z& _6 a3 v( A0 Y* D. o
Watering a Thirsty Lawn1 F1 _% ]3 i: k! U. P. p
Feeding and Fertilizing
0 t) f" [+ Q9 S* S0 l Mowing the Lawn, Cutting the Grass, and Otherwise Giving the Yard a ShaveWarring with Weeds
9 b- z. [! Y9 b Chapter 11: Reaching New Heights with Trees and ShrubsKnowing Your Trees Z, \# O0 s! ^" {- y1 {
Choosing the Right Tree for Where You LiveGetting Treed! Planting Trees* q g/ \$ x( i* G* `5 e/ N
Taking Care of Your Tree0 o! n9 C; E0 [. J! ]
Knowing Your Shrubs; I9 M: W1 z, K
Planning Practical Uses for Bushes
: o* V/ Z7 ` D' ]1 f6 r2 B' b n Planting Shrubs
8 q. v+ G# N3 ]8 W$ G5 }" W Caring for Your Shrubs% ]) a# F8 W* }" C* s
Chapter 12: Climbers and Crawlers: Growing Vines and GroundcoversLooking at How Vines Hold On
( c3 A/ G! f& F3 R. H1 g- g/ s7 R Choosing the Right Vines for Your Garden5 n6 l% _0 E2 M% G" e6 `
Planting and Supporting Vines
3 C: W; G3 Z" G$ x0 w Maintaining Perennial Vines through PruningLooking at Groundcovers, a Living Carpet% s2 @0 p1 ]: F8 u8 z H
Planting and Maintaining Groundcovers
7 ?7 Y7 [6 L# }. m' I6 l Part IV : Producing Your Own Produce$ w' T& z& h" v9 _
Chapter 13: Food, Glorious Food! Growing Your Own VeggiesVarieties of Veggies
* }0 `7 ^& |3 a: V" k3 H& U Designing for Dining and Getting Your Vegetable Garden ReadyFinding Your Vegetables
' D& t2 D! M" r; {7 U Planting Your Vegetables
0 ?4 Z( v6 ?1 I$ K Composting for Vegetable Gardens
4 s/ k% n6 a7 e- ] Fertilizing Your Vegetable Garden
" D' x! x$ I9 B1 l6 o) [# q Using Frames and Supports for Veggies
0 H% u: S# I5 \; L8 s( X0 S A Dealing with Vegetable Pests
4 K$ |* r) R. i) A6 { Chapter 14: Adding Spice to Your Garden: Growing HerbsPlanting Herbs: A Lesson in Adaptation
" {% W- v8 r: U- m. O% d Taking Care of Your Herbs: A m s: o `0 q1 K: X) ^
Chapter 15: Sweet and Crunchy: Growing Fruits, Berries, and NutsFruit Basics: Knowing and Choosing the Right Fruits for Your GardenFinding and Buying Your Fruit Bearers
* {4 r; A) [8 U- ] Planting Your Fruit
2 @6 T( W& W9 k+ s# Y! ~) W Taking Care of Fruits+ L5 V; A- c; e6 ~) K$ Q
Part V : Designing Special and Fun GardensChapter 16: Mini Gardens and Microcosms: Gardening in ContainersExploring Different Kinds of Containers- j2 f! y7 X$ y8 p
The Inside Track: Getting the Container Soil RightPicking the Best Plants for Your ContainersArranging Containers for a Container GardenTaking Care of Your Container Plants0 y9 B5 ` \7 E4 l$ t4 Q& Z
Chapter 17: Taking the Plunge: Gardening with Ponds and FishPlanning Your Water Garden: X; E$ e7 g& V/ b c! |+ Q: \
Picking Out Your Water Garden Parts and SuppliesInstalling and Filling Your Pond
0 B1 f; z( a: }$ @ Choosing Plants for Water Gardens
) L u# p- `+ @8 v+ |' ]3 X. O3 n4 r Adding Fish to Your Water Garden
$ T" g' {) w/ `3 |0 T6 A& [* a Maintaining Your Water Garden/ @) I+ m+ C( Z. h6 t2 |2 d8 B
Part VI : The Part of Tens
. K9 X$ P" M+ a: b# c& \1 K, r0 P# v Chapter 18: Ten Common Questions from (and Ten Common Answers for) Gardening BeginnersWhat’s the Difference between an Annual and a Perennial?) O2 j' A* g( G1 n" `7 a+ B; @
What’s Organic Matter?
* M1 r7 V$ J7 l+ f1 _8 N Why Does Everything I Plant in My Flower Bed Die?
" F+ s8 H4 b1 J3 d6 y How Do I Prepare the Ground for a Brand-New Bed?
2 ^4 S, F5 x! J+ R9 q2 B5 F Do I Have to Spray Chemicals on My Rosebushes?0 m' ?+ z+ v* S( [5 h3 `+ [
Do Any Vegetables Grow in the Shade?
& x! C7 D, d4 E# C e It’s Hot and Dry Here and I Don’t Want Cacti. What Are My Options?
5 {4 o+ W u7 S$ o3 p0 h6 J5 c What Can I Plant on a Steep Bank to Prevent Erosion?& t/ M) `) v: k1 q
How Do I Remove the Weeds from the Lawn without Pulling Them One by One?5 v& @, u0 m. _/ b
Is There Anything Deer Don’t Eat?' w7 d2 Q$ f2 m9 g9 S; C
Chapter 19: Ten Quick, Fun, or Handy Garden ProjectsSet Up a Hammock
# R( C# _3 @ v+ F* V f/ i Put Up a Rubber Tire Swing2 D% q& y9 m$ E9 ^8 i
Install Stepping Stones
0 M# C" Z# n, w1 u) M% C Set Up a Trellis
- q8 o# O; P" e Plant a Teepee1 l1 k* M5 j0 ~
Create Whimsical Garden Art from CastoffsDecorate the Front Steps with Potted PlantsMake Some Plant Labels4 ~$ k% q8 i' J( }
Make a Simple Compost Bin for Your Own Organic MatterCombat Garden Pests with Homemade Pepper SprayChapter 20: Ten Garden Projects for ChildrenCreate a Dinosaur Garden
0 e. \7 m) P! m0 ~ Grow a Sunflower Fort
, @# t& }0 b; S6 b Make Sunprints Y. g! F6 G2 y
Plant Mini-Pumpkins% Q6 b5 o# r. Z1 y: f+ [
Write with Seeds
; h" k0 Z/ L7 Y, n5 b4 z Trap a Zucchini
+ y3 F% z+ K( Z Make a Home-Grown Salad6 V& e7 R0 B# J& x5 h: [9 Z
Grow Paperwhites
% L. O. R4 h/ J6 S$ f4 T' u Set Up a Birdbath
% h' A2 n( {- O/ o: Z" R Attract Butterflies to the Garden0 `2 r2 g" j( ~' Q# `8 y) o4 `, o
Appendix: Basic Gardening Resources9 p$ B7 J: S8 ~, p6 e; S
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