The complete idiot's guide to small space gardening
By: by Chris McLaughlin
Series: Complete idiot's guide
Publisher: Alpha
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9781615640966
Subjects: Landscape gardening; Small gardens; Container gardening
Other titles: Small-space gardening
Description: Grow the garden you want in the space you have! This guide gives you all the knowledge you need to sow, tend, and reap the rewards of a small-space garden.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309) and index.
Table of contents: title: Living with a little landscape. Size does matter... but not much ; The lay of the land ; Big thoughts on small-space design ; A feast for the senses; title: Principles for petite plots. Container gardening ; Living on the edge ; Raving over raised beds ; Vertical thinking; title: Small-space garden themes. Small-space vegetables ; Fruit in your landscape ; Flower gardens and borders ; Other small-garden themes ; In lieu of lawn ; Small-garden water features; title: Good gardening practices. It's always been about the soil ; The best defense is a good offense ; Outsmarting weeds; title: Plants for small spaces. Annual and perennial plant profiles ; Climbers, ground covers, and grasses ; Small-space trees and shrubs.