The Ultimate Guide to Gardening: Grow Your Own Indoor, Vegetable, Fairy, and Other Great Gardens

by Lisa J. Amstutz

Overview

Whether inside or outside, decorative or edible, this book is full of gardening projects large and small. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions are accompanied by photographs that guide the aspiring gardening through planting all kinds of gardens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623707422
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	Craft It Yourself Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	59 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Lisa Amstutz is the author of seven science books for children, one adult nonfiction title and many magazine and newspaper articles. Her educational background includes a B.A. in Biology and an M.S. in Environmental Science/Ecology. Lisa taught outdoor education for several years and still enjoys sharing her love of nature with children. Lisa lives on a six-acre hobby farm in rural Ohio with her husband and four children.

Table of Contents

Get Growing! 4

Edible Gardening 8

Microgreen Magic 10

Three Sisters Garden 12

Time for Tea 14

Snack Station 16

Spaghetti Garden 18

Edible Flower Garden 22

Lettuce Tower 24

"Berry" Yummy Garden 26

Winter Garden 28

Scrappy Kitchen Garden 30

Indoor Gardening 32

Water Garden 34

"Spice It Up" Garden 36

Pocket Garden 38

Desert Garden 40

Spring Beauties 42

Teacup Garden 44

A Garden of Words 46

Flytrap Garden 48

Air Garden 50

Zen Garden 52

Bonsai Garden 54

Living Wall Art 56

Creative Gardening 58

Japanese String Garden 60

Happy Little Hedgehog 62

"Just for Kicks" Garden 64

Creative Container Garden 66

Ivy in a Jar 68

Topsy-Turvy Tin Cans 70

Groovy Tie-Dye Garden 72

Rainbow Herb Garden 76

Pretty Pallet Garden 78

Mosaic Block Garden 80

Towering Trio 82

Enchanted Gardening 84

Fairy Gardens Galore 86

Outdoor Fairy Garden 88

Day at the Beach 90

Flower Fairies 92

Butterfly Bistro 94

Hummingbird Haven 96

Moonbeam Garden 98

Happy Critter Garden 100

Gorgeous Gourd Planters 102

Gnome Home 104

Cheery Chick Planter 106

Flowerpot Friends 108

Solving Plant Problems 110

Interviews

• Various gardening projects for all levels of gardeners • Easy-to-do, step-by-step projects for indoor and outdoor gardens • Coordinating photographs enhance the written instructions, techniques and tips

Editorial Reviews

Don’t let the name intimidate you—this guide is as extensive as it is accessible. The book features 111 pleasingly well laid out pages, each with full-color imagery worthy of Pinterest. There are plenty of quick tips, interesting facts, detailed instructions, and even a few recipes. The writing style is informative without being dull, and the contents range from practical all the way to whimsical. . . .The variety of ideas and potential activities are impressive all on their own, but it’s the affordability of most of these suggestions that most delighted this reader (/wannabe guerilla gardener.) Repurposing or recycling existing materials is a consistent theme, along with thoughts on how to procure them for cheap or free if you don’t have them handy. . . .Both fun and functional, this book is a great resource for any budding young gardener.

YA Books Central

Simple, step-by-step directions guarantee success. Vibrant photographs make readers want to reach out and touch the fairy gardens, gnome gardens, terrariums, edible gardens, and other easy projects. This is a great book for family fun. Parents and children can return to it year after year to create different kinds of gardens together.

Toledo Blade

With beautiful, color photographs and concise, step-by-step directions, this book is a great resource for children and adults alike. . . .The ideas are creative and the directions are easy to follow.

School Library Connection

No green thumbs in my house, but this gorgeous book sure makes me want to try. This book is filled with beautiful indoor plant projects — a book planter, plants in teacups, a water garden, and a moonbeam garden.

Imagination Soup