How to Garden When You Rent: Make It Your Own *Keep Your Landlord Happy

by Matthew Pottage

Overview

Transform your garden into your own and feel at home even when you are renting.

Your outdoor space does not need to look dull when you are renting your home. You can still brighten it up with a tailored gardening guide designed especially for your gardening needs. 

Find some gardening inspiration! This simple, easy-to-follow gardening book will help you achieve an impressive garden. Inside, you’ll find:

   ⃦ Three central chapters focus on different rental lease lengths, each showcasing key plant types.
   ⃦ Gallery of inspirational ideas for front and back gardens, balconies and patios, and any other available outdoor spaces the reader can plant up and enjoy.
   ⃦ Essential planning chapter to encourage readers to identify what they can achieve in their rental garden, how much time they have to make it happen, and how much money they want to spend.
   ⃦ "Working with the Seasons" guide to help readers identify what they can do as soon as they move in, depending on the season they start their lease.
   ⃦ Maintenance chapter showing renters how to keep their garden in good shape (including weeding, cleaning and pruning know-how), so that they can enjoy the garden they now have and feel confident that they can get their deposit back when they leave.

Your garden will look beautiful and cared for, and your landlord will be impressed with how healthy and lush your plants look! This must-have gardening reference book is packed with plenty of tips, tricks, and techniques for good gardening maintenance. 

Creating a magnificent garden oasis is achievable and cost-effective with this book about gardening. Discover ways of turning even the most unloved balcony, yard, or urban garden into a lush, welcoming space that you, your roommates and your friends can enjoy for as long as you choose to live there.

How to Garden When You Rent will appeal to renters of all ages who want to make the most of their outdoor space, no matter how long they intend to enjoy it. It is also great for landlords interested in encouraging their tenants to tend to their gardens and keep them in shape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780744026924
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	03/29/2022
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	657,285
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

The youngest-ever curator of the Royal Horticultural Sosciety's Wisley gardens, Matthew Pottage has been fascinated with gardening all his life. He started at Wisley as a trainee before gaining a permanent position managing the woodland areas and then becoming garden manager. After only 12 years he was appointed curator, overseeing the entire gardens. An experienced renter himself – a recent piece in The Times described him as "the gardener for generation rent" – Matthew is full of inventive ideas to improve any outdoor space.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

My rental garden 8

The Realities of Renting 14

Gardening as a renter 16

Keeping your landlord happy 18

Roommates, neighbors, and common spaces 20

Making a Plan 22

Assessing your space 24

Spending and saving 28

Reimagining a space 32

Furniture 34

Lighting 36

Choosing and storing tools 38

Quick Fixes 40

Instant planting 42

Project Instant crate display 46

Get started with Plants for instant color 50

Growing from seed 52

Get started with Annuals from seed 56

Container planting 58

Get started with Container plants for structure 62

Climbers 64

Project Clematis tripod 68

Get started with Climbing plants 72

Settling In 74

Using window boxes 76

Project Sunny succulent window box 80

Get started with Window box plants 84

Planting in odd spaces 86

Project Green wall 90

Get started with Plants for cracks and crevices 94

Bulbs 96

Project Layered bulb display 100

Get started with Bulbs 104

Growing your own 106

Project Raised vegetable bed 110

Get started with Homegrown crops 114

Making It Your Own 118

Growing perennials 120

Project Summer perennial border 124

Get started with Perennials 128

Planting a tree 130

Project Tree in a pot 134

Get started with Trees 138

Working with water 140

Project Water lily container pond 144

Get started with Water plants 148

All about lawns 150

Project Grass-free fawn 154

Get started with Lawn-alternative plants 158

Taking Care of Your Space 160

Watering and feeding 162

Keeping plants in check 166

Keeping plants healthy 170

Supporting nature 172

Composting 176

Weeding 178

Maintaining hard surfaces 182

Working with the seasons 184

Index 188

Acknowledgments 191