The Backyard Gardener: Simple, Easy, and Beautiful Gardening with Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers

The Backyard Gardener: Simple, Easy, and Beautiful Gardening with Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers

by Kelly Orzel
The Backyard Gardener: Simple, Easy, and Beautiful Gardening with Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers

The Backyard Gardener: Simple, Easy, and Beautiful Gardening with Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers

by Kelly Orzel

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Overview

A beautiful and simple guide to edible gardening The “garden to table” movement is inspiring another generation of gardeners but many of them have questions. How important is composting? Is seed saving really worth it? Focusing on sustainable, organic growing practices and plants, The Backyard Gardener is a comprehensive handbook that will help get them started. Kelly Orzel covers everything from soil selection to growing and harvesting. Sidebars such as “garden center survival tips” offer useful advice to help readers build their confidence and know-how. This guide also features photographs of beautiful plant bed designs, propagation techniques, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493026579
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/01/2017
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 1,045,416
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Kelly Orzel is a horticulturist who owns and operates Bowery Beach Farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She is also a freelance writer and photographer.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Gardening from the Ground Up 1

Chapter 2 Propagation and Planting Techniques 35

Chapter 3 Organic Growing Practices 51

Chapter 4 Sowing and Growing 81

Chapter 5 Herbs and Flowers 205

Chapter 6 The Garden Calendar 223

Further Reading 235

Resources 235

Index 237

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