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Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Fruit & vegetables
Gardening for Everyone is a sustainable guide to growing vegetables
in five simple steps: planning, building, planting, tending and
harvesting. With the same wisdom and stunning aesthetic as Simply
Living Well, Julia's beautiful new book is a guide to creating and
growing a garden simply and sustainably with profiles of essential
vegetables and herbs, ecological tips, and fun and creative
projects. Growing food in your backyard (or even on a porch or
windowsill!) is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to
nourish yourself, be self-sufficient and connect with nature in a
hands-on way. Here sustainability expert Julia Watkins shares
everything you need to know to grow your own vegetables, fruits and
herbs, as well as wildflowers and other beneficial companion
plants. The book covers all the nuts and bolts of creating and
caring for your garden - planning, building, planting, tending and
harvesting - followed by a deeper dive into the plants themselves:
demystifying annuals vs. perennials, cold-weather vs. warm-weather
veggies, and profiles of favorite crops. Throughout, Julia offers
tips for creating an eco-friendly and sustainable garden (such as
vermicomposting, no-till 'lasagna' gardening, and attracting
pollinators), plus some fun and unexpected hands-on projects like
how to build a bean teepee, make wildflower seed paper, and enjoy
refreshing herbal lemonade ice pops.
In this book, Sharon Amos explains how to design and create a
beautiful garden for little or no money, offering tips on bartering
for clippings, getting a bargain at garage sales or neighbourhood
fairs, digging up suckers or adapting wild species and controlling
them in a garden environment. She provides a comprehensive
directory of 80 plants including detailed advice on where and how
to grow a wide variety of garden favourites, from snowdrops to
poppies. With beautiful illustrations, Plants for Free is the
perfect gift book for cultivating your garden on a budget of
next-to-nothing.
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