Gardening - Techniques

An invaluable, easy-to-follow guide for growing and maintaining an organic garden with information on 200 popular plants, including flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, and fruits, as well as preventative measures and treatments for common ailments. One of the rewards of organic gardening is developing a...

With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, veteran horticulture teacher Miranda Smith provides a complete reference showing every step for cultivating new plants--whether from seed or cuttings or with techniques such as layering, grafting, and budding. Propagating new plants from existing ones is not only sustainable but...

Gardens Illustrated Books of the Year 2022A simple, stylish and complete guide for any houseplant owner Whether you have just one or many houseplants, this is the book they need you to read. It is a clear and practical toolkit on all aspects of...

Give pollinators a fighting chance! Transform your landscape into a breathtaking pollinator paradise with the practical solutions in this New York Times-featured guide. The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat to our food...

"As ever, Stephanie is inspiring, practical and wise, and her experienced guidance is beautifully brought to life by Jason Ingram's stunning photography."- Mark Diacono"What a brilliant book from Stephanie! This great self-sufficiency guide is jam-packed full of such expert practical advice to help enable...

In The Propagation Handbook, plant stylist Hilton Carter reveals how to grow and increase your own plant family by propagating existing plants. Not only a plant lover, Hilton is passionate about propagation, the process of growing a brand new healthy and happy plant from...

Discover how to work with nature, instead of against it, by employing permaculture techniques to create a garden that is not just more beautiful and productive, but also more resilient. While the word permaculture might sound intimidating, the principals behind it are not. The...

From two of Colorado's leading native plant experts, this accessible and colorful guide to planting natives will help gardeners at every level of experience add beneficial pollinators to their home gardens. Bring Your Garden to Life--and Life to Your Garden! The Rocky Mountain Native...

Winner of the American Horticultural Society Award for Excellence In Garden Book PublishingWinner of the Silver Medal for Best Reference from the Garden Writer's AssociationFilled with advice for the home gardener and the more seasoned horticulturist alike, The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice...

Are you struggling with South Florida gardening? Would you like to grow lots of food, even in a tiny backyard? Would you like to beat the pests, improve your soil, and harvest baskets and baskets of delicious homegrown food? You CAN grow food in...

"The Ultimate Wildlife Habitat Garden helps you become more intentional about attracting birds, bees, and more to the garden...you can build a beautiful garden for all seasons while simultaneously striving to support wildlife."―Horticulture The Ultimate Wildlife Habitat Garden is a beginner-friendly handbook that will...

Harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, and grow broccoli on a balcony! Bestselling author Ed Smith shows you everything you need to know to successfully create and care for an edible container garden, including: Choosing the right plants Selecting...

Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how! As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it's more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in...

The Weekend Gardener is your beginner's DIY guide to creating your dream garden. Henry Agg created his garden while working full time, proving that you can too! Now a qualified garden designer, Henry shares his knowledge for the busy gardener who doesn't know where...

Good planning turns hard work into steady progress--and makes growing more rewarding Productive gardens don't happen by accident. The Well-Planned Garden: A Grower's Guide shows how thoughtful organization, timing, and goal-setting can dramatically reduce effort while increasing yields--whether you're managing a home garden or...

"This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice." --Real Simple Whether you are a new gardener or a green thumb, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden is here to help you successfully plan, plant, and tend your garden. This hardworking guide includes thorough details on...

Stretch the gardening season with intensive planting techniques, cold-weather care tips, and vegetable varieties picked for flavor and growing success. Even in winter's coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years of growing vegetables in Nova Scotia, Niki...

Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With 30,000 known species, you could acquire a different orchid every day for eighty years and still not grow them all. Back in the realm of reality, readers of this beautiful book can quickly...

Often overlooked by home and market gardeners alike, tools are essential to growing success. Vegetable Garden Tools: A Grower's Guide will help you select the right equipment for your situation based on the principles of "The Fortier Method," Jean-Martin Fortier's proven formula for small-scale,...

Supercharge your food garden while reducing your workload with over 80 detailed solutions, techniques, and methods that resolve some of gardening's most common challenges. Illustrated with gorgeous photographs of inspiring gardens, projects in process, and tempting homegrown vegetables, and authored by Resh Gala, a...