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Petal Power - Five Uses for Rose Petals
It might surprise you to find out that rose petals can be used for a variety of different purposes. Some uses have a common everyday application, such as beautifying our gardens and walkways, while other uses are more unusual, such as using them for therapy...
Hybrid Happenings - What is a Hybrid Tea Rose
Hybrids, Teas, Floribundas, Grandifloras-the world of roses are so vast and confused that even the most experienced gardener may find himself or herself confused. So what exactly are hybrid tea roses? Hybrid tea roses are the result of crossing the Hybrid...
Persnickety Pests: Ten Creepy Crawly Enemies of Roses
If you are having problems with your roses, insects may be responsible. They can do a lot of damage if you do nothing to chase them away. Here is an overview of ten creepy crawly enemies of roses and some ways to identify them.
1. Aphids
Aphids...
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To Form a More Perfect Union - Summary of Rose Grafting
Many people choose to graft their roses to help them grow better and to bloom better. Grafting is not necessarily difficult, but it does require some skill and some forethought before making the attempt. There are many reasons to graft roses, and you can find...
Ideas On How To Use Container Gardening To Decorate Your House And Garden
Nearly every house and garden presents numerous attractive settings for container plants. Suburban gardens, estates, small city backyards, and summer cottages—all can be enhanced by this type of gardening. A few of the seemingly endless...
How to Grow Wildflowers
In the past few years I've read about and have seen more interest in wildflowers, so I figure it's about time I jump in and add my two cents. I have watched in despair as...
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Recommended Gardening Books
(Prices only a reference as of time of publishing.)
Burpee: The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener: A Guide to Growing Your Garden Organically (Hardcover)
by Cutler, David, Ellis, Cavagnaro
 Full color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvest...
Planting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimum...
Entries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards...
Complete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compost...
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$23.30 | BiggerBooks
$25.68 | Amazon
$22.02 | Can't Miss Flower Gardening: Practical Solutions for Gardening Success
by Teri Dunn
 The book explains how to use flowers as accents, the primary focal point in the landscape, and companions with other plant varieties.
It also includes:
How to choose plants
How to create a border
How to properly handle flowers for bouquets
How to plant and maintain various flowering plants
Simple design techniques
How to protect flowering plants during cold months | BooksAMillion
$12.87 | BiggerBooks
$13.02 | Amazon
$12.34 | Flower Gardening 1-2-3: Design, Plan, Select, Plant, Care Step-By-Step (Hardcover)
by Holms and The Home Depot
 Easy-to-follow plant care ensures readers have healthy, beautiful flowers
Selection guides help readers choose bulbs, annuals, or perennials for their specific situation
Helpful buyers' guides show how to choose healthy flowers
Home Depot garden associates checked every page to ensure the book helps homeowners with usable, easy-to-follow advice | BooksAMillion
$16.63 | BiggerBooks
$18.33 | Amazon
$15.72 | How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine
by John Jeavons
 For over 30 years, this pioneering work has continued to revolutionize food production around the world. While many people tend to look for big solutions to global concerns such as malnutrition, environmental researcher John Jeavons proves that the answers are often found in our backyards -- that is, in how we grow our food. Written for the individual gardener, "How to Grow More Vegetables" is the bible on Grow Biointensive "RM" mini-farming, a method that produces high yields of food crops in very small spaces while nourishing the soil and reducing the use of chemicals. This newly revised and significantly expanded edition incorporates the latest techniques and methods developed by Jeavons and many others around the world who have adopted this increasingly necessary method of small-scale food production. | BooksAMillion
$13.73 | BiggerBooks
$14.66 | Amazon
$12.97 | Square Foot Gardening
by Mel Bartholomew
 When he created the 'square foot gardening' method, Mel Bartholomew, a retired engineer and efficiency expert, found the solution to the frustrations of most gardeners. His revolutionary system is simple: it's an ingenious planting method based on using square foot blocks of garden space instead of rows. Gardeners build up, not down, so there's no digging and no tilling after the first year. And the method requires less thinning, less weeding, and less watering.
'I found a better way to garden, one that's more efficient, more manageable, and requires less work,' Bartholomew explains. Not surprisingly, his method quickly received worldwide recognition and has been written up in every major newspaper and gardening magazine. His book, which served as the companion to the nationally acclaimed television series, has sold over 800,000 copies. Now freshened with new illustrations, the book Ingram calls 'the largest selling garden book in America' is reissued for the delight of a whole new generation of gardeners. | BooksAMillion
$13.04 | BiggerBooks
$13.92 | Amazon
$12.32 | The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions
by Edward C. Smith
 WIDE ROWS are easier to tend and provide a bigger yield per square foot. You'll get up to four times more delicious vegetables!
ORGANIC METHODS are better for you, your garden, and the earth. They really work, so you'll have fewer pests and diseases!
RAISED BEDS mean soil that drains better and warms up faster in the spring. The resut is bigger, healthier, and better vegetables!
DEEP SOIL provides a reservoir of nutrients and moisture that encourages root growth while producing the best harvest ever! | BooksAMillion
$16.63 | BiggerBooks
$18.33 | Amazon
$15.72 | Vegetable Gardening: From Planting to Picking - The Complete Guide to Creating a Bountiful Garden (Hardcover)
by Bradley and Courtier
 Featuring hundreds of spectacular color photos, step-by-step instructions, expert tips and advice, this practical guide will help you create the perfect home garden. You will gain valuable insight on raising over 80 varieties of vegetables. Plus, this book is written with two points of view: organic or occasional use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides. | BooksAMillion
$23.06 | BiggerBooks
$24.21 | Amazon
$21.75 | Yard & Garden Basics
by Better Homes and Gardens
 Every chapter gives key details, from starting plants to growing and maintaining them. With this expert advice and proper care, your lawn and garden will flourish and give you hours of visual pleasure.
Finally, in one handy, affordable reference, expert techniques and tips for achieving:
Lush, easily maintained lawns
Hearty, beautiful trees and shrubs
Groundcovers and vines
Delicious vegetables and herbs. | BooksAMillion
$16.63 | BiggerBooks
$18.33 | Amazon
$15.72 |
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