Urban Gardening FD - (For Dummies) by National Garden & Nardozzi & Simon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book helps you make the most of what you have in order to create an urban garden. Proven small-space gardening techniques will allow urban gardeners to maximize the use of their space, and get creative with gardens on building rooftops and balconies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The easy way to succeed at urban gardening</b> <p>A townhouse yard, a balcony, a fire escape, a south-facing window--even a basement apartment can all be suitable locations to grow enough food to save a considerable amount of money and enjoy the freshest, healthiest produce possible.</p> <p><i>Urban Gardening For Dummies</i> helps you make the most of limited space through the use of proven small-space gardening techniques that allow gardeners to maximize yield while minimizing space.</p> <ul> <li>Covers square-foot gardening and vertical and layered gardening</li> <li>Includes guidance on working with container gardening, succession gardening, and companion gardening</li> <li>Offers guidance on pest management, irrigation and rain barrels, and small-space composting</li> </ul> <p>If you're interested in starting an urban garden that makes maximum use of minimal space, <i>Urban Gardening For Dummies</i> has you covered.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Learn to: </i></b> <ul> <li>Make the most of limited space with vertical growing tips, rooftop gardens, and more</li> <li>Add beauty and color to your landscape with annuals, perennials, and bulbs</li> <li>Grow the freshest, healthiest produce possible</li> </ul> <p><b>The easy way to succeed at urban gardening</b> <p>A townhouse yard, a balcony, a south-facing window even a small inner-city apartment can be a suitable location to grow some yummy edibles, develop a colorful flower garden, or create an outdoor room. <i>Urban Gardening For Dummies</i> helps you make the most of what you have through the use of proven small-space gardening techniques that allow gardeners to maximize their use of urban spaces. <p> <b><li>Urban Gardening 101</b> -- get an overview of urban gardening, including soil preparation, planting, choosing urban-friendly plants (including edibles), and plant placement</li> <b><li>Dig in</b> -- discover everything you need to know about soil, from analyzing soil types and understanding soil pH to how you can build good soil with manure, organic fertilizers, and compost</li> <b><li>Get a green thumb</b> -- find the lowdown on the urban microclimate, local weather patterns, and how you can actually influence weather conditions at micro-levels to benefit the health of your urban garden</li> <b><li>Oh, the places you'll grow</b> -- get creative with container gardening and find funky and functional ways to garden on building rooftops, balconies, and with vertical growing strategies</li> <p><b>Open the book and find: </b> <ul> <li>The many benefits of urban gardening</li> <li>Tips on planting annual plants and veggies, trees and shrubs, and perennial flowers</li> <li>The 4-1-1 on community gardening and urban farming</li> <li>How to create an outdoor room</li> <li>The scoop on using fertilizers</li> <li>Techniques for container and vertical gardening</li> <li>Composting tips and soil growing</li> <li>Tricks for keeping weeds and pests at bay</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Paul Simon</b> is a nationally recognized landscape architect, public artist, horticulturist, master gardener, and urban designer. <p><b>Charlie Nardozzi</b> is a nationally recognized garden writer, speaker, and radio and television personality.
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