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Books Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening – 1 book
Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
Complete, Practical, Authoritative. Rodale’s Ultimate Encyclopedia of
Organic Gardening, Newly Revised and Updated. The Indispensable Green
Resource for Every Gardener. Edited by Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara
W. Ellis, and Ellen Phillips. Celebrating 50 years in print.
Organic Gardening Starts Here: Let the garden experts at Rodale help you
create your most successful garden ever. Learn how to use natural and
chemical-free methods to grow vegetables and fruit, perennials, annuals,
bulbs, herbs, and trees and shrubs and maintain your landscape all year-round.
Now thoroughly revised and updated, this encyclopedia features new organic
pest controls, improved growing techniques, the latest soil recommendations,
and promising new gardening trends.
You’ll find everything you need to create healthy gardens in every part
of the country, including:
– Topics for the entire garden and landscape along with related subjects
such as beneficial insects, community gardens, edible landscaping, stone-scaping,
water gardening, and more
– A guide to Green Gardening, focusing on earth-friendly techniques for
gardening in a changing climate, using water wisely, managing invasive
plants, reducing energy use, and understanding biotechnology
– Answers to the many challenges gardeners face, from varying weather conditions
and disease and insect problems to pruning and plant division
– In-depth coverage of more than 200 garden plants, from acer and achillea
to yucca and zinnia.
This comprehensive, easy-to-use book provides practical information and
useful tips that you’ll turn to again and again as you plant, grow, care
for, and enjoy your organic garden.
Soft cover.
708 pages with index.
