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9780737000412

Big Book of Garden Solutions : Problem-Solving Tips and Techniques for Gardeners

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  • ISBN13:

    9780737000412

  • ISBN10:

    0737000414

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-01-01
  • Publisher: Grand Central Pub
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $24.95

Summary

Readers can collaborate with the experts to get the specific information and strategies needed to solve each gardening predicament. Photos and diagrams.

Table of Contents

Garden Solutions
4(34)
A Guide to the Gardens
28(10)
Design Strategies
38(42)
Annuals to the Rescue
40(4)
Versatile Vines
44(5)
Container Gardening for Small Spaces
49(5)
Terracing for Hard-to-Work Slopes
54(4)
Vertical Structures for Shade and Privacy
58(2)
Solving Wind-Related Problems
60(2)
Color for Shady Gardens
62(4)
Fall and Winter Color
66(6)
Solutions for Clashing or Dominant Colors
72(8)
Tough Plants for Tough Places
80(24)
Planting Near Hardscapes
82(4)
Naturalized Bulb Plantings for Difficult Areas
86(4)
Annuals for Diverse Climates
90(4)
Low-Maintenance Roses
94(4)
Planting in Problem Shade
98(4)
Wildflowers for Difficult Areas
102(2)
Problem-Solving Garden Techniques
104(22)
Improving Your Soil with Compost
106(2)
Solving a Drainage Problem
108(2)
Containing Invasive Plants
110(1)
Planting Under Trees
111(1)
Staking Unruly Plants
112(3)
Enhancing the Bloom
115(5)
Renovating a Garden with Native Plants
120(2)
Limiting Your Garden Water Needs
122(4)
Growing A healthy Lawn
126(14)
Lawn-Care Basics and Preventive Measures
128(6)
Identifying and Solving Lawn Problems
134(4)
Treating Turf Grass Diseases
138(2)
Controlling Weeds
140(16)
Defending the Garden against Weeds
142(7)
Combating Weeds
149(3)
Guide to Common Garden Weeds
152(4)
Coping With Garden Pests
156(36)
Creating a Pest-Resistant Garden
158(5)
Identifying Insect Pests
163(6)
Dealing with Pests on the Spot
169(5)
Exploiting Natural Checks and Balances
174(6)
Earth-Friendly Pesticides
180(6)
Nuisance Mammals
186(6)
Preventing Plant Disease
192(2)
Identifying Diseases
194(4)
Preventive Medicine for Plants
198(5)
Controlling Diseases
203(5)
REFERENCE
Garden Plans for Difficult Areas
208(10)
Problems/Solutions
218(16)
Zone and Frost Maps
234(2)
Easy-Care Plant Selection Guide
236(6)
Encyclopedia of Easy-Care Plants
242(52)
Encyclopedia of Beneficials, Pests, and Diseases
294(46)
Picture Credits; Index
340

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