How to Get Started in Rocky Mountain Gardening

by Proctor, Rob

• ISBN13: 9781591861584
• ISBN10: 1591861586
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-15
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services
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Summary

How to Get Started in Rocky Mountain Gardening gives you information, tips, and advice to succeed in creating a beautiful, healthy first garden. Here's what you'll find in this essential garden guide: An intro to the basics-soil, climate, water, planting, maintenance, and design, Region-specific information for Rocky Mountain gardens, Portraits of 50 foolproof plants ideal for growing in the Rockies, with full-color photos, Troubleshooting information to help you cope with pests, invaders, and disease, Listings for retail and mail-order nurseries, local extension services, and helpful books. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Rob Proctor is one of the nation's most prolific gardening writers, with 13 previous books to his credit, including the acclaimed Passionate Gardening: Good Advice for Challenging Climates (coauthored with Lauren Springer)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Preface: For First-Time Gardeners Everywhere	p. 11
Gardening Hardiness Zone Map	p. 12
	p. 15
Discovering Your Inner Gardener	p. 19
Blueprints for the Garden	p. 20
About Soil	p. 20
Weather and Gardening Zones	p. 22
Plant Names: Why Latin?	p. 25
Plant Types	p. 26
Your Style	p. 37
Garden Rooms	p. 39
Beds and Borders	p. 41
Rocks in the Garden	p. 43
Naturalistic Gardens	p. 44
Garden Edibles	p. 46
Container Gardening	p. 47
Watery Effects	p. 48
Color Basics	p. 50
Think Ahead When Buying	p. 52
Weed Strategies	p. 53
Insects, Pests, and Diseases in the Garden	p. 54
Realistic Maintenance	p. 56
Basic Skills	p. 57
Tips to Save Energy: Yours and the Garden's	p. 60
Essential Garden Tools	p. 61
Start to Plant!	p. 64
	p. 65
Ground Level	p. 67
Design for Living	p. 76
Vegetables and Herbs	p. 86
Water Plants in the West	p. 89
Plants for Success (50 plant portraits)	p. 91
Troubleshooting in the Garden	p. 163
Resources	p. 169
Index	p. 173
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