Gardener's Guide to Compact Plants
Cool Springs Press (Verlag)
978-0-7603-6484-0 (ISBN)
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Covering a broad array of landscape plants, including edibles, flowering and fruiting trees and shrubs, evergreens, and perennials, horticulturist Jessica Walliser takes a deep dive into the emerging category of compact plants.
Whether short, narrow, columnar, or dwarf, this new and exciting group of plants provides the same decorative function as full-sized ornamental plants, but in a fraction of the space. Plus, edible compact plants offer comparable productivity, without having to add more square footage to the garden.
In this comprehensive guide, Jessica uses her numerous contacts in the seed and plant production world to give space-challenged gardeners a heads up on what's new, as well as re-introducing a few traditional small-footprint favorites.
In both urban and suburban neighborhoods, yards are shrinking, and big plants and gardens require too much maintenance for today's time-starved homeowners. If you're searching for plants that require less space and reduced day-to-day maintenance, dwarf shrubs and other compact plants to the rescue! With little to no pruning required, columnar trees, dwarf shrubs, mini veggies, short-statured perennials, and other compact plants fill a much-needed niche.
In the Gardener's Guide to Compact Plants, you'll discover fantastic, brand new dwarf and compact plant varieties you didn't even know existed. And, you'll learn how to grow more flowers, fruits, and veggies than ever before, no matter how much—or how little—space you have. It's the perfect book for homeowners with small yards, urban gardeners, container growers, or anyone looking to grow a beautiful and productive small-scale garden.
Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist and co-founder of the popular website SavvyGardening.com. For fifteen years, Jessica co-hosted The Organic Gardeners, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a former contributing editor for Organic Gardening and Hobby Farms magazines, and her two weekly gardening columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review were enjoyed by readers for over twelve years. Jessica is the author of seven gardening books, including the Amazon bestseller Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically and Plant Partners: Science-based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden.
Introduction 9
Chapter 1: It’s a Small-Plant World: What Are Compact Plants and Where to Find Them 15
Chapter 2: Selecting, Planting, and Maintaining Compact Plants 33
Chapter 3: Designing with Compact Plants 51
Chapter 4: Compact Plants with Purpose 75
Chapter 5: More Compact Plants for the Yard and Landscape: 40 Profiles 101
Chapter 6: Compact Plants for the Fruit and Vegetable Garden: 50 Profiles 143
Source List 196
Additional Resources 199
About the Author 200
Photo Credits 201
Metric Conversions 202
Index 203
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.05.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | color photos |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7603-6484-2 / 0760364842 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7603-6484-0 / 9780760364840 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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