Container and Small-Space Gardening for the South (eBook)

How to Grow Flowers and Food No Matter Where You Live

Barbara W. Ellis (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
168 Seiten
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-7830-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Vast flower beds and large summer vegetable gardens are many southern gardeners' pride and joy. But gardening on a large scale isn'tand doesn't need to befor everyone. In an era when many people would like to grow plants but are challenged by time, space, and lack of other resources, this concise, easy-to-use guide introduces southern gardeners to the art, craft, and science of growing plants in containers and in small spaces. Through friendly, engaging text and beautiful, inspiring photographs, Barbara Ellis demonstrates how to create container and small-space gardens that can withstand southern heat and humidity while still looking gorgeous all season long. Written for gardeners of all ages and experience levels, this book will inspire southerners to add containers brimming with flowers, herbs, vegetables, or a mix of all things green to every yard, garden, and terrace.Features plants that everyone can grow throughout the southeast, with suggestions for overwintering tender plants indoors or replacing them annually.Covers key plant-care basics, including options on container selection, potting mediums, seasonal care, pest and disease control, and more.Identifies plants that support butterflies, hummingbirds, and pollinators.Offers comprehensive lists to help readers select the best plant options for their sites and objectives.Gives advice for readers on tight budgets and on how to create attractive containers from found materials.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.3.2024
• Zusatzinfo: 121 color plates, index
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 200 x 200 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Schlagworte: bold foliage for containers • bulbs for containers • butterfly gardening • buying plant containers • choosing containers • choosing plant containers • combining plants in containers • Container Combos • container flower combos • container gardening • container ideas • container plant combos • designing container combinations • designing containers • easy container plants for shade • easy container plants for sun • easy fruit • easy to grow plants • easy vegetables • ferns for the South • foliage plants for containers • gardening in containers • gardening in small spaces • gardening in the south • heat tolerant flowers • herbs for containers • plants for butterflies • plants for containers • plants for pollinators • reduce, reuse, recycle plant containers
• ISBN-10: 1-4696-7830-6 / 1469678306
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-7830-6 / 9781469678306