Gardening For Dummies

If you want to develop your green fingers and be part of one of the most popular pastimes in the UK, Gardening For Dummies is the book for you. Packed with expert advice, helping the novice get a solid start and the seasoned gardener broaden their breadth of knowledge, you can learn and develop skills in how to do everything from planning your planting to controlling pests - and everything in between. Full of useful illustrations and insider's tips this book will be a vital reference for everyone with an interest and love of gardening, whether you have a few containers in the back yard or a huge back garden with a rolling lawn.

If you want to develop your green fingers and be part of one of the most popular pastimes in the UK, Gardening For Dummies is the book for you. Packed with expert advice, helping the novice get a solid start and the seasoned gardener broaden their breadth of knowledge, you can learn and develop skills in how to do everything from planning your planting to controlling pests - and everything in between. Full of useful illustrations and insider's tips this book will be a vital reference for everyone with an interest and love of gardening, whether you have a few containers in the back yard or a huge back garden with a rolling lawn.

Introduction.Part I: Getting Going with Gardening.Chapter 1: Just a Few Ground-Level Questions and Answers.Chapter 2: Planning Your Garden.Chapter 3: Planning Your Planting.Part II: Designing with Plants.Chapter 4: Trees, Hedges, and Shrubs.Chapter 5: Lawns and Ground Covers.Chapter 6: Climbers and Wall Shrubs.Part III: Colour Your World.Chapter 7: Annuals.Chapter 8: Perennials and Ornamental Grasses.Chapter 9: Bulbs.Chapter 10: Roses.Part IV: At Ground Level.Chapter 11: Understanding and Improving Soil.Chapter 12: Raising Plants from Seeds.Chapter 13: Choosing and Putting in Your Plants.Part V: Caring for Your Plants.Chapter 14: Watering, Feeding, and Composting.Chapter 15: Snip, Snip: Pruning and Propagating.Chapter 16: Fighting Pests, Diseases, and Weeds.Chapter 17: Tools of the Trade.Part VI: Special Gardens.Chapter 18: Food Gardens.Chapter 19: Container Gardens.Chapter 20: Gardens for Wildlife.Chapter 21: Gardening in Small Spaces.Chapter 22: Gardening for Fragrance.Part VII: The Part of Tens.Chapter 23: Ten Quick Projects.Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Creating a Wildlife Garden.Index.