Gardening for a lifetime how to garden wiser as you grow older
A lifelong gardener offers practical advice that will help transform gardening from a daunting list of chores into a rewarding activity.
| Main Author: | Eddison, Sydney, 1932- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Portland :
Timber Press,
2011, c2010.
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Table of Contents:
- A look backward : tracing the garden's history
- Changes : rethinking the perennial borders
- A step toward simplicity : substituting shrubs for perennials
- Minimum care : appreciating the shady border
- Woodland gardens : living in harmony with the forest
- Sanity save : learning to make lists
- Juggler's dilemma : searching for help
- Lessons from the garden : accepting imperfection
- From lawn to meadow : learning from experience
- Pick your battles : managing mature plants
- What next? : deciding whether to stay put or move on
- New gardens : keeping them small and simple
- Borrowed landscapes : using the garden setting
- Container gardening : arranging potted plants with a purpose
- Miniature landscapes : exploring new ways to garden
- A summing up : making the most of what you have left.