Gardening
Gardening is one of the most popular hobbies in the Maritime Northwest. The Seattle Public Library's collection is bursting with informative and illustrated guides. Get inspired and informed with these new selections, then get outside and start digging! (Feb. 2023)
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Growing Conifers
Growing Conifers is a beautifully photographed, comprehensive guide for cultivating, gardening, and landscaping with conifers. It covers ecological benefits, science-based placement, cultivar descriptions and selection, growing requirements, landscape maintenance, and climate benefits of evergreens. -Publisher description
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Fearless Gardening
The home garden should be improvisational, advises garden blogger Bohl in her norm-busting debut. The author shares plenty of tips for creating a garden that is individual and artistic, such as "turning an obstacle into an advantage." Would-be gardeners intimidated by the thought of taking the plunge will find plenty of encouragement to go forth with confidence and creativity. -Publishers Weekly
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How to Grow
A transformative guide to growth anchored in lessons from plants that helps readers garden the soul as well as the soil from the largest TikTok gardener, Garden Marcus. -Publisher description
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Raised Bed Gardening
[L]earn how to select the best raised bed for your space, what to fill it with, and tips for staking and trellising plants to save space and improve yields. -Publisher description
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Composting for the Absolute Beginner
A comprehensive guide to composting discusses what can be composted, how to balance a bin's contents for optimum decomposition, vermicomposting, and how and when to use compost in a garden. -Publisher description
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Containers in the Garden
Create a bold and beautiful container garden with design and planting guidance from Danish gardening celebrity Claus Dalby in this English-language edition of his book, Containers in the Garden. By combining flower and foliage colours with beautiful pottery and layered displays, the results are nothing short of extraordinary. -Publisher description
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Four-season Food Gardening
[Gain] all the know-how you need to make growing food 365 days a year your new superpower! Unlike most other vegetable gardening books on the market, this one approaches the subject through the lens of what you can grow during each of the four seasons. Build a forest of food in your backyard and reap the delicious rewards for years to come! -Publisher description
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100 Plants to Feed the Birds
In this deeply useful work, Erickson discusses bird gardening and explains the link between garden habitats and avian survival. The opening section focuses on how and why to create habitats for birds, stressing native plants and addressing four-season gardening. The second lists North American plants that support birds, outlining each plant's benefit, its native range, and recommended species. The book concludes with a list of the author's favorite plants for common birds and native plant societies. -Library Journal
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Permaculture for Beginners
Permaculture is an important but often misunderstood method of growing food and building homes in a manner that works with nature, rather than against it, to create beautiful, healthy, and useful gardens. This is a hands-on guide, taking the beginner through each step of the design process, so that anyone can apply permaculture principles to their own life. -Publisher description
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The Beginner's Guide to Growing Great Vegetables
Expert gardener Forkner shares all the information you need to create a thriving garden, from facts about soil and sun to tips on fertilizing, mulching, and watering. Regional planting charts show what to plant when, and a month-by-month planner takes you from January through December. -Publisher description
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