Organic Gardening for Dummies

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Organic Gardening for Dummies

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Book Description
Organic gardening means different things to different people. Everybody agrees that it means avoiding synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. For many it’s about having safe food to eat. For others is about non-toxic lawns. But organic gardening is about much more than good eating and nice landscapes. It’s also about making conscious decisions and taking responsibility for actions that affect the world outside your backdoor, beyond the end of your driveway, and outside the boundaries of your hometown. Growing organic food, flowers and landscapes represents a commitment to a sustainable system of living that is in harmony with nature. For many people, organic gardening is a way of life.

Whether you’re cultivating a fruit and vegetable garden, maintaining your lawn, or growing roses, this book shows you how to work with nature, not against it, to create an organic garden your whole family will enjoy. Well known gardening author and journalist, Anne Whitman, with the full support of The National Gardening Association, gets you up and running with what you need to know to:

This enjoyable, easy-to-understand guide fills you in on the what, when, where, why, how and who of growing plants but protecting the environment. From composting and mulching to harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables, Organic Gardening For Dummies covers all the bases with clear, step-by-step coverage of:

Organic gardening methods help the planet and yield healthier plants and people. Now Organic Gardening For Dummies makes it easy for you to grow organically.

About the Author
The National Gardening Association is the largestmember-based, nonprofit organization of home gardeners in the United States. Founded in 1972 (as Gardens for All) to spearhead the community gardenmovement, today's NGA is best known for its bimonthly publication, National Gardening magazine. Reporting on all aspects of home gardening, each issue isread by some half-million gardeners worldwide.

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Book Contents:

  1. Organic Gardening for the 21st Century : A Complete Guide to Growing Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs and Flowers
  2. Ortho's All About Creating Japanese Gardens (Ortho's All About Gardening)
  3. Ortho's All About Roses (Ortho's All About Gardening)
  4. Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening : A Month-by-Month Guide Completely Revised and Updated
  5. Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for Great-Looking, Trouble-Free Gardens
  6. Peterson First Guide to Trees (Peterson First Guides(R))
  7. Plant
  8. Plants for Dry Climates: How to Select, Grow and Enjoy
  9. Plants for Tropical Landscapes: A Gardener's Guide
  10. Plants of the Metroplex : Newly Revised

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