Vertical Gardening
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Vertical Gardening by Derek Fell
The biggest mistake gardeners make each season is starting out too big and then quickly realizing their large plot requires too much weeding, watering, and backbreaking labor. Vertical gardening guarantees a better outcome from the day the trowel hits the soil--by shrinking the amount of floor space needed and focusing on climbing plants that are less prone to insects, diseases, and animal pests. Notable author and gardener Derek Fell has tried and tested thousands of varieties of vegetables, flowers, and fruits and recommends the best plants for space-saving vertical gardening. His grow-up, grow-down system also shows which ground-level plants make good companions underneath and alongside climbing plants. Best of all, many of Fell's greatest climbers and mutually beneficial plants are available in seed packets in every local garden center. With a mix of DIY and commercially available string supports, trellises, pergolas, raised beds, skyscraper gardens, and topsy-turvy planters, the vertical garden system reduces work, increases yields, makes harvesting easier, and can be practiced in spaces as small as a container or a one-by-four-foot strip. Vertical Gardening features 100 color photos of the author's own vertical methods and showcases beautiful, troublefree perennials, shrubs, vegetables, annuals, and fruit perfect for this new, rewarding way to garden.DEREK FELL is the author of Renoir's Garden, The Magic of Monet's Garden, Cezanne's Garden, and Van Gogh's Gardens, a series of books about the great Impressionist painters that has earned widespread acclaim. Derek presented the popular QVC television garden show Step-by-Step Gardening for six years and produces the Avant Gardener, a monthly on-line gardening newsletter. He and his wife, Carolyn, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at historic Cedaridge Farm. He tends to gardens inspired by Impressionist painters there.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781605290836 |
| ISBN 10 | 1605290831 |
| Title | Vertical Gardening |
| Author | Derek Fell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rodale Press |
| Year published | 2011-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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