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"A great little book for the beginning gardener wanting to learn gardening principles and gain experience without much effort, and for the avid gardener ready to take on the challenge of creating a small but splashy focus."--Atlanta Journal Constitution. "...offers an array of choices....gardens for outdoor rooms, herb and vegetable gardens, water gardens, gardens for window boxes and containers, and the diminutive rock garden. The color photographs are lush and inspiring."--Miami Herald.
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It's not unusual for a gardener's dreams to be much bigger than one's yard: Bringing yourself back to earth can become a problem. This volume puts everything into sharp focus, a camera lens zooming in on the tiniest detail. Each plant becomes a portrait, and the amazing detail offers all the tips you need to manage your small garden effectively--even a plot without soil. You'll find helpful hints and gorgeous pictorial advice on container planting on rooftops; gardens in outdoor rooms, focusing on porches and patios; and luxuries usually found only in larger sites, like plots for vegetable and herbs, rock and water gardens. A full source listing and scores of sidebars suggest trees, fragrant plants, ready-made garden plans and much more. So, whether a mailbox area, a door path or garden gate, this guide to a world of secret spaces makes nearly every spot a prospect for gardening showmanship.
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