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Explains how to create a garden style, execute a plan, organically improve the soil, control weeds, troubleshoot disease, select gardening supplies, and start a container garden
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What plants are right for my garden? What exactly is a hardiness zone? Do I need to go back to school to figure out those scary-looking Latin names? For those intimated by pH scales, potting soil, and perennials, this revised bestseller comes to the rescue with answers to scores of gardening questions. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gardening is a concise, user-friendly guide for beginners that covers all the basics-from choosing a site, testing the soil, and picking appropriate plants to simple gardening techniques, design concepts, and weed/pest control. Included as well are extensive lists of all types of easy-to-grow plants, tips on how to save money on tools, and much more. New features include full-color photographs, an expanded appendix, and dozens of new illustrations.
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