Flower Gardener's Handbook

Grow the most beautiful and colorful flowers! You can develop and nurture a flower garden that is delightful to behold and easy to maintain and makes you smile through the seasons with tried-and-true wisdom from The Old Farmer's Almanac. Whether you don't know dead heading from dormancy or bonemeal from a bleeding heart or you have a flower-cutting bed that is the envy of local florists, you'll quickly benefit from the time-saving tips, inspiring ideas, and proven techniques that pack this easy-to-use guide.   Inside you'll find . . .  step-by-step guidance on growing more than 30 flowers  garden planning advice for ease of maintenance and constant color  plants and shrubs that birds and pollinators love  native vs. naturalized plants, plus many you might not know  perennials, biennials, and annuals and how to use each  prep advice and plants for color-filled containers  cut-flower care and arranging know-how  the best flowers to dry and how to do it  secrets to good soil: testing, texture, pH, and compost  Latin plant names demystified, plus the language of flowers  humorous and enlightening anecdotes from fellow gardeners  pages for recording your plants and observations  too much more to mention!   Created for novices, aspiring growers, green thumbs, and old hands, The Old Farmer's Almanac Flower Gardener's Handbook (companion to the Vegetable Gardener's Handbook) is loaded with advice and inspiration to guarantee success for every flower garden-and any gardener!  

ISBN:	9781571989284
Publisher:	HMH Books
Imprint:	Old Farmer's Almanac
Published date:	29 Mar 2022
DEWEY:	635.9
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	224
Weight:	564g
Height:	178mm
Width:	227mm
Spine width:	28mm

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