Whether you have a postage stamp's worth of space or acres to spare, The Container Victory Garden equips you to dig into the joys of container gardening, right where you are.Imagine this: In the morning, you pluck mint off a plant on your kitchen windowsill herb garden and add it to your tea. A few hours later, you step out onto your patio and collect a handful of lettuce leaves for your lunch salad. Just before dinner, you harvest a few basil leaves and cherry tomatoes for a delicious caprese pasta.In her trademark warm and informative style, bestselling author and expert gardener Maggie Stuckey shares everything you need to know to succeed with container gardening: planning, gearing up, planting, nurturing, and harvesting.In The Container Victory Garden, you will find: a photo index for easy reference while shopping for seeds or transplantsdetailed line art drawings that illustrate various techniques and set upsstories of World War II--era victory gardens and their connection to our gardens todaybeautiful full-color paintings of diverse people enjoying their container gardensThis is the promise of container gardening: a fresh bounty of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers you can enjoy year-round.
ISBN: | 9780785255765 |
Publisher: | Harper Horizon |
Imprint: | Harper Horizon |
Published date: | 21 Feb 2023 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 224 |
Weight: | -1g |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 178mm |
Spine width: | 0mm |