Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook

Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook
Author: John Cretti
Publisher:
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-11-30
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1591865409

Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook is an all-inclusive gardener's reference book. It includes plant information as well as when-to-do-it information. Covering decorative landscape plants and edible plants, this handbook is a thorough introduction to gardening in the Rocky Mountains.

Herb Gundell's Complete Rocky Mountain Gardening Guide

Herb Gundell's Complete Rocky Mountain Gardening Guide
Author: Herb Gundell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 426
Release: 1990-06
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780878337811

Herb Gundell's Complete Guide to Rocky Mountain Gardening is an authoriatative, profusely illustrated guide to successful gardening, with many tips for dealing with the unique soil and climate conditions of the Rocky Mountain region.

Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide

Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide
Author: Cheryl Moore-Gough
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1493019732

Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide is the definitive guide to vegetable gardening in the five states that comprise the Rocky Mountain region. Expert horticulturist, Cheryl Moore-Gough, addresses the unique growing conditions and challenges of this region from how to select, grow, and harvest a host of vegetables that will succeed to offering tips for extending the season. Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening Guide is the definitive guide to vegetable gardening in the five states that comprise the Rocky Mountain region. Professional horticulturist, Cheryl Moore-Gough, addresses the unique growing conditions and challenges of this region from how to select, grow, and harvest a host of vegetables that will succeed to offering tips for extending the season.

Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook

Rocky Mountain Gardener's Handbook
Author: John Cretti
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012-11-30
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1610588193

Rocky Mountain Gardener’s Handbook includes 300 plant profiles organized under ten plant categories, from annuals to vines. Each plant profile page includes three recommended plants, with full-color images, helpful icons for sun and shade requirements, and planting and growing information. Twelve months of around-the-garden maintenance information for each plant category assists the gardener with what to do to maintain a Rocky Mountain garden. Includes helpful charts, illustrations, and full-color plant images.

Rocky Mountain Getting Started Garden Guide

Rocky Mountain Getting Started Garden Guide
Author: John Cretti
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1627886893

Even beginner gardeners can select plants to create a stunning garden as unique as the Rocky Mountains - with expert help to ensure success! Rocky Mountain Getting Started Garden Guide is a plant selection guide, perfect for when you're choosing plants and starting a garden in a climate that can be as challenging as it is beautiful. Choose the right plants and care for them properly with help from an expert. John Cretti, one of the Rockies' most highly respected and experienced gardeners, shares his deep knowledge of the region, gardens, and plants in a lively, upbeat style. The author's top picks for plants that will thrive in (or despite of) the Rockies' fluctuating temperatures, altitude, dryness, rocky soil, and other unique growing conditions guarantee success for area gardeners and home landscapers. Plants are divided into easy-to-browse chapters, such as Annuals, Bulbs, Groundcovers, Ornamental Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees (deciduous and conifers), Lawns, and Vines. Each plant is highlighted in their respective chapter with a large full-color photograph and tips on how, when, and where to plant. Rocky Mountain Getting Started Garden Guide doesn't stop at plant selection. Methods for preparing soil, watering, fertilizer application, and pest management are also covered in detail. Along with the "nitty-gritty" of tending your garden, John shares his inspiration for garden design, offers ways to incorporate your plants into the landscape, and names some favorite cultivars or species. His sound, practical advice is clothed in beautiful descriptions of each plant that will inspire you to get your hands dirty!

Rocky Mountain Gardener's Guide

Rocky Mountain Gardener's Guide
Author: John Cretti
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-12-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781591860389

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value. This book contains easy-to-use advice on the top landscape plant choices. It also recommends specific varieties, and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for the best plants.

The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds

The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds
Author: Robert E. Gough
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1603427082

Enjoy your favorite varieties of garden plants year after year with this comprehensive guide to gathering, preparing, and planting seeds. Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough provide simple instructions that clearly explain the whole process, from basic plant biology to proper seed storage and successful propagation. Gardeners of any experience level will find all the information they need to preserve genetic diversity, cut costs, and extend the life of their favorite plants to the next generation and beyond.

The Western Gardener’s Ultimate Guide

The Western Gardener’s Ultimate Guide
Author: Martha Stone
Publisher: Martha Stone
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2014-09-11
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Diving headfirst into basic gardening for the west, The Western Gardener’s Ultimate Guide contains practical information and tips for gardeners, nursery lovers, novice and seasoned landscapers in the western region. The Western Gardener’s Ultimate Guide is treasure trove for all people who seek to grow ornamental plants indoors, outdoors, may it be for a garden or landscaping. The book opens with an introduction of the western gardens. The content then progresses to the “must-haves” in successfully growing a western garden using ornamental plants, ranging from the intangible concepts of design, to the more concrete and visible ones, such as gardening tools and equipment. In addition to creating a successful garden, The Western Gardener’s Ultimate Guide also provides useful information on landscaping. With easy-to-follow instructions on planting, proper location and plant options, this book makes a landscape undertaking on any part of your home’s outdoor, seemingly like a do-it-yourself project. Packed with sensibility and practicality, this book encourages the inner creativity of any gardener to come up with a more appealing entryway, front yard and patio. Teeming with numerous ornamental plant options for a year-round gardening, The Western Gardener’s Ultimate Guide also delves into more complicated and challenging landscaping projects. The book also cites regional problems and solutions unique to the western areas, ending in a light and encouraging spirit that any gardener would appreciate. The Western Gardener’s Ultimate Guide is the ultimate guide for western gardening in the modern times. Simple, practical and comprehensive this book covers all, if not almost, areas of concern for the western gardener. Any gardener, who is by now gathering his shovel and seedlings, should sit back for a while and read The Western Gardener’s Ultimate Guide. Not only does it provide information, it also prevents anyone from making costly gardening mistakes.

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Northwest Coast Gardening

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Northwest Coast Gardening
Author: Lynn M. Steiner
Publisher: Creative Publishing International
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2012
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1589236564

The Complete Guide to Northwest Coast Gardening takes a practical how-to approach to gardening that shows the novice to intermediate home gardener exactly how to get started. Customized for readers who live in northern California, western Oregon, western Washington and southwestern British Columbia, the book features all the vegetable and ornamental plants that are most popular in this region. Beautiful photos and detailed information make this complete book a must-have for budding gardeners.