Vertical gardening : grow up, not out, for more vegetables and flowers in much less space / text and photograph by Derek Fell.
Material type: TextPublication details: Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale, 2011.Description: xi, 372 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781605290829
- 1605290823
- 9781605290836
- 1605290831
- SB463.5 .F45 2011
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB419.5 .F45 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800166878 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-357) and index.
What is vertical gardening? -- Choosing the site and preparing the soil -- Arbors, arches, pergolas, and trellises -- Planters and supports -- Containers and hanging planters -- Composting -- Seed starting and propagating -- Controlling pests and diseases -- Controlling weeds, watering, fertilizing, and pruning -- Vegetables for vertical gardens -- Fruits for vertical gardens -- Ornamental annual vines -- Ornamental perennial and woody vines -- Designing with ornamental vines.
Derek Fell has tried and tested thousands of varieties of vegetables, flowers, and fruits and recommends the best plants for space-saving vertical gardening. His grow-up, grow-down system also shows which ground-level plants make good companions underneath and alongside climbing plants. Many of Fell's greatest climbers and mutually beneficial plants are available in seed packets in every local garden center. --from publisher description.