Old Farmer's Almanac 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!
- Paperback
- 224 pages
- 7 x 1 x 9 inches