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GARDENING STEP BY STEP Easy-to-follow advice f0r great results Material previously published in Planting a Small Garden, Low-maintenance Garden, Easy Pruning, and Vegetable Gardening GARDENING STEP BY STEP GARDENING STEP BY STEP Phil Clayton, Jenny Hendy, Colin Crosbie, Jo Whittingham Material previously published in Planting a Small Garden, Low-maintenance Garden, Easy Pruning, and Vegetable Gardening LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, DELHI First American edition 2011 First published in the United States by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 11 12 13 14 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyright© 2011 Dorling Kindersley Limited Text copyright© 2011 Royal Horticultural Society Individual titles copyright © and text copyright ©: Planting a Small Garden 2007; Low-maintenance Garden 2008; Easy Pruning 2007; Vegetable Gardening 2007 The material in this book originally appeared in: Planting a Small Garden, Low-maintenance Garden, Easy Pruning and Vegetable Gardening, published by DK Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the copyright owners. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-7566-6367-4 177806—March 2011 Important notice The authors and the publishers can accept no liability for any harm, damage, or illness arising from the use or misuse of the plants described in this book. Dk books are available at special discount when purchase in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 or [email protected] Printed and bound by Toppan, China discover more at www.dk.com Contents Planting a Small Garden Designing with plants 10 Disguising boundaries • Using color • Focal points • Themed planting schemes • Seasonal interest • Spring beds and borders • Summer beds and borders • Fall beds and borders • Winter beds and borders Where to start 30 High and low maintenance • Choosing a planting style • Planting style ideas • The effects of exposure • Understanding soil • Making the most of your soil How to plant 44 Making a border • Finishing touches • Making your own compost • Planting a perennial • Planting a tree • Planting a shrub • Planting a climber • Sowing annuals outside • Sowing hardy annuals Planting recipes 66 Sun-baked gravel garden • Cottage garden medley • Foliage effects • Tree and shrub combination • Spring hot spot • Lush leaves for shade • Formal front garden • Mediterranean moods • Mixed herb tapestry • Fall elegance • Winter blaze Container ideas 88 Choosing a container • Plant up a colorful container • Spring selection • Sizzling tropics • Color clash • Fire and ice • Winter perfume Low-maintenance Garden Inspiring easy-care gardens 98 Design ideas for low-maintenance gardens • Formal design • Contemporary creations • Havens for wildlife • Courtyard gardens • New wave planting Creating your garden 112 Benefits of a low-maintenance garden • Low- and high-maintenance ingredients • Assessing your site • Boundaries and garden dividers • Green dividers • Selecting landscape materials Planting ideas 126 Spring mix • Sparkling summer bed • Elegant fall border • Winter color • Cool foliage collection • Architectural design • Early perennials • Contemporary prairie • Aromatic herb border • Chic foliage collection • Cottage garden in a container Caring for your garden 148 Tidying up your garden Easy Pruning Why and when to prune 150 Informal pruning • Pruning for a formal look • Pruning to create space • Pruning to encourage flowering • Pruning for colorful stems and bark • Pruning for fruit How to prune 162 Choosing pruning tools • Tool care and safety tips • Essential pruning jobs • Making pruning cuts • Removing branches • Spur pruning • Minimal pruning Pruning shrubs and trees 174 Pruning hydrangeas • How to prune a smoke bush • Pruning witch hazel • How to prune a shrubby honeysuckle • Hard-pruning a camellia • Cutting back California lilacs and philadelphus • How to prune a patio rose • How to prune a shrub rose • Pruning other types of roses • Shearing lavender • How to prune wall shrubs • How to prune a mahonia • Pruning a holly bush • How to prune an apple tree Pruning climbers 204 How to prune wisteria • Cutting back clematis • How to prune a Group 3 clematis • Cutting back honeysuckle and ivy • How to prune a rose on a tripod • Pruning rambling and climbing roses Vegetable Gardening Where to start 216 Choosing a site • Making compost • Water-wise gardening • Cloches and cold frames • Root crops • Brassicas • Alliums • Legumes • Cucurbits • Fruiting vegetables • Perennial and stem vegetables • Salad and leafy vegetables and herbs How to grow vegetables 236 Sowing beet seeds outside • Growing zucchini from plug plants • Growing first early potatoes • Growing runner beans • Planting tomatoes in a growing bag • Growing chard in a container • Intercropping lettuce and sweet corn • Planting an herb garden Planting recipes 250 Vertical vegetable garden • Hanging herb and vegetable basket • Cut-and-come-again windowbox • Decorative climbing display • Exotic vegetable raised bed • Courtyard vegetable garden • Pretty potager Caring for your crops 264 Garden allies • Ways to weed • Gallery of weeds • Dealing with pests • Dealing with diseases

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