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Flower gardening for beginners : a guide to growing and maintaining a cut flower garden / Amy Barene ; illustrated by Liam O'Farrell.

By: Barene, Amy [author ].
Contributor(s): O'Farrell, Liam [illustrator ].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oakland, CA : Rockridge Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: xi, 165 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781685391058 (paperback); 1685391052 (paperback).Subject(s): Flower gardening | Floriculture | Flowers | Keep learningDDC classification: 635.9
Contents:
Flower gardening basics -- Getting started -- Planning your flower garden -- Setting up your flower garden -- Plant like a pro -- Maintenance for every season -- Cutting and arranging beautiful blooms -- Flower profiles -- Spring flowers -- Summer flowers -- Fall flowers.
Subject: "With the right guidance and a little practice, you can grow a cut-flower garden from seed and brighten every room in your home with fresh blooms! Flower Gardening for Beginners has all the information you'll need to plan, cultivate, tend, harvest, and arrange home-grown flowers-no experience required"-- Provided by publisher.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing 635.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available Wellness Collection - Keep learning 00221140
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn how to grow and arrange your own beautiful flowers!

With the right guidance and a little practice, you can grow a cut-flower garden from seed and brighten every room in your home with fresh blooms! Flower Gardening for Beginners has all the information you'll need to plan, cultivate, tend, harvest, and arrange home-grown flowers-no experience required.

Flower gardening fundamentals -Lay the foundation for success as you learn common gardening terms, essential tools to have on hand, and answers to frequently asked questions.
A guide to planning your plot -Understand your local climate so you can choose the best spot in your yard for your garden and select seeds that will thrive.
Get to know your flowers -Discover detailed profiles that explain how to start 35 different flowers from seed, harvest them, and dry them-so you can grow your favorites year after year!

Create breathtaking bouquets from your own home-grown blooms with this beginner-friendly guide to growing flowers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Flower gardening basics -- Getting started -- Planning your flower garden -- Setting up your flower garden -- Plant like a pro -- Maintenance for every season -- Cutting and arranging beautiful blooms -- Flower profiles -- Spring flowers -- Summer flowers -- Fall flowers.

"With the right guidance and a little practice, you can grow a cut-flower garden from seed and brighten every room in your home with fresh blooms! Flower Gardening for Beginners has all the information you'll need to plan, cultivate, tend, harvest, and arrange home-grown flowers-no experience required"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (viii)
  • How to Use This Book (x)
  • Part 1 Flower Gardening Basics
  • 1 Getting Started (3)
  • 2 Planning Your Flower Garden (15)
  • 3 Setting up Your Flower Garden (23)
  • 4 Plant Like a Pro (39)
  • 5 Maintenance for Every Season (55)
  • 6 Gutting and Arranging Beautiful Blooms (71)
  • Part 2 Flower Profiles
  • 7 Spring Flowers (83)
  • 8 Summer Flowers (105)
  • 9 Fall Flowers (139)
  • Zone Map (159)
  • Resources (160)
  • References (161)
  • Index (162)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Amy Barene lives in the Pacific Northwest where she runs her business, Capital Blooms. She works on her 1,067-square-foot micro flower farm with her husband Nick and her three pups Heidi, Cosmo, and Billie.