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A GARDENING GUIDE FOR HOME AND TERRACE
Plants and Greenery for Indoor and Outdoor Spaces
Sunny Spots and Shady Places
Terrace Planting and Indoor Gardening - the basics, compiled, updated and on hand for
beginners and pros; from the personal experience and know-how of fellow gardeners, as well as expert
advice gleaned from books, articles, the web, and Botanical Garden hot lines.
Dispel the notion that sun-drenched window sills or terraces are essential for
successful gardening. Here are tips and suggestions, to help you have plants and flowers thriving.
Choose the right plant for the right place. View criteria for plant selection, along with lists of the
plants that will do well in varied sun, shade and wind conditions outdoors and in the sunnier spots and
darker places indoors. Learn how to make yours a hospitable home for plants. Handy guides summarize
best practices, including detailed instructions for novice gardeners.
- Plant Selection
- criteria for selection, lists of plants suitable to those criteria
- Pots / Containers - proper drainage, material, and size
- Care Basics:
Soil ,
Watering ,
Grooming ,
Potting and Repotting (when & how)
- Seasonal Calendar
- what to do when, survival tips for winter
- Propagation
- new plants from old
- Problems & Solutions - identifying, preventing, solving
- Plant-Lovers Exchange - exchanging cuttings, questions & answers, guest columns
- Equipment and supplies
- Special Topics:
Guide for Novices - how to get started,
Houseplants,
Terraces - what's different
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