Beginner Gardening for Teens

Planting a small garden or taking care of houseplants can be a calming and low-key hobby for any age. These books are perfect for beginner gardeners of all ages.

Updated May 13, 2025
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Houseplants for beginners : a simple guide for new plant parents for making houseplants thrive
Steinkopf, Lisa Eldred
Paper Book
Houseplants for Beginners is a comprehensive guide to becoming a confident houseplant parent, from what plants to choose to how to make them thrive.
Beginner gardening step by step : a visual guide to yard and garden basics
Paper Book
Are you surrounded by weeds? Is your lawn forlorn? Are your bushes diseased? Do you long to create an outdoor space you can enjoy with friends - a garden you can proudly show off? Beginner Gardening step by step shows you the basics needed to get your green space under...
Attracting birds, butterflies, and other backyard wildlife
Mizejewski, David
Paper Book
From renowned National Wildlife Federation naturalist and TV host David Mizejewski comes a new book to show you how to create a magical ecosystem right in your backyard! Invite beautiful songbirds, colorful butterflies, buzzing bees and other fascinating wildlife by nurturing a wildlife habitat...
Growing an edible landscape : how to transform your outdoor space into a food garden
Pilarchik, Gary
Paper Book
Convert your unproductive lawn and landscape areas into fruitful edible gardens with this practical guide overflowing with ideas, plans, designs, and know-how. Out with the lawn and in with the food! That's the battle cry of millions of modern gardeners who are not only...
Gardening can be murder : how poisonous poppies, sinister shovels, and grim gardens have inspired mystery writers
McDowell, Marta
Paper Book
"This book is dangerous. A veritable cornucopia of crime fiction and gardening lore, it faces the reader with multiple temptations--books to seek out, plants to obtain, garden tours to book." --Vicki Lane, author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries ...
Encyclopedia of landscape design : planning, building, and planting your perfect outdoor space
Young, Chris
Paper Book
Transform your outdoor garden into a picturesque Garden of Eden with this comprehensive garden design encyclopedia! The garden you've always wished for is achievable with this practical gardening bible for all your horticultural needs. Whether you are new to gardening or a...

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