Backyard Gardening

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Gardening is possible in almost any environment. These books, written by some of the best voices in the modern home gardening movement, will plant seeds and sprout ideas about gardening outside of the box.

Updated June 26, 2023
Southeastern Ohio Regional LibraryChillicothe & Ross County Public Library
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No dig : nurture your soil to grow better vegetables with less effort
Dowding, Charles
Paper Book
Work in partnership with nature to nurture your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops - without back-breaking effort! Have you ever wondered how to transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden?  Well now you can! By following the simple steps set out in...
Rebel Gardening: A Beginner's Handbook to Organic Urban Gardening
Vitale, Alessandro
Paper Book
This is the ultimate beginner's guide to establishing and tending an organic kitchen garden in any urban space, no matter how small, written by the YouTuber and TikToker known as Spicy Moustache. Do you live in the city and yearn for the space and time to grow your own food and...
The Modern Homestead Garden Growing Self-sufficiency in Any Size Backyard
Pilarchik, Gary.
Paper Book
Filled with easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency no matter how much land you have, The Modern Homestead Garden focuses on planting, growing, harvesting, and preserving food.
The modern homestead garden : growing self-sufficiency in any size backyard
Pilarchik, Gary
Paper Book
Filled with easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency no matter how much land you have, The Modern Homestead Garden focuses on planting, growing, harvesting, and preserving food.
Raised bed gardening : all the know-how you need to build and grow a raised bed garden
CaliKim
Paper Book
Raised Bed Gardening (First-Time Gardener) is an essential beginner's guide to building, filling, and growing a raised bed vegetable garden.
Grounded : a gardener's journey to abundance & self-sufficiency
Zorab, Liz
Paper Book
*From Liz Zorab, Winner of the Garden Media Guild's Vlog of the Year 2022 "It's on the top shelf of my self-sufficiency library"--Mark Valencia, Founder of the YouTube Channel and Blog Self Sufficient Me "An invaluable resource"--Huw Richards "A lovely description of making a...
The complete gardener
Don, Monty
Paper Book
Even great gardeners like Monty Don are always learning and always experimenting. This extensively revised new edition of his Complete Gardener, first published in 2003, brings you right up-to-date on how Monty gardens today - and his recommendations for you. 
Floret Farm's cut flower garden : grow, harvest & arrange stunning seasonal blooms
Benzakein, Erin
Paper Book
From an industry leader in the farm-to-centerpiece movement comes this book on how to grow, harvest, and arrange gorgeous blooms year-round. Owner of Floret Flower Farms in Skagit Valley, Washington, Erin Benzakein combines her passion for farming local with her knack...
Carrots love tomatoes : secrets of companion planting for successful gardening
Riotte, Louise.
Paper Book
The 50th anniversary edition of this classic guide features a foreword from renowned gardening influencer Charles Dowding and timeless tips on creating a bountiful and balanced garden. Plant parsley and asparagus together and you'll have more of each, but keep...
Carrots Love Tomatoes Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening
Riotte, Louise.
Paper Book
The 50th anniversary edition of this classic guide features a foreword from renowned gardening influencer Charles Dowding and timeless tips on creating a bountiful and balanced garden. Plant parsley and asparagus together and you'll have more of each, but keep...

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