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
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
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...
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.
Growing Under Cover Techniques for a More Productive, Weather-Resistant, Pest-Free Vegetable Garden
Jabbour, Niki.
Paper Book
Increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and pest infestations are challenging today's vegetable gardeners. But best-selling author Niki Jabbour has a solution: Growing Under Cover. In this in-depth guide, Jabbour shows how to use small solutions like cloches, row covers, shade cloth, cold...
Growing under cover : techniques for a more productive, weather-resistant, pest-free vegetable garden
Jabbour, Niki
Paper Book
Increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and pest infestations are challenging today's vegetable gardeners. But best-selling author Niki Jabbour has a solution: Growing Under Cover. In this in-depth guide, Jabbour shows how to use small solutions like cloches, row covers, shade cloth, cold...
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. The...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.