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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The First-Time Gardener Growing Vegetables: All the know-how and encouragement you need to grow--and fall in love with!--your brand new food garden
Sowards, Jessica.
Ebook
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
Ebook
The year-round vegetable gardener : how to grow your own food 365 days a year no matter where you live
Jabbour, Niki.
Paper Book
Even in winter's coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years of growing vegetables in Nova Scotia, Niki Jabbour shares her simple techniques for gardening throughout the year. Learn how to select the best varieties for each season, the art of...
The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener How to Grow Your Own Food 365 Days a Year, No Matter Where You Live
De Sciose, Joseph.
Paper Book
Even in winter's coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years of growing vegetables in Nova Scotia, Niki Jabbour shares her simple techniques for gardening throughout the year. Learn how to select the best varieties for each season, the art of...
Plant grow harvest repeat : grow a bounty of vegetables, fruits, and flowers by mastering the art of succession planting
Cowden, Meg McAndrews
Paper Book
"Wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated, and everything you need to know to get more productivity out of your food garden." --Joe Lamp'l, creator and executive producer, Growing a Greener World Discover how to get more out of your growing space with succession planting--carefully planned,...
Plant Grow Harvest Repeat Grow a Bounty of Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers by Mastering the Art of Succession Planting
Cowden, Meg McAndrews.
Paper Book
"Wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated, and everything you need to know to get more productivity out of your food garden." --Joe Lamp'l, creator and executive producer, Growing a Greener World Discover how to get more out of your growing space with succession planting--carefully planned,...
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. 
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...
Roses love garlic companion planting and other secrets of flowers
Riotte, Louise.
Paper Book
From deterring insect pests with hot peppers to encouraging strawberries by bordering them with chrysanthemums, Louise Riotte shows you how to use the natural qualities of common plants to increase your garden's productivity. Roses Love Garlic profiles hundreds of plants, features sample garden...
Roses love garlic
Riotte, Louise.
Paper Book
From deterring insect pests with hot peppers to encouraging strawberries by bordering them with chrysanthemums, Louise Riotte shows you how to use the natural qualities of common plants to increase your garden's productivity. Roses Love Garlic profiles hundreds of plants, features sample garden...
Growing vegetables : all the know-how and encouragement you need to grow and fall in love with! your brand-new food garden
Sowards, Jessica
Paper Book
Growing Vegetables (The First-Time Gardener) is an essential tool for newbie gardeners, handing them all the practical and inspirational know-how they need to grow a fruitful garden, even if its their very first time sinking a seed into the soil.

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