Gardening and Seed-Saving

Check out one of these titles to learn about seed-saving and gardening in spaces of all sizes!

Updated October 13, 2023
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Mid-Atlantic fruit & vegetable gardening : plant, grow, and harvest the best edibles
Elzer-Peters, Katie.
Paper Book
If you're interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you've joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind of gardening, growing edibles is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit: in order to be successful, you...
The postage stamp vegetable garden : grow tons of organic vegetables in tiny spaces and containers
Newcomb, Karen.
Paper Book
One of the best books for beginningand experienced vegetable gardeners, this clear, straightforward, easy-to-read gardening bestseller (over 500,000 copies sold) uses organic, biodynamic methods to produce large amounts of vegetables in verysmall spaces. To accommodate today's...
Small-space vegetable gardens : growing great edibles in containers, raised beds, and small plots
Bellamy, Andrea.
Paper Book
"Size matters! Andrea Bellamy shares creative ways to grow a wide array of vegetables, fruits, and herbs in diminutive settings, year-round." --Debra Prinzing, author, speaker, and podcaster Small-Space Vegetable Gardens explains the basics of...
Attracting birds and butterflies : how to plant a backyard habitat to attract winged wildlife
Ellis, Barbara W.
Paper Book
A quick-reference guide to attracting birds and butterflies for gardeners with little experience and time. In the eye of a bird or butterfly, the typical suburban landscape resembles an unfriendly desert. Closely mowed lawns, tightly clipped shrubs, raked-up borders, and...
Grow all you can eat in 3 square feet
Johnsen, Kate
Paper Book
Want to grow your own vegetables and food, but don't have enough space for a garden? Don't let lack of space get in the way of growing healthy, organic foods at home. Apartment dwellers, schoolteachers, and anyone else who wants to grow a lot of food in a little space will find a great small garden...
The pollinator victory garden : win the war on pollinator decline with ecological gardening : how to attract and support bees, beetles, butterflies, bats, and other pollinators
Eierman, Kim
Paper Book
Give pollinators a fighting chance! Transform your landscape into a breathtaking pollinator paradise with the practical solutions in this New York Times-featured guide.   The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed...

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