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The Urban Garden

101 Ways to Grow Food and Beauty in the City
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The Urban Garden offers inventive and practical advice for cultivating flowers, shrubs, vegetables, and herbs in small urban spaces using limited budgets. From balconies to rooftops, it guides readers to create beautiful, productive gardens tailored to their personal style. The book covers techniques such as installing fence planting pockets, rooftop gardening with lightweight bags, designing spacious-feeling small areas, building salad tables, and supporting pollinators. It also addresses privacy, noise reduction, and pet-friendly designs, all aimed at maximizing yield and aesthetics in confined spaces.
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This book suits urban dwellers and gardening enthusiasts seeking creative ways to grow plants in small or unconventional spaces. It is ideal for beginners and experienced gardeners interested in sustainable, space-efficient techniques and those wanting to combine beauty with productivity in their gardens.

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The Urban Garden features dozens of ways city dwellers can creatively grow food, flowers, and fun, no matter how much-or how little-space you have.

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In The Urban Garden, you'll find dozens of inspiring and creative ways to grow flowers, shrubs, vegetables, herbs, and other plants in small spaces and with a limited budget. Whether you want to grow on a balcony, rooftop, front stoop, or a tiny urban patio, turn your growing dreams into reality and build a gorgeous and unique garden that showcases your personal style while still being functional and productive.

With the ingenious ideas and resourceful tactics found here, you'll be maximizing yields and beauty from every square inch of your space, while also making a lush outdoor living area you'll crave spending time in.

Take inspiration from urban gardeners around the world and learn to:

  • Install planting pockets on fences and walls
  • Grow a rooftop garden in lightweight grow bags
  • Tips for designing small spaces that feel BIG
  • Build a salad table for growing lettuce and greens
  • Utilize garden structures and plants for decorative screening
  • Support pollinators by creating a small-scale habitat
  • Design a pet-friendly urban yard
  • Employ climbing plants and vines to add privacy and reduce noise
  • Plant in layers to maximize yields and add beauty

Whether you're growing edible plants or beautiful flowers, the 101 amazing growing ideas found in The Urban Garden will turn your tiny urban yard into a treasure trove of green you'll be proud to share with family and friends.

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The Urban Garden is praised for its wealth of ideas and inspiring visuals. Publishers Weekly notes it as a valuable resource for those with limited space. Susan Brackney from HobbyFarms.com highlights its motivating photos and practical tips, while Mary Kate Mackey from Shepherd.com compares it to a 'gardening cookbook' full of enticing projects. ToniGattone.com describes the book as accessible for both beginners and experienced gardeners, with colourful photographs and well-organised content that inspires dream garden creation regardless of space size.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760373019

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 March 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Cool Springs Press

Illustration: 125+ color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 900g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Kathy Jentz is editor and publisher of Washington Gardener magazine. She is currently the Green Media columnist for the Mid-Atlantic Grower newspaper. She also edits the quarterly Water Garden Journal, the official publication of the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society. Kathy's work has been featured in numerous publications, including the Washington Examiner newspaper, Pathways magazine, and Washington Women magazine. In addition, she appears on regular gardening guest spots on Channel 9, Channel 4, as well as WTOP, WAMU, and WOWD-LP radio stations in Washington, DC.Teri Speight is a proud native Washingtonian. She is the former Head Gardener for the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and one of the Founding Farmers of the Eitt CSA, Stafford County's first Transitional Organic CSA Farm. Teri is currently an estate gardener, speaker, writer, and podcaster. Her website, Cottage In The Court, offers curated garden experiences for small groups and one-on-one garden coaching, specializing in earth-friendly practices.

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