TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

  • GARDENING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE HARD

1. GARDENING BASICS

  • THE BONES OF THE GARDEN
  • PLANTING ZONES
  • MULCH
  • WATERING GUIDELINES
  • A QUICK OVERVIEW OF FERTILIZERS
    • Dry Fertilizers
    • Time-Release Fertilizers
    • Soluble Fertilizers
  • DEAD HEADING
  • AVOIDING BACK PAIN
    • Be Sure To Stretch Regularly
    • Mow In Strait Lines Or Gentle Arcs
    • Do Weeding On All Fours
    • Working Overhead And Pruning
    • Sweeping And Brushing

2. PLANNING FOR SUCCESS

  • PLANNING
  • PREPARATION
    • Step One: Remove All Grass And Weeds
    • Step Two: Rake And Till The Soil
    • Step Three: Add Amendments To The Soil
  • PLANTING
    • Planting Seeds
    • Planting Potted Plants
    • After Planting
  • MAINTENANCE
    • Feed Your Young Plants
    • Keep The Weeds At Bay
    • Keep Your Plants Well Watered But Not Over Watered
    • Deadhead Your Flowers For More Blooms
  • INSECTICIDES

3. ORGANIC GARDENING

  • ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND COMPOST
    • Compost Tea
    • Create Your Own Compost
    • Two Words Of Warning
  • ORGANIC INSECTICIDES AND PEST CONTROL
    • Preserving Beneficial Insects
    • Insect Repelling Plants
    • Diatomaceous Earth

4. VEGETABLE GARDENING

  • WHAT TO PLANT
  • WHEN TO PLANT
  • SUN EXPOSURE, WATERING AND FERTILIZING

5. FLOWER GARDENING

  • ANNUALS
  • PERENNIALS
  • BULBS, RHIZOMES AND TUBERS

6. ROSE GARDENING

  • PLANTING ROSES
  • MAINTAINING YOUR ROSES
    • Fertilizing Your Roses
    • Dealing With Diseases That Affect Roses
    • Dealing With Insects That Effect Roses
    • Cutting Flowers From Your Rose Bushes
    • Winterizing Your Roses
    • Getting Your Roses Ready In The Spring

7. TREE GARDENING

  • CHOOSING THE RIGHT TREE FOR YOUR YARD
    • First, Decide Where You Want To Plant Your Tree
    • Selecting The Right Tree For Your Garden
  • PLANTING YOUR TREE

8. XERISCAPE GARDENING

  • THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF XERISCAPE GARDENING
    • #1 - Plan Your Design
    • #2 - Select Plants That Will Survive
    • #3 - Prepare And Amend Your Soil
    • #4 - Use Mulch In All Your Garden Beds
    • #5 - Incorporate Turf Areas Practically
    • #6 - Water Efficiently
    • #7 - Maintain Your Landscape Appropriately

9. HYDROPONIC GARDENING

  • HYDROPONIC GARDENING METHODS

10. GARDENING TOOLS

  • BASIC HAND TOOLS – MORE THAN JUST SHOVELS AND HOES
  • POWER GARDEN TOOLS

CONCLUSION

  • TIPS TO MAKE YOUR GARDENING EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL
    • Make The Most Out Of Your Soil
    • Mulch
    • Water-Saving Practices

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Gardening Made Easy

by Julie-Ann Amos

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Gardening Made Easy by Julie-Ann Amos reveals great gardeners are born in the heart and in the imagination, not in toil and hard work.

If you love gardening or if you just love the results of your gardening, you can aspire to greatness.

Gardening can give you much more than beautiful flowers, landscapes, trees and vegetables.

Gardening allows you to commune with nature.

You will develop a relationship with your garden that is intimate and rewarding.

You need only one thing to get these rewards: the desire to garden.

When you have the desire, all the tools you will need to bring your desire to fruition are in this book at your fingertips.


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