From Grass to Gardens: How to Reap Bounty from a Small Yard"Inspires, sustains, surprises, and consoles."--National Geographic Traveler (for River Time) "The good stuff . . . Not only good history, but an engaging intellectual autobiography."--Sue Hubbell, New York Times Book Review (for Dangerous Birds) Janet Lembke loves to garden. But when she moved into her urban home in Virginia, she only had one-eighth of an acre to work with: a small front yard and a small backyard. How she traded a postage-stamp lawn for an edible cornucopia is what this enchanting book is all about. Lembke joyfully guides us on her gardening journey, in chapters called: "Tomato Haven" "The Grass Extermination Project" "Tools of the Trade" "How a Garden Grows" "Herbs" "Flowers" "Vegetables" "Outwitting the Gardener" "Wooing the Green Man, Courting Dame Kind" and "Garden Dreams" From Grass to Garden is chock-full of tips and advice for gardeners with tiny plots, including what plants are compatible with others; garden paths and seating; what vegetables and plants work best in front versus backyards; and more. She offers everything a hopeful gardener needs to reap bounty for the kitchen table from what was once a small, pesky lawn. |
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... the summer and a cole-crop patch in the fall. My journal records the first bright yellow cuke blossoms in early June, the first fruit three weeks later. The variety is one called 'Little Leaf', and THE GRASS EXTERMINATION PROJECT 13.
... the summer and a cole-crop patch in the fall. My journal records the first bright yellow cuke blossoms in early June, the first fruit three weeks later. The variety is one called 'Little Leaf', and THE GRASS EXTERMINATION PROJECT 13.
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... blossoms, and 'Hilda Niblett', notable for bearing peachcolored flowers and white ones on the same bush. And one ... blossom-light to the terrace in spring, and more ferns uncoiling their cool green fronds. As for those putative slippery ...
... blossoms, and 'Hilda Niblett', notable for bearing peachcolored flowers and white ones on the same bush. And one ... blossom-light to the terrace in spring, and more ferns uncoiling their cool green fronds. As for those putative slippery ...
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... blossoms. The birds attract the neighborhood's semiferal cats, but their hunting is not nearly so successful as that of the little male sharp-shinned hawk that perches on the chain-link fence and makes lightning-swift raids on the ...
... blossoms. The birds attract the neighborhood's semiferal cats, but their hunting is not nearly so successful as that of the little male sharp-shinned hawk that perches on the chain-link fence and makes lightning-swift raids on the ...
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