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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... weeds had long since commandeered bare earth. Clearly, if I wanted homegrown tomatoes without having to make a trip to one of the local farmers' markets, I'd have to get rid of some grass. Some grass? Why not all of the grass? A ...
... weeds had long since commandeered bare earth. Clearly, if I wanted homegrown tomatoes without having to make a trip to one of the local farmers' markets, I'd have to get rid of some grass. Some grass? Why not all of the grass? A ...
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... weeds, was completely grubbed up that first year, and so was some on the south side, for I'd brought plants from Carolina, too—sunny yellow irises (Iris species), lemon yellow and double orange daylilies (Hemerocallis), a yellow ...
... weeds, was completely grubbed up that first year, and so was some on the south side, for I'd brought plants from Carolina, too—sunny yellow irises (Iris species), lemon yellow and double orange daylilies (Hemerocallis), a yellow ...
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... weeds. Mind's eye revels in visions of more azaleas adding their blossom-light to the terrace in spring, and more ferns uncoiling their cool green fronds. As for those putative slippery elms, it took twenty years for me to learn their ...
... weeds. Mind's eye revels in visions of more azaleas adding their blossom-light to the terrace in spring, and more ferns uncoiling their cool green fronds. As for those putative slippery elms, it took twenty years for me to learn their ...
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... weeds: all that's needed then is an occasional pass with the lawn mower. Most of the lawns on my street fall into this category; they are abundantly green, but much of that verdant color comes from weeds like plantain, wild violets, and ...
... weeds: all that's needed then is an occasional pass with the lawn mower. Most of the lawns on my street fall into this category; they are abundantly green, but much of that verdant color comes from weeds like plantain, wild violets, and ...
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... weed whackers and the fuel that they consume—Virginia alone spent more than 2.5 billion dollars in 1998 on just the equipment needed to maintain turf, and in that year, the value of unpaid, Do-It-Yourself grass-care exceeded one billion ...
... weed whackers and the fuel that they consume—Virginia alone spent more than 2.5 billion dollars in 1998 on just the equipment needed to maintain turf, and in that year, the value of unpaid, Do-It-Yourself grass-care exceeded one billion ...
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