Which ebook is best for setting up a garden?

Question

Which ebook is best for setting up a garden?

Answer 1

What's an ebook,? I thought a gardening book would be better.

Answer 2

egarden

Answer 3

idk. none of my books are online. sorry. but rodale press is good if u ever get ur hands on one of their organic garden books..such great books that it makes it a little hard to understand why their website sux so bad.

to make a garden you have to use plants that will survive in ur area.

here is how to find ur hardiness zone:

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswik...

once u know ur zone, u can search for the lists of plants that live in that zone. like "zone 7 vegetables" or "zone 5 trees".

average first and last freeze dates, here is a site that is good to start with but more specific info is sometimes available and eventually you will want your own records if u plan to grow many annuals:

http://www.worldclimate.com

much local info u can get from ur extension office usually. like diseases/pests that ur area is prone to<that helps to know which cultivars to choose. they also have, sometimes, local planting schedules, soil types and various other stuff like a master gardener u can ask if u ever get really stuck.

extension offices in the US and Canada:

http://www.northerngardening.com/extensi...

plants with like needs make good neighbors. so if one guy needs lots of water, he does not go in the bed where the drought loving cacti are. Plants that are alike in their water, soil, fertilizer and sun requirements make the best neighbors.

here is info on particular plant needs and general planning:

http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegar...

that site has some input on the artistic side of planning. there is bound to be a lot of that type of advice around. one neat thing i have seen is there is garden planning software. like u can take a pic of ur house and insert plants or structures of various sorts.

software:

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG...

garden planning advice:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=garden+...

one good search word is "interest". like a plant will have good 'winter interest'. or fall interest, etc. It is good to consider if u want color or striking forms during more than one season and then place those members accordingly.

u might get ideas from touring other gardens, especially ones in ur area or a similar climate. and maybe especially helpful with native plants, since they are usually ignored out of necessity in general gardening texts.

list of botanical gardens in the US:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bot...

a few other countries:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Li...

if u live somewhere else, then try searching with your city or country name.

a few ebooks on gardening:

http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/r...

places to get more (bookyards is a big one):

http://librarianchick.pbwiki.com/

a garden forum to talk about gardening:

http://www.helpfulgardener.com/phpBB2/