GARDENING (Rose Gardening) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (Rose Gardening) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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GARDENING - Rose Gardening

#9: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] An Introduction to Rose Gardening
[2] The Perfect Soil for Roses
[3] Choosing Roses for Your Garden
[4] How to Tend Your Roses
[5] Winterizing Your Roses

SAMPLE: An Introduction to Rose Gardening

Rose gardening is a great way to add a little classic elegance to your yard and garden. Roses are actually relatively easy to grow, and don’t require a lot of ongoing maintenance. Roses are the most well known and beloved flower in the world.

They’re not only beautiful, but they have many practical uses, too. They have been used for ages to treat all sorts of ailments. They’re also used to making perfumes, and for flavoring baked goods and confectionaries.

The tannin contained in rose petals can be used to control bleeding. An infusion of rose petals can be used to treat diarrhea. Rose oil and rose water are an ancient Chinese remedy for colon and stomach issues. Roses have been an important part of medical history.

Roses belong to the same family as plums, apples, and almonds. They are of the family Rosaceae, and the genus Rosa. There are thousands of varieties of domestic and wild roses, and they come in a rainbow of colors.

Although hybridizing has created all of these thousands of beautiful varieties, it has unfortunately caused many rose varieties to become weak. When certain features are enhanced, others can decline.

Today’s roses are often less resistant to attack by diseases and other pathogens. This means you’ll have to keep an eye on these weaker species, so you can take action if a problem arises.

The oldest known roses lived about forty million years ago.

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Author Ken Dunn
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http://www.dunway.comGARDENING - Rose Gardening

#9: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] An Introduction to Rose Gardening
[2] The Perfect Soil for Roses
[3] Choosing Roses for Your Garden
[4] How to Tend Your Roses
[5] Winterizing Your Roses

SAMPLE: An Introduction to Rose Gardening

Rose gardening is a great way to add a little classic elegance to your yard and garden. Roses are actually relatively easy to grow, and don’t require a lot of ongoing maintenance. Roses are the most well known and beloved flower in the world.

They’re not only beautiful, but they have many practical uses, too. They have been used for ages to treat all sorts of ailments. They’re also used to making perfumes, and for flavoring baked goods and confectionaries.

The tannin contained in rose petals can be used to control bleeding. An infusion of rose petals can be used to treat diarrhea. Rose oil and rose water are an ancient Chinese remedy for colon and stomach issues. Roses have been an important part of medical history.

Roses belong to the same family as plums, apples, and almonds. They are of the family Rosaceae, and the genus Rosa. There are thousands of varieties of domestic and wild roses, and they come in a rainbow of colors.

Although hybridizing has created all of these thousands of beautiful varieties, it has unfortunately caused many rose varieties to become weak. When certain features are enhanced, others can decline.

Today’s roses are often less resistant to attack by diseases and other pathogens. This means you’ll have to keep an eye on these weaker species, so you can take action if a problem arises.

The oldest known roses lived about forty million years ago.

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Our Heritage of Old Roses (Hardcover)

Our Heritage of Old Roses (Hardcover)
By Judyth A. McLeod

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Here is a celebration of the genus Rosa, our heritage from the past of the delicate charm of wild roses, the richly fragrant treasures of ancient Mediterranean civilization, the opulent beauties of France, the lacy loveliness of English Moss roses, and the glories plundered from the Orient by daring Victorian plant-hunters. These old roses flourished in colonial Australia. Today they are authentically refurbishing both town and country gardens. Their abundance of bloom and fragrance, vigor, incredible ease of maintenance, disease and drought resistance and varied landscaping uses add to their popularity. This book offers advice on the growing and maintenance of the old roses and how to landscape them, based on expert knowledge and experience. There are also chapters on capturing the fragrance of the old roses and their use in cosmetics and herbal medicine, and on all sorts of rose petal and rosehip foods. Illustrated abundantly with colored photos taken in the author's garden and with line drawings by the author. Read more

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Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding! (Paperback)

Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding! (Paperback)
By Patricia Lanza

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A gardening system that works-- so you don't have to!

Turn in your tiller for a stack of old newspapers! Replace your shovel with a layer of grass clippings! Let Pat Lanza show you how you can create lush, successful, easy-care gardens in practically any location without hours of backbreaking digging or noisy tilling.

* Practical, first-person advice from an experienced gardener
* Great ideas to let you spend more time enjoying your gardens and less time working in them
* Specific "lasagna" techniques for the most popular vegetables, flowers, herbs, fruits, and more
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Threats to Plants and Animals (World Library) (Hardcover)

Threats to Plants and Animals (World Library) (Hardcover)
By Kimberley Jane Pryor

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GARDENING (Why - Container Gardening?) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (Why - Container Gardening?) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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GARDENING: #2: In the series of 10 Reports!

Why - Container Gardening?

ABLE OF CONTENTS

Container Gardening

[1] Why Container Gardening is the 'Best Way to Grow Plants'
[2] Planning Your Container Garden
[3] Choosing 'Containers' for Your Container Garden
[4] Choosing 'Plants' for Your Container Garden
[5] Locating an 'Outdoor Container Garden'

SAMPLE:

Container Gardening

Container gardening is a very flexible, very adaptable form of gardening. It can easily be adapted to almost anyone’s style of gardening. You can grow very hardy herbs, delicious vegetables, or finicky flowers.

You can have your container garden indoors or outdoors. You can make it as easy or hard as you wish. And you can even choose how much time it takes to maintain it! Container gardening is also really good for elderly people, handicapped people, and children.

Since the containers can be placed on surfaces of almost any height, it’s great for people who have trouble bending or stooping to care for plants in a traditional garden, or for those who are confined to a wheelchair.

It’s also very good for children and beginning gardeners, because you can plant very small areas, and it won’t require a lot of maintenance. Another great benefit of container gardening is saving space. If you have a very small yard or live in an apartment with no yard space at all, you can use containers to grow plants on your patio or porch.

You can grow almost anything in containers. Dwarf fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, and flowers can all be grown in containers, so it’s wonderful for growing almost anything you would normally grow in a traditional method.

It’s good for most people, but it might not be suitable for people who have very large families with a lot of mouths to feed. The start-up cost of buying containers and soil can be prohibitive for some, but you can make containers out of many different things if necessary.

Pros:

Doesn’t require a lot of time.
Relatively simple to do.
Doesn’t typically require a lot of physical exertion.
Extremely flexible.
Can be done even by people in apartments.
Great for elderly and disabled.

Cons:

Can be expensive to buy the containers and soil to start.
Not as good for people with large families to feed.

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Author Ken Dunn
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http://www.dunway.comGARDENING: #2: In the series of 10 Reports!

Why - Container Gardening?

ABLE OF CONTENTS

Container Gardening

[1] Why Container Gardening is the 'Best Way to Grow Plants'
[2] Planning Your Container Garden
[3] Choosing 'Containers' for Your Container Garden
[4] Choosing 'Plants' for Your Container Garden
[5] Locating an 'Outdoor Container Garden'

SAMPLE:

Container Gardening

Container gardening is a very flexible, very adaptable form of gardening. It can easily be adapted to almost anyone’s style of gardening. You can grow very hardy herbs, delicious vegetables, or finicky flowers.

You can have your container garden indoors or outdoors. You can make it as easy or hard as you wish. And you can even choose how much time it takes to maintain it! Container gardening is also really good for elderly people, handicapped people, and children.

Since the containers can be placed on surfaces of almost any height, it’s great for people who have trouble bending or stooping to care for plants in a traditional garden, or for those who are confined to a wheelchair.

It’s also very good for children and beginning gardeners, because you can plant very small areas, and it won’t require a lot of maintenance. Another great benefit of container gardening is saving space. If you have a very small yard or live in an apartment with no yard space at all, you can use containers to grow plants on your patio or porch.

You can grow almost anything in containers. Dwarf fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, and flowers can all be grown in containers, so it’s wonderful for growing almost anything you would normally grow in a traditional method.

It’s good for most people, but it might not be suitable for people who have very large families with a lot of mouths to feed. The start-up cost of buying containers and soil can be prohibitive for some, but you can make containers out of many different things if necessary.

Pros:

Doesn’t require a lot of time.
Relatively simple to do.
Doesn’t typically require a lot of physical exertion.
Extremely flexible.
Can be done even by people in apartments.
Great for elderly and disabled.

Cons:

Can be expensive to buy the containers and soil to start.
Not as good for people with large families to feed.

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Author Ken Dunn
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Flowering Plants in the Landscape (Paperback)

Flowering Plants in the Landscape (Paperback)
By Mildred E. Mathias

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This book describes some of the world's most spectacular flowering trees, shrubs, vines, and ground covers and gives instructions for growing them. Read more

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Death of a Garden Hoe (An Olive Branch Mystery) (Kindle Edition)

Death of a Garden Hoe (An Olive Branch Mystery) (Kindle Edition)
By Gale Borger

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A dead prostitute. A missing garden hoe. Who hoed the ho?

Five jailbird teens are sentenced to do community service time at the Olive Branch Garden Center. Cops watch their every move and bad luck dogs their every step.

A sick-nasty gamer named Pone, a spoiled, self-centered rich kid they call Cash, Shroom, an ex-gang banger with a badass attitude, Bean, a really smart, but bumbling idiot, and a very angry prostitute named Spaz stumble upon a dead girl in an alley.

Pone grabs his cell phone to call 911. Shroom wants to blow and let someone else find her. Bean pukes on his new chucks and says nothing. Spaz sees her life mirrored in the dead girl’s eyes. Cash missed the whole thing, but he's also missing a garden hoe.

Not really caring what the others want, Pone digs his heels in to investigate, needing to satisfy the “want to know” bug. He thinks they should join together to find who offed the dead chick. So how can he convince his new "friends," who can barely stand each other, to solve the mystery of dun it?
A dead prostitute. A missing garden hoe. Who hoed the ho?

Five jailbird teens are sentenced to do community service time at the Olive Branch Garden Center. Cops watch their every move and bad luck dogs their every step.

A sick-nasty gamer named Pone, a spoiled, self-centered rich kid they call Cash, Shroom, an ex-gang banger with a badass attitude, Bean, a really smart, but bumbling idiot, and a very angry prostitute named Spaz stumble upon a dead girl in an alley.

Pone grabs his cell phone to call 911. Shroom wants to blow and let someone else find her. Bean pukes on his new chucks and says nothing. Spaz sees her life mirrored in the dead girl’s eyes. Cash missed the whole thing, but he's also missing a garden hoe.

Not really caring what the others want, Pone digs his heels in to investigate, needing to satisfy the “want to know” bug. He thinks they should join together to find who offed the dead chick. So how can he convince his new "friends," who can barely stand each other, to solve the mystery of dun it?
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GARDENING (The Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs!) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (The Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs!) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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GARDENING - The Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs!

#5: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction:

[1] Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs
[2] Planning Your Herb Garden
[3] Easy Herbs for Beginning Herb Gardeners
[4] Growing Herbs Organically
[5] Herb Gardening for Kids

INTRODUCTION

Herb Gardening

Herb gardening is a relaxing type of gardening. If you’re looking for a very simple type of gardening that doesn’t require a lot of maintenance, herb gardening is probably a great choice.

Most herbs are very hardy, and they don’t require a lot of ongoing maintenance.

If you choose mainly perennial herbs, you will have herbs that come back year after year with very little additional work. As long as you keep them watered and weeded, they should keep growing relatively well without a lot of additional work.

Herb gardening is great for children and elderly individuals, as well as busy people who don’t have a lot of time to care for picky plants. It may not be right for someone who prefers a challenge, or for people who prefer a more in-depth type of gardening.

Pros:

Doesn’t require a lot of time.
Relatively simple to do.
Doesn’t require a lot of physical exertion.
Plants are generally hardy and easy to care for.

Cons:

Can be a bit boring for people who like a challenge.

Might not be good for people who prefer more
complex forms of gardening.

Published by Dunway Enterprises

Author Ken Dunn
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http://www.dunway.comGARDENING - The Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs!

#5: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction:

[1] Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs
[2] Planning Your Herb Garden
[3] Easy Herbs for Beginning Herb Gardeners
[4] Growing Herbs Organically
[5] Herb Gardening for Kids

INTRODUCTION

Herb Gardening

Herb gardening is a relaxing type of gardening. If you’re looking for a very simple type of gardening that doesn’t require a lot of maintenance, herb gardening is probably a great choice.

Most herbs are very hardy, and they don’t require a lot of ongoing maintenance.

If you choose mainly perennial herbs, you will have herbs that come back year after year with very little additional work. As long as you keep them watered and weeded, they should keep growing relatively well without a lot of additional work.

Herb gardening is great for children and elderly individuals, as well as busy people who don’t have a lot of time to care for picky plants. It may not be right for someone who prefers a challenge, or for people who prefer a more in-depth type of gardening.

Pros:

Doesn’t require a lot of time.
Relatively simple to do.
Doesn’t require a lot of physical exertion.
Plants are generally hardy and easy to care for.

Cons:

Can be a bit boring for people who like a challenge.

Might not be good for people who prefer more
complex forms of gardening.

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Author Ken Dunn
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GARDENING (Edible Landscapes!) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (Edible Landscapes!) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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GARDENING: #3: In the series of 10 Reports!

Edible Landscapes!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] An Introduction to 'Edible Landscapes'
[2] Planning Your Edible 'Landscape'
[3] Great 'Plants' for Edible Landscapes
[4] Edible 'Flowers' in Edible Landscapes
[5] Using 'Perennial Vegetables' for Landscaping

An Introduction to Edible Landscapes!

Many people are choosing to move to creating more natural landscapes, even landscapes which contain plants that are useful, or can be eaten. Many vegetable plants are very attractive, and a lot of edible plants have ornamental varieties.

Most people who create edible landscapes use perennial vegetables, because they come back year after year, without the need to replant them each year. Once you’ve planted them, they’ll continue to provide you with beauty and food as long as you care for them.

A little watering and feeding is all most of them need, aside from the occasional weeding, pruning, or insect control. There are plenty of varieties of vegetables that you can plant that will keep feeding you year after year.

They’ll usually die during the winter, but every spring they’ll return and go through a growth cycle again. With the prices of fresh vegetables and fruits rising at an alarming rate, it’s a very good idea to grow some of your own.

You might not want the responsibility of caring for a traditional garden. Traditional gardens require a lot of work to maintain. You must constantly weed, rake, hoe, water, fertilize, and spray traditional gardens. But edible landscapes require little more effort than traditional landscapes!

You can use many different types of edible plants to replace various aspects of traditional landscaping. You can use fruit trees in place of standard trees. Many perennial herbs can be used to replace ground covers and shrubs. And ornamental vegetables can be used in place of flowers, borders, or other accents.

You can also mix edible plants with other plants to form beautiful combinations. Some edible plants, especially herbs, make great additions to flower gardens. You can mix all kinds of plants together for different looks.

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Author Ken Dunn
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Edible Landscapes!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] An Introduction to 'Edible Landscapes'
[2] Planning Your Edible 'Landscape'
[3] Great 'Plants' for Edible Landscapes
[4] Edible 'Flowers' in Edible Landscapes
[5] Using 'Perennial Vegetables' for Landscaping

An Introduction to Edible Landscapes!

Many people are choosing to move to creating more natural landscapes, even landscapes which contain plants that are useful, or can be eaten. Many vegetable plants are very attractive, and a lot of edible plants have ornamental varieties.

Most people who create edible landscapes use perennial vegetables, because they come back year after year, without the need to replant them each year. Once you’ve planted them, they’ll continue to provide you with beauty and food as long as you care for them.

A little watering and feeding is all most of them need, aside from the occasional weeding, pruning, or insect control. There are plenty of varieties of vegetables that you can plant that will keep feeding you year after year.

They’ll usually die during the winter, but every spring they’ll return and go through a growth cycle again. With the prices of fresh vegetables and fruits rising at an alarming rate, it’s a very good idea to grow some of your own.

You might not want the responsibility of caring for a traditional garden. Traditional gardens require a lot of work to maintain. You must constantly weed, rake, hoe, water, fertilize, and spray traditional gardens. But edible landscapes require little more effort than traditional landscapes!

You can use many different types of edible plants to replace various aspects of traditional landscaping. You can use fruit trees in place of standard trees. Many perennial herbs can be used to replace ground covers and shrubs. And ornamental vegetables can be used in place of flowers, borders, or other accents.

You can also mix edible plants with other plants to form beautiful combinations. Some edible plants, especially herbs, make great additions to flower gardens. You can mix all kinds of plants together for different looks.

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The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country (Paperback)

The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country (Paperback)
By Peter Bane

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The urban landscape has swallowed vast swaths of prime farmland across North America. Imagine how much more self-reliant our communities would be if thirty million acres of lawns were made productive again. Permaculture is a practical way to apply ecological design principles to food, housing, and energy systems, making growing fruits, vegetables, and livestock easier and more sustainable.

The Permaculture Handbook is a step-by-step, beautifully illustrated guide to creating resilient and prosperous households and neighborhoods, complemented by extensive case studies of three successful farmsteads and market gardens. This comprehensive manual casts garden farming as both an economic opportunity and a strategy for living well with less money. It shows how, by mimicking the intelligence of nature and applying appropriate technologies such as solar and environmental design, permaculture can:

• Create an abundance of fresh, nourishing local produce
• Reduce dependence on expensive, polluting fossil fuels
• Drought-proof our cities and countryside
• Convert waste into wealth

Permaculture is about working with the earth and with each other to repair the damage of industrial overreach and to enrich the living world that sustains us. The Permaculture Handbook is the definitive practical North American guide to this revolutionary practice, and is a must-read for anyone concerned about creating food security, resilience, and a legacy of abundance rather than depletion.

Peter Bane is a permaculture teacher and site designer who has published and edited Permaculture Activist magazine for over twenty years. He helped create Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina, and is now pioneering suburban farming in Bloomington, Indiana.

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Stuck on Cactus: A Beginning Grower's Guide (Paperback)

Stuck on Cactus: A Beginning Grower's Guide (Paperback)
By David Wright

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A guide to a sticky situation! Don't be afraid to own a cactus! STUCK ON CACTUS takes the mystery out of owning and raising these often-overlooked plants. Written especially for beginners, the book takes a light-hearted approach toward the care of succulent plants. Not only is STUCK ON CACTUS fun to read and easy to understand, but it is filled with useful information, like how to keep from killing your cactus in the first two months (very important), how to fight nasty cactus-eating monsters (like red spider mites and thrips), and how to put together you own cactus grower's tool kit (filled with high-tech equipment like bent forks and chopsticks). Read more

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Easy Compost: The Secret to Great Soil and Spectacular Plants (Brooklyn Botanic Garden 21st-Century Gardening Series) (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide) (Paperback)

Easy Compost: The Secret to Great Soil and Spectacular Plants (Brooklyn Botanic Garden 21st-Century Gardening Series) (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide) (Paperback)
By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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Sunset Ideas for Japanese Gardens (Paperback)

Sunset Ideas for Japanese Gardens (Paperback)
By Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine

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GARDENING (Rock Gardening) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (Rock Gardening) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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GARDENING - Rock Gardening

#8: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] An Introduction to Rock Gardening
[2] Designing a Rock Garden
[3] Rock Gardens for Landscaping
[4] Common Rock Garden Plants
[5] Rock Garden Ponds and Waterfalls

SAMPLE: An Introduction to Rock Gardening

There are many types of gardens you can have for your yard to make it more attractive in the neighborhood. Everyone knows that a nice, manicured lawn will go a long way to improve the overall look and appeal in any neighborhood.

Some of you may even have messy neighbors who don’t care about their lawn and having a fabulous garden could even offset the shabbiest of lawns. There are many types of gardens you could use for enhancing your lawn, but probably the simplest is the rock garden.

Rock gardens are a type of garden with an emphasis on rocks and stones with a few small plants that are found in naturally rocky areas. The plants are generally small and de-emphasized but are vital to help in the aesthetics.

Because the plants are native to rocky areas, they’ll be small and like their soil to be drier than most plants but can’t completely be without water. A popular type of rock garden is where bedrock is arranged to imply there was a bedding plane that had shifted or had come up partially above the ground.

Plants are arranged in this type of garden to hide joins between stones, whereas in its natural setting it would likely be one continuous piece. This type of professionally designed rock garden, or rockery, was popular in the Victorian times.

A Japanese rock garden, sometimes misnamed ‘Zen garden,’ is a sand box with sand, rocks, and very occasionally grass. The sand in these gardens tends to represent water, with the ridging caused by rakes to symbolize the ripples.

The rocks would then be islands. Some people believed these gardens were supposed to soothe the mind, but this was not the original intention. Understanding how to put together an effective garden for your terrain type would enhance your landscape.

Just because you don’t have fertile soil or lots of space without rocks, it doesn’t mean you can add to your landscape by having a garden. Even if your land is flat, you can bring in rocks for your rock garden. Just about every terrain type can support a rock garden.

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Author Ken Dunn
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http://www.dunway.comGARDENING - Rock Gardening

#8: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] An Introduction to Rock Gardening
[2] Designing a Rock Garden
[3] Rock Gardens for Landscaping
[4] Common Rock Garden Plants
[5] Rock Garden Ponds and Waterfalls

SAMPLE: An Introduction to Rock Gardening

There are many types of gardens you can have for your yard to make it more attractive in the neighborhood. Everyone knows that a nice, manicured lawn will go a long way to improve the overall look and appeal in any neighborhood.

Some of you may even have messy neighbors who don’t care about their lawn and having a fabulous garden could even offset the shabbiest of lawns. There are many types of gardens you could use for enhancing your lawn, but probably the simplest is the rock garden.

Rock gardens are a type of garden with an emphasis on rocks and stones with a few small plants that are found in naturally rocky areas. The plants are generally small and de-emphasized but are vital to help in the aesthetics.

Because the plants are native to rocky areas, they’ll be small and like their soil to be drier than most plants but can’t completely be without water. A popular type of rock garden is where bedrock is arranged to imply there was a bedding plane that had shifted or had come up partially above the ground.

Plants are arranged in this type of garden to hide joins between stones, whereas in its natural setting it would likely be one continuous piece. This type of professionally designed rock garden, or rockery, was popular in the Victorian times.

A Japanese rock garden, sometimes misnamed ‘Zen garden,’ is a sand box with sand, rocks, and very occasionally grass. The sand in these gardens tends to represent water, with the ridging caused by rakes to symbolize the ripples.

The rocks would then be islands. Some people believed these gardens were supposed to soothe the mind, but this was not the original intention. Understanding how to put together an effective garden for your terrain type would enhance your landscape.

Just because you don’t have fertile soil or lots of space without rocks, it doesn’t mean you can add to your landscape by having a garden. Even if your land is flat, you can bring in rocks for your rock garden. Just about every terrain type can support a rock garden.

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Author Ken Dunn
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GARDENING (The Benefits of Organic Gardening!) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (The Benefits of Organic Gardening!) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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GARDENING - The Benefits of Organic Gardening!

#6: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] Benefits of Organic Gardening
[2] Controlling Weeds in an Organic Garden
[3] Dealing with Pests in an Organic Garden
[4] Making Organic Compost
[5] Types of Organic Fertilizers and Compost

SAMPLE: Benefits of Organic Gardening

Droves of people are turning to organic produce as a way to feel safer about the foods they eat. People are worried about the foods they put into their bodies. With all of the reports of food poisoning from fruits and vegetables, many people are worried about what they’re eating.

We now know just how dangerous all of those chemicals that we spray plants on can be, too. Many chemicals have been banned because they were shown to cause cancer! But some of these dangerous chemicals have not yet been banned, and there may be plenty of hidden dangers that haven’t yet been discovered.

When you garden organically, you can feel safer about the food you eat. You’ll know that the food you’re feeding your family is safer and healthier than the questionable stuff you find in the grocery store. You and your family deserve to eat food that won’t give you all cancer!

Organic gardening is also extremely beneficial to the environment for several reasons. For one thing, every time you spray your plants with chemicals, those chemicals wash off of your plants and onto the ground. From there, those chemicals wash down into the ground, and eventually make it into the groundwater!

When the insects on your plants are poisoned, they can be eaten by birds or other animals. These animals can then become sick and die. If the toxicity was high enough, any animals that eat those animals might also perish. This can have a very strong environmental impact.

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Author Ken Dunn
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#6: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] Benefits of Organic Gardening
[2] Controlling Weeds in an Organic Garden
[3] Dealing with Pests in an Organic Garden
[4] Making Organic Compost
[5] Types of Organic Fertilizers and Compost

SAMPLE: Benefits of Organic Gardening

Droves of people are turning to organic produce as a way to feel safer about the foods they eat. People are worried about the foods they put into their bodies. With all of the reports of food poisoning from fruits and vegetables, many people are worried about what they’re eating.

We now know just how dangerous all of those chemicals that we spray plants on can be, too. Many chemicals have been banned because they were shown to cause cancer! But some of these dangerous chemicals have not yet been banned, and there may be plenty of hidden dangers that haven’t yet been discovered.

When you garden organically, you can feel safer about the food you eat. You’ll know that the food you’re feeding your family is safer and healthier than the questionable stuff you find in the grocery store. You and your family deserve to eat food that won’t give you all cancer!

Organic gardening is also extremely beneficial to the environment for several reasons. For one thing, every time you spray your plants with chemicals, those chemicals wash off of your plants and onto the ground. From there, those chemicals wash down into the ground, and eventually make it into the groundwater!

When the insects on your plants are poisoned, they can be eaten by birds or other animals. These animals can then become sick and die. If the toxicity was high enough, any animals that eat those animals might also perish. This can have a very strong environmental impact.

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GARDENING (Deciding on the Right Type of Gardening for You!) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (Deciding on the Right Type of Gardening for You!) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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TITLES LISTED IN THE SERIES:

#1: Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening
#2: Why - Container Gardening?
#3: Edible Landscapes!
#4: The Novice’s Guide to Flower Gardening
#5: The Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs!
#6: The Benefits of Organic Gardening
#7: An Introduction to Raised Bed Gardening
#8: An Introduction to Rock Gardening
#9: An Introduction to Rose Gardening
#10: Introduction to Vegetable Gardening

SAMPLE:

There are many different types of gardening. Some people will prefer the quiet tranquility of a flower garden. Others will enjoy the satisfaction of growing their own food in a vegetable garden.

Still others will prefer growing their plants in containers for the purpose of saving space, being able to easily relocate their plants, or for other various reasons. We’re going to take a look at some of the most common types of gardening, and the pros and cons of each type.

This will hopefully help make it easier for you to choose which type of gardening you’d prefer to tackle, and might help keep you from making the wrong decision.

The Type of Garden You Choose Will Depend on Several Factors

If you live in an apartment, it may be impossible for you to have a large vegetable garden, no matter how much you may desire one. If you work 60 hours per week, caring for a very large rose garden might be a little too much to handle.

If you’re confined to a wheelchair, taking care of a complex outdoor garden might be a bit beyond your capabilities. Ask yourself these questions:

How much space do I have available for gardening?
How much time do I have to care for my plants?
How physically capable am I to care for my garden?
How much money do I have available to start my garden?
What is the main purpose for my garden?

You need to look at all of these factors and weigh them against the available gardening options. You can look at the various types of gardening, and start by marking off the ones you’re not interested in.

Then you can eliminate those that would be impractical or impossible for you to take on. Then you can look at your remaining options and decide which one you’d prefer to try. Of course, you don’t have to be confined to a single choice.

You could easily combine a few different types of gardening into your system. But the main point is that you should be careful not to take on something you’re going to regret later.

Published by Dunway Enterprises

Author Ken Dunn
Copy Right 2012

http://www.dunway.comTITLES LISTED IN THE SERIES:

#1: Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening
#2: Why - Container Gardening?
#3: Edible Landscapes!
#4: The Novice’s Guide to Flower Gardening
#5: The Benefits of Growing Your Own Herbs!
#6: The Benefits of Organic Gardening
#7: An Introduction to Raised Bed Gardening
#8: An Introduction to Rock Gardening
#9: An Introduction to Rose Gardening
#10: Introduction to Vegetable Gardening

SAMPLE:

There are many different types of gardening. Some people will prefer the quiet tranquility of a flower garden. Others will enjoy the satisfaction of growing their own food in a vegetable garden.

Still others will prefer growing their plants in containers for the purpose of saving space, being able to easily relocate their plants, or for other various reasons. We’re going to take a look at some of the most common types of gardening, and the pros and cons of each type.

This will hopefully help make it easier for you to choose which type of gardening you’d prefer to tackle, and might help keep you from making the wrong decision.

The Type of Garden You Choose Will Depend on Several Factors

If you live in an apartment, it may be impossible for you to have a large vegetable garden, no matter how much you may desire one. If you work 60 hours per week, caring for a very large rose garden might be a little too much to handle.

If you’re confined to a wheelchair, taking care of a complex outdoor garden might be a bit beyond your capabilities. Ask yourself these questions:

How much space do I have available for gardening?
How much time do I have to care for my plants?
How physically capable am I to care for my garden?
How much money do I have available to start my garden?
What is the main purpose for my garden?

You need to look at all of these factors and weigh them against the available gardening options. You can look at the various types of gardening, and start by marking off the ones you’re not interested in.

Then you can eliminate those that would be impractical or impossible for you to take on. Then you can look at your remaining options and decide which one you’d prefer to try. Of course, you don’t have to be confined to a single choice.

You could easily combine a few different types of gardening into your system. But the main point is that you should be careful not to take on something you’re going to regret later.

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Author Ken Dunn
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Pom Pom Plants a Pomegranate (Paperback)

Pom Pom Plants a Pomegranate (Paperback)
By Tess L Hileman

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GARDENING (The Novice's Guide to Flower Gardening) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (The Novice's Guide to Flower Gardening) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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GARDENING: The Novice’s Guide to Flower Gardening

#4: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Flower Gardening

[1] The Novice’s Guide to Flower Gardening
[2] Design Tips for Flower Gardens
[3] Flower Gardens: Part of Landscaping!
[4] Popular Flowers: Flower Gardens
[5] Protecting Your Flowers from Diseases

SAMPLE:

Flower Gardening

Growing flowers is a relatively simple task, especially if you choose hardy varieties. It can be as easy as tossing some wildflower seeds out, or it can be as complex as carefully planning the location of every single plant, every color, and the heights of all of the plants in relation to one another. It’s a very flexible form of gardening.

Flower gardening is good for people who are looking to add something aesthetically pleasing to their yards. It’s especially nice for people who just want to add some beauty and style to their yard, and people who really enjoy the classic look of a flower garden.

Flower gardening might not be right for people who enjoy a more modern look. Some people think flower gardens look a bit old-fashioned, and just don’t like them. Also, if you have hay fever or allergies, you may need to avoid flower gardening.

Flowers carry a lot of pollen, and people who have allergies might find it a bit difficult to care for their plants if their allergies are acting up. Some forms of flower gardening can be very difficult.

Rose gardening might be a bit too complex for many people, because roses can be rather finicky. Some types of flowers are especially particular, and may be quite difficult to grow.

Pros:

Great for providing aesthetics to a yard.
Very flexible, allowing for easier or harder gardening.
Less responsibility than growing food plants.

Cons:

Some varieties of flowers are very finicky and hard to grow.
Might not be good for people who prefer a more modern look.

Published by Dunway Enterprises

Author Ken Dunn
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http://www.dunway.comGARDENING: The Novice’s Guide to Flower Gardening

#4: In the series of 10 Reports!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Flower Gardening

[1] The Novice’s Guide to Flower Gardening
[2] Design Tips for Flower Gardens
[3] Flower Gardens: Part of Landscaping!
[4] Popular Flowers: Flower Gardens
[5] Protecting Your Flowers from Diseases

SAMPLE:

Flower Gardening

Growing flowers is a relatively simple task, especially if you choose hardy varieties. It can be as easy as tossing some wildflower seeds out, or it can be as complex as carefully planning the location of every single plant, every color, and the heights of all of the plants in relation to one another. It’s a very flexible form of gardening.

Flower gardening is good for people who are looking to add something aesthetically pleasing to their yards. It’s especially nice for people who just want to add some beauty and style to their yard, and people who really enjoy the classic look of a flower garden.

Flower gardening might not be right for people who enjoy a more modern look. Some people think flower gardens look a bit old-fashioned, and just don’t like them. Also, if you have hay fever or allergies, you may need to avoid flower gardening.

Flowers carry a lot of pollen, and people who have allergies might find it a bit difficult to care for their plants if their allergies are acting up. Some forms of flower gardening can be very difficult.

Rose gardening might be a bit too complex for many people, because roses can be rather finicky. Some types of flowers are especially particular, and may be quite difficult to grow.

Pros:

Great for providing aesthetics to a yard.
Very flexible, allowing for easier or harder gardening.
Less responsibility than growing food plants.

Cons:

Some varieties of flowers are very finicky and hard to grow.
Might not be good for people who prefer a more modern look.

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Author Ken Dunn
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Grow Your Own Dwarf Fruit Trees (Paperback)

Grow Your Own Dwarf Fruit Trees (Paperback)
By Ken Kraft

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Rodale's Complete Garden Problem Solver: Instant Answers to the Most Common Gardening Questions (Hardcover)

Rodale's Complete Garden Problem Solver: Instant Answers to the Most Common Gardening Questions (Hardcover)
By Cheryl Long

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Whether gardeners are growing vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts, or flowers, this book will help them identify plants quickly and easily and avoid future problems by creating an enduring, naturally healthy balance in the garden. 250 illustrations. Read more

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GARDENING (Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening) (Kindle Edition)

GARDENING (Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening) (Kindle Edition)
By Ken Dunn

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GARDENING: #1: In the series of 10 Reports!

Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening
[2] Creating Your Butterfly Garden
[3] Butterfly - Host Plants!
[4] Butterfly - Nectar Plants.
[5] Common North American Butterflies

SMALL SAMPLE:

Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening

In order to attract butterflies to your garden, you have to make your yard more inviting to them. You’ll need to provide plants that the caterpillars can use, food for the adult butterflies, and a good place for the butterflies to breed.

Most varieties of butterflies will also need some sort of shelter from wind. Although they really like open areas with a lot of sun, you’ll probably need to provide some sort of windbreak to protect them from high winds that can disturb them.

Butterflies often congregate by the edges of mud puddles. You’ve probably seen this before. It isn’t known exactly why butterflies enjoy mud puddles so much, but it’s thought that it may be certain minerals that are present in the muddy water. If you want to attract a lot of butterflies, you might consider keeping some damp areas in your garden.

Female butterflies need plants that can be eaten by the caterpillars that hatch from their eggs. Black swallowtails prefer dill and parsley, for example. Monarch butterflies typically only lay their eggs on milkweed. Female butterflies spend a lot of time searching for these plants to lay their eggs on.

Adult butterflies eat nectars from various flowers. Flowers that contain a lot of nectar are especially attractive to butterflies. These flowers are usually brightly colored and sweetly scented. Some species of butterflies feed on the honeydew produced by aphids. Some even feed on plant spa, bird feces, or rotting fruit!

Your butterfly garden should contain at least one big patch of flowers that will attract butterflies. You may want to get flowers that bloom in sequence, because this will keep butterflies visiting your garden more often.

Published by: Dunway Enterprises

http://www.dunway.com

Author – Ken Dunn
Copy Right 2012GARDENING: #1: In the series of 10 Reports!

Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening

TABLE OF CONTENTS

[1] Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening
[2] Creating Your Butterfly Garden
[3] Butterfly - Host Plants!
[4] Butterfly - Nectar Plants.
[5] Common North American Butterflies

SMALL SAMPLE:

Your Introduction to Butterfly Gardening

In order to attract butterflies to your garden, you have to make your yard more inviting to them. You’ll need to provide plants that the caterpillars can use, food for the adult butterflies, and a good place for the butterflies to breed.

Most varieties of butterflies will also need some sort of shelter from wind. Although they really like open areas with a lot of sun, you’ll probably need to provide some sort of windbreak to protect them from high winds that can disturb them.

Butterflies often congregate by the edges of mud puddles. You’ve probably seen this before. It isn’t known exactly why butterflies enjoy mud puddles so much, but it’s thought that it may be certain minerals that are present in the muddy water. If you want to attract a lot of butterflies, you might consider keeping some damp areas in your garden.

Female butterflies need plants that can be eaten by the caterpillars that hatch from their eggs. Black swallowtails prefer dill and parsley, for example. Monarch butterflies typically only lay their eggs on milkweed. Female butterflies spend a lot of time searching for these plants to lay their eggs on.

Adult butterflies eat nectars from various flowers. Flowers that contain a lot of nectar are especially attractive to butterflies. These flowers are usually brightly colored and sweetly scented. Some species of butterflies feed on the honeydew produced by aphids. Some even feed on plant spa, bird feces, or rotting fruit!

Your butterfly garden should contain at least one big patch of flowers that will attract butterflies. You may want to get flowers that bloom in sequence, because this will keep butterflies visiting your garden more often.

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Author – Ken Dunn
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The Mulch Book: A Guide for the Family Food Gardener (Paperback)

The Mulch Book: A Guide for the Family Food Gardener (Paperback)
By Stu Campbell

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Covers the reasons for mulching, just what mulching is, how and what materials to use, and mulching perennials and annuals. Read more

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Rodale's Chemical-Free Yard & Garden: The Ultimate Authority on Successful Organic Gardening (Paperback)

Rodale's Chemical-Free Yard & Garden: The Ultimate Authority on Successful Organic Gardening (Paperback)
By Anna Carr

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Loaded with practical, in-depth information on safe organic gardening products and techniques, this book combines the knowledge and experience of a team of experts. Includes complete information for organic fertilization and pest control, and easy-to-use alphabetical plant guides offer quick access to hundreds of control recommendations. 80 illustrations. Read more

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