Gardening for Everyone: Growing Vegetables, Herbs, and More at Home
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- Create Date：2022-02-12 05:21:35
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Julia Watkins
- ISBN：0358651905
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A guide to creating and growing a backyard garden simply and sustainably—from planning to planting to harvest， with profiles of essential vegetables and herbs， ecological tips， and fun and creative projects
Growing food in your backyard （or even on a porch or windowsill！） is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to nourish yourself， be self-sufficient， and connect with nature in a hands-on way。 Here sustainability expert Julia Watkins shares everything you need to know to grow your own vegetables， fruits， and herbs （as well as wildflowers and other beneficial companion plants）。 The book covers all the nuts and bolts of creating and caring for your garden—planning， building， planting， tending， and harvesting—followed by a deeper dive into the plants themselves: demystifying annuals vs。 perennials， cold-weather vs。 warm-weather veggies， and profiles of favorite crops。 Throughout， Julia offers tips for creating an eco-friendly and sustainable garden （such as vermicomposting， no-till “lasagna” gardening， and attracting pollinators）， plus some fun and unexpected hands-on projects like how to build a bean teepee， make wildflower seed paper， and enjoy refreshing herbal lemonade ice pops。
Growing food in your backyard （or even on a porch or windowsill！） is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to nourish yourself， be self-sufficient， and connect with nature in a hands-on way。 Here sustainability expert Julia Watkins shares everything you need to know to grow your own vegetables， fruits， and herbs （as well as wildflowers and other beneficial companion plants）。 The book covers all the nuts and bolts of creating and caring for your garden—planning， building， planting， tending， and harvesting—followed by a deeper dive into the plants themselves: demystifying annuals vs。 perennials， cold-weather vs。 warm-weather veggies， and profiles of favorite crops。 Throughout， Julia offers tips for creating an eco-friendly and sustainable garden （such as vermicomposting， no-till “lasagna” gardening， and attracting pollinators）， plus some fun and unexpected hands-on projects like how to build a bean teepee， make wildflower seed paper， and enjoy refreshing herbal lemonade ice pops。
Reviews
A Home Library
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Book: Gardening for Everyone: Growing Vegetables， Herbs， and More at HomeAuthor: Julia WatkinsPub Info: 8 March 2022， Mariner BooksGenres: Arts & Photography， Home & Gardens， Leisure / Hobby， Nature， Food / Health， I received an electronic copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for honest feedback。 Thank you to the author， photographers， publisher， and NG。Right off the bat， I thought that this book’s cover was gorgeous and eye-catching。 I would definitely pick this one up at the library or a Book: Gardening for Everyone: Growing Vegetables， Herbs， and More at HomeAuthor: Julia WatkinsPub Info: 8 March 2022， Mariner BooksGenres: Arts & Photography， Home & Gardens， Leisure / Hobby， Nature， Food / Health， I received an electronic copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for honest feedback。 Thank you to the author， photographers， publisher， and NG。Right off the bat， I thought that this book’s cover was gorgeous and eye-catching。 I would definitely pick this one up at the library or at a store if I was browsing the respective section。 The contents include thematic chapters like 1） Planning， 2） Building， 3） Planting， 4） Tending， 5） Harvesting， 6） Playing， 7） Plant Profiles。 The layout is very modern， what stuck out to me the most was the font and photographs throughout。 I read the preface from the author and it is very clear that she is extremely passionate about gardening。 Even more so， she is able to articulate a lot of information in clear cut ways that don’t take up too much room OR confuse the reader。 Gardening is a really complex hobby， even if it can be pretty easy。 There’s a lot that goes into it to prepare， upkeep， etc。 Lots of supplies to make life easier and so on。 The book has a substantial section for telling how to plan， which in my experience is so important for beginner gardeners。 The next section that stood out to me the most was harvesting and plant profiles。 I also liked the chart depicting various issues and how to spot them / what to do。 This book has a lot of great content that is depicted visually and with straight forward instructions。 Overall， I would highly suggest this for beginners and those who want to expand their gardening skills to the next level。 The photography is really nice as well。 I loved the page 163 on my reader that shows the cutting board and hanging plants。 These sorts of things are what I envision every spring when the weather breaks and want to embrace the natural world。 :P 。。。more
Brenda
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"I tend my garden and my garden tends me。" What a beautiful and relatable quote and sentiment！ Gardening for Everyone is a very apt title。。。the author writes about gardening for every skill level。 As a master gardener myself， I feel this is an excellent book particularly for beginners or those who find starting from scratch daunting。 However， there are new ideas for experienced gardeners， too。 Gardening constantly changes and there is always something to learn or improve upon。Julie Watkins descr "I tend my garden and my garden tends me。" What a beautiful and relatable quote and sentiment！ Gardening for Everyone is a very apt title。。。the author writes about gardening for every skill level。 As a master gardener myself， I feel this is an excellent book particularly for beginners or those who find starting from scratch daunting。 However， there are new ideas for experienced gardeners， too。 Gardening constantly changes and there is always something to learn or improve upon。Julie Watkins describes her happy gardening memories as a child and is passing her knowledge and passion to her own children who also enjoy tending plants and harbouring "traveling fairies"。 My gardening memories as a child really stand out in my mind， too， especially shelling rows and rows of peas in rapt attention to Mom telling us stories。 Watkins details the many benefits of kitchen gardens， climate， frost-free dates （we only have 85-90 frost-free dates a year which is incredibly restrictive; however， the sun shines hotly in summer so what we have grows quickly）， the joy and peace gardening gives， health benefits， gratification， gardening in small spaces （containers， bags， vertically）， succession planting， pathways， raised beds， soil， sowing seeds， watering， fertilizing and composting。 She also describes plants which repel the bad guys and attracting the good， edible flowers， creating seed tapes and growing herbs。 And so much more。 Many often ask how to preserve herbs。。。well， it's all here。 The latter part of the book contains information on specific plant profiles including family， growing season， sun needs and so on。Amongst my favourite projects in this book are making clay garden markets。。。brilliant idea。。。and the citronella-lemon bowl candles。 The flower lollipops and summer bouquet ice pops look too pretty to eat！ My plans are to make the Lilac Scones and Botanical Shortbread。Reading this on a -30C day， it is hard to believe that in a few months we will see green growing things outside！ But it is very inspirational no matter the season or weather， including the charming and lovely photographs。My sincere thank you to Mariner Books and NetGalley for the privilege of reading this absorbing and informative book。 。。。more
Rowan
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Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for providing an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。I grew up helping in the small garden out back， where we grew potatoes， tomatoes & green beans mostly。 After years of dorm and apartment living， I'm excited to finally be back in a situation where I can garden outside and am prepping and planning for my first vegetable garden at my first house this year。This book is chock full of information - especially if you're new to gardening， Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for providing an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。I grew up helping in the small garden out back， where we grew potatoes， tomatoes & green beans mostly。 After years of dorm and apartment living， I'm excited to finally be back in a situation where I can garden outside and am prepping and planning for my first vegetable garden at my first house this year。This book is chock full of information - especially if you're new to gardening， getting back to gardening after many years （like myself）， or maybe even if you've been thinking about expanding an existing garden。The reason I gave it 4 starts instead of 5 is that， while the title is Gardening for Everyone， it kind of glosses over those that live in apartments or otherwise don't have a yard in which they can garden。 It does offer a few suggestions for container gardening inside， but it's such a small portion of the book that if I were still in an apartment， it would have made me grumpy & feel misled by the title。It also doesn't talk about the accessibility of gardening for disabled folks or people with chronic pain conditions。 I have a few different conditions that mean I don't have reliable amounts of energy every single day -- While there are certainly some methods in here that can lend to more accessibility （like raised garden beds to prevent back/hip/knee pain）， I think it's a worthwhile topic to ponder on。All in all， seems like a fantastic resource & I'd quite like a physical copy for myself once released。 。。。more
Jasmine
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Quite simply， this is an ultimate resource and handbook for any gardener--wannabe， beginner or seasoned--and takes you through every element of how to create and sustain a beautiful garden of any size。 Because it has thorough details of how to create a container garden or indoor kitchen garden （for those who have little to no space） right up to a large plot of land， it truly is for anyone who wants to grow beautiful or edible plants。 What makes this book differ from other gardening books is the Quite simply， this is an ultimate resource and handbook for any gardener--wannabe， beginner or seasoned--and takes you through every element of how to create and sustain a beautiful garden of any size。 Because it has thorough details of how to create a container garden or indoor kitchen garden （for those who have little to no space） right up to a large plot of land， it truly is for anyone who wants to grow beautiful or edible plants。 What makes this book differ from other gardening books is the detail; I've learned about gardening through TV shows and other books over time， but the specific detail here is what I have never come across， for e。g。 exact NPK ratios for many fertilisers， reference tables for companion planting， how to test your soil， how to make your own compost tea， etc。 It really is jam-packed with so much knowledge that it feels like a gardening yoda has taken you under their wing and shown you everything you need to thrive and make your garden a success。 Bonus: the pictures are quite stunning and have that Pinterest / Instagram worthy feel。 And as the author points out in the intro， you don't need to read cover to cover （although I did， and lapped it all up！）。 It's a gorgeous reference book to keep on the well-used book shelf or coffee table and you can flip to the section you need most at that particular point of time。 For this reason， I would keep this on my side coffee table to reference and flick through again and again during the seasons while sipping on tea。 And， this book would be top of mind for any family and friends who love gardening or thinking of starting （even a perfect homewarming party gift）。 It's a gift to oneself or loved ones， that would prove useful for years to come！ 。。。more
Johanna Sawyer
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Aptly titled since if your a beginner to expert your sure to find something in here for everyone。 Compost ideas， pest control， diy homemade projects and a glossary of gardening vegetables！ This is the most extensive and helpful gardening book I’ve read in awhile。 Five huge stars！ I really enjoyed it and will definitely be flipping through it when I start planning my garden。 I received a complimentary copy to look at and voluntarily left my opinion！
Kate TerHaar
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