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Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, Not Out, for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less Space
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The biggest mistake gardeners make each season is starting out too big and then quickly realizing their large plot requires too much weeding, watering, and backbreaking labor. Vertical gardening guarantees...The biggest mistake gardeners make each season is starting out too big and then quickly realizing their large plot requires too much weeding, watering, and backbreaking labor. Vertical gardening guarantees a better outcome from the day the trowel hits the soil—by shrinking the amount of "floor" space needed and focusing on climbing plants that are less prone to insects, diseases, and animal pests.
Notable author and gardener Derek Fell has tried and tested thousands of varieties of vegetables, flowers, and fruits and recommends the best plants for space-saving vertical gardening. His grow-up, grow-down system also shows which ground-level plants make good companions underneath and alongside climbing plants. Best of all, many of Fell's greatest climbers and mutually beneficial plants are available in seed packets in every local garden center.
With a mix of DIY and commercially available string supports, trellises, pergolas, raised beds, skyscraper gardens, and topsy-turvy planters, the vertical garden system reduces work, increases yields, makes harvesting easier, and can be practiced in spaces as small as a container or a one-by-four-foot strip. Vertical Gardening features 100 color photos of the author's own vertical methods and showcases beautiful, troublefree perennials, shrubs, vegetables, annuals, and fruit perfect for this new, rewarding way to garden.
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Diffenbaugh clearly knows both the human heart and her plants, and she keeps us rooting for the damaged Victoria.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Diffenbaugh effortlessly spins this enchanting tale, making even her prickly protagonist impossible not to love.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2021-12-21T10:32:36-05:00","created_at":"2021-12-21T10:30:57-05:00","vendor":"mafkoudat","type":"","tags":[],"price":1399,"price_min":1399,"price_max":1399,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40942457782444,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Language of Flowers: A Novel","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1399,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.mafkoudat.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/r9.jpg?v=1640100740"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.mafkoudat.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/r9.jpg?v=1640100740","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23775563382956,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":500,"width":324,"src":"\/\/www.mafkoudat.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/r9.jpg?v=1640100740"},"aspect_ratio":0.648,"height":500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.mafkoudat.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/r9.jpg?v=1640100740","width":324}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"cn5pj6-vmrm4p-wrlqcs-sjgs3e\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" aria-live=\"polite\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. 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Join the Circle for author chats and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Instantly enchanting . . . [Diffenbaugh] is the best new writer of the year.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eElle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I would like to hand Vanessa Diffenbaugh a bouquet of bouvardia (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eenthusiasm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), gladiolus (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eyou pierce my heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and lisianthus (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eappreciation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). In this original and brilliant first novel, Diffenbaugh has united her fascination with the language of flowers—a long-forgotten and mysterious way of communication—with her firsthand knowledge of the travails of the foster-care system. . . . This novel is both enchanting and cruel, full of beauty and anger. Diffenbaugh is a talented writer and a mesmerizing storyteller. She includes a flower dictionary in case we want to use the language ourselves. And there is one more sprig I should add to her bouquet: a single pink carnation (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI will never forget you\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A fascinating debut . . . Diffenbaugh clearly knows both the human heart and her plants, and she keeps us rooting for the damaged Victoria.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Diffenbaugh effortlessly spins this enchanting tale, making even her prickly protagonist impossible not to love.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}