Gardening For Dummies

Your green-thumb guide to planning, planting, and cultivating a garden

With some basic knowledge, a few trips to the local garden center, and a little work, anyone can transform a boring old yard into a beautiful garden. This friendly guide tells you how. From improving your soil to selecting plants and caring for them, you get just the information you need to start playing in the dirt.

Discover how to

• Know what you can and can't grow
• Work with basic garden tools
• Select flowers, trees, shrubs, and vegetables
• Make the best of your soil
• Water, fertilize, and control pests and diseases