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Growing a Greener Thumb: A Way of Gardening
Paperback
Environmental StudiesGarden WritingOrganic Gardening
Publisher Price: $24.99
Publisher: Raidho Publication
Published: Apr 20 2026
Pages: 306
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Would you like to be a better gardener? Do you wish you had a greener thumb?
No matter the size of our garden, from a few potted plants to acres in the country, we all want to fulfill our gardening dreams. We want a more productive relationship with the land and the plants we grow.
The main difference between a green thumb gardener and others is a little bit of know-how and a lot of passion for our plants. Garden writer Elizabeth McCoy tells stories about some of the many challenges she faced while adjusting to her new woodland garden and uses those experiences to illustrate a variety of simple strategies we all can use to improve our own gardening skills.
You will learn how to grow a greener thumb through 30 practical, science-based Green Thumb Tips that demonstrate how to work with the ways and rhythms of nature, and 6 Botany for Gardeners sections that explain the science behind the strategies in clear, easy to understand terms.
Let this guide show you how to:
- Choose plants that will thrive in your yard
- Improve your soil and build new planting beds
- Propagate the plants you already have
- Protect plants during extreme weather events
- Create four-dimensional container gardens
- Understand the ecological services of the plants you grow
- Understand issues related to native and invasive plants
- Edit your garden effectively so it brings you more joy
- Make the most of the natural resources at your fingertips
- Cope with deer, rabbits, and voles in your yard
The author distills decades of gardening experience, garden photography, and garden writing in this beautifully illustrated guide dedicated to helping you garden more effectively and with more insight and joy. This is a volume you will turn to again and again for practical advice and seasonal inspiration.
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