As the days get longer and the temperatures rise, many hobby gardeners start to get their green fingers itching. At the same time, one or two questions may arise regarding garden design or harvest optimization. Perhaps you will find the answers in one of the five gardening guides we have selected for you.
The big GU gardening book
As the title suggests, this book is THE standard work for gardening enthusiasts. The new edition, which has just been published, provides comprehensive answers to all basic questions on garden practice and design. It also offers a well-founded basic course in gardening knowledge. An extensive portrait section on all standard garden plants with numerous care instructions and design tips round off the book to create a complete reference work – and all in unsurpassed photo quality.
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The GU Vegetable Growing Handbook
Careful planning lays the foundation for a high-yielding and varied harvest over many years – without chemicals. With a well thought-out crop rotation, healthy mixed crops and sustainable organic fertilization, the beds are used optimally and diseases and pests are kept in check. This keeps the soil fertile in the long term. In the newly published handbook, gardening enthusiasts can find out how to plan and grow vegetables in their own garden according to their needs. In addition, a comprehensive practical section contains specific cultivation plans for different requirements, preferences and garden sizes as well as clear planning aids for creating your own bed plans.
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Lawn establishment and maintenance
A dense lawn makes the hearts of many amateur gardeners beat faster. In the book, they learn what to plan and consider when laying a new lawn, interesting facts about soil preparation and grass mixtures and what to do about moss, weeds and unwelcome animals in the lawn. The book also contains detailed instructions for laying turf and seeding lawns. A fertilizer calendar and sample fertilizer calculations round off the information provided.
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Does not grow does not exist
Heat and drought, poor soil, deep shade or weeds en masse: almost everyone has a corner of the garden where almost nothing wants to grow. But there is no reason to give up space in the garden, because every square meter can be made more beautiful, more ecologically valuable and therefore more useful for all living creatures in the garden with the right plants.
In her new book “Wächst nicht gibt’s nicht”, gardening expert Katrin Lugerbauer tackles the problem areas in the garden. She explains why growth fails in some locations, how to improve the soil and what it means to plant according to the location. Descriptions of typical garden problems help you to assess your own situation correctly and optimize it skilfully. Because there are robust perennials for every problem: with tried and tested plant recommendations and combinations, even previously dreary corners of the garden can grow and bloom.
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Perennials in the garden
Perennials are patented all-rounders that no garden should be without. Carefully selected plants and color-coordinated planting plans enable bed designs that are attractive all year round. This is because perennials regularly change their appearance thanks to their colorful flowers, leaf shapes and colors as well as their seed heads. What’s more, they can be perfectly combined with all other garden plants such as roses, shrubs, summer flowers or herbs. In “Perennials in the Garden”, the renowned garden experts Folko Kullmann, Bettina Rehm-Wolters and Markus Zeiler explain to garden enthusiasts – from beginners to professionals – how to create colorful summer beds to elegant shade gardens. Detailed step-by-step instructions make it easy to transfer the principles of professional bed design to your own garden. Vivid photographs, well thought-out planting plans and practical recommendations make this book an indispensable companion for anyone who wants to fully exploit the potential of perennials.
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