Garden Notes from Muddy Creek: by Debbie Mahoney Allen

Description: In writing this book, Debbie Allen drew on her eight years of experience in creating and managing her extensive gardens at Muddy Creek Farm. In this inspiring and practical book, Debbie shares her secrets: the best times and techniques to plant, weed, and prune flowers and shrubs; smart ways to control weeds and pests; strategies for preventing plant disease, and the challenges faced while designing and planting a woodland garden. As the chapters take you through her gardening year, she simplifies and de-mystifies the basic principles behind each garden task. The Gardens at Muddy Creek have been selected for the Garden Conservancy's "Open Days Program." Each year, from March to October, many of the best private gardens participate in this national garden visiting program, the only one of its kind in the United States. Book jacket., Debbie Allen's Garden Notes from Muddy Creek is a monthly guide to tending ornamental perennials. In an informative and anecdotal style, Debbie discusses all aspects of caring for perennials, from pruning, planting, weeding and soil tending, to watering, preventive measures for disease and pest control, and even the ins and outs of making home compost. Her book is illustrated by Hannah Firmin whose block prints charmingly depict gardening life at Muddy Creek. Hannah is an English illustrator who won best book cover of the year from the prestigious British Book Awards in 2004. Debbie states, This is the book I wish someone had given me in my early gardening years.

Price: 15.99 USD

Location: Lee, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-12-11T14:59:19.000Z

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