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Informationen zum Autor Jan Riggenbach is the author of Midwest Gardener's Handbook and a longtime garden columnist and feature writer for Midwest Living magazine. Klappentext It's a rare midwesterner who doesn't grow something, whether potted plants on a porch, caged tomato vines, a blooming border, or a solitary rose. And it's an even rarer midwestern gardener who isn't sometimes flummoxed by extremes of weather, pesky insects and persistent diseases, or simple questions about what to plant where. For nearly four decades, Jan Riggenbach has given these gardeners answers, as well as a weekly dose of gentle humor and wise counsel, in her widely syndicated newspaper column, Midwest Gardening. Your Midwest Garden draws on these columns to offer readers in America's heartland all the gardening information they want and need, along with plenty they might not even suspect they're missing. Annuals and perennials, shrubs and vines, fruits and vegetables, wildflowers, bulbs, and herbs: As readable as it is useful, this book reviews the familiar, reconsiders old favorites, and introduces dozens of surprising and seldom-grown plants ideal for Midwest gardens and landscapes. Illustrated with color photos from the author's garden, it provides tips on plant placement and care, starting seeds and making compost, matching specimens and sites, combating insects and diseases, simplifying garden chores, designing for winter beauty, and myriad other ways of enriching and enjoying your Midwest garden. Zusammenfassung For nearly four decades, Jan Riggenbach has given Midwestern gardeners answers, as well as a weekly dose of gentle humour and wise counsel, in her widely syndicated newspaper column, “Midwest Gardening”. Your Midwest Garden draws on these columns to offer readers in America's heartland all the gardening information they want and need. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1. Annuals: Seasonal Showoffs Chapter 2. Perennials: Repeat Performers Chapter 3. Wildflowers: A Little Prairie by the House Chapter 4. Bulbs: Color in a Capsule Chapter 5. Shrubs: Alluring Anchors Chapter 6. Vines: The Ribbons on the Package Chapter 7. Vegetables: The Garden of Eatin' Chapter 8. Fruits: Flavor to Savor Chapter 9. Herbs: Fragrant Finds Appendix: Month-by-Month Midwest Gardening Index ...
