Family Garden (Simple Steps to Sucess)

SIMPLE STEPS TO SUCCESS

Family Garden

Family Garden

Family Garden

Lia Leendertz

LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, DELHI

PROJECT EDITOR Emma Callery PROJECT ART EDITOR Alison Shackleton SENIOR EDITOR Helen Fewster MANAGING ART EDITOR Alison Donovan PICTURE RESEARCH Lucy Claxton, Mel Watson PRODUCTION EDITOR Kavita Varma US EDITOR Jenny Siklos PHOTOGRAPHY Peter Anderson First American Edition, 2008 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 [RD146—March 09] Copyright © 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited Text copyright © 2009 Royal Horticultural Society All rights reserved Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-7566-4269-3 Printed and bound by Star Standard Industries Pte. Ltd., Singapore

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Contents Inspiring family gardens

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Getting started

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Index Acknowledgments

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Getting started A family yard is not just for children. The yard can be designed so that every member of the family—young or old, and even the family pet—is drawn to spend time there. Think about what each member of your family needs from a yard before you start laying it out. Then, once you have made these decisions, there are a number of practical choices to be made. Will you go for hard or soft surfaces? Which plants will be most appropriate? How can the space accommodate animals? This section guides you through the options for your family’s needs.

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Family friendly projects Here are a number of manageable projects that will help you to create interest within your family’s yard and gardens. There are quick, fun projects to spark children’s interest, such as a cress head, a miniature wild animal garden, and a scarecrow, as well as features for wildlife—a bird food garland and a home for native bees. If you have more time and expertise, there are some larger projects, such as a useful and accessible raised bed, and a fragrant checkerboard of planting and paving that is fun for children to leap and jump around on, but attractive for adults too.

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