• Create a garden for the first time
• Know how to mow your lawn the right way
• Find out which bugs are eating up your plants
• Determine when and how much to water your garden
• Attract birds, bees, and butterflies to your yard
• Grow your own herbs and vegetables Find your way around the garden center by knowing which soil amendments to buy, which tools to use, which plants to choose, and how to use pest controls. You can turn that brown thumb into a green one by exploring these other topics:
• Creating a landscape design: Know what you have; define areas and flow
• Exploring annuals, perennials, bulbs, and vines: Choose healthy plants; water and feed for longevity
• Buying and planting roses: Understand classifications, pruning methods, and winterizing
• Putting in a new lawn: Buy seed; remove sod; explore mowers and trimmers
• Planting seedlings, trees, and shrubs: Transplant from cell packs and larger containers; get bare-root or balled-and-burlapped plants into the ground
• Pruning and propagating: Understand the purpose; look at tools, techniques
• Dealing with weeds and disease: Identify damage; control spread

Gardening For Dummies, 2nd Edition, offers a slew of lists, illustrations, and color photographs to guide you as you garden. No matter what size your planting area, from sunny windowsill to patio to yard, you can nurture and grow a glorious garden.
The tried-and-true gardening bestseller grows even better with updated and expanded features, including new information on gardening supplies, gardening shows and sites, online resources, and periodicals. Full color insert. Cartoons line drawings.