Urban Garden Essentials: Growing Bountiful Gardens in Planter Boxes, Patios, and Apartments

Just because you live in a concrete jungle doesn't mean you can't grow a garden!

In this definitive guide to city gardening, author and veteran gardener Rebecca Lombardo offers practical, foolproof ways to use a green thumb in an urban environment. Drawing on over 30 years of gardening in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Chicago, Lombardo provides unique, step-by-step advice on how to grow abundant urban gardens, no matter how limited your space or experience.

In "Urban Gardening Essentials," you'll learn how to:

1. Choose the best flowers and vegetables for your climate

2. Find the optimal location to plant your garden

3. Build beautiful, sturdy planter boxes for your patio

4. Perfect your soil

5. Start your garden, whether from seeds or seedlings

6. Grow colorful flowers and flavorful herbs

7. Make organic fertilizer and pesticides in your own kitchen

8. Adapt to shady conditions and cool nights

9. Nurture sick or damaged plants

10. And avoid the most common urban gardening pitfalls

"Urban Gardening Essentials" contains all the information you need to take your garden from preparation to planting to plucking—and enjoy the process, too! Whether you're an experienced urban gardener or completely green, this is a must-have guide for anyone wanting a beautiful garden in a big city.