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Atlantic coastal gardening : growing inspired, resilient plants by the sea / Denise Adams

Author
Adams, Denise, 1961-
Published
Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing Ltd., [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Physical Description
231 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Lure of Sea and Gardens -- More than Canada's Ocean Playground -- Keeping a. Balanced Relationship -- Nova Scotia Watercourse Buffer Requirements -- 2.Lessons from Nature at the Coast -- Challenging the Definition of "Weed" -- Survivors of the Elements -- A Clever, Approach to Coastal Gardening -- 3.Purchasing Plants for the Coastal Garden -- Purchases Gone Wrong: Explained -- Peril Prevention -- Plant Purchasing Checklist -- Zoning it Down -- Alternatives to Big Box Garden Centres -- 4.Starting from Seed at the Coast -- Growing from Seed -- Starting Seeds Indoors -- About Collecting Your Own Seeds -- Planting Seeds Directly Outdoors -- 5.Easy-Care "Seaworthy" Gardens -- Tips and Tricks to Save Time and Work -- Relocating Little Seaside Gems -- Introducing Native Plants -- A Swell Thought: Four Seaside Favourites -- 6.Don't Give Up the Ship -- Gardening at the Coast in a Four-Season Climate -- About Coastal Climate Change -- 7.Seaside Soil SOS -- A Good Foundation -- Superior Coastal Compost -- The Efficient "Lazy" Composter's Technique -- Bean-based Home Soil Test -- 8.The Versatility of Seaweed -- Seaweed for the Garden: Methods of Application -- Seaweed for the Kitchen: The Nutritional Value of Dulse -- Harvesting Dulse -- Ways to Enjoy Dulse as Food -- 9.The Coastal Vegetable Garden -- Like Garden, Like House -- An Outdoor Pantry by the Sea -- Plant Protection -- Extending the Season: Homemade Mini Greenhouse -- Fog-Loving Crops -- Try Something New -- A Seaside Hobby Farm -- 10.Herbs for the Coastal Garden -- Herbs that Do II ell at the Coast, and Herbs that Don't -- The Benefits of Seaside Stress -- The Virtues of Seaside Herbs -- Preserving Herbs Year--Round -- Surf--and--Herb Recipes -- 11.Let The Sea Steal the Show -- Gardens that Complement, Not Compete -- Spirals and the Sea -- The Casual, Carefree Coastal Garden -- Work Less, Live More -- 12.Microclimates With a View -- Little Seaside Shelters -- Five Garden--Friendly Seaside Homes -- 13.Nautical Garden Accents -- Coastal Culture Ideas with Year-round Interest -- Seaside Walkways, Boardwalks, and Paths -- Cornerstone by the Sea.
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ISBN
9781771081443
1771081449
Note
Includes index.
GUIDEBOOK.
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Issued also in electronic format.
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