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by Henry Homeyer (Author)
The Vermont Gardener's Companion tells how to get the most out of Vermont's short gardening season and details how readers can use organic methods to improve soil, deal with diseases and pests, and get better results with their plants in a state where "winter temperatures plunge far below zero and rocks left by the glaciers pop out of the ground each spring like bread from hyperactive toasters." With good humor and a natural teacher's gift for explanations, Henry Homeyer makes gardening fun and readily accessible to all.
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Grow a garden bountiful and beautiful The Vermont Gardener's Companion is the only guide focused on the challenges of cultivating a successful garden in the Green Mountain State. Whether you are an experienced green thumb or a curious novice, whether you live in the Green Mountains or along Lake Champlain, this easy-to-understand guide will help you grow bountiful vegetables, abundant flowers, and lush lawns. You will learn: What's in your Vermont soil and how to improve it How to stretch the state's short growing season The best high-performance plant varieties for your climate Organic fertilizing and plant care approaches Ways to combat pests and plant diseases unique to the state Local sources of hands-on assistance with gardening questions Information on great public gardens and places to buy unusual plants, such as the showy lady's slipper Tricks from accomplished Vermont gardeners In short, how to succeed as a cold-climate gardener
Author Biography
Henry Homeyer is a landscape designer and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Master Gardener with more than fifty years of experience in organic gardening. He is a freelance writer whose weekly gardening column is carried by several New England newspapers. He served as an associate editor of People, Places and Plants magazine for 10 years and is the author of 4 gardening books, including Notes from the Garden (University Press of New England), selected as one of the best gardening books of 2002 by the Christian Science Monitor. Henry is a regular gardening commentator on Vermont Public and has a short weekly interview during Morning Edition on New Hampshire Public Radio. He regularly speaks to garden clubs, libraries and Master Gardener groups.
