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Get Ready to Garden

Growing your own garden is a great way to save money, provide family fun and get exercise. Michigan is great state for growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and landscape plants. Community gardening, farmer's markets and eating local are all the rage. Michigan gardeners can find tips in these titles, from the basics to advanced strategies, to geographically-specific advice.

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  • Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook

    the Essential Guide to Designing, Planting, and Growing

    Stewart, Martha,
    The first fully comprehensive gardening guide from the legendary Martha Stewart in more than 30 years, with everything you need to know to curate a beautiful, thriving garden.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow, [2025] — 635 STE
  • A Northern Gardener's Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators

    Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest

    Johnson, Lorraine, 1960-
    With many pollinators threatened, gardeners can make a real difference by planting native species that support these amazing creatures. You'll also find helpful tips about how to prepare your site and sample garden designs, whether you're growing…
    Book, 2023Washington, DC : Island Press, [2023] — 635.097 JOH
  • Raised Bed Gardening

    All the Know-how You Need to Build and Grow a Raised Bed Garden

    CaliKim,
    Setting up your first raised bed garden? Check out this essential beginner's guide to building, filling, and growing a raised bed vegetable garden.
    Book, 2022Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, 2022 — 635.04 CAL
  • A novice-friendly, month-by-month reference by the former Pacific Horticulture editor and author of The Handmade Garden includes coverage of such topics as soil health, sun exposure, correct watering and effective mulching and fertilizing.
    Book, 2021Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2021 — 635 FOR
  • A homesteader and host of YouTube’s Roots and Refuge Farm presents this essential tool for new gardeners, providing them with all the practical and inspirational know-how for growing a fruitful garden.
    Book, 2021Beverly, MA, USA : Cool Springs Press, 2021 — 635 SOW
  • Create your ideal garden plan. Whether you're beginning with a tiny garden in a box, or beautifying your property with tree-lined groves and flowery bowers, this is the ideal introduction to the pleasure of gardening.
    Book, 2021Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021] — 635.04 FRO
  • Gardening Hacks

    300+ Time and Money Saving Hacks

    VanZile, Jon,
    Perfect for all gardening skill levels whether you're starting your first garden, looking to expand your crop, or simply searching for ways to make it easier to care for your extensive plant collection. You'll find everything you need to know to…
    Book, 2021New York : Adams Media, 2021 — 635 VAN
  • Growveg

    the Beginner's Guide to Easy Vegetable Gardening

    Vanheems, Benedict,
    Accessible, simple instructions for gardening projects that are both attainable and beautiful.
    Book, 2021North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2021] — 635 VAN
  • Gardening Your Front Yard

    Projects and Ideas for Big & Small Spaces

    Nolan, Tara, 1977-
    This DIY resource shows you how to treat your front yard like a backyard without sacrificing beauty, from choosing the right plants to building walkways and setting up a front yard patio.
    Book, 2020Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, 2020 — 635 NOL
  • Michigan Month-by-month Gardening

    What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year

    Myers, Melinda
    The when-to and how-to schedule for growing, caring for, and maintaining your Great Lakes State garden.
    Book, 2014Minneapolis, MN : Cool Springs Press, 2014 — 635.097 MYE
  • Michigan Getting Started Garden Guide

    Grow the Best Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Vines & Groundcovers

    Myers, Melinda
    Features plant categories and discuss annuals, bulbs, ferns and groundcovers, ornamental grasses, perennials, roses, shrubs, trees, turfgrasses, and vines.
    Book, 2013Minneapolis : Cool Springs Press, 2013 — 635.097 MYE