Gardening complete: how to best grow vegetables, flowers, and other outdoor plants

"Gardening Complete is a practical book that demonstrates how to accomplish the routine activities of gardening, including: planning and planting your garden, essential care for the garden during the growing season, dealing with pests and diseases, and harvesting fruits and vegetables."--Amazon.com.;Introduction -- Botany for gardeners / George Weigel -- Understanding soil / Katie Elzer Peters -- Designing your gardens / George Weigel -- Planting a garden / Lynn Steiner -- Watering and fertilizing ; Pruning / Jacqueline A. Soule -- Composting and mulching / Katie Elzer-Peters -- Gardening by seasons / George Weigel -- Managing weeds ; Controlling pests and insects ; Controlling diseases / Jessica Walliser -- Propagating / Jacqueline A. Soule -- Harvesting edibles / Charlie Nardozzi -- Gardening with native plants ; Water-wise gardening / Lynn Steiner -- Gardening for the birds and bees / Rhonda Fleming Hayes -- Container gardening / Charlie Nardozzi -- Vertical gardening / Jacqueline A. Soule -- Raised beds / Tara Nolan.;In this practical book, gardening experts share information on how to accomplish the routine activities of gardening. From planning and planting your garden to dealing with pests and diseases and harvesting your bounty of fruits and vegetables, you'll discover some of the multiple ways to succeed, no matter where you live. -- adapted from Amazon.com info, and introduction.